Late Night Last Century is a new weekly column highlighting some of the funniest and most unforgettable comedy from late night, talk shows, and variety shows of the 20th century that’s currently ...

It's now been 20 years since Johnny Carson died and 33 years since he hosted The Tonight Show for the last time. Naturally, it's only fitting that his friend, Howard Smith, has written a new book ...

Heeeeere’s Johnny! Considered by many to be the GOAT of last-night hosting, Johnny Carson would have celebrated his 100 th birthday today. To celebrate Carson’s birthday and legacy, a new book written ...

Joanna Carson, the model and third wife of Johnny Carson, has died. According to Extra, citing social media posts from friends, Joanna's death was announced privately in July, and her funeral was last ...

Johnny Carson was America’s ultimate late-night host. The comedian’s most beloved gig was hosting “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” for 30 seasons from 1962 until his retirement in 1992. His ...

Howard Smith’s new memoir about Johnny Carson will show readers a whole different side of the famed television host. In Smith’s debut book, My Friend Johnny: The Last 20 Years of a Beautiful Life with ...

Late Night Last Century is a weekly column highlighting some of the funniest and most unforgettable comedy from late night, talk shows, and variety shows of the 20th century currently streaming on ...

The recently announced death of Johnny Carson's son Christopher is shining a spotlight on the dark side of The Tonight Show host's life – as the TV funnyman reportedly refused to accept his ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Johnny Carson is ever the king of late night television, even over 30 years after his final "Tonight Show." Acclaimed Chicago writer Bill Zehme had unprecedented access to the host ...

Late-night was never the same again. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The number one thing I learned was that I would never be ...

For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed their eyes and went to sleep. Carson, the critic David Thomson once noted, ...

While the world knew famed late-night host Johnny Carson as the funny man who America welcomed into their homes for 30 seasons, Howard Smith knew him as a kind, down to earth neighbor in Malibu. The ...