Jason Reitman's Saturday Night is currently in theaters, a movie based on the real-life events and anecdotes surrounding the ...

While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s ...

Late-night talk shows are a uniquely American invention that blend humor, the news of the day, and celebrity guests. While Johnny Carson was not the first late-night ...

Offstage, nobody called him Johnny – not even when he was a boy. It was always John. Johnny was only for TV. In “Carson the Magnificent,” by the late Bill Zehme, you will get to know Johnny Carson ...

Johnny Carson presented a confident, quick-witted persona on “The Tonight Show,” but his personal life was not so smooth. He had three marriages that ended in divorce and were marred by issues with ...

More than most films with specific historical fixings, Reitman’s SNL origin story will strike viewers differently, depending on one’s own experience with and opinions of the show. Reitman himself can ...

He appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson in 1984 and considers it a career highlight. Nealon's most famous "SNL" skit is "Il Cantore Restaurant" with Kirstie Alley. When Kevin Nealon tells ...