Johnny Carson might have been furious with Don Rickles for busting his cigarette box, but Rickles wasn’t the comedian Carson ...

It was exactly 25 years ago tonight that Johnny Carson signed off for the last time as the host of The Tonight Show, ending a 30-year run on NBC. Jeff Sotzing was there. “It was an overwhelming ...

Among the remarkable alumni of the University of Nebraska, no star has shone brighter, for longer, than that of the King of Late Night, Johnny Carson ’49. Carson’s Tonight Show was, not to exaggerate, ...

The comedy legend was a regular on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Scott Huver is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been writing about entertainment, celebrity, pop culture, crime, fashion and the ...

Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, sparked the careers of many stars and became close friends with celebrities including actress Dyan Cannon. The pair even dated for a while and ...

The Tonight Show debuted in 1954 as Tonight and was hosted by Steve Allen until 1957. Jack Parr took over until 1962, followed by Johnny Carson until his retirement in 1992. Jay Leno filled Carson ...

His fame extended past the confines of Chavez Ravine in 1976, when he appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After an interview at the desk, Carson and Owens strapped on vending boxes ...