Johnny Carson made dignified exit from 'Tonight Show' after enduring years of 'SNL' mockery

A new book reveals Johnny Carson's dislike for "Saturday Night Live" and how "SNL" sketches mocking him contributed to his ...
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“Love Johnny Carson” – New Book about the Master of TV Late Night

There was no one like Johnny Carson, host of the Tonight Show for 30 years during which he hosted around 4500 episodes with ...
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Frank Sinatra once saved Johnny Carson's life from NY mafia hit: 'Carson's a dead man'

As Malkoff described it, a heavily inebriated Carson, fresh off his divorce to his second wife Joanna, walked into New York City's Jilly's Saloon with his Tonight Show co-host Ed McMahon and McMahon's ...

Marlon Brando and Zsa Zsa Gabor's heated 'Tonight Show' clash revisited in new Johnny Carson book

Marlon Brando and Zsa Zsa Gabor's explosive confrontation on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson in 1963 revealed in new book "Love Johnny Carson." ...
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New book claims SNL sketches played a role in Johnny Carson leaving The Tonight Show

A new book revisits Johnny Carson’s uneasy relationship with Saturday Night Live, detailing how repeated SNL parodies may have influenced his decision to leave The Tonight Show in 1992 ...
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The Cult Favorite Stand-Up Comedian Who Very Nearly Took Over 'The Tonight Show': 'I Desperately Wanted Him'

Earlier in The Tonight Show 's run, both comedians had performed stand-up routines on Carson's program throughout the 1980s, ...

Tim Allen Remembers 'Bombing' His Standup Routine on Johnny Carson

I had no idea what to do, walked out, curtain hit me in the back of the head,' Allen recalled of the disaster 'Tonight Show' ...
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Johnny Carson's kids have different childhood memories of the TV personality

Johnny Carson and his wife Jody Wolcott pose with their three sons, Chris, Rick and Cory at their home in Encino, California. Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes ...
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New Book Shares Secrets Behind Johnny Carson's Penultimate 'Tonight Show' Episode (Exclusive)

In the new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend, author Mark Malkoff goes backstage and behind the scenes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny ...
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Johnny Carson's 3 Children: All About the Late TV Host's Sons — and the Rare Shout-out He Gave Them During His Final “Tonight Show” Broadcast

Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes every night as a funny and affable talk show host — but off-camera, his relationships were strained, especially with his ...
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Blakeview: Johnny Carson did a show at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans 50 years ago

This week, we’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Johnny Carson by remembering a rare appearance in New Orleans nearly 50 years ago by the king of late-night television. Carson, born ...
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Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres And More Huge Celebs Johnny Carson Allegedly Banned From The Tonight Show

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the names allegedly on the list was fellow late night host Leno, who made his Tonight Show ...