Johnny Carson spoke with TODAY in 1983 about what it’s like hosting “The Tonight Show” and why he initially turned down the chance to host it.

Field surprised Carson with shaving cream during an episode of ‘The Tonight Show’ ...

The host of The Tonight Show for 30 years, Johnny Carson, born in 1925 in Corning, Iowa, was an American comedian who built ...

Like every comedian who's taken over The Tonight Show, Jay Leno left his own indelible imprint on the long-running TV series throughout his tenure as host. Overseeing production of the iconic NBC ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The Jay-Conan fiasco is hardly The Tonight Show’s first melodrama. From Jack Paar’s on-air meltdown to Johnny Carson’s Leno snub, WATCH VIDEO of five late ...

The curtains that hung during the final episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” are up for auction ahead of the late host’s 100th birthday on Oct. 24. The renowned talk show was helmed by ...

A new book about Johnny Carson has pulled back the curtain on the Tonight Show host's banned list. Love Johnny Carson explores the iconic TV host's career and talk show tenure, featuring interviews ...

If Johnny Carson were alive today, he’d be 100 years old — and you can almost hear him delivering a sly, perfectly timed monologue about it. (“I’m so old, my cue cards have liver spots.”) To celebrate ...

A special episode of 'Daily Variety' podcast marks the 100th anniversary of the TV legend's birth Throughout the 1950s, Carson hosted a number of local and network series for CBS, including “Platter ...

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 ...