Johnny Carson's friend says late-night king wisely avoided partisanship as Kimmel controversy grows

Johnny Carson's longtime friend reveals the legendary host refused to mix politics with late-night TV, a philosophy lost in ...

Johnny Carson — the King of Late Night, and of Good Manners

Tonight Show host Johnny Carson rose above political humor. Thoughts on the 25th anniversary of his last show.
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Johnny Carson vs David Letterman — who really owned late night television

Johnny Carson invented the modern late-night format so thoroughly that every host since has borrowed from his blueprint. Letterman deliberately dismantled that blueprint, turning irony and awkwardness ...

Stephen Colbert details note he wrote to Byron Allen after learning “Comics Unleashed” would replace “The Late Show”

The iconic late-night talk show will air its final episode on May 21 after CBS announced its cancellation last summer.
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Johnny Carson, the King of Late Night, visits Phil Donahue

In August 1970, “The Phil Donahue Show,” broadcast out of the WLWD studio (now WDTN) in Moraine, was still in its relative infancy, having just entered national syndication after starting as a local ...

Johnny Carson's strict character rule kept Pee-Wee Herman from appearing on 'Tonight Show': book

According to Mark Malkoff's book, Carson refused "Tonight Show" guests who appeared in character, which included Paul Reubens ...