Johnny Carson Once Predicted Chevy Chase’s Late-Night Show Would Fail — Here’s Why

Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV, so it’s no surprise that he had some opinions on his many predecessors. The late ...
City Journal

Johnny Come Late Night

In his posthumously published new biography, Carson the Magnificent, Bill Zehme reports that “a recalculation of [Carson’s] small-screen hours cautiously translated, in conventional terms, to more ...

Happy 100th Birthday, Johnny Carson! Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications Throws the Ultimate Late-Night Party

If Johnny Carson were alive today, he’d be 100 years old — and you can almost hear him delivering a sly, perfectly timed ...
New York Post

Johnny Carson’s nephew reveals what late host would think of ‘Tonight Show’ now — and why he refused to take a helicopter to work

Johnny Carson was America’s ultimate late-night host. The comedian’s most beloved gig was hosting “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” for 30 seasons from 1962 until his retirement in 1992. His ...
Salon

“I was scared”: Five bombshells from Johnny Carson’s biography from toxic marriages to drinking

The trailblazing late-night show host Johnny Carson's life is pieced together in a new biography "Carson the Magnificent." For decades, Carson dominated late-night television with "The Tonight Show ...
Chicago Sun-Times

'Here's Johnny!' Broadcast museum reopens with Carson, late-night TV exhibits

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