Johnny Carson’s longtime friend and neighbor Howard Smith is reflecting on their friendship 20 years after the late-night ...

Despite millions of people watching him for decades, Johnny Carson kept a relatively small inner circle. One friend of the ...

Johnny Carson hosts "The Tonight Show" in 1964 ... Carson obliged, and within moments he was a guest on his own show. Asked about his childhood, Carson told Barrett he was the product of a ...

Jay Leno had the difficult task of following Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show. He had to carve his own path without ...

Iconic talk show host Johnny Carson could be cold and aloof and treat ... the 'OK' - he never accompanied it by a nod given to guests whose performance he'd loved. That nod was a signal to join ...

For thirty years, from October 1, 1962, to May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson ... guests. To get a booking on “Tonight” was a career-making experience for a young comic, particularly if the host ...

Hulton Archive/Getty 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 ...