For years, he threw himself long and hard against Carson ... laugh again.” The difference is that while Sinatra’s voice remains omnipresent in modern life, “the ephemeral magic of Johnny ...

On the 33rd anniversary of the last episode of The Tonight Show, read an excerpt from 'My Friend Johnny: The Last 20 Years of ...

SIMON: Longest laugh in television history ... (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON") CARSON: I didn't even know you were Jewish. THOMAS: From my research, Ed Ames ...

It was Johnny Carson vs. sleep, and sleep usually lost. "It did!" said Thomas. "I think Johnny brought a lot of people peace at the end of the day. People love to laugh, but I think he gave them ...

Carson, unable to resist a laugh, even at his own expense ... Not so with “Carson the Magnificent,” the long-awaited life of the late-night talk show legend Johnny Carson by Bill Zehme ...

Offstage, nobody called him Johnny – not even when ... soars when he showcases what made Carson, as host of “The Tonight Show,” so beloved for so long. But he understood the problem.

For years, he threw himself long and hard against Carson ... laugh again.” The difference is that while Sinatra’s voice remains omnipresent in modern life, “the ephemeral magic of Johnny ...