The recently announced death of Johnny Carson 's son Christopher is shining a spotlight on the dark side of The Tonight Show ...

The comedian was invited on the popular talk show in 1985 after Mitzi Shore made her a headliner at her Comedy Store venue in Los Angeles "After I was done, Johnny [Carson] waved me over to the ...

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Six top comics — including Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler and Roy Wood Jr. — on finding the funny in tragedy, death and losing 'The Daily Show.' ...

Before Johnny Carson was a comedian, he was The Great Carsoni, the 14-year-old magician who entertained youthful audiences in Nebraska for $3 a show. While he ultimately took a different route ...

Veteran funnyman recalls career-changing appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Johnny Carson Comedian Brian Regan, who will play the Akron Civic Theatre on April 26, performs on stage.

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 ...

The stand-up comedian also looks back at his more than 50-year career in show business, from the racist undertones of his early appearances on Johnny Carson ’s Tonight Show to his lifelong ...

Comedian George Wallace has finally become the lead of his own sitcom at 72. And all it took was convincing Norman Lear to reimagine Sanford and Son with Laverne Cox as his character’s trans daughter ...

Fifty-seven years after comedian Robert Klein made the first of his 97 appearances on "The Tonight Show," he's still grateful for the rocket fuel career boost that Carson's imprimatur provided.

As host of "The Tonight Show" for 30 years, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV – the pre-eminent Hollywood talent broker, monologist, and national taste-maker. But the public rarely saw ...