Tonight Show host Johnny Carson rose above political humor. Thoughts on the 25th anniversary of his last show.

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 ...

After nine days off the air and on the lam, Johnny Carson came home to NBC. All was forgiven. Johnny was for givin’ NBC the benefit of his presence if NBC was for givin’ him the present of their ...

Johnny Carson and his wife Jody Wolcott pose with their three sons, Chris, Rick and Cory at their home in Encino, California. Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everybody who was anybody landed on Johnny's couch, clockwise from upper left: Richard Pryor, 1986; Drew Barrymore, 1982; Bette ...

A simple announcement from Johnny Carson 35 years ago sent shockwaves through late-night and nothing was the same after.

Johnny Carson’s time as the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” is memorialized in the new book “Love Johnny Carson.” Written by Carson aficionado Mark Malkoff, with David Ritz, the book covers Carson’s ...

In the new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend, author Mark Malkoff goes backstage and behind the scenes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny ...

For almost 30 years as host of “The Tonight Show,” Johnny Carson was the last face millions of viewers saw before they closed their eyes and went to sleep. Carson, the critic David Thomson once noted, ...