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"Johnny's Theme" is an instrumental jazz song played as the opening theme of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from the show's inception in 1962 through its finale in 1992. The piece was composed by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson , based on a previous composition by Anka.
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present).
Johnny Carson's Tonight Show established the modern format of the late-night talk show: [5] a monologue sprinkled with a rapid-fire series of 16 to 22 one-liners (Carson had a rule of no more than three on the same subject) was sometimes followed by sketch comedy, then moving on to guest interviews and performances by musicians and stand-up comedians, in no fixed order.
A veteran headline performer at Las Vegas hotel-casinos and peripheral member of the Rat Pack via friendship with Frank Sinatra, [1] Rickles received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on talk and variety shows, including The Dean Martin Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and voiced Mr ...
Tony Danza (guest host), Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson This is the last time a guest host other than Garry Shandling or Jay Leno hosted. Leno became the sole guest host in August of 1988. Yellowjackets: 5,715: May 5, 1987 () Kristie Phillips, George C. Scott: Ray Stevens
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes; No. of episodes: 259: Release; Original network: NBC: ... Cass Elliot (guest host), Lee Marvin, Peter ...
Don Rickles (guest host), Ed Sullivan, Kraft Music Hall producers Dwight Hemion and Gary Smith, Elizabeth Post, Lore Dana and her Venetian doves: Jerry Vale, Angel Pablo: 1702: May 15, 1969 () Bob Newhart (guest host), James Coburn, Marty Allen, Heywood Hale Broun: Johnny Mathis, Betty Walker: 1703: May 16, 1969 ()
List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes; ... Joan Rivers (guest host), Bill Cosby, John Davidson, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Donna Mills: N/A: 5,330: