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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).
The Tonight Show (Jun 25, 1962 – Jun 29, 1962) Jack Carter: The Tonight Show (Jul 2, 1962 – Jul 6, 1962) Jan Murray: The Tonight Show (Jul 9, 1962 – Jul 13, 1962) Peter Lind Hayes: The Tonight Show (Jul 16, 1962 – Jul 20, 1962) Soupy Sales: The Tonight Show (Jul 23, 1962 – Jul 27, 1962) Mort Sahl: The Tonight Show (Jul 30, 1962 ...
It aired under the name Tonight for several of its early years, eventually settling on The Tonight Show after the seating of long-time host Johnny Carson in 1962. In later decades, network programmers, advertisers, and the show's announcers would refer to the show by including the name of the host; for example, since 2014 it is called The ...
The Les Crane Show (November 9, 1964–February 25, 1965) – interview/tabloid talk format with audience questions . ABC's Nightlife (March 1–November 12, 1965) – talk/variety series serving as a reformatting of The Les Crane Show; originally featured rotating hosts, before Crane returned as host in June 1965
The Tonight Show then returned to using rotating guest hosts, including comics George Carlin and Garry Shandling. Jay Leno became the exclusive guest host in fall 1987, later joking that although other guest hosts had upped their fees, he had kept his low, assuring himself more bookings.
Compared to the drama that preceded his departure, Carson's final episode was a deliberately low-key exit that allowed the host plenty of time to look back at a three-decade Tonight Show run that ...
Host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014. Greg Kinnear (born 1963) Host of Later with Greg Kinnear from 1994 to 1996. Jay Leno (born 1950) Host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009 and 2010 to 2014. David Letterman (born 1947) Former host Late Night with David Letterman 1982–1993; later joined CBS.
He was the host of the late-night talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014 and became the anchor of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon following his departure from Late Night. Fallon grew up with a love of comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles when he turned 21 to pursue stand-up comedy.