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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.
Carson hosted several shows besides Carson's Cellar, including the game show Earn Your Vacation (1954) and the variety show The Johnny Carson Show (1955–1956). [3] [16] He was a guest panelist on the original To Tell the Truth beginning in 1960, becoming a regular panelist from 1961 to 1962.
In a prologue to “Carson the Magnificent,” Thomas quotes from an email Zehme sent to former “Tonight Show” writer Michael Barrie: “[Carson] was … the ultimate Interior Man, large and ...
On May 13th, 1994, beloved talk show host Johnny Carson made his last TV appearance ever on his friend David Letterman's "The Late Show." The last episode of Carson's "The Tonight Show" had aired ...
Late-night television changed forever when Johnny Carson handed over "The Tonight Show" to Jay Leno in May 1992. Laughs, tears and Bette Midler: How Johnny Carson left 'The Tonight Show' 30 years ...
Carson's official Tonight Show website; Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at IMDb The Man Who Retired a June 2002 Esquire article also available here; Johnny Carson, late-night TV legend, dies at 79, a January 2005 CNN article; A profile of Carson in The New Yorker from 1978
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 1907: March 2, 1970 (): Joe Frazier, James Stewart: N/A: 1908: March 3, 1970 (): Alan King, Stella Stevens, Hal Frazier
Sketch: George Washington is interviewed by Ed McMahon; Johnny reads an Oregon classified ad for missing dentures, and quizzes Ed on celebrities' real names; scheduled musical guest Stan Getz was unavailable due to bad weather cancelling his flight