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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
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.
Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the first time at the age of 36, replacing Jack Paar. Joined by Ed McMahon as the announcer and sidekick, along with Skitch Henderson and the NBC Orchestra. 2
Desk- "The Movie Fans Calendar" This was the episode featured on a Best of Carson repeat on Dec 8, 1980 when NBC News broke in during the desk material to announce that John Lennon was dead. 4159 March 29, 1979 ( 1979-03-29 )
Johnny is going for his record 4,192nd laugh; a clip of 'Henny Cobb' setting the record in the 1920s is shown. Johnny then goes from the dressing room to the stage with an entourage behind him cheering, tells a stupid joke, cries over his big celebration, and gets a phone call from President Reagan congratulating him.
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 1597: January 1, 1969 (): Godfrey Cambridge, Pat McCormick, Alejandro Rey: N/A: 1598: January 2, 1969 (): Flip Wilson, David Susskind, Parker Fennelly
Uecker was best known as a colorful comedian and broadcaster who earned his nickname during one of his numerous appearances on Johnny Carson’s late night show. ... successful 122-episode run of ...
No. Original release date Guest(s) Musical/entertainment guest(s) 5,714: May 1, 1987 (): Tony Danza (guest host), Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson This is the last time a guest host other than Garry Shandling or Jay Leno hosted.
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