Johnny is at his best on this hilarious early show. It opens with a typical Carson monologue and is followed with a classic sketch featuring Johnny as the host of “Schnook for a Day.” He even dons a ...

LOS ANGELES - Johnny Carson was quick-witted; he was cool, and he was a master foil for some of the biggest names in show business. Yet he was most remembered by his peers for humbly stepping aside ...

NPR's Scott Simon interviews Mike Thomas about the new Johnny Carson biography, "Carson the Magnificent," co-written by Bill Zehme. It might be hard to grasp today just how big Johnny Carson was. He ...

For over forty years, the great Johnny Carson entertained America. Beginning in his hometown of Norfolk, Nebraska, Carson rose through the ranks during TV's Golden Age, eventually hosting The Tonight ...