Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the all-time king of late-night television, Carson is a controversial figure to many other comedy icons, but not to Leno. While ...

It's now been 20 years since Johnny Carson died and 33 years since he hosted The Tonight Show for the last time. Naturally, it's only fitting that his friend, Howard Smith, has written a new book ...

Like every comedian who's taken over The Tonight Show, Jay Leno left his own indelible imprint on the long-running TV series throughout his tenure as host. Overseeing production of the iconic NBC ...

Leno began his career as a standup comic who became a staple on "The Tonight Show" when it was hosted by Johnny Carson. He was then able to finagle his way into being selected to replace Carson as the ...

I wonder what Johnny Carson would say about the demise of late-night television. Carson was genuine and funny — at his funniest when his monologues bombed. On Bill Maher’s podcast, Jay Leno explained ...