One celeb Johnny Carson didn't want to interview on "The Tonight Show" was beloved for playing a goofy character, but that character was the reason for the ban.

Jim Carrey and Ron Howard may be heading back to Whoville. Universal and Imagine Entertainment are developing a sequel to ...

Television icon Johnny Carson was an excellent fit for hosting The Tonight Show. But in the early ’60s, when he was considering the possibility of moving from an afternoon game show to a late-night ...

Jay Leno declares Joe Rogan is the new Johnny Carson, saying podcasts have replaced traditional late-night television as the ...

As the 30-year host of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson began his time behind the desk in the early ’60s. And shortly into his iconic run, he said he’d get about “500 letters complaining that [he was] ...

"Joe talks to everybody about everything," Leno says ...

Jay Leno thinks he's spotted the new Johnny Carson—and he's not on broadcast TV. In a wide-ranging interview with Deadline, ...

In his posthumously published new biography, Carson the Magnificent, Bill Zehme reports that “a recalculation of [Carson’s] small-screen hours cautiously translated, in conventional terms, to more ...

David Letterman compared Johnny Carson to a “public utility.” Walter Cronkite anointed him the “most durable performer in the whole history of television.” An “OK” hand signal from behind Carson’s ...

Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" for nearly 30 years, died on Sunday at age 79 after a long battle with emphysema. "Mr. Carson passed ...

Internet pays tribute to the legendary late-night TV host who entertained millions for nearly 30 years. TV legend Johnny Carson dies at 79 Jeff Pelline is editor of CNET News.com. Jeff promises to buy ...