Thursday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of the undisputed king of late-night television, Johnny Carson. Born Oct. 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa, the legendary host of The Tonight Show ...

With a show that's been around as long as The Tonight Show, it's safe to assume there's been a fair amount of drama affecting backstage operations at the long-running NBC talk show. Originally ...

On the day of his 100th birthday, a special Vintage Variety episode looks back at the arc of Johnny Carson’s early career and his rise to becoming a TV icon, as chronicled in the pages of Variety.

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Johnny Carson is a legend of late-night TV. During his time hosting NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” he combined a casual, conversational approach with lightning-quick wit to become a cultural phenomenon ...