For nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson was the last face millions of Americans saw before drifting off to sleep. “I don’t know, but for some reason that has stuck with me,” stand-up comic Robert Mac said.

As host of The Tonight Show for 30 years, Johnny Carson set the standard for late-night TV comedians. His successor, Jay Leno, benefitted more than anyone else thanks to some key career advice from ...

MERCED, Calif. — A generation separated Jack Benny and Johnny Carson: When Benny first signed on to his radio program in 1932, Carson was just 7 years old. So when Benny gave Carson a stage on his ...

The Iowa State Fair's iconic butter cow is making room for some funny friends from the "Tonight Show" in her cooler. You can meet the butter versions of "Tonight Show ...

Johnny Carson, the man who made “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” an American institution, has been off the late-night air longer than he was on it. For people of a certain age — you can do ...

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 ...