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 ...

Donald Trump is apparently nostalgic for “The Tonight Show” of years past, calling this week for the return of Johnny Carson as host of NBC’s late night program. Of course, that gave the hosts of “The ...

On Tuesday night, NBC will air a two-hour special celebrating Jimmy Fallon’s 10 years as host of “The Tonight Show.” It’s a clip show, which is to say, for you younger viewers, it’s like YouTube, but ...

Donald Trump railed against the state of late night television during a Sept. 23 rally in Pennsylvania for his presidential campaign. He claimed the late night shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Stephen ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Johnny Carson is ever the king of late night television, even over 30 years after his final "Tonight Show." Acclaimed Chicago writer Bill Zehme had unprecedented access to the host ...