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Johnny Carson Once Predicted Chevy Chase’s Late-Night Show Would Fail — Here’s Why

Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV, so it’s no surprise that he had some opinions on his many predecessors. The late ...
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New Book Shares Secrets Behind Johnny Carson's Penultimate 'Tonight Show' Episode (Exclusive)

In the new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend, author Mark Malkoff ...
Los Angeles Times

Decades after Carson left late night, his influence endures. Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno explain why

Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century ...
NPR

Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

A long-awaited biography of Johnny Carson proves he’s the Everest of celebrity subjects — tempting but perilous

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 ...