Johnny Carson, the king of late-night talk shows and master of the monologue, wasn't just funny on TV; he had a great sense ...

“Of course, in extreme comedy euphemism ... The existence of “Carson the Magnificent” is proof that Johnny Carson’s name has ...

The show, known to most Americans of the era simply as “Johnny Carson,” dominated late ... As his senior thesis, Carson produced a 45-minute recording, “How to Write Comedy for Radio,” which examined ...

The winner? “Heeeeerrre’s Johnny!” the nightly words, spoken by sidekick Ed McMahon, that brought out Johnny Carson to start another episode of The Tonight Show, the still-running NBC late-night ...