As host of "The Tonight Show" for 30 years, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV. But the public rarely saw his private side. A new biography, "Carson the Magnificent," examines the late-night ...

Iconic talk show host Johnny Carson could be cold and aloof and treat aspiring comedians in a way that left them riven with insecurity, a new book claims. Writer Mike Thomas's new book Carson ...

Johnny Carson presided over not just late night ... And then, when the routine would end, comedians would look nervously at the desk, waiting to see if Carson gave then the OK.

When Johnny Carson helmed The Tonight Show ... A particular shared interest that bonded the two comedians? Their love of pranks. Newhart recalls one instance when he “got even” with Carson ...