It was thirty years ago, my first time in Hollywood. I was at the offices of TV Guide Los Angeles, at the time located on a top floor of a tower on Sunset Boulevard. I step into the elevator, and there’s Jay Leno. This was well before he became host of The Tonight Show. Despite
Fallon with Mariah Carey: ready for his Tonight Show coronation? On this week’s scintillating podcast, CHML’s Scott Thompson wants my take on rumours that NBC are dying to shove Jay Leno aside so Jimmy Fallon can take over the Tonight Show.It does seem as though Leno’s days on Tonight are numbered. He still wins in
Was up north painting the unplugged cottage and a bit behind on posting, so missed this milestone from Sunday: the 50th anniversary of the first Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Carson’s official debut on Oct. 1, 1962 only survives on a short audio clip. As has been noted here before, the first 10 years of
As pointed out on TV Worth Watching and a few other places, it was 20 years ago today that Johnny Carson took his final bow on The Tonight Show. Twenty years already?! You are correct, sir. That excellent PBS American Masters‘ retrospective of Carson’s career, which premiered earlier this month, is still up at PBS.com.
Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson at the start of their 30-year run It always surprises me that the kids don’t know Johnny Carson. My son is 19, born the year after Carson ended a 30-year run on The Tonight Show, and to him Carson is a footnote on The Simpsons. (A cartoon Carson is seen in
Team Dave: Philbin, Letterman, Murray. John P Filo/CBS Tonight marks 30 years since David Letterman woke up late night. Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC on Feb. 1, 1982; The Late Show with David Letterman began on CBS in August of 1993. Time flies.Is he still The Man? He will be tonight, ratings-wise,