Johnny Carson

...through Boston (the Gipper took blue state Massachusetts that year). Johnny Carson and David Letterman went after Flutie, too, but he turned down both shows--no time. On the local sports scene, even Larry Bird of the NBA champion Celtics...

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...career herself. Letterman, who moved to CBS in 1993 after Jay Leno won the derby to succeed Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show," has admitted to workplace affairs that led to an alleged blackmail plot. Letterman and Scovell...

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...I Met Your Mother"). The alphabet web has used TV stars from alternative broadcast channels in the past, but they were chat-show comedians like Johnny Carson long ago and, recently and disastrously, David Letterman. Such network ties are...

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...deposit back," quipped Leno. The late Carson got a tip of the hat Friday, although Leno received a chilly reception when he beat out Carson favorite David Letterman for the "Tonight" job in 1992. Carson, who was host for a record 30...

In this article: Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson, The Tonight Show, The Star-Spangled Banner, Monica Lewinsky, and Kevin Eubanks

...Minister Tony Blair is among his many high-profile guests When Carson announced his retirement in 1992, many saw Letterman as his natural successor as Tonight Show host. After comedian Jay Leno was given the job, however, Letterman...

In this article: David Letterman, Barack Obama, The Tonight Show, Jay Leno, Trademark, Surgery, Heroin, and Sarah Palin

...that he apparently used to rack up backstage. It is Letterman who is the real heir to Johnny Carson in late-night television, even though Jay Leno got the gig at NBC when Carson retired. Who knows? Maybe all of these headlines will spike...

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...however, flamed out quickly - and then the well dried up. When Carson abdicated his throne, the parade of white men began with Jay Leno and David Letterman leading the way. Later came Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel and Craig...

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...stand-up comedy turns in the evenings at local clubs. One day at the Comedy Club, a hot place on Sunset Boulevard, Carson's scouts saw him, and Letterman's life changed in an instant. "You're from Indiana," recalled Letterman later, "and...

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