The first time Johnny Carson saw Jay Leno perform comedy, he didn’t book him to appear on The Tonight Show. Instead, Carson gave Leno the advice that would lead to him hosting it. As the all-time king ...

It's now been 20 years since Johnny Carson died and 33 years since he hosted The Tonight Show for the last time. Naturally, it's only fitting that his friend, Howard Smith, has written a new book ...

Anyone who’s familiar with Jay Leno (who recently cameoed on Shifting Gears) and David Letterman is almost certainly aware of the drama that unfolded between the talk show hosts in the early 1990s.

In real life, Conan O'Brien hosted NBC's Tonight Show from June 1, 2009 to January 22, 2010. NBC barely remembers that, though. The Tonight Show has aired on NBC since 1954, with five hosts — Steve ...

In its statement today making official the fait accompli it at first denied—that Jimmy Fallon will take over the Tonight Show from Jay Leno next year—NBC noted that this was not the first time it ...