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Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart Briefly Flirted With Taking Over The Tonight Show From Johnny Carson

By Nick Riccardo

Jul 19, 2024

Kevin Nealon and Richard Simmons

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Watch: Never-Before-Seen Dating Game Parody With Richard Simmons and Kevin Nealon

By Nick Riccardo

Jul 18, 2024

Tonight Show host Steve Allen

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How Steve Allen (Accidentally) Invented the Late-Night Monologue

By Nick Riccardo

Jul 12, 2024

Johnny Carson's former home in Rye, NY

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Live Like Late-Night Royalty in Johnny Carson’s New York Mansion

By Nick Riccardo

Jul 3, 2024

Jay Leno

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Jay Leno’s Mom Called Out Her Son and Changed Tonight Show History

By Nick Riccardo

Jun 6, 2024

Burt Sugarman on Inside late Night With Mark Malkoff

Podcasts

Inside Late Night With Mark Malkoff Ep 4: Burt Sugarman

By Mark Malkoff

Jun 4, 2024

Jay Leno delivering his opening monologue on May 25, 1992. (Photo: NBC)

Features

A Momentous (If Not Especially Memorable) Night in Late-Night History, 32 Years Later

By Bill Carter

May 27, 2024

Jerry Seinfeld, Johnny Carson

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Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted Features a Deepfake Johnny Carson

By Nick Riccardo

May 3, 2024

Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler and White Stripes

Features

Last Songs of Late Night: A History of Final-Episode Musical Guests

By Nick Riccardo

Apr 16, 2024

Jimmy Fallon

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Jimmy Fallon Says He’s Coming for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show Record

By Jennifer M. Wood

Apr 15, 2024 1 comment

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