In 2019, Peter Jones talked to Closer Weekly about his documentary film Johnny Carson: King of Late Night. Throughout his research on Carson, Jones found out a lot more about the TV host’s ...
A new book celebrates Johnny Carson's 100th birthday, revealing stories, surprises and the mystery that kept America watching ...
Cavett wrote for Carson, then got a show in the same late-night time slot dominated by Carson's "Tonight Show," for three decades. They were contemporaries, fellow Cornhuskers and friends. That ...
The star talker says blowouts and meltdowns behind the scenes -- and on camera -- come with the territory. By Dick Cavett THR Cavett Illustration - P 2013 I sneaked into the audience. Jack came out ...
November 19, 1936 - Dick Cavett, a comedian, writer, actor and talk show host, was born in Gibbon, Nebraska on November 19, ...
Late Night Last Century is a weekly column highlighting some of the funniest and most unforgettable comedy from late night, talk shows, and variety shows of the 20th century that’s currently streaming ...
Like a diva's, farewell tour, TV's longest goodbye has finally wound down. The daily newspaper countdowns have reached single digits. The monologue is drawing standing ovations. Everyone but Elvis has ...
Comedienne Phyllis Diller describes how she ran into trouble with gags and cue cards on the “The Ed Sullivan Show.” “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” bandleader Doc Severinsen shares his memories ...
A recent visit to Dick Cavett's 1912 Greek Revival mansion in the hills outside Ridgefield, Connecticut, is a visit to the deep past — his own mostly. Vestiges of a long, public life fill the ...
On National TV Talk Show Host Day, we give thanks for those figures who have helped us make it through the night. There have been wonderful hosts during the day, from Mike Douglas and Dinah Shore to ...
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