Johnny Carson Banned Jay Leno From 'The Tonight Show' Years Before Series Takeover: 'Johnny Just Doesn't Like Him'

According to Mark Malkoff's Love Johnny Carson, Leno had repeatedly tried to secure a place as a stand-up comic on Carson's ...

Johnny Carson made dignified exit from 'Tonight Show' after enduring years of 'SNL' mockery

A new book reveals Johnny Carson's dislike for "Saturday Night Live" and how "SNL" sketches mocking him contributed to his ...
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New book claims SNL sketches played a role in Johnny Carson leaving The Tonight Show

A new book revisits Johnny Carson’s uneasy relationship with Saturday Night Live, detailing how repeated SNL parodies may have influenced his decision to leave The Tonight Show in 1992 ...

Tim Allen Remembers 'Bombing' His Standup Routine on Johnny Carson

I had no idea what to do, walked out, curtain hit me in the back of the head,' Allen recalled of the disaster 'Tonight Show' ...
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5 Things You Never Knew About Johnny Carson’s Last Episode of ‘The Tonight Show’

On May 22, 1992, America bid goodnight for a final time to the man who made a must-do out of staying up late. Johnny Carson, the “King of Late Night,” wrapped up his time as host of NBC’s The Tonight ...
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Banned Stars From The ‘Tonight Show’ By Johnny Carson Exposed, And Why

A new book about Johnny Carson has pulled back the curtain on the Tonight Show host’s banned list. Love Johnny Carson explores the iconic TV host’s career and talk show tenure, featuring interviews ...