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The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by seven comedians: Steve Allen, Ernie Kovacs, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay
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Jack Paar, 1950s
Jack Paar and U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts) in 1959, prior to the 1960 presidential election.
Dick Cavett, Alan King and Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
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John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, and writer. He was best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the third installment of The Tonight Show, which ai
The Tonight Show
…broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by seven comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Ernie Kovacs (1956–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) and Jimmy Fallon (since 2014). Besides the main hosts, a number of regular…
Carson in 1965
Johnny Carson's birthplace in Corning, Iowa
Navy portrait of Carson
Carson as a guest on Jack Benny's television program, 1955