Just because Johnny Carson’s company produced Late Night with David Letterman doesn’t mean he actually cared about the show. In a new interview with Vulture, Letterman reflected on his early days in ...

Late Night With David Letterman had only been on the air for two months when it demonstrated how it might do things a little differently than Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show. While Carson’s guests in ...

A famous clip resurfaced of legendary late-night host Johnny Carson defending his right to avoid bringing up "serious issues" on his talk show, arguing there is a danger in hosts like him being too ...

We discuss the Midwest origins of the "King of Late Night," plus the time a whole Iowa town came on Letterman's show. Then, we speak to a current producer for Seth Meyers. The late Johnny Carson would ...

Late-night talk shows are a uniquely American invention that blend humor, the news of the day, and celebrity guests. While Johnny Carson was not the first late-night ...

Like his late night successor and main influence Johnny Carson, David Letterman has long remained one of the most respected and universally loved names in talk show history. Delighting millions of ...