New book "Love Johnny Carson" reveals the infamous banned celebrity list from "The Tonight Show," including Jay Leno, Ellen ...

A new book about Johnny Carson has pulled back the curtain on the Tonight Show host’s banned list. Love Johnny Carson ...

Among the many prominent names banned from appearing on The Tonight Show were accomplished comedians like Jerry Lee Lewis and ...

Other bans stemmed from more personal disputes. Barbra Streisand, for example, reportedly clashed with Johnny after ...

But despite his pleasant demeanor, a new book written by Carson aficionado Mark Malkoff, with David Ritz titled “Love Johnny ...

One of the names allegedly on the list was fellow late night host Leno, who made his Tonight Show debut in March 1977 and was once a regular on the talk show. The book claims that after the “audience ...

The 2025 book "Love Johnny Carson" reveals Carson reportedly didn't like Leno's jokes, along with a list of other celebrities ...

Originally debuting on the network back in 1954, The Tonight Show is regarded by many as the flagship program in talk history ...

Craig Tennis, who booked acts including Billy Crystal, Tiny Tim, Freddie Prinze, Bill Withers and Gabe Kaplan as the head ...

Love Johnny Carson” is the new book by Carson Mark Malkoff, created in partnership with David Ritz. The work explores moments ...

While the world knew famed late-night host Johnny Carson as the funny man who America welcomed into their homes for 30 seasons, Howard Smith knew him as a kind, down to earth neighbor in Malibu. The ...

In his posthumously published new biography, Carson the Magnificent, Bill Zehme reports that “a recalculation of [Carson’s] small-screen hours cautiously translated, in conventional terms, to more ...