Johnny Carson had many, many guests during his run on "The Tonight Show," but singer Paul Williams' Feb. 9, 1973 appearance was a little more special than most.

Re Johnny Carson obituary, Jan. 24: He listened, he admired, he sat in awe watching the parade of guests that he welcomed to his late-night show every night.

In, arguably, the funniest moment in all of Johnny Carson’s time hosting The Tonight Show, his guest, Ed Ames, demonstrates how to throw a tomahawk at a human-shaped target on a wooden wall.

My wife and I were watching “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson” one night in April, 1985 when Burt Reynolds came on as one of Johnny’s guests. I was interested in the banter between them ...

Pat Hazell, who conceived the idea for “Carson Tonight: Johnny’s Comedy and Variety Acts Live!” scheduled for Saturday in Jamestown and who performed on Carson’s Tonight Show in 1989, is pictured.

Johnny's job was to be the comfortable companion, the entertaining guest, the gracious host. As Ellen DeGeneres says in "King of Late Night," "I didn't know anybody who didn't watch Johnny Carson." ...

See Dolly Parton perform the song she wrote about Johnny Carson on 'The Tonight Show' in1 1979 and find out why the iconic host inspired her.

As a teenager, I thought his ‘Tonight Show’ was a bland, uncool relic. Now I appreciate his deadpan humor and the loose weirdness of his interviews.

Part of the National Comedy Center's exhibit featuring Johnny Carson is pictured during a pre-show opening during last week's 2022 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. Submitted photo The National Comedy ...