The former “Tonight Show” host won praise from conservatives for saying late-night comics should appeal to everyone. Tell ...

The first time Johnny Carson saw Jay Leno perform comedy, he didn’t book him to appear on The Tonight Show. Instead, Carson gave Leno the advice that would lead to him hosting it.As the all-time ...

At the same time, Leno started substitute hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show starting in 1986, and evidently NBC felt Leno was the better fit to succeed Carson.

With a foreword by Jay Leno, and stories of Carson's encounters with icons like Princess Diana, David Foster, Bruce Springsteen, Barbara Walters, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Wahlberg, Oprah Winfrey, Usher ...

He's hardly alone in his bewilderment. Samantha Bee — her own late show, "Full Frontal," a victim of viewer and network ...

"It was '92 when Jay took over 'The Tonight Show,'" Sweeney said. "They got rid of Bill Cosby, 'Cheers' and Johnny Carson within the same year, and [the executives] thought that was an achievement ...

Former "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno commented on the state of late-night comedy last month in light of CBS firing Stephen Colbert, and said the audience isn't looking for a political speech -- they ...

Carson told “60 Minutes” he avoided political and moral commentary that could divide his audience. “Don’t they understand ...

Run, Jay, run. Crystal, who poked fun at pal Leno by singing a parody of Bette Midler's farewell serenade to Johnny Carson when he was Leno's first guest in 1992, began his finale guest stint by ...

First, we have an interview with Jay Leno recorded in October 1996, after the publication of his memoir "Leading with My Chin." Leno succeeded Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show" in 1992.

At the same time, Leno started substitute hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show starting in 1986, and evidently NBC felt Leno was the better fit to succeed Carson.