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Jan 23, 2005 · LOS ANGELES - Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79. "Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press.
Jan 9, 2003 · I was watching an infomercial (bored in the Doctor’s office, couldn’t change the TV channel) about “The Best of Johnny Carson” and they were showing old clips of his show.* In one famous scene, which they said was the longest extended duration of live audience laughter in TV history, Ed Ames is asked to throw a hatchet at a cardboard target, and hits it right in the crotch. After peals ...
Jan 31, 2005 · There really isn't room in this sphere for a gentleman, which is one reason there will never be another Johnny Carson. Watching the endless, and endlessly enjoyable, loop of clips from the Carson Tonight Show era—Carnac! Aunt Blabby! Ed Ames and that hatchet! The monkeys! Little Joey “I watched you while I was vomiting” Lawrence!
Jul 31, 2018 · Remembering one of the greatest moments in axe-throwing with Johnny Carson and what appears to be an ancestor of Jimmy Fallon. Seriously, look at his... Ed Ames Teaches Johnny Carson to Throw a Tomahawk | Remembering one of the greatest moments in axe-throwing with Johnny Carson and what appears to be an ancestor of Jimmy Fallon.
has to be the Ed Ames hatchet throwing incident. It was one of the greatest moments in the history of live TV, as the audience laughed for two full minutes. Carson was the one person in the studio not cracking up himself, as he would not look at where the hatchet hit the target while he tried to come up with something to say.
Before The Tonight Show. Carson was born in Corning, Iowa and grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska, where he learned to perform magic tricks, debuting as "The Great Carsoni" at age 14. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, then attended the University of Nebraska where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1949.
1965. Johnny Carson Show. Ed Ames and the infamous hatchet throw..Do you remember?
