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Carol Wayne. Actress: The Party. Carol was a beautiful comedienne who appeared as the "Matinee Lady" on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She regularly appeared during one of Carson's recurring sketches known as "The Tea Time Movie." Carson played the lecherous character "Art Fern" who would make references to Carol's ample bosom.
- January 1, 1
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
One his most popular characters was playing Art Fern, the rather greasy, fast-talking host/huckster of a local TV afternoon movie show, “The Tea-Time Movie.” For this show-within-a-show, Wayne appeared—blond and very buxom and completely wide-eyed—next to “Fern” and, though her dialogue was minimal, when she had a quip, she made it ...
In the early years of The Tea Time Movie, Art affiliated himself with a variety of different Matinée Ladies, including Edy Williams, Juliet Prowse, Lee Meredith, and Danuta Wesley. Finally though he settled on the one Matinée Lady that we've all come to know and love, Carol Wayne.
Carol Wayne. Actress: The Party. Carol was a beautiful comedienne who appeared as the "Matinee Lady" on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She regularly appeared during one of Carson's recurring sketches known as "The Tea Time Movie." Carson played the lecherous character "Art Fern" who would make references to Carol's ample bosom.
- September 6, 1942
- January 13, 1985
She caught attention performing as ‘Art Fern's Tea-Time Movie Lady’ on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,’ appearing in several episodes of the show between 1971 and 1984. It was considered one of the most notable works of the diva in her career.
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Jul 6, 2014 · Carol Wayne as the Matinee Lady with Johnny Carson as Art Fern in the Tea Time Movie sketch.
