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2. Johnny Carson. Actor. Writer. Soundtrack. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962– ) Johnny Carson, the legendary "King of Late Night TV" who dominated the medium's nether hours for three decades, was born in Corning, Iowa, but moved with his family to nearby Norfolk, Nebraska when he was eight years old.
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- Jack Paar. Host Jack Paar appears with Joey Bishop on The Tonight Show on December 21st 1962. Paar was a comedian, TV radio personality, and sometime actor, and he hosted The Tonight Show from 1957-1962.
- Johnny Carson. Tom Selleck during an interview with host Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show on February 16th, 1984. Prior to taking on the role, Carson hosted a game show called Who Do You Trust?
- Jay Leno. Former Tonight Show host Steve Allen during an interview with host Jay Leno on September 27th, 1994. Standup comic Jay Leno was the last Tonight Show Host before Jimmy Fallon—and the only Host who did it twice.
- Conan O’Brien. Conan O'Brien hosts The Tonight Show on January 22nd, 2010. A former writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons, Conan O’Brien took over the Tonight Show after hosting Late Night with Conan O’Brien from 1993-2009.
- Johnny Carson. Corning, Iowa, USA. 7,054 votes. Johnny Carson, the undisputed king of late-night television, helmed The Tonight Show for an impressive three decades.
- Conan O'Brien. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 11,643 votes. Conan O'Brien, with his distinct pompadour and quick wit, has undoubtedly carved out his own niche within the world of late-night television.
- David Letterman. Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 7,583 votes. David Letterman, known for his iconic gap-toothed grin and acerbic wit, completely reinvented the late-night scene during his tenure on Late Night with David Letterman, as well as The Late Show with David Letterman.
- Craig Ferguson. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. 6,809 votes. Craig Ferguson, a breath of fresh air amongst the host of talk show stalwarts, injected his quirky musings into the conversation through his time on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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- Stephen Colbert (Late Show) However, I think there are few who would disagree that the greatest post-Daily Show success story (at least, in the world of late night TV) is that of Stephen Colbert, who played an over-the-top conservative version of himself on the Comedy Central juggernaut and its spinoff, The Colbert Report, for years.
- John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) The Daily Show has proven to be a consistently fertile breeding ground for comedic talent, but one of the best to make the transition from social satire to… well, more social satire, is John Oliver.
- Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live) Of all the late night “Jims,” I feel most partial to Kimmel, being the kind of host you would love to be a guest for, or even just grab a beer with.
- Seth Meyers (Late Night) Following one of the longest SNL tenures on record – during which he also served as a strong head writer and solo “Weekend Update” host – Seth Meyers seemed like a perfect fit to replace Jimmy Fallon on Late Night.
Dec 10, 2020 · Colbert, 56, has always worn glasses, and that fact alone has afforded him a tremendous advantage in trying to talk about, you know, all the stuff these last four years. John Oliver, 43, is ...
Feb 13, 2017 · But in the days before Oprah Winfrey became the queen, there was one other pioneering woman leading the charge, armed with her distinctive oversized red glasses: Sally Jessy Raphael. Raphael was...
2013. 10,000,000 subscribers. 2016. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. It is the seventh incarnation of NBC's long-running Tonight Show franchise ...
