New book "Love Johnny Carson" reveals the infamous banned celebrity list from "The Tonight Show," including Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres and William Shatner.

Among the many prominent names banned from appearing on The Tonight Show were accomplished comedians like Jerry Lee Lewis and Dick Shawn, as well as world-renowned musicians like Billy Preston and ...

NPR's Scott Simon interviews Mike Thomas about the new Johnny Carson biography, "Carson the Magnificent," co-written by Bill Zehme. It might be hard to grasp today just how big Johnny Carson was. He ...

When many of us think of Johnny Carson, the man who dominated late-night TV for decades, memories of our family pop into our heads. "My dad would always say the same thing," former late-night host ...