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The Jay-Conan fiasco is hardly The Tonight Show 's first melodrama. From Jack Paar's on-air meltdown to Johnny Carson's Leno snub, WATCH VIDEO of five late nightmares.

"This weekend no one was seriously hurt, but a 6.5 earthquake hit California. The earthquake was so powerful that it knocked Jay Leno's show from 10:00 to 11:35." -- "On the positive side, I have learned a valuable lesson from all this: never sign a contract that ends with the word 'NOT.' " As of Sunday, NBC was still negotiating with the three ...

The whole scenario recalls the precedent set by a similar NBC fiasco 17 years ago, Naughton said, when Leno and David Letterman were dueling over "The Tonight Show." After failing to secure the "The Tonight Show" position succeeding Johnny Carson, "Letterman was able to break out of his contract [with NBC]," Naughton said.

Talk show host and comedian Jay Leno will mount two shows at River Rock Show Theatre this Saturday.

He's played for U.S. presidents and for Muppets. Itzhak Perlman, who appears this weekend with the Omaha Symphony, is about as close as classical music gets to a household name.

The first time I watched the older reruns of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, I was amazed.

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Johnny Carson was a man of many merits, but it was his ability to listen attentively and react accordingly that turned mere guest appearances into conversations that kept audiences riveted and laughing.

1966 - John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at London's Indica Gallery. 1966 - The Rolling Stones recorded their first live album Got Live if You Want It .

Ed McMahon, the longtime host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," died recently.

October 16th, MAC Award winner Marilyn Maye will perform her new show "More Mercer," a celebration of songwriter Johnny Mercer , at the Metropolitan Room.

Casting director Caro Jones, who cast more than 1,000 TV shows and films including "Rocky," died of multiple myloma on Sept.

William Knoedelseder covered Los Angeles' burgeoning comedy scene as a reporter for The Los Angeles Times in the 1970s.

Submitted by Don Oliver on Sun, 08/16/2009 - 17:55. "Who do you Trust?" was a game show in the late 1950s to the early 1960's. Johnny Carson was the original emcee.

The Big Screen Bulletin 08.10.09: A Real American Hero Posted by Steve Gustafson on 08.10.2009 More details on the Steven Spielberg/Halo project, G.I. Joe storms the weekend box office, Salma Hayek as you've never seen her, new trailers, give your thoughts on the leaked Iron Man 2 footage, and help celebrate Halle Berry's birthday inside! It's ...

The Big Screen Bulletin 08.10.09: A Real American Hero Posted by Steve Gustafson on 08.10.2009 More details on the Steven Spielberg/Halo project, G.I. Joe storms the weekend box office, Salma Hayek as you've never seen her, new trailers, give your thoughts on the leaked Iron Man 2 footage, and help celebrate Halle Berry's birthday inside! It's ...