Johnny was the last of his kind – and probably the only one of his kind.
Yes, did a comic monologue every night – but when that was over, the show was about the guest! His questions were about the guest, his focus was on the guest.
Everyone since, starting with Letterman, has just used the guests as a foil for their own (seldom amusing) shtick.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
LOL! Actually kid they were exactly right!
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
You should see the lineup Nickelodeon had in the 2010s. Boy was it awful.
J Short over 4 years ago
Both my parents were born in Norfolk ,Nebraska; home to the Carson family. My mother was the secretary to Johnny’s father who everyone called Kit.
Cozmik Cowboy over 4 years ago
Johnny was the last of his kind – and probably the only one of his kind.
Yes, did a comic monologue every night – but when that was over, the show was about the guest! His questions were about the guest, his focus was on the guest.
Everyone since, starting with Letterman, has just used the guests as a foil for their own (seldom amusing) shtick.