The Cheat Sheet

Betty White Once Admitted Johnny Carson Always Left Her ‘Shook’ When He Said Hello

While Carson was interviewing White in 1987, the TV superstars began to chat about how they’d known each other since the “early days of television.” In a clip available on YouTube, White mentioned to ...
The Cheat Sheet

Betty White Told Johnny Carson Her Story Idea Was Stolen for a ‘Terrible’ TV Plot

Television legend Betty White had a hilarious chemistry with Tonight Show host Johnny Carson. Friends since the ‘50s, it was always a gas for audiences when the one-day “First Lady of Television” and ...
NPR

Mike Thomas on co-writing a new Johnny Carson biography

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

A long-awaited biography of Johnny Carson proves he’s the Everest of celebrity subjects — tempting but perilous

Johnny Carson, the man who made “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” an American institution, has been off the late-night air longer than he was on it. For people of a certain age — you can do ...