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The Tonight Show

The Tonight Show is NBC's long running nightly hour-long comedy variety show.

Originally 90 minutes and later 105 minutes long, the show features at least two or three guests each night, usually including a comedian or musical guest.

Sharon Stone and host Jay Leno

Table of contents

1 Stars 2 Recurring gags (Jay Leno) 3 Classic gags included 4 See also 5 External link

Stars

Host	From	To
Steve Allen	1954	1957
Ernie Kovacs	1956	1957
Jack Paar	1957	1962
Johnny Carson	October 2, 1962	1992
Jay Leno	1992	current

During the Steve Allen years, regular audience member Ms. Miller became such an integral part, she was forced to join the TV actors union.

Music is provided by The Tonight Show Band, currently led by Kevin Eubanks.

Recurring gags (Jay Leno)

• Headlines (every Monday)
• Jaywalking

Classic gags included

• Stump The Band (Carson), currently used on the Late Show with David Letterman
• The Amazing Carnac (Carson)
• The "Dancing Itos" (a parody of Judge Lance Ito during the O. J. Simpson trial) (Leno)

See also

• Late Night with Conan O'Brien

External link

• NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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