Letterman began his late night TV career at NBC, where he hosted the groundbreaking “Late Night With David Letterman” from 1982 to 1993. The show followed Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.” When Carson ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) -- David Letterman joined Jimmy Fallon during his monologue on The Tonight Show Monday. "Is this the 23rd hour of the Today show?" asked the former Late Show host, feigning confusion, ...

He spent about five minutes on the set messing around with Fallon ... David Letterman” from 1982 to 1993. The show followed Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.” When Carson announced in ...

It marked Letterman’s first “Tonight Show” appearance since Johnny Carson was host, back when the program still taped in Los ...

It was a throwback evening on NBC since Paul Shaffer and longtime members of his backing band filled in for the Roots as they ...

Hulton Archive/Getty Longtime host of The Tonight Show Johnny Carson was in millions of homes every night as a funny and affable talk show host — but off-camera, his relationships were strained ...

How featuring the rushed and imperfect work of brilliant, stressed-out comics made SNL a comedy bastion.

David Letterman was famously denied the chance to take over The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson retired in 1992, but he made his way to the show 33 years later on Monday evening when he crashed ...