Rijndri
Load of rubbish!!
Moustroll
Good movie but grossly overrated
Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Lollivan
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
brian_m_hass
For three decades, Johnny Carson hosted the long-running "Tonight Show" on NBC. He performed monologues, interviewed guests, and performed comedy sketches. Carson wasn't the first host of "The Tonight Show" (he was the third); but, he was certainly the best.Johnny Carson was remembered for his opening monologues. He told jokes about current events and poked fun at well- known media figures. Johnny Carson always managed to be funny during the monologues, even when the jokes themselves didn't work. Carson often used misfired jokes as a source of laughter and was often at his best when things on the show went unpredictably wrong.Johnny Carson was a skilled interviewer. Many famous people had the privilege of being interviewed on Carson's couch. He gave many stand-up comedians their first breaks on his show. If a comedian's stand-up routine went particularly well, Carson would invite the comedian to his couch for a visit. Some of the funniest moments on Carson's show occurred whenever he was interviewing a small child. The child would innocently say something which was unintentionally insulting; and, Carson would respond by staring into the TV camera.Johnny Carson served as the model for all other American talk show hosts who followed him. Carson's "Tonight Show" established the talk show format which has been imitated numerous times.Old episodes of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" are as entertaining today as they were when they were originally broadcast decades ago. Repeats of the show are often aired under the title, "Johnny Carson." Viewing of the show is highly recommended!
ajlposh
This show is downright hilarious! Johnny Carson is the funniest comedian ever! Period. You have to love Johnny. The moments on his show can't be beat. Ed Ames' tomahawk toss, Don Rickles breaks Johnny's cigarette box, Bob Hope's stand-up act about Johnny, the spoofs of Mr. Rogers, Walter Cronkite, and Tarzan, and many, many more. However, I wasn't even a year old when Johnny retired, so I didn't get to see him on NBC. But I have DVDs featuring highlights of his show which are hilarious. They ought to show reruns on E or TV Land or somewhere. I mean this is the King of Late Night, the Silver Fox,America's King of Comedy for 30 years. As my title of this review says, "Funny+Awesome+Classic=Johnny Carson." No matter what anyone says no one will be better than Johnny. No one! Not at all!
orthogonal6
Carson – the best at what he did. Enigmatic off camera, from what I understand, but absolutely brilliant on camera. His easy interview style and ability to let his guests be the focus stands in contrast to so many pretenders to his late night throne. His jokes and skits, even the ones that flopped, made you feel like you were "in" on the jokes. I don't remember all of his tenure, but I remember over half of it and can still quote from long ago evenings. Example – Doc Severinson wearing a loud jacket with flowers on it. Johnny: "That's some jacket Doc. Put some fertilizer on it and it might bloom". Doc: "We could dip it in your monologue". Johnny: "I'll suggest that to the new band leader". Spontaneous? Probably not. Hilarious? Absolutely! As fun and nostalgic as it is to see current superstars early in their careers as Johnny gave them their first big break, it is even more of a treat to see so many legendary stars, many still in their heyday. Bob Hope, Lucy, Dean Martin, etc. Like Johnny, they are gone now. And like Johnny, they don't make'm that way any more. Sad, but thank God for DVD and video.
Lho3323370
My dad is a Johnny Carson fan himself. He had great guests like Pearl Bailey, Don Rickles, Drew Barrymore, Joey Lawrence, Bob Newhart, And Dolly Parton. I saw an informercial of this program. There was this one time when they were playing Family Feud and the host said name something you find on a farm the contestant answered a well. Ed Mcmahon from Star Search was the announcer. Johnny had a lot of animal guests.
