While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program: The Johnny Carson Show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the seeds for sketches he would perform on the later The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson such as "Mighty Carson Art Players".
Comedy Bang! Bang!62%
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson75%
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon58%
Late Show with David Letterman64%
Good Mythical Morning69%
The Mitchell and Webb Situation78%
The Dick Cavett Show68%
Space Ghost Coast to Coast78%
The Graham Norton Show72%
QI79%
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out80%
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In67%
Never Mind the Buzzcocks70%
The Fast Show77%
Key & Peele76%
French & Saunders74%
Love, American Style62%
Kroll Show66%
One on One78%
Seinfeld82%
