America Quote by Dean Martin

There really is no Johnny Carson anymore. There is no one place a comedian can appear and explode.

— Tom Leykis

He was a very private person, but then, you know, he belonged to the whole United States. The United States thought they owned Johnny…

— Doc Severinsen

I've always been a fan of a Johnny Carson because he was so great with an audience and not afraid of self-deprecating humor.

— Vince Vaughn

The man I adored, and miss him terribly, was Johnny Carson.

— Don Rickles

I always thought Johnny Carson was just brilliant, and I used to watch him and all the comics that would be on the show…

— Steven Wright

It used to be that in media, Johnny Carson used to be the most important person when he would invite you over to sit…

— Lisa Lampanelli

I like Johnny Carson because he doesn't hold anything back when he's going for a laugh. Johnny will do anything, say anything, to get…

— Bob Crane

No comedian's wife thinks he's funny. The first few years of the marriage, maybe. I was funny as hell the first couple of years.

— Tom Smothers

The old Johnny Carson 'Tonight Show' was great in that he was so good with the guests, and it was not about him. I…

— Paul F. Tompkins

The 'Tonight Show' didn't seem like an actual job that you could have. All you remember is you watched Johnny Carson, and you never…

— Jimmy Fallon

Johnny Carson started the jokes about me and Marlin in his monologues.

— Jim Fowler

Johnny Carson was king of the kings, in my opinion.

— Don Rickles