A colleage tells me that when Johnny Carson served in the military, that at one point his commanding officer was Ed McMahon. Origins: It's hard to think of late-night talk show king Johnny ...

Late television stars Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson had an enduring friendship that lasted decades in Hollywood. And after Carson died, McMahon released a book for and about his old friend ...

Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon met each other in the late ’50s and formed a fast friendship that lasted the rest of their lives. Why did Carson prefer his nights out with McMahon to be all male?

Carson and McMahon met in 1958 when Carson was holding auditions for an announcer. At the time, he was hosting an afternoon game show called Who Do You Trust? McMahon recalled making the trip to ...

But he said he learned, “I had to pretend laughing was my whole job.” Ed McMahon said being Johnny Carson’s co-host was a ‘challenging role’ “Being [Carson’s] sidekick was a ...

Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed “The Tonight Show” couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson’s jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday. He was 86. McMahon died at ...

Ed McMahon, who died Tuesday morning in a Los ... but he will always be best remembered as Johnny Carson's sidekick for 30 years on NBC. Mr. McMahon died at age 86 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA ...

When television icons Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon started getting laughs on The Tonight Show, it was sometimes hard to tell where their jokes might venture next. But that was one thing fans ...

Johnny Carson was America’s ultimate late-night ... The iconic stage was home to not only Carson, but to his right-hand man, Ed McMahon, and the studio’s live band “Doc Severinsen and ...

But for those like Ed McMahon, the real Carson was much more than what appeared on The Tonight Show. This article was originally published on lastnighton.com as The Johnny Carson rumor debunked by ...