The First And Last
The show’s very first guest was Groucho Marx, and the last was Better Midler. Carson’s dream guest was Cary Grant, but he never actually appeared on the show. Similarly, Carson wanted Bill Boyd to be a guest on the show, but Boyd never felt comfortable with the idea.
The First And Last
Location, Location, Location
From the beginning of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson through the year 1972, the show was film in 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC. Afterwards, the location was moved to Burbank, California to an NBC studio, where it was filmed until the show ended in 1992.
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Location, Location, Location
