A Comedy Mentor
Johnny Carson liked to invite up and coming comedians to appear on The Tonight Show, and he felt like a mentor for them. He gave comedians like Joan Rivers, Jim Carey, Jerry Seinfeld, and Ellen Degeneres a platform early on in their careers.
Quite The Influence
Carson’s contributions to the field of entertainment absolutely cannot be denied. Furthermore, his influence impacted entertainment as we know it today so much, as he has been credited with influencing some of today’s most famous and popular entertainers such as Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman and Jay Leno.