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Johnny Carson Once Humiliated a Phony Psychic on ‘The Tonight Show’
Illusionist Uri Geller struggled for 20 minutes to back up his claims of possessing psychic and psychokinetic powers after Carson secretly safeguarded the props he would be using
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The Weird Reason William Shatner Got Banned From ‘The Tonight Show’
Shatner unknowingly broke three different rules during his final interview with Johnny Carson
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That Time Jay Leno Asked Hugh Grant About Getting Arrested With a Hooker on National Television
Grant openly talked about his 1995 arrest on ‘The Tonight Show,’ helping Leno beat David Letterman in the ratings for the first time ever
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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Why Conan O’Brien Banned Artie Lange From Appearing on His Show
The ‘Dirty Work’ star wasn’t interviewed by O’Brien for over three years after a concerning 2008 appearance
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Photo: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank Jay Leno Was Prohibited by Law From Making Jokes About This Pop Superstar
A gag order forced the late-night host to bring in other comedians to address the subject on his behalf
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NBC/Contributor/Getty Images Did Jay Leno Attend a Movie Screening With an Alleged Killer?
The ‘Tonight Show’ host claimed to have watched ‘Jurassic Park’ with the man in question two nights before his wife was killed
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Gareth Fuller/PA Images/Contributor/Getty Images How a Famous Late-Night Host Inadvertently Caused a Toilet Paper Shortage
Joking around can have serious consequences
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NBC/Contributor/Getty Images That Time Howard Stern Almost Made Jay Leno Walk Off ‘The Tonight Show’
An NBC spokesperson released a statement saying that the radio host crossed the lines of acceptability during a 1995 appearance
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Bobcat Goldthwait with Jay Leno on 'The Tonight Show' (Photo by Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) The Fiery ‘Tonight Show’ Stunt That Got a Famous Stand-Up Comic Arrested
The comedian holds the distinction of being the first guest in the history of the show to be charged with a crime
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Mark David Chapman on the night of his arrest in December 1980 (Photo: Bettman/Getty Images) John Lennon’s Killer Considered Shooting a Famous Comedian Instead
Mark David Chapman had other potential targets in mind before settling on the former Beatles singer
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Jay Leno (Photo: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank) Why Jay Leno Says There’s ‘Nothing Greater’ Than a Comedian’s Funeral
Comics have a funny way of looking at death
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Martin Lawrence (Photo by Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty Images) Was Martin Lawrence Actually Banned From ‘Saturday Night Live’?
The ‘Bad Boys’ star made just one appearance on ‘SNL’ in 1994
