National Comedy Center Opens Johnny Carson Exhibit
8/14/2022 11:06:06 AM
By Greg Larson
A ribbon-cutting was held Saturday for the National Comedy Center's newest exhibit. Past producers, guests and others involved with Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show" were on hand to help open the "Carson Tonight" exhibit, an immersive experience that includes a just-over-30-minute video presentation, hosted by current "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon. NCC Executive Director Journey Gunderson adds there are dozens of artifacts from Carson's show, including the rainbow curtain he came out from behind each night to open the show...
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Among those on hand for the opening of the exhibit were comedian Cathy Ladman, ventriloquist Jay Johnson, and wildlife expert Joan Embery. They were also part of a special program hosted Friday night by original "Seinfeld" writer Pat Hazell at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown.
