This is the best way a late-night king leaves his throne: not with a battle, however only a heartfelt good evening. Thirty years ago, on May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson sat in entrance of that colourful Tonight Show curtain and bid farewell to a present — and a complete late-night trade — that he made internationally well-known. Compared to the drama that preceded his departure, in addition to the tears that flowed freely all through the episodes that aired throughout his final week, Carson’s closing episode was a intentionally low-key exit that allowed the host loads of time to look again at a three-decade Tonight Show run that began in 1962 and stay up for a well-earned retirement.
“This show tonight is our farewell show — it’s going to be a little bit quieter, it’s not going to be a performance show,” Carson mentioned on the prime of the telecast about what viewers might anticipate from the finale. “Now we don’t want this show to be mawkish. It’s a farewell show, and there’s a certain sadness among the staff here. But look on the bright side: you won’t have to read or see one more story about my leaving this show!”
