Movies: Johnny Carson

An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career....

Howard Finster, the grandfather of the Southern Folk Art movement was a pioneer that showed the world that Art can thrive outside of museums and galleries in ordinary places and in everyday objects. He took what others might deem trash or obsolete an...

Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong after more th...

Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production assistant, Gale Gordon, she starts working on a new series titled "The Music Mart"....

Johnny Carson makes a nostalgic visit back to his hometown of Norfolk, Nebraska in the fall of 1981, revisiting the places of his youth and talking with some of the people he grew up with....

For 11 Presidents, Bob Hope was a golfing buddy, national jester and constant guest at the White House. This special includes personal recollections about Bob from the Clintons, the Bushs, the Fords, and David and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Guests Tony ...

A comedy classic whodunit with an amazing comedic ensemble group. An hour comedy special in which Bob Hope plays a mad scientist who invents a nuclear chemical that is capable of shrinking the United States....

Telecast December 1972, DON RICKLES: ALIVE AND KICKING was a huge ratings extravaganza for the network, especially when you consider the guest stars on Rickle's comedy special: Carroll O'Connor, Harvey Korman, Johnny Carson, Bob Newhart, Anne Meara a...

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Mu...

An examination of whales....

His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More than 70 years later, he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the century, the show-biz giant all others are measured against. On stage and screen, on TV and radio, on B...

A look at the life and work of Canadian comedy icon David Steinberg....

Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise....

A deep dive into the short yet impactful life of the trailblazing Latino comic whose son also went on to a career of much acclaim....

CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy....

Celebrating colorful broadcaster Bob Uecker and his 50-plus years in baseball. His famously undistinguished playing career led to film and TV roles, a legendary series of beer commercials, and over 100 appearances on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Car...

The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smashed color and gender barriers to put controversial voices on stage and transformed entertainment in A...

Ventriloquist/comic Jeff Dunham talks about his childhood and his start into the world of ventriloquism....

The New York Friars club roasts Don Rickles. Hosted by Johnny Carson....

This documentary follows painter and musician Lyn Foulkes from age 70 to 77 as he labors to complete two astonishing tableaux that demonstrate his outsider's perspective and eye for evocative imagery. As his reworking of one piece stretches into its ...