http://www.bestoftonight.com Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and more! Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Madonna has long been one of my idols, as she came from virtually nowhere and ended up marrying a prince. Much like Grace Kelly, only with a little more sex involved (although Madonna is a distant relative of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Guy Ritchie is merely a film director, ... http://www.bestoftonight.com/2008/leno-interviews-madonna.html In this monologue, Johnny introduces himself as a "supply-side" comedian, an economic joke that fell flat on the audience. Carson then brings up the Mr. Goodwrench commercials, where the guy in the red bow tie supplies consumers with the best service possible. Instead, he gets his car serviced by "Mr. ... http://www.bestoftonight.com/2008/march-1981-carson-monologue.html This clip is from the first episode of the Tonight Show, produced in 1956. I was two years old. Were you even born yet? http://www.bestoftonight.com/2008/first-episode-with-steve-allen.html Ok, it's not an April Fool's joke, but it's funny. Steve Martin performs on the Tonight Show as the Great Flydini. This is the skit where various object emerge from Martin's crotch such as eggs, a cigarette, and a phone...all sexual symbols. Then an unknown actress makes an appearance, and ... http://www.bestoftonight.com/2008/steve-martin-the-great-flydini.html Barbara Streisand is a classic. In this clip, Streisand made her first public network appearance on the Jack Paar show. What a voice. Her appearance was confusing for many critics, as her voice was a mix between the beat choice of lyrics in the early 1960s (this was filmed in ... http://www.bestoftonight.com/2008/streisand-on-jack-paar.html