Posted: 1/24/2005 4:50:55 PM EDT
         Talk show host Johnny Carson, behind his desk, Doc Severinsen, left, leader of 'The Tonight Show Band', and announcer Ed McMahon, center, share some moments together during the final taping of 'The Tonight Show' in Burbank, Ca., Friday, May 22, 1992. Carson, the 'Tonight Show' host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, died Sunday Jan. 23, 2005. He was 79. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac) |
 Ed McMahon (L), former sidekick and announcer on 'The Tonight Show', talks to host Jay Leno about his more than 30 years of friendship with talk show host Johnny Carson (news) on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' during a taping at the NBC studios in Burbank, California January 24, 2005.  Comedians Don Rickles (L) and Bob Newhart (C) talk to talk show Jay Leno about their memories of late talk show host Johnny Carson (news) on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' during a taping at NBC studios in Burbank, California January 24, 2005.  Drew Carey talks with Jay Leno, the host of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' during a tribute to Johnny Carson during the taping of the show Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, in Burbank, Calif. Carson died Sunday at 79. 
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