The National Nightcap: Deconstructing 1970s Late Night TV Culture
In May 1972, Johnny Carson moved The Tonight Show from the humid, vertical energy of Manhattan to the sun-drenched sprawl of Burbank, a transition…
Media Analysis
The Business of Laughter: A Historical Analysis of Late Night TV Power Dynamics
In the smoke-filled studios of mid-century Burbank, a guest’s entire career could be cemented or shattered by the simple choice of where they were…