SiriusXM to Launch "The Johnny Carson Channel" in October

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, September 26, 2019

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SiriusXM has announced the launch of "The Johnny Carson Channel" on October 1. The month-long special programming will air on channel 105 and feature handpicked episodes of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." The Carson channel will feature his can't-miss opening monologues to classic characters such as Carnac the Magnificent. His national platform also helped launch the careers of household names including Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Ellen DeGeneres, David Letterman and Jay Leno, to name a few.

"Johnny Carson changed the game and set the standard for late night talk shows. It's so good to hear these amazing shows again!" said DeGeneres of the new SiriusXM Carson channel.

SiriusXM's The Johnny Carson Channel will feature notable classic moments, including the first Tonight Show stand-up appearances of Seinfeld (1981), Leno (1977) and DeGeneres (1986), in addition to the debut of Eddie Murphy (1982). There will also be moments from Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield's 1974 stand-up appearances, as well as interviews with Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali, Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Billy Crystal and Oprah Winfrey, in her first Tonight Show interview back in 1986.

Additionally, SiriusXM has produced and collected interviews with over 50 of the most respected comedians in the world reflecting on their favorite Carson moments, and their stories will be aired among the episodes. The talent will include: Leno, Bob Newhart, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Howie Mandel, Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Kevin Nealon, Rita Rudner, Joel McHale, Bob Saget and more.

"Johnny Carson was a national treasure who still holds a tremendous fan base," said SiriusXM President/CEO Scott Greenstein. "SiriusXM listeners can now rediscover their favorite Carson moments, many of them for the first time in decades, and I'm also thrilled to help introduce his comedy to a whole new audience of young comedy fans."