There has never been a guest who died during a taping of The Tonight Show however, and you might be thinking of the time, a guest named Jerome Rodale died during The Dick Cavett Show in 1971, although the show never aired.
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No. He was never the host, guest host or even a guest on The Tonight Show.
The length of time is not that predictable between the show's taping and the date of it airing because a number of show's are recorded during a few or more days and then they are aired over a month.
No. There is no monetary compensation for what is submitted to The Tonight Show.
The Tonight Show has aired 11,461 times as of this writing. It first aired in 1954 and is the longest-running talk show in history. Its hosts have been Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno and, most recently, Jimmy Fallon.
Jack Paar hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962