As he put it, he was tired of the grind of putting together a 105 minute show every night, although he admitted to Dick Cavett leaving when he did was a big mistake.
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Jack Paar hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962
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Jack Paar walked away from The Tonight Show after they cut his 'water closet' joke without telling him. The episode was broadcast on 02|11|1960 but he returned three weeks later so early March.
Johnny Carson was host of TV's The Tonight Show for nearly 30 years, from 1962to 1992.
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.