Scandals From The Johnny Carson Show

War of Words

Years later, Newton appeared on Larry King Live. He stated that “Johnny Carson is a mean-spirited human being. And there are people that he has hurt that people will never know about. And for some reason at some point, he decided to turn that kind of negative attention toward me. And I refused to have it.” Newton was definitely tired of the negativity and insults.

Newton finally had enough. He personally confronted Carson; after the final straw, Newton barged into his office at the studio and threatened to fight him unless the jokes stopped. Carson took it seriously and finally ended the jokes.

Snide Comments About Snyder

Carson hated Tom Snyder. He was the Tomorrow Show host whose show followed Carson’s show on NBC. Carson thought of him as a no-talent bore. Snyder gained national fame as the host of Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (more commonly known as The Tomorrow Show) until it ended. He was later offered a new show: The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder.

One night, while he was out for drinks in the late ’70s at the popular LA eatery Chasen’s, Carson became irate and violent after two glasses of wine. He went on a tirade about how much he hated Snyder. Obviously, a public, alcohol-induced tirade is not professional at all.