CONTENTS

Also by Jon Macks

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

PROLOGUE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE | King Johnny and the Princes

CHAPTER TWO | What Makes a Great Late-Night Host

CHAPTER THREE | What Do We Laugh At?

CHAPTER FOUR | Writing the Monologue

CHAPTER FIVE | How Late Night Gives Us the News

CHAPTER SIX | Politicians

CHAPTER SEVEN | Arnold

CHAPTER EIGHT | The Greatest Guests of All Time

CHAPTER NINE | Joking About a Rumor and Twisting the Truth

CHAPTER TEN | The Juice Is Loose

CHAPTER ELEVEN | Handling Sensitive Subjects

CHAPTER TWELVE | The Times They Are a-Changin’

CHAPTER THIRTEEN | After The Tonight Show

Postscript

Final Thoughts

Acknowledgments

About the Author