When Johnny Carson Ruled the Oscars: What Jimmy Kimmel Could Learn From the ‘Tonight Show’ Host

Johnny Carson delivers the opening monologue at the Oscars in 1980. Back when there was only one undisputed King of Late Night, Johnny Carson owned?the Oscars. This year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel, is the first broadcast network late-night host to emcee since David Letterman gave it a shot?in 1995.