Johnny Carson to David Letterman: ‘I do not perform well without this desk’ When Carson stopped by Late Night with David Letterman for an interview in May of 1985, he excused himself before ...

Television Want Johnny Carson's desk? A trove of TV memorabilia is up for auction June 2, 20235:00 AM ET By Gabriel J. Sánchez ...

Previously Heritage Galleries sold Carson's on-air microphone at auction for $50,787.Among the unique features of the gold-colored, inlaid top desk: a hidden, sliding ashtray holder Carson used to ...

kept tanking. Carson, who hosted “The Tonight Show” from 1962 to 1992, used the desk between 1974 and 1981. He died in January at age 79. The auction will be held on Oct. 8. 0 Comments Love 0 0 ...

The online auction, which ends on June 4, puts a fine point to a career of collecting that all started with some Carson cue cards. But not everything in the Comisar collection is up for sale.

Hollywood memorabilia collector James Comisar looks to relinquish a trove of treasures — from scripts to costumes and even fake mustaches — that have taken decades to amass.

"I ran home, grabbed a Pop-Tart and sat there watching all these great shows," he told NPR. Later, when he learned the iconic costumes and props were being thrown away he knew he had to take action.

Johnny Carson's Tonight Show set. "I ran home, grabbed a Pop-Tart and sat there watching all these great shows," he told NPR. Later, when he learned the iconic costumes and props were being thrown ...

How about Johnny Carson's desk from The Tonight Show set? Or the prop rifle that made Jed Clampett a millionaire in the Beverly Hillbillies? It's all up for auction, as Hollywood memorabilia collector ...