LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Johnny Carson ruled as king of late-night TV, Ed McMahon was the prince of second bananas. McMahon's great talent as Carson's "Tonight Show" sidekick was reacting to his every ...

LOS ANGELES | Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson who made the phrase "H-e-e-e-e-re's Johnny" famous, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 86. It was a little over three years ago that McMahon, looking ...