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Johnny Carson’s Eight Most Embarrassing Drunk Guests

For three decades, Johnny Carson ruled late night as the king of television.

On The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Hollywood legends walked through the curtain expecting laughs, applause — and sometimes redemption.

But in a different era — before social media and strict PR control — some stars showed up shockingly intoxicated.

Tonight, we count down the 8 most notoriously drunk Tonight Show guests:

Peter O'Toole — The eloquent inebriate

Oliver Reed — Too wild to even appear

Zsa Zsa Gabor — Vodka and diamonds

Orson Welles — Drunk genius unleashed

Raymond Burr — Perry Mason’s fall

Dean Martin — When the act became real

Shelley Winters — Chaos incarnate

Truman Capote — The most uncomfortable interview ever

From slurred monologues…
To stolen cue cards…
To early commercial breaks called out of desperation…

These weren’t just awkward interviews.
They were live television teetering on collapse.

And through it all, Carson’s composure became legendary.

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