Trivia Question: What comedian was the first host of The Tonight Show?
Answer: Steve Allen
The Tonight Show was meant to be a variety program that would entertain Americans with riffs on current events and routines by famous comedians or musicians. Steve Allen originally began the program as a radio show. In 1954, he made the move to television and began one of America’s longest-running variety programs.
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