Monday Night Announcement
Just before taping began this afternoon in Los Angeles for Monday night’s Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson tweeted:

Time to shake this shit up a little. Big announcement on the show tonight.

CBS added:

2Nite @CraigyFerg announces big #LateLateShow news! Plus @IAmDonCheadle talks Weinergate & @BrooklynDDecker discusses her sweaty dog-12:37am

Craig’s assistant Rebecca Tucker tweeted:

I love big announcements!

One of the last times Craig made a big announcement, it was about getting married:
Video courtesy: TheRealHappyEmo

Another time was when his son Liam was born.  But this time, it’s something very different!

Craig Is Going To France!
Craig and company are taking the show on the road! They will be taping a week of shows in Paris.  Kristen Bell will be coming along… as well as Geoff Petersen. The shows will be recorded during the week of June 13th-17th and will air on CBS August 1st-5th. Le Late Show Avec Craig Ferguson… we’ll be watching!

The RSA’s @laulln spotted a French blog that claims Craig Ferguson will be making an appearance on Jacques “Arthur” Essbag‘s late night talk show. Reading the clunky Google translation of the original blog, it appears that Craig will record an appearance on Ce soir avec Arthur on June 13th. However, Arthur’s show is apparently also on hiatus and the show featuring Craig may not air until September. That appearance has not been confirmed… and there’s no word on whether Arthur will pop up again on Craig’s show but we’ll be watching for more news.

You may remember last November when Craig got word about the French talk show host’s show opening video and puppet-laden dance segments, which looked awfully familiar. Arthur called his versions of Craig’s show a “tribute” rather than plagiarism. Craig decided to let it slide and invited his French counterpart to make a guest appearance on the Late Late Show. Arthur invited Craig to return the favor in France someday, and a possible appearance has been rumored since January. We’ll keep you posted.

Honoring Veterans
Rebecca also tweeted today about a show she enjoyed:

“Surviving D Day” on @discovery is a must see. side effects include randomly hugging all the old men i see today who might be WWII vets

Karaoke Outing
Craig Ferguson sings his own theme song but Jimmy Fallon sings karaoke, according to TMZ.

Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig interviews actor Don Cheadle and actress Brooklyn Decker.  Tuesday, Craig welcomes TV host Howie Mandel, explorer Wendy Booker (and Craig’s kangaroo bits), plus music by The Goldberg Sisters.

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