Impressive Impressions
Craig Ferguson tweeted today (as did Josh Robert Thompson), telling his fans about a talented impressionist.  He tweeted the link twice, thinking that some people might have had trouble making it work the first time:

I kind of loved this. // Sorry everyone I’m a tweety buffoon. Here’s the link again to that thing I kind of loved.  http://www.openculture.com/2011/07/impressionist_does_shakespeare_in_celebrity_voices.html

In case the link didn’t work for you, we have it below.  It’s a video of actor/comedian/impressionist Jim Meskimen. He is known from big screen roles in There Will Be Blood, Frost/Nixon and Magnolia but is also a noted stand up comedian. Here, he does 25 impressions (including a pretty decent Craig Ferguson) while reading Clarence’s monologue from Richard III:

Video courtesy: jimmeskimen

Schedule Change with Doctor Who Actor
Although it has not popped up on the network’s schedule yet, LLS Producer Michael Naidus sent out an early tweet:

Notable scheduling change for all my fellow Dr. Who fans — Matt Smith will now be appearing with Craig on Friday, July 29.

We’ll watch for the schedule update to see if any other guests are  shifted around to make room and post the updates on our Guests page.  Note:  To our knowledge, the taping date of July 25 for Matt Smith remains the same.  The show is taping extra episodes on Monday and Tuesday the 25th and 26th, before Craig hits the road for stand up comedy appearances in Canada and in Boston next weekend.

In response to a viewer question about whether he could wear a costume, Naidus also said:

Please talk to 1Iota regarding proper dress at our tapings. In general, costumes are not permitted at tapings on our lot.

From what we’ve been told, safety and security are the main reasons for the rule, so if you plan to attend a taping of the show at CBS Television City, remember the policy and dress in your day-to-day clothing.

Eddie Rocks LA
Eddie Izzard performed Wednesday evening at the Hollywood Bowl; the first solo stand up comedian ever to perform on that stage.  Craig was there, along with his assistant Rebecca Tucker who tweeted:

Eddie Izzard’s show was great. Even better:counting the number of plastic surgeryed old people faces in the crowd. #leaveyourfacealone!

Dueling Impressions
New York Magazine enjoyed Craig and Breckin Meyer’s exchange of voices on Wednesday’s show.

Murdoch Down Under
Craig’s monologue about the News International phone hacking scandal and its Australian-American owner Rupert Murdoch is getting coverage in the Australian media.  The Sydney Morning Herald story lists jokes and comments from several satirists and also includes a Taiwanese animated news story about Murdoch, his wife and the man who put a pie in his face at a British Parliamentary hearing.  If you’ve never seen Taiwanese animated news… it’s hard to describe.  We’ll settle for odd, raunchy and amusing but you be the judge.

Tonight’s Guests
Thursday on the Late Late Show, it’s actor Bryan Cranston and musician Amos Lee.  Friday, Craig interviews actor John Goodman and actress Jayma Mays.

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