Holiday Spirit

Craig Ferguson has been enjoying the week before Christmas with festive set decorations, bright neckties and some Sean Connery moments. We’ll be able to enjoy more holiday fun on Friday night, before the show moves into encore presentations for the next two weeks, including some episodes from the fall and Craig’s trip to Scotland back in the spring. New episodes will resume on January 7th. See below for details.

Lynn’s Letter
Craig’s sister, writer/actress/comedienne Lynn Ferguson has started a new blog and is quickly gaining fans with her wonderful writing. In her latest installment, Lynn writes a letter to her 16-year-old self.

Electro-Foxx

Upcoming Late Late Show guest Jamie Foxx confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that he will be in the next installment of the Spiderman film franchise.



Kajlich’s Commitment
Upcoming guest Bianca Kajlich tells the online newspaper Examiner.com about the future of her sitcom Rules of Engagement and they kind of ending the cast would like to see.

Wavy Up Top

The RSA’s @goldenmonkey found a unique way to top his Christmas tree this year, with a little help from a familiar friend from Louisiana.




Christmas Wishes
Craig and the Muppets’ own Pepe the King Prawn wish you a Merry Christmas.

Video courtesy: fergs4life

Tonight’s Guests
Thursday on the Late Late Show, Producer/director Quentin Tarantino is Craig’s guest. And on Friday, Craig welcomes actor Jamie Foxx and actress Bianca Kajlich.

Guest Update

The guest listings have been updated through January 4th. There will be no show on Monday, December 24th due to holiday programming. The rest of the week, we’ll see shows from the fall with Regis Philbin, Katie Aselton, Jim Parsons, the band Dispatch, Ethan Hawke, the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mindy Kaling and Carrot Top. And in the first week of January, we can enjoy a rebroadcast of Craig’s trip to Scotland with Mila Kunis, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rashida Jones,
David Sedaris, Ariel Tweto, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and the band The Imagineers. You can see the complete listings on our Guests page.

Holiday Greetings
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As the Late Late Show moves into its annual holiday break, we will also take a break from our daily news updates. We will return on Monday, January 7th, as the show resumes new episodes.

To our many loyal readers, we wish you a merry Christmas, a belated happy Hanukkah, a happy Kwanzaa and greetings for whatever you might be celebrating, along with our hopes for a happy and prosperous new year. We are grateful that you spend a little time with us each day and look forward to bringing you more Craig news in 2013. Enjoy your holidays and we’ll see you soon!
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Craig Coming to Nevada, Michigan
Craig Ferguson has added three stand up comedy performances in February. He will appear for two nights at The Venetian in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday, February 8th and 9th, and he will perform at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on Saturday, February 23rd, after appearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the evening before. Tickets for the Mt. Pleasant show go on sale December 22nd. You can find the all the details including a link for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Craig Crossword

 
The RSA’s @sjump54 spotted a familiar face in the center of the crossword puzzle in Ohio’s Norwalk Reflector newspaper. Hint: Guess who is 18 Across?







Tarantino’s Turn
Mild spoilers inside: Upcoming Late Late Show guest Quentin Tarantino talks to TV Guide about his film Django Unchained and how Hollywood has not treated the film’s time period in the same way before.

Three Ships

The RSA’s @hoborobot is in the holiday spirit, putting together a group of carolers we’d like to see at our door.




Sexy Physics Teacher
Craig takes a moment to channel a sexy physics teacher:

Video courtesy: le starkky

Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, watch for producer Judd Apatow and actress Joanne Froggatt. Producer/director Quentin Tarantino is Craig’s guest on Thursday.

Guest Update

Several names have been added to the list of guests for future tapings, including Krysten Ritter, Guillermo Del Toro, Jenna Elfman, Lena Dunham, DJ Qualls, Don Cheadle, Carrie Fisher, Kristen Bell and Michael Weatherly. You can see the most current listings on our Guests page any time.

Update:  Craig Ferguson has added three live stand up comedy dates to his February schedule, including two shows at The Venetian in Las Vegas February 8th and 9th, and the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on February 23rd. Tickets for the Vegas shows are on sale now and tickets for Michigan go on sale Saturday, December 22nd. Check on the full details including dates, times, directions and links for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Another Network
The New York Daily News, Broadway World and the Huffington Post are reporting that NBC is considering asking Late Night host Jimmy Fallon to take over as host of The Tonight Show when Jay Leno‘s contract expires in 2014. The network has been down this road before, with the much-publicized debacle that named Conan O’Brien as Leno’s replacement five years ahead of time, only to push O’Brien out after only seven months on the job.

Another Craig
The New York Daily News, the Huffington Post and MediaBisto.com are reporting that former Late Late Show host Craig Kilborn has shot a pilot for a daily news satire show for CNN. There’s no word on whether the show will be picked up but with former NBC executive Jeff Zucker taking over as head of CNN, some changes are bound to be in store for the news network.

Apaptow’s Apt Attempts

The Dallas Morning News recently interviewed upcoming Late Late Show guest Judd Apatow about his latest film and having his family be part of the show.



Froggatt Finery
The UK’s Daily Mail newspaper is covering the cast of Downton Abbey as the travel to the US to promote the show’s third season, including upcoming guest Joanne Froggatt.

Holiday Flamingo

The RSA’s @HMSFox thought Craig and Geoff might appreciate a Christmas decoration she spotted in a store, complete with built-in lights.




Craig Dances
Craig gets inspired by a member of the studio audience to show of some dance moves.

Video courtesy: le starkky

Tonight’s Guests
Tuesday on the Late Late Show, Craig interviews actor Don Johnson and stylist Brad Goreski. On Wednesday, watch for producer Judd Apatow and actress Joanne Froggatt.

Lynn Blogs
Craig Ferguson‘s talented sister, writer/actress/comedienne Lynn Ferguson, has started a new blog. Her first entry is a story about her son’s pet hamster passing away and the natural desire to sometimes insulate children from the difficult parts of life. It’s timely and touching.

Don Johnson Returns

Upcoming Late Late Show guest Don Johnson is back on the big screen in Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. On the website AceShowbiz.com, Johnson is interviewed and they show a clip from the film.



Brad’s Ballad
Upcoming guest Brad Goreski recently sang a song for OK magazine, channeling Madonna.

Geoff Moonlighting

While out doing some Christmas shopping, the RSA’s @LunaTechChick spotted Geoff Peterson doing a little moonlighting in a Santa outfit.




Craig Gets ‘Oooed’
Craig reacts to the audience after being “oooed.”

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig chats with actress Sarah Chalke and author Anne Rice. On Tuesday, Craig’s guests are actor Don Johnson and stylist Brad Goreski. .

Best Late-Night Moments
New York Magazine‘s “Vulture” (popular culture) section has cataloged the best moments of late-night television of 2012, including a moment from one of the Late Late Show’s famous power outages. As you’ll see, our fearless leader Craig Ferguson knows how to squeeze some comedy out of just about any situation.

Video courtesy: CBS

Chalke One Up

Upcoming Late Late Show guest Sarah Chalke has a new sitcom coming to ABC in April, called How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life). As Entertainment Weekly explains, it’s a mid-season replacement show, but with a pretty impressive cast.



More Wolves
Upcoming guest Anne Rice has a new novel coming out. As DreadCentral.com reports, it’s a sequel to her popular book, The Wolf Gift called The Wolves of Midwinter.

Craig on Ellen
Back in 2009, Craig Ferguson appeared on Ellen Degeneres’ daytime talk show.

Video courtesy: caseymnj

This Week’s Guests

It’s the final week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show (pre-recorded over the past few weeks to give the crew a little extra time off for the holidays) beginning Monday with actress Sarah Chalke and author Anne Rice. On Tuesday, Craig’s guests are actor Don Johnson and stylist Brad Goreski. On Wednesday, watch for producer Judd Apatow and actress Joanne Froggatt. Producer/director Quentin Tarantino is Craig’s guest on Thursday. And on Friday, Craig welcomes actor Jamie Foxx and actress Bianca Kajlich. We will be updating the Guests page with the lineups for the weeks of December 24th and 31st as they are released by CBS.

Look For The Helpers
Thanks to Josh Robert Thompson, who reminded us of a quote from Fred Rogers that is so appropriate during days like these:

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” – Mister Rogers

Doing What Can Be Done

The RSA’s @bgrhubarb passed along a link that shows the good that a determined group of people or just one motivated person can do, to make things better for someone else, via BuzzFeed.com.



Keeping Us Laughing
We know that we can count on Craig Ferguson to keep us laughing, as he did Friday night with guest Wolfgang Puck, as TheBrasier.com noticed.

December Birthdays

Saturday, December 15th is the birthday of actor Tim Conway, actor Don Johnson, actor Garrett Wang and actor Adam Brody. Sunday, December 16th is the birthday of author Jane Austen, actor Sam Robards, actor Benjamin Bratt and composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Here, the late, great Dudley Moore of Beyond the Fringe fame, performs his brilliant Beethoven sonata parody:

Video courtesy: jondinerstein