Tour Rolls On
Craig Ferguson‘s New Deal Tour rolls on across New England and into Canada this week, with stops Wednesday at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, Thursday at the Flynn Center in Burlington, Vermont, and a pair of shows Saturday night in Montreal. You can see the full tour schedule with dates, times, locations and links for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page. The Burlington Free Press newspaper talked with Craig to preview his upcoming show.

Edinburgh Awaits Craig’s Return
After more than 20 years away, Craig will be back at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Last time, he was doing stand up comedy in character as “Bing Hitler.” This time, he’ll be himself, hosting his SiriusXM radio show. The show will be on at its regular time in the U.S., which means the live shows will be late at night in Scotland. The Spectator and The Guardian newspapers are previewing the festival, and both make note of Craig’s upcoming appearances in his home country.

Double Doctor
As part of the festivities at ComicCon in San Diego, the BBC released a trailer for this year’s Christmas special episode of Doctor Who, which will feature two Doctors in Peter Capaldi‘s final episode. If you’re a fan of the show’s early days, you’ll appreciate what’s ahead.

Craig on Today
Since Craig has been appearing on the east coast, he used the opportunity to drop in on Kathie Lee and Hoda on The Today Show last week. As usual, hilarity ensued.

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East Coast Tour Begins This Week
Craig Ferguson‘s New Deal Tour, which has stretched from sea to shining sea since launching in 2015, will be on the east coast for the second half of July, including stops this week in Red Bank, New Jersey; Peekskill, New York; Montclair, New Jersey and Town Hall in New York City. Next week, Craig has stops in Westhampton Beach and Huntington, New York; The Wilbur in Boston and in Burlington, Vermont before wrapping up the month with a pair of shows in Montreal. You can see the full tour listings, along with venues, dates, times and links to tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

New Guests, New Shows
New shows, you say? New guests, you say? All righty then, we say. Coming up this week on Craig’s SiriusXM radio show from New York will be Ricky Gervais, Kathie Lee Gifford, Steve Guttenberg and David Itzkoff, followed next week by Rachael Ray, Jim Gaffigan, Candace Bushnell, Natasha Leggero and more.

New Doctor
In a trailer aired during the men’s final of Wimbledon, the 13th Doctor for the long-running British TV series Doctor Who was unveiled. See the trailer in the story reported by the BCC. It will be respected actress Jodie Whittaker, who coincidentally played alongside 10th Doctor David Tennant in the original UK series Broadchurch. It will be the first time the Doctor has been portrayed by a woman. Whittaker replaces 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi, who will leave the series in this year’s Christmas special.

Corden’s Third On The Way
Late Late Show host James Corden and his wife Julia are expecting their third child, according to The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets. The couple have a son and daughter, ages 6 and 2.

Being The Clue Giver
Sometimes on Celebrity Name Game, Craig simply needed to have his special effect before he could on.

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Pre-Show Publicity
The latest leg of Craig Ferguson‘s centipede-sized New Deal Tour gets started later this month, and the pre-show publicity machine is already rolling. Craig did a nice podcast interview with the Asbury Park Press newspaper, where he talked about his career, doing stand up comedy and Game of Thrones. He also spoke with the ABC Radio station in New York about politics in comedy. And be sure to set those DVRs! As Craig gears up for his east coast run, he’ll be appearing on the 10-11am hour of NBC’s Today Show on Tuesday, July 18, reports Headline Planet. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for spotting it first.

Montreal To Honor Craig
When Craig appears for a pair of shows at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, he will also receive the festival’s Alumni Tribute Award, reports the Montreal Gazette. One of Craig’s first appearances in North America was at the festival, and it helped lead to other opportunities along the way.

Radio Show Bingo
Craig Ferguson fan @Stimpsonjcat67 put together a bingo game you can play while listening to Craig’s SiruisXM show. It features things that seem to happen on almost every show, like when Craig or Joe step away from the microphone, Craig says “Tweety” or when he cusses. It’s a great idea. Play along and have fun!

Second Chances
We haven’t shown an exciting final round of Celebrity Name Game for a while, so here’s one from “second chance week.”

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Back To Work
As the extended Independence Day holiday winds to a close, Craig Ferguson and Company will be returning to work on the SiriusXM Radio show and preparing for Craig’s upcoming stand up comedy tour of the east coast. Craig is coming back soon from some time off in Scotland (and Norway, according to his tweets), and he’ll be joined (pre-taped) on Wednesday by comedian Paul Scheer, Thursday by comedian Jen Kirkman and on Friday by the multitalented Josh Robert Thompson. Next week’s guests include Paul Schaffer, Laura Lippman, Dave Attell, Denis Leary, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lawrence Block, Seth Meyers, Meredith Vieira, David Itzkoff, SiriusXM host Raven and Artie Lange. New episodes will return later this month.

In The Scottish Press
Scotland’s Sunday Herald newspaper profiled Craig last week. The story promotes Craig’s upcoming appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but also recounts his journey from stand up comedy in Scotland to American television and more.

Preparing To Tour
Craig has been doing some other interviews to prepare for his stand up tour later this month. He was interviewed by a New Jersey radio station about his career and upcoming show in Red Bank, and he spoke at length with the Montreal Gazette about his two planned shows at Just For Laughs. Thanks to the RSA’s @bghrubarb for spotting those posts.

A Bit Of Fry
Craig recently did an excellent interview on the radio show with the always interesting Stephen Fry. If you didn’t have a chance to hear it, enjoy.

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Craig To Return To Montreal
Get ready, Canadian roboskellies: Craig Ferguson is making his return to the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal with two shows on Saturday, July 29. Craig first appeared on the Montreal stage 30 years ago, as a visiting comedian from Scotland, and he has been back several times over the years hosting shows at the festival. You can find ticket information on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Bill Nye Is Back
Bill Nye the science guy’s show Bill Nye Saves The World is returning for a second season on Netflix, reports ComingSoon.net. Former Late Late Show Executive Producer Michael Naidus is the showrunner and Executive Producer for the show, and former LLS guest and astronomer Phil Plait is the show’s head science writer.

Blue Leopard
Not unlike the cat at the end of the Late Late Show that wasn’t a real cat, Craig explains on Celebrity Name Game that there’s no such thing as a blue leopard.

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A Short Break

We’ll be taking a week off, but will return with our regularly weekly post on Wednesday, July 5th. Of course, if there is any breaking Craigy news, we’ll be sure to pass it along. Thank you as always to our loyal readers!

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A Little Time Off
Craig Ferguson and Company will be taking a little time off from the production of the daily radio show. As we head into the end of June and the beginning of July, Craig will be playing some “best of” episodes on his SiriusXM show. Guests in the next few weeks will include: Lauren Graham, Stephen Fry, Ben Schwartz, Angela Kinsey, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Joe Walsh, Jay Chandrasekhar, Wendie Malick, Mark Normand, Chris Parnell, a replay of the recent live show at Largo LA, Bert Kreischer, Shadoe Stevens, Josh Robert Thompson, Paul Scheer and Jen Kirkman. And we’re keeping an eye out for any additional stand up comedy performances in July (Psst! Hey Canada, we’re looking at you). You can find the latest details about locations, dates, times and ticket links on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Big Yin, Big Art
Legendary Scottish comedian Billy Connolly turns 75 this year, and Glasgow is paying tribute by painting three huge murals, representing different moments from his career. As BBC Scotland reports, they have been added to the city’s official mural trail. Lang may yer lum reek, Big Yin. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for spotting the story.

Late Late Show In London
If you haven’t had a chance to see some of James Corden‘s week of episodes of The Late Late Show In London, check them out. He had a chance to talk and sing with a bunch of celebrity guests back home and had a great time.

Schooled in Comedy
One day on Celebrity Name Game, Craig took us to stand up comedy school:

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Stand Up Shows Coming Soon
It’s been a while, but Craig Ferguson is gearing up to do some stand up comedy appearances this summer. So far on the list are Red Bank and Montclair in New Jersey; Peekskill, Westhampton Beach, Huntington and Manhattan in New York; Burlington in Vermont and Boston. Fans will know Craig has appeared at several of these locations before, including the Count Basie Theatre and the Wilbur. Most of the tickets are on sale now or will be in the next couple of days. If additional dates are confirmed, we’ll add them to our Live Comedy Tour page. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb, @Colleen_Byrne and @NancyInTampa who were among the first to spot the new shows, and thanks to the people behind the scenes @TheCFergShow who posted the dates as well.

Upcoming Guests
Jerrod Carmichael and Matt Walsh are among Craig’s upcoming guests this week on his SiriusXM radio show. More will be announced soon.

Bond, James Bond
If you’re a fan of the James Bond series of films, you probably have a “favorite” Bond, from among the actors who have portrayed the British spy. One of the men who held the role the longest was Roger Moore, who passed away in May. Moore’s Bond was more camp and self-aware than the others. He was willing to let his audience in on the joke while still keeping the “thrill” in pictures meant to be thrillers. A man named Marc Haynes posted a note on his Facebook page about his two encounters with Moore, and it says a lot about what a movie star can be, and should be.

Falcon Facts
Just when you thought you heard it all on Celebrity Name Game, Craig turns up with some facts about falcons.

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