Stand Up Comedy For You
Craig Ferguson had a great time with the crowd in Stamford, CT on Friday night. On Saturday, his show at 8:00pm in Holland, PA will dedicate a portion of the proceeds to charity. Tickets are available by clicking the link on our Live Comedy Tour page. Craig will then move on to Red Bank, NJ this weekend before taking a week’s break. Danbury, CT’s News Times had a Q & A interview with Craig before Friday’s show.
WhoTunes
Faithful reader and RSA hobo @LoveAllThingsUK tweeted us to say:
For the Whovians among us, Doctor Who:Â Best Of specials are now for sale on iTunes. All three feature @nerdist. And in the Companions special, Chris sums up “Doctor Who” with a quote from our favorite Scot. 😀
Late Night Conversation New York Magazine enjoyed Craig’s chat with Sarah Paulson on Thursday’s show.
Aerial with Ariel The RSA’s @JBrianCoyle retweeted a note from @ikluft, who spotted a nice article on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association web page about Ariel Tweto, star of one of Craig’s favorite Discovery Channel shows, Flying Wild Alaska and guest on the Late Late Show. She will be back on the show in early November.
Craig and Bob
Craig was caught lunching with pal Bob Saget at an LA hotspot by the folks at TMZ who had some fun with it. Thanks to the RSA’s @colleen_byrne for spotting the clip!
Video courtesy: ceebeedubya
Tonight’s Guests Friday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are actor Jeffrey Tambor, music by Laura Jansen and comedy by Cory Kahaney. Supermodel Iman will be moved to a future date. CBS tweeted:
Find out Jeffrey Tambor’s big career announcement (& @CraigyFerg’s reaction) + Laura Jansen & Cory Kahaney perform on #LateLateShow 2nite!
East Coast Comedy Tour Craig Ferguson will be performing live at the Stamford Center for the Arts in Stamford, CT on Friday night at 8:30pm. Last-minute tickets are available by clicking the link on our Live Comedy Tour page. Craig will appear in Holland, PA (north of Philadelphia) and Red Bank, NJ this weekend before taking a week’s break from taping shows in LA.
Purple for Spirit Day
Craig is among millions of people who wore purple on Thursday to celebrate Spirit Day, which supports LGBT youth and takes a stand against bullying. BroadwayWorld.com talks about the many celebrities taking part. And Craig tweeted:
What Accent? New York Magazine marveled at Carla Guigino’s accent on Wednesday’s Late Late Show.
Brave Ahead The student newspaper at Towson University in Maryland talks about animated films and mentions Craig’s upcoming role in the Disney/Pixar feature Brave. The film will appear in a theater near you in the summer of 2012.
Rainbow Frogs
Appropriately enough for today, Craig tackles the discovery of a color-changing frog.
Video courtesy: Fergufool
Tonight’s Guests
Thursday on the Late Late Show, actor Tom Lennon is back, along with actress Sarah Paulson. On Friday, Craig chats with actor Jeffrey Tambor, and due to a scheduling change we’ll hear music from Laura Jansen and see comedian Cory Kahaney. Supermodel Iman will be moved ahead to a future date.
Nominate Craig for a People’s Choice Award This year, you can vote to nominate Craig Ferguson for a People’s Choice Award! As some longtime robot skeletons may recall, last year a write-in campaign had to be mounted because neither Craig nor Jimmy Fallon were listed as possible nominees on the list. We were among many who were quite vocal in our displeasure to the People’s choice committee who had apparently decided not to include hosts whose shows started after midnight. But it appears they were listening, because this time the list of choices is longer and Craig is among them. Our best guess is that Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien are almost certain to be three of the five final nominees, which means Craig will have to best Fallon, Andy Cohen, Carson Daly, Chelsea Handler, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel to make the fourth or fifth open spot and move on to the final vote. It is worth noting that Fallon, Kimmel and Handler all have active fan bases, so we’ll have to work hard. Vote early and often on the People’s Choice Awards website.
Craig Previews
Publications in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are talking about Craig’s upcoming appearances there this weekend. Among them are a nice longer interview on CTPost.com, acorn-online.com, the Stamford Times and one of AOL’s Patch.com outlets in New Jersey.
Dancing With Horses New York Magazine picked up on Carey Mulligan’s dance with Secretariat on Tuesday’s show.
Who Won
Photo by:Mark Davis/ PictureGroup
The eleventh Doctor Who, Matt Smith picked up the award for Best Science Fiction Actor on Spike TV’s Scream Awards on Tuesday night. BBC America’s Anglophenia blog has pictures.
TVsCraigFerguson2 Is The Place
Subscribers and friends of the RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir continue to spread the word that the previous channel for finding Craig on YouTube has been hacked and that the new place to go for daily video updates is TVsCraigFerguson2. It is becoming clear that the hacker wanted to steal the good will and thousands of subscribers built by Mal’s hard work for their own purposes. Be sure to let everyone know… the new channel is the place to be for your daily video treats. Update your bookmarks and web links!
Tonight’s Guests Wednesday on the Late Late Show, it’s a busy night with actress Carla Gugino, actor Jake Johnson and comedian Joe Matarese. On Thursday, Craig welcomes actor Tom Lennon and actress Sarah Paulson.
Who Will Do the Interviewing? Craig Ferguson is one of many talented people in his growing family. In November he’ll give us a chance to meet one more when he interviews his mother-in-law, author Linda Cunningham. Craig tweeted:
Booked Linda Cunningham author of the novel “Small Town Girl” on the show for 11 Nov. Very tough interview. #shesmymotherinlaw#fuck
Cunningham responded:
SQUEEEEE! My favorite son-in-law spilled the beans! Exciting. Thanks @CraigyFerg 🙂
Curious about Cunningham’s writing? Check out her website.
Vote for Craig Entertainment Weekly is conducting a poll, asking which is the funniest late night host? They’ll announce a winner on October 28th. Thanks to the RSA’s @bd_sd and @colleen_byrne for the head’s up.
Who’s That Doctor?
The eleventh Doctor Who, Matt Smith appeared on Monday’s show, drawing attention from Monsters & Critics, and BBC America’s Anglophenia blog. Meanwhile, the aptly named tvshowsonDVD.com is reporting on the release of the latest season of Doctor Who on DVD.
Josh and Geoff
If you’ve ever had a question for the voice of Geoff Peterson, Josh Robert Thompson about how Geoff comes to life on the Late Late Show, Josh is inviting you to tweet your questions to him so he can make a Q & A video:
I am finally making an “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Me & Geoff the Robot” Q & A video. Tweet YOUR burning questions…
As You Wish Fans of the now legendary film The Princess Bride will appreciate the cast reunion photo featured in Entertainment Weekly, complete with subtle photo tributes to the two late stars Peter Falk and Andre the Giant. “No more rhymes now, I mean it!”
Tonight’s Guests
Tuesday on the Late Late Show, Craig talks with actress Carey Mulligan and comedienne Paula Poundstone. On Wednesday, watch for actress Carla Gugino, actor Jake Johnson and comedian Joe Matarese.
Mal Hacked – New Channel Up and Running As we reported earlier on Monday, the TVsCraigFerguson YouTube account has been hacked, apparently by the same people that attacked the Sesame Street account. The RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir is urging all robot skeletons to check out the new account: TVsCraigFerguson2. Mal says complaints have been filed with YouTube but there is no word yet on when or if the old account can be restored. The old account is still there but is being controlled by the hackers… they have turned off comments. For now, please go to TVsCraigFerguson2 to see your daily dose of Craig.
DVD on Sale Tuesday Craig Ferguson‘s new stand up comedy special Does This Need To Be Said? goes on sale across the US and Canada on DVD Tuesday. It contains the full 65-minute show recorded in Nashville, TN last November, including all of the cussing that Comedy Central edited out of its version. Get a copy for yourself and more as gifts for friends!
The Doctor Is In With a last-minute schedule change, Matt Smith will be appearing on Monday night’s Late Late Show. GeekSugar.com talks about Smith’s recent award and speculates about what he might say on the show.
Liza Lights Up The Stage
In case you missed Liza Minnelli’s appearance on the Late Late Show last Friday, be sure to check it out. BroadwayWorld.com reported on her appearance where she serenaded Craig with an a capella version of a song from her new album.
Geoff’s Ass
Always classy, robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson offers up a picture of his ass:
Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes back the eleventh Doctor Who, actor Matt Smith and chats with filmmaker Joel Schumacher. Actress Maria Bello had originally been scheduled for Monday but will return at a later date. Tuesday, Craig’s guests are the charming actress Carey Mulligan and the hilariously dry Paula Poundstone.
Guest Update
Olivia Munn
The Late Late Show guest list has been updated through October 28th with the addition of Matt Smith on Monday of this week and previously bumped guests Kunal Nayyar and Olivia Munn as well as comedienne Judy Gold. You can see the full list on our Guests page.
UPDATE: The TVsCraigFerguson YouTube account has been hacked, apparently by the same people that attacked the Sesame Street account. The RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir is urging all robot skeletons to check out the new account: TVsCraigFerguson2. Mal says complaints have been filed with YouTube but there is no word yet on when or if the old account can be restored. The old account is still there but is being controlled by the hackers… they have turned off comments. It’s not clear if other videos are being posted. For now, please go to TVsCraigFerguson2 to see your daily dose of Craig.
Don’t Mention The War Craig Ferguson was stalking the tweety on Sunday and spotted a tweet from his showbiz pal, British actor, writer and comedian Charlie Higson. Charlie was gently poking fun at the popular Edwardian drama Downton Abbey, now in its second season on Britain’s ITV network. The show featured a World War One battle scene which, according to Charlie, left something to be desired:
Watching WW1 on #Downtonabbey Trench warfare doesn’t look as bad as everyone makes out. There were only 6 Germans apparently.
Craig responded, chiding his friend for telling secrets about the show:
@monstroso Enough with the spoilers Charlie. #Downtonabbey 2nd season is not showing in US yet. Now I know there’s a war & 6 Germans. #arse.
Charlie jokingly replied that he wouldn’t spoil other parts of the show:
Downton Abbey is seen in the United States on PBS, but airs a few months after its premiere on ITV in the UK. For British viewers, the second season debuted in September. Americans will have to wait until January of 2012. The first season‘s DVD set is said to already be among the best selling television dramas of all time, so to all of our Anglophiles readers, enjoy your next obsession!
Pennsylvania Needs You As the website PhillyBurbs.com reports, tickets are still available for Craig’s live stand up performance in the Philadelphia suburb of Holland on Saturday night. Along with Pennsylvania, Craig is performing live shows in Connecticut and New Jersey this week. Tickets are still available for all shows. The links are all on our Live Comedy Tour page. And as we reported in our most recent post, tickets for Craig’s Hollywood, Florida show will go on sale October 26th. We’ll post that ticket link as soon as it becomes available.
Special On Sale Tuesday!
Craig’s stand up comedy special Does This Need To Be Said? goes on sale on DVD Tuesday across the US and Canada. The show will also be running on Comedy Central over the next several months in its edited form. The DVD will run the full 65 minutes, filled with cussing goodness.
A Scottish Tune
As another portion of Craig’s appearance on Ce Soir Avec Arthur reaches the internet, Craig favors us with a Scottish song:
Thanks again to one of our Euroskelly friends for finding the link.
This Week’s Guests
Sarah Paulson
Get ready for another week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show, beginning Monday as Craig talks with actor Matt Smith and film director Joel Schumacher. Tuesday, actress Carey Mulligan returns to the show, along with comedienne Paula Poundstone. On Wednesday, watch for actress Carla Gugino, actor Jake Johnson and comedian Joe Matarese who has opened Craig’s live shows and will do so again soon! Actor Tom Lennon and actress Sarah Paulson are in the studio on Thursday. And on Friday, Craig’s guests are actor Jeffrey Tambor and supermodel Iman.
Stand Up Special Craig Ferguson‘s new stand up comedy special Does This Need To Be Said? premiered Saturday night to a whole new audience. Of course, some of the robot skeleton hobos who are regular readers of rsanews.com actually got to see the special being made in Nashville almost a year ago. And many more had a chance to see the special for the first time last February on the premium cable channel EPIX or on EpixHD.com. But now the floodgates are open as millions more will have a chance to see Craig’s latest special on basic cable with its debut on Comedy Central.
The special will appear several times on Comedy Central in the coming months. In the meantime, you won’t see it on EPIX or EpixHD.com but it will be back next summer there. And it’s not available for streaming on Netflix for a while because the DVD goes on sale Tuesday across the US and Canada. The Comedy Central version will be edited a bit shorter to fit into its one-hour time slot but the DVD will contain the full 65-minute show and all of the cussing you could ever want.
Tickets On Sale Soon for Miami Craig’s last scheduled tour stop for the year is in Hollywood, Florida just north of Miami at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena. Tickets for the event go on sale Wednesday, October 26th for the November 20th event, according to the LLS website. The Hard Rock has not yet posted a ticket link on its website but we’ll add the link to our Live Comedy Tour page as soon as it is available. Book early to avoid disappointment! Thanks to the RSA’s @NancyInTampa for spotting the updated post!
Press for the Special
Craig’s special was recommended as one of the weekend’s best bets by tv.com and GateHouse News Service.
Kudos for Betty Time Magazine picked Betty White’s presidential announcement as one of it’s best television moments of the week.
Craig Dancing with a Panda
More clips of Craig’s appearance on Ce Soir Avec Arthur are finding their way onto the internet, including Craig dancing to a little “Cotton Eyed Joe” with a Panda:
Video courtesy: CraigBlackOps
Thanks to one of our Euroskelly connections for spotting the link.
The RSA’s @JBrianCoyle retweeted a note from @ikluft, who spotted a nice article on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association web page about Ariel Tweto, star of one of Craig’s favorite Discovery Channel shows, Flying Wild Alaska and guest on the Late Late Show. She will be back on the show in early November.
Friday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are actor Jeffrey Tambor, music by Laura Jansen and comedy by Cory Kahaney. Supermodel Iman will be moved to a future date. CBS tweeted:
