Craig Card Dropped from Set
Artist Len Peralta announced today that the Craig Ferguson “Geek-A-Week” trading card planned for release in November had to be dropped from the set.  Peralta would not comment on why the card was dropped but did tell us that any RSA folks who contributed to the project specifically to get the Craig card can cancel their pledges.  If you contributed, you should have an email regarding the change. The Craig card will be replaced with one of the Mythbusters, Tory Belleci.  The announcement is posted Peralta’s page on kickstarter.com.

Geoff Tattoo
Speaking of the Mythbusters, Grant Imahara sent out a fun tweet Friday, which Craig retweeted with a comment:

“@grantimahara: Yep, it’s a @GeoffTheRobot tattoo… http://twitpic.com/6pcgbs” Darn Robot! It’s like A Star is Born & I’m not Barbara. #jealous.

Craig on Nerdist TV Show Saturday
Craig will appear on the series premiere of the @Nerdist television show on BBC America.  Host Chris Hardwick has been doing his podcast online for years and now has the chance to bring the show to a new audience.  His guests for the debut show are Craig and the eleventh Doctor Who, Matt Smith.  BBC America’s Anglophenia blog posted a list Friday of some of the best @Nerdist podcasts of the past.  And one of the promos for the show features Craig.  Thanks to the RSA’s @SexyCraigFerg for the link.

Video courtesy: BBCAmerica

Tonight’s Guests
Friday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are actor Gerard Butler and actress Kat Dennings.  CBS tweeted:

2NITE @OfficialKat meets @GeofftheRobot on #LateLateShow w/ @CraigyFerg http://bit.ly/qqukCb, + Gerard Butler, 12:37am ET/PT! #2BrokeGirls

CBS event sent a rare promo clip:
Video courtesy: CBS

Craig on Sesame Street Tuesday

DVR Alert:  Mark your calendars:  Craig Ferguson‘s appearance on the children’s program Sesame Street will be seen on most PBS stations across the country on Tuesday, September 27th. Details of the segment and the planned air date are mentioned on the Muppet Wiki page.  The show airs at a wide variety of times from early morning to late afternoon, depending on where you live, so be sure to check your local listings for the time “in your region”.   PBS posted the segment earlier this week.  Thanks to the RSA’s @ZombieJam for the reminder.

Tallahassee Tickets On Sale Friday
Ticket’s to Craig’s stand up comedy performance in Tallahassee, Florida on November 18th go on sale Friday at 10:00am ET.  We have ticket link on our Live Comedy Tour page.  Remember, this is a Florida State University event, so there are only a limited number of tickets available to the general public.  Book early to avoid disappointment!

Craig Near Minneapolis/Saint Paul Saturday and Sunday
Craig will perform at the Mystic Lake Casino just south of Minneapolis this weekend.  The local CBS website in Minneapolis interviewed Craig about the upcoming show, the anthrax letter, politics, the Late Late Show and more.



Nerdist on the WTF Podcast
As he continues his rounds promoting his upcoming Nerdist television show on BBC America this Saturday, the @Nerdist Chris Hardwick is interviewed on fellow comedian Marc Maron‘s WTF Podcast.  Thanks to the RSA’s @SexyCraigFerg for the link.  He posted a preview of the show on his own website, lists some favorite Whovian moments on BBC America’s Anglophenia blogand of course Hardwick is on the Late Late Show Thursday night, promoting his show which features Craig.  Our fearless leader tweeted about the cross-promotion:

My pal @nerdist on my show tonight plugging his BBC show Saturday on which I appear plugging my show. #postmoderndigitalreacharound.

Who Knows Details?
The BBC has released some details about the upcoming Christmas episode of Doctor Who.  There are mild spoilers in the article on TheMarySue.com.  Thanks to the RSA’s @HMSFox for the link.

Tonight’s Guests
Thursday on the Late Late Show, Craig reads emails with Chris Hardwick and interviews actor Billy Gardell.  Friday marks the return of actor Gerard Butler and actress Kat Dennings, about whom Craig tweeted on Thursday:

The lovely @Officialkat on the show Friday. Until that beeyotch showed up Andy Rooney and I were the hottest mamacitas on CBS

And Dennings tweeted:

Watch Craig Ferguson extra carefully on Friday…a Kat Dennings-shaped gnome might pop up near him

New Arthur Promo
A new promo has been posted for Craig’s upcoming appearance on the October 10th season premiere of  Jacques “Arthur” Essebag‘s talk show on the French Comedie+ channel.  In it, we see a bit more of Craig’s opening musical number as well as the start of his monologue in French!  You can read the article from ozap.com in French or in English.

Video courtesy: ozap.com

Craig Adds Third Florida Stop
Craig Ferguson will headline Florida State University’s homecoming celebration on Friday, November 18th at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, before heading on to Fort Myers and Miami on the 19th and 20th. Most tickets are reserved for FSU students but some will be available to the general public. They will go on sale Friday through the center’s box office and Ticketmaster. We have added the link to our Live Comedy Tour page and will update it when the tickets go on sale. Thanks to the RSA’s @Fergufool for the heads up!


Nerdist on Chelsea
In a busy week promoting the premiere of his new television show Saturday night on BBC American, the @Nerdist Chris Hardwick will appear on Chelsea Lately tonight on E!, as he tweeted:

I love photobombing @JenKirkman!!! We’re on @ChelseaLately tonight w/ Lavelle Crawford & Gavin Rossdale. http://say.ly/APDJXh

And Hardwick will also be on comedian Mark Maron‘s WTF Podcast on Thursday, as Maron announced:

Tomorrow on @WTFpod….@nerdist! For reals.

Don’t Mention It
LLS Producer Michael Naidus tweeted Wednesday evening:

Whatever you do, Don’t. Mention. The Woman. In. The. Hat.

Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes back actor James Spader.  If Craig can keep him from taking up the whole show (if you remember, he bumped Rose Byrne from the show in 2009, causing Craig to joke about it later),  actress Juno Temple is also scheduled to be a guest.  Thursday, Craig checks emails with the @Nerdist Chris Hardwick and interviews actor Billy Gardell.

UPDATE: Craig is adding Tallahassee, Florida to his fall tour schedule. He will perform as the headline act at Florida State University’s homecoming celebration on Friday, November 18th, before heading on to Fort Myers and Miami on the 19th and 20th. Most of the tickets have been reserved for Florida State students but some will be available to the general public. They will go on sale Friday. We have added the link to our Live Comedy Tour page and will update it when the tickets go on sale.  Thanks to the RSA’s @Fergufool for the heads up!

Craig Ferguson Trading Card Image Released!
As part of the second edition of his Geek-A-Week series of trading cards, artist Len Peralta has just released the first look at the Craig Ferguson card.  It portrays Craig in the style of the eleventh Doctor Who Matt Smith, holding a sonic screwdriver, with Karen Gillan‘s character of Amy Pond in the background.  Why Smith and Gillan?  Take a listen to Peralta’s podcast, where he interviews Craig and the story behind the card unfolds.  You can also check out the Geek-A-Week site to get a close up look at the front of the card with the image of Craig and the card back, which features a mini-biography written by Washington DC-area comedians Paul and Storm.

So you might be asking, how do I get the Craig Ferguson trading card?  You can pre-order the 15-card set that includes Craig’s card (the card is not available separately) by going to Peralta’s page on kickstarter.com which includes a range of donation options.  For a minimum donation of ten dollars, you can reserve a set of cards and will receive the full pack when they are printed (Peralta tells us he hopes the printing will happen in November).  Or you can take a look at some of the other donation options, which come with some nice benefits, such as autographs, a bonus card and more.  The ThinkGeek.com site also has the first two (of four) portions of Peralta’s original set of 52 Geek-A-Week trading cards.  As more donations come in, he’ll be able to print the second half of the original set, which features geeks like Grant Imahara, Adam Savage, Chris Hardwick and more. And the RSA’s @Colleen_Byrne reminds us that the Geek-A-Week podcasts are available not only through their website but on iTunes.

Craig Among Top Whovians
BBC America’s Anglophenia blog names Craig one of its top five celebrity fans of Doctor Who. Check out who else made the list!

Wilford Brimley on the LLS?
Craig told his Monday night audience that after more than a week of Wilford Brimley impressions and jokes, the LLS is booking the 76 year-old to appear on the show.  It appears that Brimley may be in the studio on Monday the 26th. An air date for his interview has not been announced, so we’ll be keeping an eye out for the actor turned oat cereal and medical product pitchman in the coming days.



Craig in Playboy
Craig mentioned on Monday’s show that he is being interviewed for the December issue of Playboy magazine, which should be on newsstands by mid-November.  Craig joked that he thought it might be a nude interview but it wasn’t… sorry, skellies.  (You too, ladies).

Beatles Tweetmail Jingle
The RSA’s @HoboRobot enjoyed Monday’s Beatles-inspired tweetmail jingle and came up with an image to celebrate.




Tonight’s Guests
Tuesday on the Late Late Show, actor Harry Connick Jr. and actress Kathryn Hahn are scheduled to appear.  CBS tweeted:

Is Harry Connick Jr. playing a vampire anytime soon? Find out when he visits @CraigyFerg on #LateLateShow 2nite + Kathryn Hahn, 12:37amET/PT

On Wednesday, Craig chats with actor James Spader and actress Juno Temple.

Craig on Sesame Street

The season premiere of Sesame Street is coming up on Monday, September 26th and among the new guests to pay a visit to public broadcasting’s most favorite avenue will be Craig Ferguson. We’re not sure on exactly which date(s) Craig will appear or whether he taped a single segment or more. We do know that the producers of the show, the Children’s Television Workshop have posted a clip with Craig.  Thanks to the RSA’s @bbrom00 for the heads up.

If you want to be surprised when it airs for the first time on television, don’t click on the arrow below. If you do, enjoy Craig spending some time with Elmo and some chickens:
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Here is the clip of Craig on Sesame Street. This may be the only one or there may be others in the future.

Video courtesy: SesameStreet

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New Tweetmail Jingle
Craig and company have produced several fun tweetmail jingles, including examples with western, hair band and Euro-pop themes.  And now a new one is ready to be released, as Craig tweeted Monday:

Holy crackers! Just saw the new Beatles themed tweetmail jingle. Almost competent! We’re on our way #secondpeabodyforsure. #assmode

Craig Trading Card
Geek-A-Week trading card artist Len Peralta tells us that the Craig Ferguson card could be released sometime this week and that he will keep us posted.  Once it’s available, we’ll link to it here.  He added that he would love to be able to present Craig’s card to him on the show.

Duran Duran Coming to LLS
One of the biggest bands of the 80’s is still going strong.  Duran Duran tweeted Monday that they’ll soon make an appearance on the Late Late Show.  A date has not been announced but we’ll keep you posted.  Thanks to the RSA’s @RamonaLeigh for spotting the band’s tweet:

@duranduran just finished soundcheck for “Leave A Light On” on Late Late Show (Craig Ferguson). Air date – TBA!

Coquette Productions Is Optimistic
In a story on Monday’s USA Today, Courtney Cox was interviewed along with her estranged husband, David Arquette about his upcoming run on Dancing With The Stars.  In the article, Cox mentioned that the production company she and Arquette still own and run together is hoping CBS picks up their new game show (to be called either Celebrity Name Game or Identity Crisis, depending upon whom you ask), with Craig as the host.  The network taped a pair of pilot episodes of the show earlier this summer but there is no word on if or when those shows might air.  Observers say the network might order some episodes as a mid-season replacement but it has not appeared on any schedules so far.

Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig talks with political commentator Keith Olbermann and actress Kelly Macdonald. Olbermann tweeted:

Delightful time as always with my friend @CraigyFerg and we took this to send to you “on the Tweety” http://twitpic.com/6nlk9h

Tuesday, watch for actor Harry Connick Jr. and actress Kathryn Hahn.

Upcoming Guests

New guests have been added to the list for future dates, including comedian Nick Griffin, Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd, Lily Tomlin and Duran Duran.  As always, you can see the latest listings on our Guests page.

Craig Trading Card Coming Soon
Geek-a-Week artist Len Peralta has received enough donations to extend his trading card series.  As we reported, Peralta created a 52-card set of famous and fabulous people from around the world of geekdom.  By popular demand, he’ll be adding 15 more cards to the set, including one of Craig Ferguson, who is being honored as an unabashed fan of Doctor Whoand many other geeky things.   There’s no word on an exact release date yet but Peralta tweeted Sunday:

PS: I’ll be unlocking the #GeekAWeek trading cards for @JeriLRyan @SethGreen @CraigyFerg @GeorgeRR Martin and @BigBang_CBS soon!

Ticket Reminder
Tickets for Craig’s October 22nd live stand up comedy show in Holland/Richboro, PA go on sale Monday morning at 10:00am.  Tickets are also on sale for Craig’s show the next night in Red Bank, NJ and there are a still a few tickets left for the Sunday night show in Minnesota on September 25th.  Book early to avoid disappointment!  We have all of the links on our Live Comedy Tour page.

No Love from the Tubeys
The website Television Without Pity‘s voters gave the award for Best Late Night Show to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the site’s staff gave a nod to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  There’s always next year.

There Are Many Reasons
The Late Late Show was not up for any Emmy Awards on Sunday night, although a brief clip from the show made it into Sunday night’s broadcast.  And we think it’s only a matter of time, when the show makes the effort to ponder some of life’s greatest questions.  For example:  Does Craig really tuck his shirt into his underpants?

Video courtesy: Fergufool

This Week’s Guests

It’s another week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show, beginning Monday with political commentator Keith Olbermann and actress Kelly Macdonald.  On Tuesday, watch for actor Harry Connick Jr. and actress Kathryn Hahn.  On Wednesday, Craig talks with actor James Spader, and if there is enough time, actress Juno Temple.  The @Nerdist Chris Hardwick comes along on Thursday to help Craig with emails and promote his upcoming show on BBC America, and Craig chats with actor Billy Gardell.  And on Friday, Craig’s guests are actor Gerard Butler and actress Kat Dennings.  The guest list is confirmed through September 30th on our Guests page.

Emmy Weekend
The 63rd annual Prime Time Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday evening, hosted by actress Jane Lynch of the Fox show Glee.

Bailey in Chicago
Comedian Bill Bailey, who appeared on the Late Late Show last week, is making a few US appearances this weekend including Sunday in Chicago. He is profiled by the website ChicagoNow.com.




Nerdist in One Week
For those of you who have BBC America on your cable or satellite system, we’re just one week away from the debut of the @Nerdist Chris Hardwick‘s latest venture… a television version of his podcast. And the guests for the pilot show will be none other than Craig Ferguson and the eleventh Doctor Who, Matt Smith. The show airs at 7pm and 1opm ET/PT next Saturday, September 24th. BBC America has produced a promo, which the RSA’s @SexyCraigFerg found:

Video courtesy: BBC America

Holiday, Celebrate
Saturday, September 17th is Constitution Day/Citizenship Day in the US, International Coastal Cleanup Day and International Eat an Apple Day.  Go ahead, keep that doctor away!  Sunday, September 18th is Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day (really?), the birthday of silent film actress Greta Garbo and the anniversary of the founding of the US Air Force in 1947.

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