It’s All Television
It’s been a couple of years since Craig Ferguson departed the Late Late Show on CBS. But as our fearless leader explained in an interview with the news website Inquisitr.com, working on Celebrity Name Game is not all that different. And while he says he doesn’t plan to host a game show forever, he’s having fun in the meantime. A decision on whether the game show will get a fourth season in syndication is expected early next year, but with solid ratings and two Emmy Awards, chances are pretty good it’ll be back again. In other news, Join Or Die will not be returning to the History Channel, which made a decision to drop what it called an “experiment” with late night comedy programming. But as always, more projects are always in the works, so stay tuned.

Steven Gets It Wright
Comedian Steven Wright recently did a Q & A with Las Vegas Magazine about his career. In the interview, Wright talked about his appearances with Johnny Carson and on other late night shows, and he said nice things about Craig. Thanks to the RSA’s @Ezzie_m for the link!

Sheep Cam
A while back, we mentioned that the remote Faroe Islands were putting cameras on sheep because Google hadn’t bothered to come around to take any pictures for it’s “street view” feature in Google Maps. Apparently, Google took the hint and sent a team, and the popular “sheep view” campaign has drawn attention to the islands as a tourist destination, reports AdWeek.com. Two billion media impressions? Not baaaaaaad!

They’re a Band, Right?
On Celebrity Name Game, Craig knows the young people enjoy the rock n’ roll music.

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Life is a Comedy
Craig Ferguson will be back on the road performing stand up comedy in early 2017, with shows scheduled in February, March and April. Each time, he’s in a new room with a new audience, some of whom have enjoyed his antics for years and others who may be seeing him for the first time. And each fan has their own reasons for appreciating what he does. Recently, one fan wrote about seeing Craig and Mark Forward near Seattle and how he liked their approach to making people laugh. Earlier this month, a comedy venue in Minneapolis, the Acme Comedy Co., celebrated its 25-year anniversary. The club’s manager recalled some high points of their history, including how one emcee got noticed by Craig, and got a chance to appear on television.

Storytelling with Lynn
Craig’s talented sister Lynn Ferguson is an outstanding writer and storyteller. Whether as a playwright, an actress, or standing alone on a stage, she has the ability to tell a compelling narrative. Recently, the website truthdig.com profiled Lynn, where she talks about the differences between writing comedy for stand up and the art of storytelling. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for the link!

Corden Decoded
Reporter Kara Swisher from Recode.com spoke recently with Late Late Show host James Corden about his work on the show, how the internet elements of his work help find new audiences, his thoughts about Twitter and more.

Substitute Host
On Celebrity Name Game, Craig offered celebrity contestant Lauren Ash a chance to host a segment, but quickly decided she was too good.

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Texas Awaits
Craig Ferguson has wrapped up his stand up comedy appearances for the time being, after a string of shows in the West and Midwest over the past two weeks. His next scheduled appearance is in Dallas in February, followed by some make up dates in Munhall, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee later in the spring. We’re still watching for a new date for the postponed show in Kansas City. There is a drawing being offered by the alt-weekly free newspaper the Dallas Observer for free tickets to the February show. You can enter online at the paper’s website, and will be asked for information when you register such as your name, address, age and contact information. Entrants must be 18 or older. The rules also allow entries by mail, or in person at unspecified locations in the Dallas area. We are not affiliated with the contest, but we wish you good luck!

Enjoying The Show
Craig fan @E_VanEvery went to see our fearless leader on stage in Snoqualmie, Washington in October and wrote a nice piece about the show and her appreciation for Craig’s work. We also saw some nice pictures from Reno a couple of weeks ago, from the charity event in Michigan where Craig appeared last Saturday, and from @NancyInTampa in Chicago on Sunday. Free newspaper the Wisconsin Gazette ran an interview with Craig ahead of his planned Milwaukee show, which has been moved to April 8.

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They’re Called What Frogs?
As the RSA’s @whyterose713 noted, this story would have been a perfect subject for a Craig monologue: Ten thousand endangered “scrotum frogs” have died near Lake Titicaca. We are not making this up. The website iflscience.com has the details. We can only imagine how quickly the jokes would end up “in your pants.”

Make an Impression
On Celebrity Name Game, they usually do some practice rounds to let the celebrity players warm up and get used to working with each other. Recently, actor/comedian/impressionist Kevin Pollak had a chance to be the clue giver, and it was just about the perfect category for him.

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Tour Update

UPDATED on Wed Nov 2 at 4:45pm ET: Three of Craig Ferguson‘s New Deal Tour dates scheduled for this week have been postponed.

Wednesday’s show in Munhall, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh has been rescheduled for March 2. Tickets sold for the November 3 show will be honored on March 2, or you can ask for a refund at the point of purchase.

The Folly Theater in Kansas City says Thursday’s show will move to a date to be determined in the spring. Tickets sold for the November 4 show will be honored on the new date, or you can ask for a refund at the point of purchase. Ticket holders who purchased tickets online for either show should receive an email with additional information.

Friday’s show in Milwaukee has been rescheduled for April 8. Tickets sold for the November 5 show will be honored on April 8, or you can ask for a refund at the point of purchase.

At this time, as far as we know, the shows on Saturday and Sunday in Grand Rapids and Chicago are still on. We contacted both venues, and both say the shows are still on the schedule. We will continue to monitor for developments and update this page if anything changes. We have updated the most current information on our Live Comedy Tour page.

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Charity Event
One of Craig’s tour stops this week is a special performance for the Mary Free Bed Foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday night. The Foundation supports care at its nonprofit rehabilitation hospital, which provides services for children and adults who have experienced brain injuries, strokes, spinal cord injuries, multiple traumas, amputations, cancer and other diagnoses. Craig is headlining their annual fundraising gala, which will celebrate the hospital’s 125th year.

Groovy, Baby
The RSA’s @cozyhobo was enjoying a movie the other night and laughed when she saw that Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers films lives in a Hollowed Out Volcano. Dr. Evil’s retreat is of course modeled after baddie Ernst Blofeld‘s lair from the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, and according to Craig, it’s where his Robot Skeleton Army awaits. Naturally, we remain in the volcano, dutifully awaiting instructions from our fearless leader.

We Like Winning
Since we haven’t shown a win in a while, let’s do it. How fun is Celebrity Name Game?

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Update: Craig appears from time to time at charity events around the country, some of which don’t get much publicity. Case in point, he quietly appeared in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, October 26th, at a fundraiser for a group called New Avenues for Youth, which addresses youth homelessness and helping at-risk teens overcome barriers to success. The only clue that he was in town was a photo he tweeted from Portland on Thursday morning. If you hear that Craig will be in your town, please let us know!

Update: Actor/comedian Josh Robert Thompson will appear in the voice cast of Skylanders Academy, a new animated series based on the toys-to-life video games. The show debuts on Netflix on Friday, October 28. Check out the trailer. Josh says ironically (after his experience as Geoff the robot skeleton), he’s voicing the character of “skull,” a floating, talking skull along with other characters.

Josh, a big horror movie fan, is also taking part in a web show called Horror Fights on the Screen Junkies YouTube channel. He’s a panelist on this week’s show, discussing such topics as the deadliest Horror Movie Villain, horror movie tropes that should be retired and the greatest horror film director. The episode debuts on Saturday.

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Tour Time
Craig Ferguson hits the road this week for a new leg of his New Deal Tour. Even he would admit this tour has had so many legs, it should be a centipede by now. The latest leg kicks off with stops out west in Tacoma and Snoqualmie in Washington and Reno, Nevada. Next week Craig heads east to Munhall, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Grand Rapids, Michigan and Chicago. To check out the latest and most complete list of Craig’s appearances, see our Live Comedy Tour page.

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Game Show Question
Craig has been the answer to a question on his own game show, Celebrity Name Game and has been the question to an answer on Jeopardy! more than once. He has even guest-hosted The Price Is Right. Now he’s popped up on another game show, as the correct answer to a multiple-choice question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Craig fan @monkeydog9 captured the moment on screen. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for spotting the tweet!

Laurels for Laurie
One of Craig’s show business pals, actor/writer/musician Hugh Laurie, got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. The trade publication Variety covered the event, complete with video of the ceremony, which featured comments from Laurie’s longtime comedy partner, Stephen Fry.

High Fives
On Celebrity Name Game, Craig and the contestants prove that high fives aren’t always easy.

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Craig Is ‘In Demand’
Comcast customers can now see Craig Ferguson‘s stand up comedy specials via the cable company’s ‘iN DEMAND’ service. Comedy Dynamics, which has produced Craig’s most recent stand up specials as well as Join Or Die, has partnered with Comcast to bring its lineup of comedians to the service, including Mike Birbiglia, Tim Allen, Michael Ian Black, and more. The specials will be programmed into Comcast’s On-Demand Movies and Comedy categories in SD and HD.

Forward Special
Speaking of stand up comedy specials, comedian Mark Forward is planning one of his own. Forward has opened for Craig many times in the past couple of years and he’ll be recording his first special in Toronto on December 13. Tickets are available for performances at 8pm and 10pm.

New Neville Novel
Novelist and occasional Craig collaborator Stuart Neville is launching a new book next fall that will take his writing in a new direction. The book, called Here and Gone, is set in the United States and is being published under a pseudonym, Haylen Beck. As The Bookseller reports, film rights for the book have already been optioned and a second novel is in the works.

‘G’ is for Gryffindor
When it comes to Celebrity Name Game, sooner or later, everyone ends up in the sorting hat.

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Getting Hopped Up
As we’ve reported, an anthology of stories based on the paintings of Edward Hopper is due to be released later in the year, and Craig is one of the featured authors. He got his advance copy and tweeted about it. In a recent post on the Mystery Writers of America’s New York chapter website, accomplished writer and mystery novelist Tom Straw (whose television credits including being a staff writer for The Late Late Show), interviews Lawrence Block, who edited the collection. They talk about the project and say nice things about Craig. Note: There is a teensy-weensy spoiler about the nature of Craig’s story in the article. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for finding it!

Bridger Branches Out
Fans of The Late Late Show from around 2010-2012 remember production assistant Bridger Winegar, who was put into embarrassing situations by Craig in dozens of comedy skits. He later went on to work as a staff writer for Jimmy Kimmel on his ABC late night show. Today, he works as a writer on the Netflix show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Bridger was recently interviewed by Paper Magazine about his life and career.

Late Night Revolution?
On the website Uproxx.com, Jason Tabrys argues that it’s time for a new revolution in late night television. In an interesting article, he talks about some of the key changes to late night over time, and says nice things about Craig.

Craig’s Steve Harvey Suit
When Craig wears his ‘Steve Harvey‘ suit on Celebrity Name Game, things get ‘cray cray.’

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