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Craig on Arthur Promotional Video!
Craig’s French counterpart, Jacques “Arthur” Essbag has posted a promotional video for his upcoming season premiere in September that will blow your mind.  Check it out:

Thanks to the eagle-eyed @bgrhubarb for spotting the video. Again, the show won’t air until September… it will only air in France… and it will be in French. And yet, it looks epic. We’re hoping some enterprising Euroskellies will find a way to connect us with that show after it airs.

Brave Still Frame
The website HeyUGuys.co.uk shows us the first still frame released for the Disney/Pixar movie Brave due out next year. It features the lead character, Princess Merida. The film’s trailer debuts today ahead of the film Cars 2 in theaters around the country.  In our last post, you saw the first production drawings of four main characters, including Craig’s.

Josh Tweets
Geoff Petersen‘s voice, Josh Robert Thompson tweeted early Friday morning that he’ll be taking a “social media break” for a while:

Enjoy the summer, kids – I’m taking a social media break. I encourage you to do the same. #topsecretprojects

We’re not sure what the secret project might be but we’ll keep an eye on what he’s up to.

Randy’s Web Show
Randy Kagan is taping his web series Funny By Nature and invited a familiar face:

http://yfrog.com/kgg4frj Bradley helping out at Funny By Nature

Rebecca Spots Posters
Craig’s assistant Rebecca Tucker saw some posters on Friday:

Look who I found in the metro station! http://twitpic.com/5g6u7i

Craig Wins a Poll
Thanks to the efforts of the RSA (with some prodding from people like @kelly_RSA and @SexyCraigFerg) Craig Ferguson was the overwhelming winner in a recent “sexiest late night host” poll.  Note: When you click on the link to read the poll poster’s reaction, you need to scroll down to see the congratulations.

Craig Live Tickets
Don’t forget, tickets go on sale Saturday, June 25th for Craig’s September shows near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ticket links and details are on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Tonight’s Guests
Friday on the Late Late Show, don’t miss Geoff Petersen doing Morgan Freeman‘s voice to Morgan Freeman… and the joy of Morgan and Craig performing The Supremes… plus TV personality Carson Kressley, all from the June 9th episode.

Live Chat Monday Night

We invite all roboskellies to join us for a live chat here on the website on Monday, June 27th before Craig’s first show back. We’ll open the live chat room (with a new interface and hopefully no more crashes) at 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT and remain open through the end of the show in the Eastern and Central time zones, wrapping up around 1:45am-ish ET. Watch for the Live Chat button to appear on the menu bar, starting at 11:00pm ET Monday night… when it appears, the chat room will be open. Please join us!

Craig’s Brave Character

Courtesy: Disney/Pixar

Some character art for the Disney/Pixar animated feature Brave has been released and we’re getting our first look at Craig‘s character, Lord MacIntosh! A look at four of the major characters is available on TheMarySue.com. Thanks to the RSA’s @HMSFox for the link.  Thanks also to Mary for the link to the film’s official site.   The trailer for Brave will be shown before screenings of Cars 2 beginning Friday around the country.  The film will be released a year from now… June 22, 2012.

New Shows Return Monday
After a two week hiatus and an extended visit from the re-run fairy, new episodes of the LLS will return to our screens Monday.  After a marathon week of work in Paris, Craig and company returned to Los Angeles for some well-deserved rest this week.  Now comes the challenge of sorting through hours of raw videotape to produce five full episodes of the show, including opening bits, monologues, comedy sketches, celebrity interviews and closing segments.  Along with some of the scenes and faces we’ve seen, there are bound to be some surprises along the way as well.

The France episodes of the Late Late Show will air August 1st-5th on CBS, which gives the LLS team just five weeks to edit together those special shows, while still producing 25 regular shows the whole time, most falling within the the July ratings sweeps period.  Most of the team may get a bit of a break when those shows finally air but Craig will likely need to make the publicity rounds, promoting the shows on television, radio and in print.  Meanwhile, Craig also has a half dozen live comedy performances in July.  Sounds like a busy month.

Kimmel Speaks
The Hollywood Reporter interviews Jimmy Kimmel at length about late night television.  In the article he mentions that he has only met Craig and Conan O’Brien once and has never met Jimmy Fallon.

Questions with Craig
Just after Craig started at the Late Late Show in 2005, the New York Times Magazine had some questions for the new host.  And a little more than a year afterward, New York Magazine took its turn to quiz him.

Cracking Up
We just can’t see this clip enough. We’re watching it again right now.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Tonight’s Guests
Actress Julie Andrews and music by Little Big Town will be on Thursday’s rebroadcast of the May 18th show.  And on Friday, watch for the  June 9th show with actor Morgan Freeman and TV personality Carson Kressley.

Craig Reading and Talking about his Novel
Back in 2006 as Craig was making the rounds of the talk shows to promote his novel, Between the Bridge and the River, he joined Terry Gross at National Public Radio for a 15 minute interview.  We posted this some time ago but in case you missed it, enjoy.

Kristen and Geoff
The New York Post wonders if Kristen Bell and Geoff Petersen will end their long-running feud in Paris when the recently-recorded shows air in August.  Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb and @cozyhobo for spotting the story.

First Brave Poster
Disney/Pixar released the first poster for its upcoming animated feature Brave, which will feature the voice talents of Craig Ferguson.  You can see it at PixarPlanet.com or on TheMarySue.com, which reminds us that the first trailer for the film is due out on Friday, at showings of the new film Cars 2.  When the trailer is posted online, we’ll link to it here.  Thanks the RSA’s @HMSFox for sending us the link.

 

Michael in Paris
Late Late Show Producer Michael Naidus sent a photo from the gardens at the Rodin Museum in Paris.  What a pretty spot to spend some time!

No Craig for Boston’s 4th
As expected, actor and Andover, Massachusetts native  Michael Chicklis has been tapped to host Boston’s Fourth of July celebrations after Craig had hosted for a few years.  However, Craig will be back in Boston at the end of July for a live stand up comedy performance.  Check out our Live Comedy Tour page for more.  Thanks to the RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir for drawing attention to the article.

Autographed Books
The RSA’s @HMSFox spotted an offer on the Wireless Catalog website, featuring autographed books from television legends Carol Burnett and Dick Van Dyke. We double-checked with the folks at the catalog and they tell us the books are hand-signed by the authors. If you’re a fan or know one, they might make a nice gift.

Church and Socks
Craig begins by considering some pick-up lines that might work in church but ends with a tried and true method:  The sock ridge.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, it’s the May 13th episode with actor/author Paul Reiser and actress Melissa McCarthy .   Then on Thursday, it’s the May 18th episode with actress Julie Andrews and music by Little Big Town.

Craig and the Doctor
Astronomer Phil Plait who is followed by Craig and goes by the name @badastronomer on Twitter, wrote and article for blastr.com about his seven favorite TV scientists. He has nice things to say about Craig when he writes about the third scientist on his list, Doctor Who. Thanks to the RSA’s @robinsandyson for spotting the article.

 

Be In the Nerdist Audience to See Craig!
The @Nerdist Chris Hardwick is inviting people to be in the audience for the first taping of his new TV show for BBC America, at which Craig will be the inaugural guest! The taping is coming up on June 28th. Check out the @Nerdist website for details about how you can be there.

Josh Retweet’s Lili’s Picture
The voice of Geoff Petersen, Josh Robert Thompson retweeted one of the RSA’s @003lili‘s great pictures today:

Me & @GeofftheRobot workin’ the paparazzi in Gay Paree. http://t.co/QQRjEOC #RSA #balls #inyourpants

Craig’s First Months on the LLS
Back in 2005, the Washington Post did an extended profile of Craig not long after he took the reins of the Late Late Show.

Reno 911
One of the few officially announced guests for Craig’s week of shows from Paris is actor Jean Reno.  Craig interviewed him in Los Angeles back in 2009.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Tonight’s Guests
Tuesday on the Late Late Show, watch the May 9th show with actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Sarah Chalke . Wednesday’s show is from May 13th with actor/author Paul Reiser and actress Melissa McCarthy .

More Paris Pictures
Still more pictures from Paris are out there. These come from the RSA’s @MissGraoully who spotted Craig chatting with LLS Producer Michael Naidus and watched Craig work near the Moulin Rouge and the Eiffel Tower:

Bumpy Start to the Day
Craig’s assistant Rebecca Tucker did not have a fun morning on Monday. We hope she has dried off and hasn’t caught a cold.

What’s not a fun way to spend a paris morning? locking yourself out of your building, in your pajamas, in the rain. For 1.5 hours.

Josh Shows a Different Artistic Side
Josh Robert Thompson is more than the voice of Geoff Petersen… he is a visual artist as well, as evidenced by the drawing he tweeted Monday:

A preview of what happened in Paris. #RSA #balls #LeLateLateShow http://yfrog.com/kihzrbj

Craig’s Sister Going Green?
Craig’s sister, actress/writer/comedienne Lynn Ferguson tweeted some exciting news on Monday:

I’m holding one shiny new green card. TY @TuckerSandler – attorney extraordinaire!! So America, seems our relationship could be permanent

Congratulations, Lynn. Your humor is welcome around here!

Randy Kagan Going Even More Green?
Craig’s opening act on his live stand up comedy tour, Randy Kagan has been working on a new green-oriented project.  He tweeted a picture from the set under construction.

I’ve been working on a new web series called Funny by Nature with Randy Kagan. 10 episodes five minutes each. Sponsored by GE! // Crew working on set. We start taping tomorrow. http://t.co/7Bi7759 // Teamsters, crew members, directors oh my. http://t.co/G2kc9QK

Craig as a Guest
Craig will be appearing soon on comedian Marc Maron‘s WTF Podcast as well as the @Nerdist Chris Hardwick‘s new television version of his podcast… sort of a “broadcast vodcast” if you will… on BBC America. The RSA’s @bgrhubarb sent links to Maron’s twitter confirmation of Craig as a guest and a recent @Nerdist podcast where Chris announces that Craig will be the first ever guest on his television show. He talks about Craig at about 28-29 minutes into the podcast. A firm date has not been set for either show but we’ll pass them along as soon as we hear.

Rapid Fire Questions
In 2006, Entertainment Weekly played a quick round of questions with Craig on the eve of the People’s Choice Awards, which he hosted that year.

You Rang?
Karma can be an interesting thing in Hollywood, as Craig explains.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Tonight’s Guests
On Monday, enjoy the May 10th show with actor Kenneth Branagh. On Tuesday, we get another look at the show from May 9th with actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Sarah Chalke.

The guest list has been updated to include Paris Hilton, comedian Dom Irrera and astronaut Mike Massimino. See the most complete list of upcoming guests on our Guests page.

Paris Pictures
More pictures from Paris are making their way onto the interwebs.  Our Euroskelly contributor @003lili sent some of the images she captured while Craig was at work. We are particularly fond of the picture in the center of the top row… with Craig contemplating… and of the one in the lower right, working in front of the bookstore on Friday. Lili is an excellent photographer!

One Fan’s Story
Note: Spoilers! The RSA’s @003lili not only took some wonderful photographs… she was also kind enough to write a detailed story about her experiences following Craig around Paris and meeting him. There are a few spoilers inside, including locations and information about some segments, so avoid reading if you want to be surprised in August. Otherwise, enjoy. Thank you, Lili!

We’ve heard from a few readers who couldn’t see Lili’s text on her page, so we have reprinted the story below.  If you don’t mind seeing the spoilers, just click on the arrow.

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I feel like I have to write this down properly:
I´m probably gonna refer to this adventure as one of my best experiences ever! When I heard Craig Ferguson is gonna be in Europe, Paris to be exact, I couldn’t believe it. I hesitated a moment in case it was a joke, but it wasn’t. So I decided right away, that I would be there. I would not miss this opportunity to see him and a taping of my favorite TV Show. I will be going to Paris to look for him and make a little dream come true for me.
Everyone I told about this either didn’t believe me or said I was crazy. Maybe I am… But I don’t care what others think haha. So I booked my flight, I booked a hostel and all left to do was wait. I had only Thursday and Friday off work and school so those were my only chances to go and see Craig in Paris.
Since he said on the show, that they were gonna be tweeting where they were shooting I wasn’t concerned at all about not seeing him. But then Monday passed without news, Tuesday passed without news and I got really scared how high the chances are to not see him! Fortunately Wednesday changed everything and there were pictures on Twitter of people with Craig and Craig shooting and I was VERY relieved. I can´t say I wasn’t scared at all anymore (I mean what if it was only Wednesday and Thursday and Friday would be dead what if… and so on…). So I took my flight early and arrived at the hostel around 11 o clock. Since no one had seen anything so far I started walking through the city. I walked and walked and lost myself, went the wrong direction, kept walking, always looking out for a handsome guy and a camera (there are surprisingly many handsome guys in Paris and also quite a few cameras!!!) but no Craig to be seen anywhere. I passed Notre Dame, walked along the Seine, walked through little streets and found my way back, heading towards the “Louvre”… I don’t know why I went that way, I just had a feeling about it. After hours of walking I wanted to take a break, but since I still had no clue of where they could be I didn’t want to stop and kept looking for them. I had put myself under A LOT of pressure suddenly and couldn’t stop. Arriving at “Les Tuileries” close to the “Louvre” I finally found something: SECRETARIAT running through the bushes, followed by a LOT of little children! It was hilarious, very exciting and finally something I could use! I asked the guys with the camera, if Craig was gonna come here or if they knew where he was shooting but they said they didn’t know. You have to know that taking pictures of famous people on red carpets when they come to Berlin is one of my hobbies, so it wasn’t the first time id asked someone for a celebrity and they lied to me (I think they HAVE to lie by contract!!!). Anyway… I was still hungry but decided to stay there watch them shoot stuff with Secretariat. GOOD CHOICE LILI!!! I sat down and soon I was joined by @MissGraoully who I knew had seen them Wednesday. So we sat down, talked a little but the Secretariat thing was over (IMAGINE I would’ve taken like 10 minutes longer to get there?! I would’ve missed it… just missed it -.-). But the crew wasn’t moving. They were waiting! I decided to get some food (I had breakfast VERY early morning and was starving by now!) And walked back towards “Le Louvre” when suddenly a tall handsome Scottish guy in a suit walked straight towards me. FUCKING CRAIG FERGUSON WALKING STRAIGHT TOWARDS ME!!! I do not remember what face I made, I just suddenly stopped, looked at him smiling stupidly and surprised, completely stunned and just STARED! (Afterwards I was really embarrassed about it!!! xD) Just kept staring for a moment (it seemed like HOURS to me!!!) with that weird face I must´ve made! He smiled at me and said something like “hi, how are you?!” (I don’t remember his exact words unfortunately!) and kept walking until I FINALLY reacted and said something like “Hi,erm… can I take a picture with you please?!” Man… I´m so smooth! And since he is a good guy he said sure and I gave Rebecca (his assistant) my camera, he laid his arm around me (OMG WHAAAAA?!?!? xD) and we took a picture. They were in a hurry so I said thanks and walked back behind them! All of a sudden I wasn’t hungry or tired or anything anymore… I will call it “Craigyhigh”!!!

So, that was ALREADY what I had hoped for altogether! Even a little more since he was alone and it wasn’t in a crowd with many other people around. Only I have that picture on that very spot!!! Makes me feel kind proud! xD

Anyway… We watched the shooting of an interview segment, I made like a thousand pictures and couldn’t take my eyes off him. He is soooo much better looking in real life, than he is on TV or on pictures! Its unbelievable. Afterwards we followed them a little walking along the street (on the other side of the road feeling kinda creepy) where he was waiting for his car all by himself looking good, leaning against a wall all tall and handsome wearing his 3 piece suit that makes you wanna faint… Man, that was soooo awesome! (MissGraoully waved at him and he waved back!!! <3 <3 <3) His car came and he was gone.

MissGraoully left for a concert and I went to eat something underneath the “Louvre” and charge my phone somewhere since it was dead. I got a solar-charger (I LOVE cool gadgets! Haha) and sat down in the garden again to relax a little and have a read when I got a message, that they are shooting at the “Pont des Arts”. Great!!! I wanted a taxi but its so hard to get one in Paris so I asked someone how to get there, she said something about the metro and I ran down the stairs to get the metro, after finally getting a ticket I asked someone else how to get there, or better: which metro to take and that one said its right outside! Don’t get into the metro!!! I was like no way!!! Ran up again (remember I had been walking all day? MY FEET WHERE NUMB!!!) I got my map out and found it quickly and ran there. But nothing. Damned. Missed them! I asked a policeman if he had seen a Filmcrew here and what way they went but he didn’t understand me and I ran along the Seine asking people (I must have seemed VERY crazy! xD) but no one had seen anything (or understood me). So I gave up. I got my picture with him so what the hell! ; )

After that I called it a day and went to the hostel and fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow. I was kinda tired xD

The next morning I got up really early and somehow had a feeling about the Notre Dame cathedral. My phone was still dead and fortunately y took the wrong cable with me -.- so I couldn’t check ze tweets (hihi). Arriving at Notre Dame it was empty. No camera, no Craig, no tourists (or well, just a few, but nothing compared to daytime!!!) With no clue whatsoever I decided to go to the apple store to charge my phone and get some breakfast around. I was there 10 to 9, they opened at 10am!!! Man… what to do? No phone means no twitter and no messages from other Skellys. I could not do that! So I walked to “Place de la concorde”, had some coffee, had a little breakfast and got back to the apple store around 10. 5 Minutes later I had a message: “Notre Dame!!” MAN!!! So I ran out of there and all the way back along the Seine! Took a cab halfway and was there in a couple of minutes. Found the crew and MissGraoully quickly and there he was again: tall, handsome, wearing a wonderful suit… Craig – fucking – Ferguson!!! It was one of the most unreal situations! On my right I had this massive thing, which is so famous all over the world and stunningly beautiful and awesome and on my left was Notre Dame! When I think of it now, it still feels like a dream. As if it never happened!!! Extremely weird!!!

They shot a couple of segments around the cathedral and we were following them around with a little distance, discussing whether we were creepy or not (imagine you are filming a show and everywhere you go there are two girls watching and following you around… xD) It was so much fun and really interesting to see them and well, especially Craig work and I enjoyed every second I got to hear his voice (I didn’t know I would get some more of that later!) We also saw Sid and Wavey and a funny Secretariat scene, that will be our secret until August! : ) It was still so unreal… Later we sat down at a café and had sth to eat and were joined by @Simonhuet. Craig walked past several times and I think our creepiness had a high point xD… After eating we found some crewmembers again and followed them (we would be awesome spies I reckon!!!) and found them at another famous Paris sight. There was Geoff (I took a picture with him!!!) and the table they had with the Snake Mug and the glittery ball and everything! It was funny how some of the crew started to recognize us and apparently we were in the background of some other shots so that we weren’t allowed to ask him a question as a tweet-and-email-guest (well… that’s what Michael said). I didn’t really buy it… I think they thought we were crazy fans who would like I don’t know… steal some of Craigs hair or rip off a piece of his suit or something in that manner. Too bad, I would’ve absolutely loved it and I was seriously jealous of the people who got to ask him a question on air (who were mostly American tourists being at the right place at the right time…) that made me a little sad but still, I was watching Craig and Geoff and it was HILARIOUS!!! WE DANCED THE SECRETARIAT SONG!!! Just fucking wonderful… I don’t have enough words to describe it!

Soon it started to rain though and they finished up. I forgot my copy of American on Purpose the day before and still needed to hug him (remember the mission?!) so I waited until he was alone and didn’t seem to have anything to do, feeling very confident and with a whole speech prepared explaining, that I came from Berlin with the mission to hug him and if he could please sign my copy of his book and I was prepared to be funny and charming and very very confident, I walked up to him my mission in mind (still confident) and said “S´cuse me craig?!” – The moment he turned around and smiled at me all tall and handsome and charmingly adorable (have I mentioned he is tall and handsome?!?!), EVERYTHING in my head went blank, I got all nervous, shaky and shy and giggled something about could you please sign the book for me?! He was all charming and wonderful and actually seemed a little interested (although I don’t think he believed me at first!) when I told him I came from Berlin to see him, he signed the book, I said thanks and he gave me the most wonderful smile a girl can get and said he hoped I enjoyed myself then! xD it was kinda breathtaking! But I completely forgot about the hug -.- damn… I thanked him and walked away hugging my book instead and smiling stupidly. He left in his car and the crew packed their stuff together. I asked them if we should keep looking for them or if they were done taping altogether. They weren’t. Earlier I heard them talk about an ice cream place they wanted to shoot at and one of the drivers said they were gonna be in that area all day. So we had a little clue where they would be next. Also Rebecca later posted a picture of Michael Cain in space in Paris in the rain and we googled the name of the shop in the background and got there very quick! I still think we are really good spies! xD…

So we arrived at that place and saw Craig Ferguson singing the themesong of the show LIVE on the street!!! It was FANTASTIC!!! I almost fainted!!! When they were done they had build up Geoff and the desk at a café close by to shoot an interview segment. Michael said something to us about the police not allowing them to have too many people around and they were counting us because they kept seeing us with them (which is complete bullshit I think) but since we are nice people we sat down in another café close by to enjoy it from far away. They hadn’t started yet and suddenly Craig walked in our direction (SO WEIRD!!!) looked around briefly and sat down a couple of tables away from us. Before that we were a little concerned that he might be scared of us or something or they thought we were some crazy people (not in the good way… because we actually are kinda crazy! Still don’t care …xD) but that made us feel a lot better. So they had a drink, got back to the other café , taped the segment, we drank our coffee (I had a nice beer) and soon there was a huge crowd around them and we couldn’t see anything anymore. So we payed and went closer again (I mean, we came there to see that right!? Why tell if you don’t want fans around?!) We had a last look at Craig playing the mouth organ until someone shouted: “That’s a wrap!!! Thank you everybody!” and it was done. Seriously one of the greatest things ever happened to me!!! We asked Rebecca, if we had scared anyone because we didn’t want them to remember us as the creepy fans following them around all day but she was really nice about it and thanked us for being respectful and hoped we had fun. Then we said good bye and thanks to Craig (“nice to meet you guys, now let me get out of this suit!!” I was like “WHAAA?! xD”) and some of the crew members and I haven’t stopped smiling since then…

Again, I wanna say thanks to Craig, Rebecca, the crew (not so much Michael tho -.- I´m still a little pissed about the question thing and the police-lie!!!) and Paris for these wonderful 2 days I will always remember and I can´t wait til August when they are airing the show!!! I hope you enjoyed reading this (I know it’s a lot but I had to do it properly for myself!!!) and I think there is only one thing left to say:

BALLS!

PS: I know a lot of you wont understand my passion about celebrities and especially Craig Ferguson, but its something that makes me really happy and I don’t give a rats ass if you like it or not! BALLS!

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Josh Misses Paris Already
Josh Robert Thompson tweets that he is back in Los Angeles and feeling hungry.

Back from Paris. Craving a hot baguette. I’ll try looking in West Hollywood.

Cruising with Craig
The RSA’s @ElevationGrace got a pleasant surprise on her recent cruise:

I didn’t know @CraigyFerg was the host of CBS Eye on Royal Caribbean. It’s been nice watching #TLLS segments all week on vacation.

Owl Highlights
In a series of short promotional previews for Disney/Pixar’s new Winnie The Pooh, the viewer is invited to take a short quiz to determine which character they are most like. Hollywood.com has posted the Owl quiz video, featuring the voice of Craig Ferguson. Winnie The Pooh opens in US theaters on July 15th.

Video courtesy: Disney/Pixar

Sarah Chalke

This Week’s Guests
The re-run fairy sprinkles her magic dust for a second week, as Craig and company return home to edit the France episodes in preparation for the first week of August. On Monday, we’ll see a rebroadcast of the May 10th show with actor Kenneth Branagh . On Tuesday, it will be the May 9th show with actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Sarah Chalke . Wednesday will feature an encore presentation of the May 13th episode with actor/author Paul Reiser and actress Melissa McCarthy . Actress Julie Andrews and music by Little Big Town will highlight Thursday’s show, first seen on May 18th. And on Friday, enjoy the June 9th show with actor Morgan Freeman and TV personality Carson Kressley .

Ten Days on the Road
The adventure began last Friday, when Craig Ferguson tweeted a picture from an airport on Germany en route to St. Petersburg in Russia.  At first, we weren’t quite sure why he was detouring through Russia to reach France but roboskellies got to enjoy the ride, as Craig tweeted last Saturday and last Sunday with pictures of the city, a grateful fan and his morning coffee.  Later on Sunday, the reason for the Russian detour became clear as Craig tweeted a picture of a large yacht and explained that he was in town for a private stand up comedy performance.

By Monday, he was in Paris as promised and getting down to business, appearing for the recording of one show and gearing up for five shows of his own.  On Tuesday, no one had spotted Craig out and about in Paris but it turned out he was taping some segments indoors.  We’ll give no spoilers here but it was a famous location and from what we’ve been hearing, he made the most of it!

Wednesday, reports of Craig sightings and pictures began pouring in.  He spent part of the day at the Eiffel Tower with Geoff, Sid and Kristen Bell using the city’s most famous landmark as a backdrop.  Later, he was at the Moulin Rouge, dancing with the can-can ladies and doing monologues in front of the building.

On Thursday, Craig and company had moved on to the the Tuileries Garden near the Louvre to romp with Secretariat and spend a little time on the water with one of the world’s greatest ocean explorers.  Then, keeping the water theme, Craig and Geoff set up shop on the Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine.

And on Friday, despite some rain showers, Craig was able to record some comedy sketches and spend more time with Geoff in front of one of the city’s best-known bookstores.  Again, our Euroskelly friends sent us wonderful pictures which we covered in greater detail in our Saturday edition, complete with a New York Times article on Craig’s week in Paris and our reflection that it took a hard-working team of people behind the scenes to make it all work.

Once again, we wish to thank all of the wonderful robot skeletons in and around Paris for their help in making it such a memorable week for Craig’s fans around the world.  With their stories about what was going on and their photos, the rest of the RSA could share in an experience half a world away.  And is the world watching?  In the past week, we’ve had visitors to the website from Russia, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Brazil, Japan and Israel,  not to mention the UK, Australia, Canada, the US and France!  Thank you to our generous contributors.

Our Favorite Images of the Week
Thank you so much to the small army of Euroskellies who gave their time and energy to following Craig and company around Paris this week, figuring out what he was doing and sending along wonderful pictures and memories.  Of the many great photos they captured, these are our favorites:

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The RSA’s @003lili and @MissGraoully have sent along even more pictures… we’ll be posting those over the next couple of days to keep the Paris vibe alive.

What’s Up with the Locks?
Why are there so many padlocks on the bridge behind Craig? Check out the Wikipedia explanation… and throw the key in the river.

 

 

Proof that Craig is a Timelord?
Craig’s assistant Rebecca Tucker has been spending the past week in Paris and sent an interesting tweet on Saturday:

Anyone recognize this guy? http://twitpic.com/5db20q

We did a double-take before she sent out an explanation:

It is Modigliani, who is currently haunting my apartment in Paris. And who strangely looks kind of like my boss.

He totally does! The artist Modigliani was an Italian who worked primarily in France, specializing in characteristically mask-like facial features and in the female form. [Make up your own joke.]

Ministry of Laughs
The @Nerdist Chris Hardwick debuted Saturday as host of BBC America’s Ministry of Laughs collection of British comedy.

Video courtesy: BBCAmerica

Holidays This Weekend
Saturday, June 18th is International Sushi Day and World Juggling Day. Just don’t combine the two unless you’re really talented with spatulas. Sunday, June 19th is Juneteenth (also called Emancipation Day), World Sauntering Day and of course Fathers Day.

France Guests

We have been trying to make some educated guesses about who Craig’s guests will be for the France episodes August 1st-5th.  Although they are not all confirmed, we have put together a list on our Guests page.  Based on the tweets you’ve read and the pictures you’ve seen, are we missing anyone?  Please let us know in the comments below.