Craig and company take the show on the road Friday night for a stand up comedy performance at San Diego’s Balboa Theater. He’ll be in Riverside, CA at the Fox Performing Arts Center on Saturday.  As for today, he wanted to get something off his chest:  I’ve got an under the skin zit on my nose that is invisible but I can feel. It’s like I have a guilty secret. Which I do. My love of ham. Randy Kagan is ready for work:  Fame Adjacent Tour heading to San Diego and Riverside. Cali Baby! And Geoff Petersen is relaxing:  Show’s over. Studios dark and quiet. Ah… Kerplunk!

The San Diego Union-Tribune previews Craig’s show by interviewing our fearless leader, who says some interesting things about his live shows and puppets.  Check out the headline… are we odd?

Businessweek.com reviews Bill Carter’s book about late night and hands Craig a compliment in the process.

When Craig appeared on the Discovery Channel for Shark Week,  he had fun exploring the ocean.  As a certified scuba diver, he had a unique chance to get up close and personal with the sharks.  Here are three clips from the show that give us a taste of what he saw… and said:

Video courtesy: DiscoveryNetworks

Video courtesy: DiscoveryNetworks

Video courtesy: DiscoveryNetworks

On tonight’s Late Show with David Letterman, Dave lands the first broadcast interview with one of the rescued Chilean miners, Edison Pena.

On Thursday’s Late Late Show, Craig interviews beloved actor Dick Van Dyke and actress Kerry Washington.  Plus, we’re in for a special guest according to CBS:  Samuel L. Jackson stops by LateLateShow w @CraigyFerg 2 C guest Dick Van Dyke. 2nite CBS 12:37 On Friday, singer/actress Juliette Lewis and author/philosopher Cornel West are Craig’s guests.

Now that the election is over, the Late Late Show resumes all-new episodes on Wednesday night.  Craig appeared on stage Tuesday with comedian Lewis Black in Los Angeles.  Craig’s assistant, Rebecca Tucker took a backstage photo:  Hot stuff backstage at the el rey theatre http://twitpic.com/33eojv And Craig tweeted:  At El Ray theater in LA for book event with Lewis Black who doesn’t twitter cause he hates you guys. #adorablegrumpysourpussFTW

Tuesday night’s Late Late Show did not air in all markets around the country due to election coverage but if you need your fix, it is available on the interwebs thanks as always to the RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir.

Canada’s Calgary Sun newspaper is asking readers to comment on who they believe are the best and worst late night hosts.  The best comments will be published in Friday’s newspaper and online.  There are already some positive comments about Craig.

LLS assistant producer Andrea Wayland reminds those who send in questions for Craig on Twitter:  For anyone who has questions for The Late Late Show, don’t send your tweets to me. Please send them directly to Craig. Thanks! She also reminds us that you must include your name and town to be considered.

Geoff Petersen is still talking about New York Times reporter Bill Carter‘s book:  Oh my. Somehow got my picture in Bill Carter’s new book about The War for Late Night. It’s of Mr F and I. Who will play us in the movie…?

Wednesday night on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes comedian Lewis Black, actress/singer Jayma Mays and musician Dr. Dog.  Thursday’s show will feature actor Dick Van Dyke and actress Kerry Washington.  Dr. Dog’s label tweeted:  @AntiRecords: Catch @drdogmusichttp://ow.ly/33X7Z tonight on the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Certain musical and comedy performances recorded for the Late Late Show are saved for broadcast at later dates.  For example, musician Bettye LaVette‘s segment was recorded several weeks ago and was due to air yesterday.  But due to the elections, it will be rescheduled at a later date.  The British band Stackridge, which recorded a segment in Los Angeles recently tweeted this: @LummyDays: Just heard that our guest spot on Craig Ferguson LateLateShow will not b broadcast until Jan. Sorry America U w have 2 wait ! And comedian GeechyGuy is now recorded for future playback:  Had a great set at the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson taping. I’ll keep u posted when it will air. @dirtyjokeshow #vegas We’ll keep you up to date on when they will appear.

SCHEDULE CHANGE:  Due to Election Day coverage on CBS, Tuesday’s Late Late Show episode will be an encore presentation of the October 7th show, with singer Toby Keith and comedian Louie Anderson.  Lewis Black, who had been scheduled for Tuesday will now appear on Wednesday, along with actress/singer Jayma Mays and the previously announced musician Dr. Dog.  Stephen Fry is no longer listed on the schedule this week but we’ll let you know when he returns.

Several robot skeletons have been asking when actor Matt Smith (of Dr. Who fame) and actor Ewan McGregor will appear on the show.  Their names have appeared and disappeared from some lists.  Here’s what we know:  Smith has been confirmed by LLS producer Michael Naidus for November 16th and McGregor is tentatively scheduled for November 12th.  Many of the other schedules floating around out there can be out of date.  We always try to have the latest guest information here, so when in doubt, please check with us first.  We list each week’s schedule on our Monday post (usually posted late Sunday evening) and update daily with any changes.

Craig appears live on stage in Los Angeles with Lewis Black on Tuesday night.  If  any RSA folks are in attendance, please let us know.  Craig’s stand up comedy show comes to San Diego on Friday and Riverside, CA on Saturday.

The folks over at TVSquad.com are talking about what might happen to the late night wars with the return of Conan O’Brien to the competitive landscape.

Las Vegas comedian Geechy Guy (Michael Cathers), who performs the Dirty Joke Show at Hooters Casino says he’s been invited to record a segment of the LLS on Wednesday, which has been reported in the “Strip Scribbles” blog and tweeted by the man himself:  Heading to L.A. to tape the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. #vegas @dirtyjokeshow We’ll let you know when his segment is scheduled.

Even Entertainment Weekly caught wind of this past weekend’s hashtag fest with #moviesinmypants and wonder aloud if we have Craig to thank for it.  From what we can tell, Craig didn’t tweet anything with the tag.

Geoff Petersen likes AMC’s show The Walking Dead:  @WalkingDead_AMC looks like a big hit. I wonder. Could they use — ahem — a certain extra? Or is that just type casting?

Supporters of preserving the historic Cumbernauld House in Craig and Lynn Ferguson’s hometown are getting more press, this time in The Evening Times, a national newspaper in Scotland.  You can follow them on Twitter @CumbernauldHous or on Facebook.  Which reminds us that RSA News is now on Facebook as well.  We hope you’ll “like” us and like us, too!  And remember, it’s your community, so you can post on the wall.

To repeat the schedule change noted above:  Tuesday’s Late Late Show will be a repeat of the October 7th show, with singer Toby Keith and comedian Louie Anderson.  Lewis Black, who had been scheduled for Tuesday will now appear on Wednesday, along with actress/singer Jayma Mays and the previously announced musician Dr. Dog.

Thursday’s schedule remains intact with Dick Van Dyke and Kerry Washington.  And as we posted earlier, Friday’s show will feature singer/actress Juliette Lewis and author/philosopher Cornel West.  No other schedule changes are expected this week.  Whew!

Sophia Bush is excited about returning to the Late Late Show tonight.  She tweeted this:  This is the front of my ‘welcome back’ card from @craigyferg 🙂 Genius. So excited to be on Craig Ferguson tonight!!… http://say.ly/FVS4qJ

Meanwhile, Geoff Petersen is talking about the show:  Working up guts to pitch Tyler Perry movie casting gold on tonight’s @CraigyFerg show. And I have no guts. Oh, courage, Geoffy, courage… // I mean literally. I’m a skeleton. I have no guts.

The State Theatre in New Jersey posted pictures from Craig‘s appearance last week.  @StateTheatreNJ: I posted 11 photos on Facebook in the album “Craig Ferguson on Stage” http://fb.me/MNibWpR6

disZine.com is a site focusing on Disney projects. They report that Winnie The Pooh, in which Craig provides the voice of Owl, will be released in theaters July 15th, 2011.

Tuesday is Election Day in the United States and also a day when Craig will find himself on two stages. He’ll be taping (shh!) Tuesday’s episode of the Late Late Show with Lewis Black in the afternoon, then appearing live on stage in Los Angeles for a conversation with Black at the El Ray Theatre in the evening. If any robot skeletons are attending that event, we’d love to hear from you with pictures or stories about your experience. Just tweet us @RSA_News.

On Monday’s Late Late Show, Craig welcomes actor Tyler Perry and actress Sophia Bush.  On Tuesday, we’ll hear from comedian Lewis Black and musician Bettye LaVette.

There is still no official word on Wednesday’s guest list.  Some sources still list musician Dr. Dog but we’ve received no further information about whether Stephen Fry will appear as previously scheduled.  Actress/singer Juliette Lewis appears to have been moved up a week and added to this Friday’s schedule.  We’ll keep you posted on any further changes.

It’s another busy week for Craig, not only hosting five brand-spanking new episodes of the Late Late Show, but appearing live on stage in conversation with comedian Lewis Black at the El Ray Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday, plus a pair of stand up comedy performances:  Friday in San Diego at the Balboa Theatre and Saturday in Riverside, CA at the Fox Performing Arts Center.

The hashtag #moviesinmypants was trending for a while on Saturday, prompting Geoff Petersen to say:  What’s this? #moviesinmypants is trending? Shut the front door! Geoff also tweeted:  Big Saturday night for the robot skeleton sidekick. Unplug my 12′ cord, crack my knuckles, and dream my bony dreams. Oh my, that’s the stuff And on Halloween, Geoff has been tweeting:  People keep saying “Hey, nice costume.” But I’m not wearing one. Ouch. //  Did I just hear Monster Mash in World Series? Not the same without @craigyferg in his blood stained lab coat. Ding dong!

Geoff’s voice, Josh Robert Thompson, enjoyed the holiday as well:  Orson Welles’ 1938 radio production of ‘Dracula’ on vinyl, Pumpkin Ale and old horror movie trailers with the sound turned down. Enjoy.

The RSA’s esteemed General @Malinky2Stoatir attended Craig’s 7pm performance at Carnegie Hall last weekend and has posted a blog about the experience.  The good feelings surrounding the robot skeleton army are evident, as are those for our fearless leader.

Randy Kagen had a video clip in reserve from the crew’s visit to Philadelphia last week.

The FergyBot4000, creation of the RSA’s @tzankoff went out on the town for a little Halloween week fun.  You can check out his tweets for more.

An article  in the Albany, NY Times-Union about Mythbusters Grant Imahara makes reference to Craig Ferguson and his robot skeleton sidekick.

It’s another week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show, with at least the first two days pretty well locked in on the schedule.  On Monday, actor/director/producer Tyler Perry and actress Sophia Bush are in the studio. On Tuesday, Craig welcomes comedian Lewis Black and musician Bettye LaVette.

Then things get a little less certain.  As recently as a week ago, it appeared that  Stephen Fry was to be in the studio for a taping on Wednesday but his name has been removed from all of our usual sources. We’re trying to get to the bottom of it and will let you know what we find out. All the schedules still agree that musician Dr. Dog is scheduled to appear on Wednesday.

On Thursday Craig welcomes actor Dick Van Dyke and actress Kerry Washington.  And on Friday, the lone guest on the schedule is philosopher/author Cornel West but that listing also appears to be subject to change.  We’ll keep an eye on things and keep you posted.

Halloween is upon us.  We hope Craig will have the chance to go our trick-or-treating or perhaps train a few dragons.

The website Anglotopia.com has an interview with actress Janina Anderson who admits having a crush on Craig.

DigitalSpy.com has an post about singer Charlotte Church, in which they mention her appearance on film with Craig.

The RSA’s @ArtemusRex has been blogging about the experience of traveling to New York City and seeing Craig perform at Carnegie Hall.  The blog is in four installments and in chronological order from the bottom upwards.  Enjoy!

October 30th is appropriately National Candy Corn Day (you eat it all before any kids show up at the door too, right?) and Mischief Night.  October 31st, in addition to being All Hallow’s Eve is also National Magic Day and Increase Your Psychic Powers Day.  We predict you probably won’t notice a difference.

With the Halloween weekend upon us, Craig & company have a special opening for Friday’s show.  This one is destined to become a classic, so set your DVR.

Warning – SPOILERS:  The folks at CBS tweeted a preview of the opening, which several media outlets have posted.  http://twitvid.com/BSKNA – It’s a Halloween “Monster Mash” 2nite on Late Late Show w @CraigyFerg One preview comes from Entertainment Weekly‘s Ken Tucker and another from ScreenCravers.com.  LLS Producer Michael Naidus tweeted Friday:  Wanted everyone to know that Craig and Friends were working (in the lab) very late last night … results will be on-air tonight. Enjoy. And Geoff Peterson chimed in:  On tonight’s show Mr. F has a hot number. In his pants! And on the dance floor. And I get to be a chorus ghoul. Hope I’m scary enuf. …boo?

When a viewer asked if guest Joe Theismann kept the money Craig handed him for signing a football, Joe responded with a clear and funny tweet:  @Theismann7 You were great and funny with Craig Ferguson. Did you really keep the money ?// No No and No!

TVSquad.com liked Sir Michael Caine‘s thoughts on Thursday night about the paparazzi.

The RSA’s @SecretNakedHobo noticed that Late Late Show t-shirts from the CBS store are listed at 40% off.

As we reported earlier, Scottish Actor Gerard Kelly, who played Felix Unger to Craig Ferguson‘s Oscar Madison in a touring production of The Odd Couple in 1994 has died at age 51 of a brain aneurysm. according to the Herald Scotland. Kelly was noted for roles in many comedies on the stage and television, including City Lights and Scotch and Wry. He had played the role of the narrator in a production of the Rocky Horror Show over the summer and was due to reprise the role next month in Glasgow.

Scottish television has posted a story as well, along with The Independent and the BBC.   Additional coverage through the day came from Scotsman.com, a BBC blog, The Daily Record, and STV.   We extend our sympathies to Craig and to Gerard’s family, friends and colleagues. Craig said: Shocked by the news of Gerard Kelly. A brilliant actor and a wonderful kind soul. My condolences to his family & friends. A terrible loss.

On Friday’s Late Late Show, Craig welcomes actor/ screenwriter/musician Jason Segal, actress Alison Brie and Australian comedian Adam Hills.  Next week’s guest list seems to be a bit fluid; our usual sources all have slightly different schedules.  We’ll try to get it nailed down and bring you the full list on Monday.