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Latest HTTYD3 Trailer
The DreamWorks animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, featuring the voice of Craig Ferguson (reprising his role as Gobber the Belch) is coming to theaters on February 22nd, 2019. Earlier this month, Dreamworks released its second full-length trailer for the movie, which digs deeper into the plot of the final part of the trilogy.

Kathie Lee Movie Coming Soon
Kathie Lee Gifford‘s new film, featuring Craig, is expected to be released sometime during the holiday season. A specific release date has not been announced, but we are hearing that editing on the film is nearing completion. A few weeks ago, Gifford tweeted photos from Warner Brothers, where she and Craig were re-recording some of the dialogue to finalize the sound. Once the film is conformed and color corrected, it will be ready to make its debut. We’ll keep you updated on when you’ll be able to see the finished product.

How Cold Is It?
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about how cold it has been, numerology, the seven dirty words, Anne Hathaway and Frank Sinatra.

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More Tour Stops Ahead
Craig Ferguson is taking a short break from his Hobo Fabulous Tour for a couple of weeks. He’ll be back on the road the day after Thanksgiving for a 16-show run to wrap up the year. Ahead are stops in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Maryland. More appearances are expected in the spring of 2019. You can find all of the details, including venues, dates, times and links to tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Fans Enjoy The Show
Some fellow hobos are writing in to let us know about their experiences seeing Craig perform live on tour.

Dave saw Craig is Des Moines, driving from Minneapolis to enjoy front row seats. He said, “I thought Craig was the most connected to the audience that I have ever seen. Amazing what he picks up on. Great crowd with all kinds of ages.” He added, “My message to everyone: See this show!”

Lisa saw Craig in Edmonton. Parts of her night weren’t the greatest, such as seats being pretty far back, no luck sighting Craig in the wild, and a parking ticket on her car after the show (which she said “sucked donkey balls,”) but she dressed up for the event and said the show was “great even from the back of the hall.” She says Craig is her “favorite Peter Capaldi bandmate, Scot, comedian/author, and late night host.” Ours, too, Lisa!

And longtime RSA member Mary saw Craig on stage in Evansville, Illinois. She writes:

After many years of following Craig’s carer, and feeling connected in that strange way we humans sometimes do when we stumble upon kindred spirits, I had the opportunity to see Craig share his stories live. The Victory Theatre, in southern Indiana, is a beautiful old venue. Being not a really large auditorium, it was the perfect setting for the evening. It was a Thursday. The weather was cold, with messy rain. Folks were tired from a work week that was, for those of us whose lives are not lived on the road, nearing the end.

I could say so much, but I will leave it at this: Seeing Craig face-to-(sort of)-face, after all these years of watching on tv, online, and reading his wonderful books, was like seeing an old friend. I look forward to seeing him again someday, but I have no way of knowing if that will happen. Life has a way of weaving itself into tapestries. I’m glad a few of Craig’s threads have intertwined with mine.

I have a lingering regret about the night, though. I had a chance, a couple of times during the evening, to say thank you to one or another of Craig’s staff, and I let those chances pass me by. I am sorry about that. My husband talked to the young man at the merch table, and bought me a T-shirt. He was impressed with the kid, and I was going to stop at the table and ask him to share our thanks to Craig and the rest of the team, but I chickened out. I wish I had another chance to say thank you. Being at Evansville on that rainy November night meant so much more than they could ever know. I’m glad I went.

So are we, Mary. Craig & Company do read our site from time to time, so we hope they’ll have a chance to read about your experience. Thank you also for your kind word about our website. We’re happy to pass along news to the rest of the robot skeleton army!

If you’d like to share your experience of attending one of Craig’s stand up comedy performances, please use our Contact Us form, and we may include it in a future post. Craig is asking people not to give away anything from the show itself, but we do like to hear about what it was like to enjoy the evening.

The Duality of Man
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about horror movies, distractions and the devil.

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Midwest Run
Craig Ferguson‘s Hobo Fabulous Tour continues on its Midwest run this week, with shows in Champaign, Evansville, Aurora and Waukegan in Illinois, followed by a three-week break. The road show resumes in late November when Craig will be back on the road in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Maryland before wrapping up for the holidays. Many shows so far on the tour have sold out, so if you’re thinking about going, get those tickets now. You can find all of the venues, dates, times and links for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Tour Talk
Craig has not done many interview on this year’s tour, but he did speak with the Chicago Tribune about his first experiences on stage, and with the Evansville Courier and Press about the kind of stand up he’s doing these days. He also spoke with a radio station in Regina, Saskatchewan just before his show there last week.

Your Stories
As those of you who have seen Craig live in the past couple of months know, he has been asking audiences not to tweet about the content of the show, and photography has been restricted at most venues. However, we’re still interested in hearing about your experience of going to see the show, what it was like to travel, to be in the theater with the crowd, and about the excitement of the live performance. One Craig fan named Mary told us she flew from New York to Reno to see his show there! We enjoy hearing about our fellow robot skeletons having a good time. If you’d like to share your story (no details about the show itself, please), just send it using our Contact Us page.

Save The Coins
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about David Letterman, Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian and Canadian money.

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Back To The USA
Craig Ferguson has a few more shows in Canada this week before returning to American soil with his Hobo Fabulous Tour. Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg will be followed by some Midwestern stops, including Davenport and Des Moines in Iowa; Onamia in Minnesota; along with Madison and Milwaukee in Wisconsin before moving on to Illinois and Indiana. Tickets are selling quickly in many locations. Saskatoon is sold out. There are some balcony seats in Regina, a few dozen scattered seats in Winnipeg. There are balcony seats in Davenport, only about a dozen in Onamia and most of the main floor is sold in Des Moines. Book early to avoid disappointment! You can find a list of the venues, dates, times and links to tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

In The Press
Ahead of Craig’s show in Davenport, he did an interview with the Quad City Times newspaper, in which he talks about his recent work, his upcoming book and his current stand up show. He was also reviewed by an Edmonton website called GigCity.ca. Note: Mild spoilers are contained therein.

Foxing It Up
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about Rupert Murdoch.

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Tour Resumes in Canada
Craig Ferguson‘s Hobo Fabulous Tour resumes in the mystical land of Can-uh-dah this week, with stops in Edmonton, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat and Calgary in Alberta; Whitecap (near Saskatoon) and Regina in Saskatchewan; and Winnipeg in Manitoba before he returns stateside to tour the Midwest. You can see the full list of venues, dates, times and links for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page. Book early to avoid disappointment!

A Glasgow Eatery
The website GlasgowLive.co.uk recently posted an article about a restaurant called the Creme de la Creme, one of the city’s favorite curry places. The RSA’s sharp-eyed @bgrhubarb noticed the article included a note that Craig mentioned the restaurant in his 2006 novel Between the Bridge and the River.

Bringing Sexy Back
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig brings sexy back, talking about Justin Timberlake and beavers.

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Pre-order Craig’s New Memoir
A decade after the launch of Craig Ferguson‘s best-selling autobiography American On Purpose, his newest memoir, Riding The Elephant, is due to hit stores in May of 2019. For those of you who like to get in line early, you can pre-order the book now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other retailers. As Craig described a while ago, the book takes the form of a series of essays, modeled after his monologues on The Late Late Show from around 2008-2010, woven together in a narrative which explores some of his more philosophical thoughts in recent years.

From the jacket notes: “Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. In Craig’s candid and revealing memoir, readers will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world’s first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment.

In the book, there are some stories that are too graphic for television, too politically incorrect for social media, or too meditative for a stand-up comedy performance. Craig discusses his deep love for his native Scotland, examines his profound psychic change brought on by fatherhood, and looks at aging and mortality with a perspective that he was incapable of as a younger man. Each story is strung together in a colorful tapestry that ultimately reveals a complicated man who has learned to process and even enjoy the unusual trajectory of his life.”

New HTTYD3 Trailer Arrives
A new trailer for the DreamWorks animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon 3, featuring Craig’s voice as Gobber the Belch has arrived, reports Collider.com. It gives fans a look at the final installment of the trilogy, scheduled to reach theaters in late February 2019. The first full-length trailer was released earlier this year.

More Standup Ahead
The fall leg of Craig’s Hobo Fabulous Tour resumes on October 18th and runs through mid-December. More stand up dates are expected in the spring along with some time away from the stage to promote How To Train Your Dragon and the new memoir. You can see the full list of venues, dates, times and links for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page. Book early to avoid disappointment!

Missiles Miss
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about North Korea’s missiles that miss the mark.

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HTTYD3 Coming Sooner
The Dreamworks animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon 3, featuring the voice of Craig Ferguson as Gobber the Belch, has a new release date. Originally scheduled to come out this year, the project had been pushed ahead to March 1st of 2019. But the film’s producers have moved up the release date a week to February 22nd, reports Deadline.com. The change will help insulate the film from some competition, giving it a head start over several other children’s movies being released in March.

Book Early
Tickets are still on sale for the next round of Craig’s stand up comedy tour, which resumes in mid-October. Only a handful of tickets remain for the shows in Winnipeg, Davenport and Onamia October 25-27, so book early to avoid disappointment! You can find venues, dates, times and links to tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Bang Is Back
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig’s bang is back.

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