LA Appearance Rescheduled
Craig Ferguson had been scheduled to appear at the City National Grove of Anaheim on July 24th, but that show has now been rescheduled for Saturday, October 25th. Any tickets for the original show will be honored on the new date or may be returned at the outlet where they were purchased. Some eagle-eyed Craig fans also noticed that The Comedy Works in Denver briefly offered tickets for Craig on in late July, but those shows were quickly canceled as well. It appears Craig’s scheduled tightened up this month but if any new dates are added, we’ll keep you posted on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Less Talk, More Action
A study of late-night talk shows reveals that Jimmy Fallon is talking to guests significantly less than his predecessors. The Hollywood Reporter says Fallon is chatting only 37 percent of the time, compared to 51 percent for David Letterman, Jay Leno or Johnny Carson. Craig comes in at 43 percent. Researchers say Fallon’s approach is pushing the show into more of a comedy-variety show than a talk show, and in an article on Salon.com, the author wonders if the move isn’t being driven by the hopes of having viral videos on YouTube, rather than substantive interviews.

‘Who’ Trailer
Using Sunday’s World Cup final as a launching pad, the BBC released its first full-length trailer for the new series of Doctor Who featuring Peter Capaldi. Enjoy:

Video courtesy: BBC

Josh’s Web Series
Josh Robert Thompson is getting ready to record a new web series to be released this fall. He’s been using his Vine and Twitter accounts to give a series of brief previews of what’s in store, including impressions, new characters and puppets. To see them all, check out his Twitter stream.

Linda’s Novels
Craig’s mother-in-law Linda Cunningham writes romance novels, which could soon be reaching a wider audience. Publishers Weekly reports that Gallery Books, a division of publishing giant Simon and Schuster, will now distribute all of the titles offered by Linda’s publisher Omnific Publishing. Because of the bigger company’s reach, her novels will be available through more online outlets and at more bookstores around the country.

Vegas Wedding
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig talks about a Vegas wedding.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Glasgow Greetings
Craig Ferguson is wrapping up his vacation this week, sending an occasional tweet along the way, including this one, which we believe may be from Glasgow’s historic Merchant City area:

Why Glasgow, you’re magnificent today! pic.twitter.com/UIZU1LM56u

Dragon Kite
Several skellies pointed us in the direction of this tweet by @Aaron_Sparrow which features a photo with a familiar character in a new setting on the beach:

Now THIS is a kite: pic.twitter.com/UHZB36FZct

Magazine Covers
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig talks about magazine covers.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

In the Wild
Craig Ferguson fans are a breed of their own. Tumblr user SuperGeniusNinja reblogged a fun animation from Becka of Craig dancing and added a scientific-style description that would make Sir David Attenborough proud.

HTTYD2 Moments
In a recent interview with the newspaper The Scotsman, actress America Ferrera talks about some moments at the premiere of How To Train Your Dragon 2 when Craig seemed to get caught up in the story, giving us just one more reason to appreciate him.

Craig Travels
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig shares stories from his travels.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

In the North Atlantic
Maybe the word finally got around. After many a quiz question on The Late Late Show that started out with the facts that Iceland is in the North Atlantic and its capital city is Reykjavik, Craig Ferguson is getting some props from the folks up north. In an interview with New York Magazine, former Reykjavik mayor Jon Gnarr has nice things to say about Craig, although when it comes to the job in question, we’re pretty sure Craig would not be interested.

Familiar Hairstyle
Over the holiday weekend, the RSA’s @NormaApril spotted a familiar hairstyle on a man waiting in line on the boardwalk:

Check his hair. Remind you of anyone. pic.twitter.com/SXQz6h9Uzs

School Days
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig talks about school and baths.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Comic Role Models
The website HollywoodOutbreak.com did a short interview with Craig Ferguson recently, in which they asked him about American comedians who have been his role models. Craig named Johnny Carson, Robin Williams, Steve Martin and Bill Murray. The clip does not include UK comedians, but we’d guess he’d probably name Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and the legendary Billy Connolly, all of whom he has praised in the past.

Capaldi Autograph
The RSA’s @IKnowJoJo lives not far from where Doctor Who is filmed, and has been able to meet its star, Peter Capaldi, on several occasions. He has seen her talent in her Craigy Who and Mr. Timey Pants comic book. Recently, she was part of a group who were able to get autographs, and she shared the photo online. What a great inscription!

Who Preview
The new series of Doctor Who is coming soon, premiering August 23rd on BBC America. As Mashable.com reports, the cable channel has been slowly sending out new trailers for the show, and they’re already getting pretty intense:

Video courtesy: BBC America

Name Game Tickets
The taping schedule for Celebrity Name Game hosted by Craig Ferguson is getting ramped up. Several shows will be recorded July 18, 19 and 20, with more planned for August 1-6. By taping four shows a day, the producers will be able to store up enough episodes to run through the early part of November. While The Late Late Show is on an extended break in August, more taping dates for the game show are on tap. If they keep up the pace for another ten days, they should have enough shows recorded to run through the end of 2014.

The show will feature contestants paired with celebrities, hoping to use clues to name as many celebrities as they can and win thousands of dollars. Among the celebrities scheduled to be on the show are Lisa Kudrow, Tom Arnold, Kevin McHale, Cheri Oteri, Billy Gardell, Ana Gasteyer, Mena Suvari, Angela Kinsey, Jane Leeves, Taraji P. Henson, Chris Kattan, David Artquette, Courtney Cox and more. Celebrity Name Game debuts September 22nd. Check your local listings for the station and time “in your region.”

Josh’s Web Series
Josh Robert Thompson recently tweeted that he’s getting ready to record episodes of his new series:

Production begins on my new web series in just a few weeks. Gay ogres, street preachin’, angry George Lucas, cholo raccoons & more!

As Josh posts updates, we’ll keep you up to date.

Warmup Chat
Comedian Bob Oschack has been a writer with The Late Late Show for several years and currently serves as the warm up comedian in the studio (as it turns out, he really is a comedian). He’s also “Bob the Shark” and “Bob the Naked Guy” on the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week and Naked and Afraid after-shows. Recently, Bob sat down as a guest on former LLS warmup man Chunky B‘s podcast to talk about the show and more. Thanks to the RSA’s @Colleen_Byrne for the link!

Video courtesy: YouTube