Almost Perfect
Emmy winning writer/director/producer Ken Levine has written for some of the best shows on television, including M*A*S*H and Cheers, and has worked as a consultant for shows like Frasier and Wings. One of the shows he helped create was Almost Perfect, starring Nancy Travis. It ran for a full season starting in the fall of 1995, but CBS pulled the plug four episodes into season two. In all, 34 shows were produced. Ken recently posted an episode of the show on his blog, featuring an actor not yet well known in the United States named Craig Ferguson. He plays a character named Peter Church, who runs into the main character many years and recalls a past liaison. Thanks to the eagle-eyed @bgrhubarb for drawing our attention to the clips.

Capaldi’s Life
The website DoctorWhoTV.co.uk recently posted a detailed article about the life of Peter Capaldi, leading up to his new role as the Doctor in the upcoming series of Doctor Who. It includes a reference the time Peter and Craig spent time playing in a band together.

Global Warming
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about global warming.

Video courtesy: YouTube

Hot In Cleveland
On this week’s episode of TVLand’s Hot In Cleveland, Craig Ferguson returns as Simon, love interest to Joy (Jane Leeves). The show, entitled “The Undead,” airs Wednesday. Check local listings for the time “in your region.”

Voices in Josh’s Head
Josh Robert Thompson says the latest episode of his Driving Myself Crazy podcast is the one where he really goes crazy.

New HTTYD2 Trailer
Enjoy the latest trailer for the DreamWorks animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon 2, featuring Craig as the voice of Gobber. As the folks at heyuguys.co.uk remind us, the film will be released on June 13.

Video courtesy: HollywoodStreams

Great Guests Ahead
Now that the golf and the basketball are behind us, it’s time for a nice long string of new episodes of The Late Late Show starting on time. Craig Ferguson will talk with Dominic Monaghan, Brooklyn Decker, Wendie Malick, Jim Rash, Kunal Nayyar, Kevin Bacon and more this week, and next week, watch for George Lopez, Jackie Collins and Lyle Lovett. See the complete listings on our Guests page.

Behind the Scenes
In the latest episode of his podcast, Josh Robert Thompson takes us behind the scenes at a taping of The Price Is Right, when Craig served as host and Josh (as Geoff Peterson) became one of the show’s famous models. The podcast includes interviews with Secretariat, announcer Shadoe Stevens and more!


Adventures at the UN
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about the United Nations.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Josh Interviewed
Podcaster Gordon Chaffin recently sat down with the voice of Geoff Peterson, Josh Robert Thompson, to talk about his work as a voice actor, stand up comedy, television, The Late Late Show and much more.

Familiar Face
The RSA’s @lockofire noticed an image making its way around the interwebs, showing what Star Trek characters might look like if Pixar produced an animated version of the long-running franchise. She saw a familiar face:

@CraigyFerg Doesn’t the Klingon look like Craigs character from Brave? pic.twitter.com/bpuXZ0iAIQ

Blinding Me with Science
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about science.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

DVR Alert: The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson will be delayed by 15 minutes on Friday, due to Masters golf tournament highlights on CBS.

Gobber Appears
This week, Craig Ferguson tweeted an image of the newest poster promoting the DreamWorks animated feature film, How To Train Your Dragon 2. He was particularly enthusiastic about this one, because it prominently features his character, Gobber the Belch.

Ah finally. Here it comes. This one is even better #proudtobepartofit pic.twitter.com/W0tq2X6EAZ

Time with Jerry Lewis
In a recent podcast, Josh Robert Thompson attended a show with the one and only Jerry Lewis. As you’ll hear, Jerry is still having a great time performing on stage.

Barker Tribute
When Bob Barker retired has host of The Price Is Right, he was given an all-star send-off, which included a tribute from Craig.

Video courtesy: Kyle C. Haight

DVR Alert: The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson will be delayed by 15 minutes on Thursday and Friday, due to Masters golf tournament highlights on CBS.

That Didn’t Take Long
After waiting only a week for the news to settle in that David Letterman will be retiring as host of The Late Show on CBS in 2015, the network announced that comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert has been named the show’s new host. Putting an end to swirling speculation about possible replacements, the network says Colbert has signed a five-year deal. Dozens of media outlets have been reporting that Colbert plans to drop his faux conservative commentator character from The Colbert Report on Comedy Central and appear as himself on The Late Show.

Now, the media attention will turn back to Craig Ferguson, who has said in countless interviews over the past ten years that he was not interested in moving to 11:30. The question now becomes will he re-up for a longer run on The Late Late Show, or depart when his contract expires later this year? As we’ve said before, Craig is the only person whose opinion counts when it comes to his future plans, so we’ll wait and see what he has in store.

Craig was the first to congratulate Colbert on his new deal:

Congratulations to the hugely talented and fragrant and lovely @StephenAtHome on the new gig. Welcome to the CBS funhouse.

Storyline Complete
The tenth and final installment of @IKnowJoJo‘s Doctor Who-themed web comic Craigy Who and Mr. Timey Pants, featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Craig as his companion, has been released online. It wraps up the story arc and sets the stage for the printed version of the comic to be released later this month. JoJo thanked her project’s supporters on the comic’s website. She added that she’ll be sending out rewards to supporters in May.

Perfumed in Cleveland
Craig talked with Entertainment Tonight this week about his role on TVLand’s Hot In Cleveland and why it’s so much fun to be part of the show.

Video courtesy: Entertainment Tonight

Colbert to Host Late Show
CBS has tapped comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert to become the new host of The Late Show when David Letterman retires in 2015. The Los Angeles Times and many other outlets are reporting the news, which includes the detail that Colbert has signed a five-year agreement. Further details will continue to appear in the coming weeks and months, as the network settles on a direction for the show. There was no immediate word on whether Craig Ferguson will remain at The Late Late Show after his current contract expires later this year. We’ll continue to watch for developments.

Host Swap
Craig Ferguson and Drew Carey had fun on April 1st, pulling their widely-advertised April Fools Day prank by swapping shows for the day. The two appeared on the CBS daytime show The Talk to explain the idea behind the switch. One fan who had a chance to attend the taping of The Price Is Right with Craig hosting, wrote an excellent story about it on Tumblr.

Corky Reappears
The RSA’s @HoboRobot found some creative uses for old tennis balls, and remembered a low-budget puppet from The Late Late Show:

#rsa Who remembers Corky, the CBS Recession Puppet? I found a few of his friends. @LateLateShowCBS pic.twitter.com/yUvd3xBzFH

Kagan Clip
Fans who have seen Craig’s live shows will remember comedian Randy Kagan, who opened dozens of Craig’s stand up shows a few years ago. Randy has been working on a series of projects, including a web series on environmental issues. His latest show trailer gives you a taste of his humor:

Video courtesy: Randy Kagan