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Craig Ferguson‘s new daytime game show Celebrity Name Game will make its debut on television stations across much of the U.S. this fall. Taping for the series will be ramping up soon, and the show is already holding auditions for contestants. The casting company posted this announcement to encourage people to sign up. Thanks to the RSA’s @NancyInTampa for spotting the announcement!

New Dates, Same Seats
Tour Rescheduled slCraig’s rescheduled slate of stand up comedy dates in Canada have fallen into place March 20-29, as organizers worked quickly to find new dates. The order of the shows had to be switched around to accommodate open dates at each venue. And in the case of Montreal, they moved the show to a different theater in the Place des Arts, which will give fans there a chance to see Craig perform on the region’s newest stage, designed and built for the symphony. To our knowledge, the venues are honoring all tickets on the new dates, in the same seats whenever possible. If you hold tickets to any of the shows, please contact the venue directly if you have questions. You can see the complete listings with updated dates, times and ticket links on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Stolen Monkeys
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about stolen monkeys.

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Craig Ferguson has rescheduled a string of stand up comedy dates in Canada, to give himself time to recuperate from a nasty sinus infection. The shows, which had been scheduled for January 23-30, have been rescheduled for March 20-29. Tickets from all of the shows will be honored on the new dates. Craig’s appearance in Montreal has also changed locations, to a different theater in the Place des Arts complex. Please contact the venue where you purchased your tickets for more information. You can see the complete listings with updated dates, times and ticket links on our Live Comedy Tour page. The best news for Craig is that after taping Wednesday night’s Late Late Show, he will have eleven days off to get healthy again, as the show will broadcast several new, pre-recorded episodes and a few encore performances from the archive. You can see the latest listings on our Guests page. Get well soon, chief! Thanks as always to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb and @colleen_byrne for their assistance.

Josh’s Podcast Regenerates
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Josh Robert Thompson posted a short podcast while stuck in traffic in Glendale, letting us know he’s planning some changes for future installments. He recorded it before hearing that Craig was postponing the Canadian leg of the tour.

Craig On Being Sick
Back in 2008, Craig wrote a letter to the mighty CBS corporation about being sick.

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The RSA’s @iknowjojo has released the latest installment of her Doctor Who-themed web comic, featuring Peter Capaldi as the doctor and Craig Ferguson as his companion.

Montreal Remembers
Bing Hitler

In an article in the Montreal Gazette mentioning Craig’s upcoming appearance, they remember when he was performing stand up as “Bing Hitler,” and his early shows in Canada.



Science Time
In this monologue from 2006, Craig gets excited about science, particularly biological engineering.

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Lots o’ Guests
Late Late Show Studio slThe folks who book the guests on The Late Late Show have been hard at work, lining up future guests as far ahead has March, including Martha Plimpton, Sarah Jarosz, John Goodman, Larry King, Henry Cho, Megan Mullally, Jim Parsons, Bubba Watson, Jason Alexander, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman, Ted Danson, Kristen Schaal, Sean Hayes, Rosie Perez, Regis Philbin, Jaime Pressly and more. There will be a three-day visit from the re-run fairy next week while Craig is on tour in Canada, followed by fresh episodes on Thursday and Friday, January 30th and 31st with Max Greenfield, ZZ Ward, Hayden Panettiere and Brooke Van Poppelen. You can see the complete and most up-to-date listings on our Guests page any time.

‘Who’ Art by a Future DoctorCapaldi Drawing
Twitter user @DoctorWhoReview posted an image it says was drawn by Peter Capaldi in 1976, some 37 years before he was named the twelfth doctor:

Doctor Who fan art…drawn by a young Peter Capaldi in 1976.

Thanks to the RSA’s @NancyInTampa for spotting the tweet!

Dem Coppers
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about Eddie Murphy, the Spice Girls, Norway, stripping and getting in trouble with the cops.

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BTBATR Audiobook
BTBATR Cover slThe audiobook version of Craig Ferguson‘s novel Between The Bridge and the River, narrated by Craig himself, will be released on Audible.com on February 18th. We anticipate that CD and dowloadable mp3 versions will be available at a later date (as happened with Craig’s autobiography American on Purpose), giving Audible buyers the first chance to hear it. Thanks to the RSA’s ever-vigilant @bgrhubarb for spotting the audiobook!

Tour Resumes ThursdayCraig Tour Avatar
Craig Ferguson heads back out on tour Thursday in Toronto, with Josh Robert Thompson opening for him. The pair will also have shows in Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Kitchener and Halifax before wrapping up the eastern Canadian leg of the Hot and Grumpy Tour in London, Ontario. Craig and Josh will be back on U.S. stages in Texas and Georgia in February. To see complete details, visit our Live Comedy Tour page, and keep checking back for new dates.

Stocks and Charity
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about charitable giving and the stock market.

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Tig Thinks Big
Tig and Craig slThe website TheJaneDough.com picked up on comedienne Tig Nortaro‘s recent visit to the Late Late Show, where she expressed confidence about winning a Grammy for her comedy album, Tig Notaro: LIVE, which is up against Craig Ferguson‘s I’m Here To Help in the same category, along with fellow nominees Kathy Griffin, Ron White and Bob Saget.

New Sketches AheadJosh in Paris
Josh Robert Thompson tweeted Friday that he is heading back to the studio to record new sketches that could be part of future episodes of his improv-based television show:

I’m shooting more WJRT sketches today, so have a look at the first one we did over

El Diablo
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about a speech by Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez at the United Nations.

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Josh Talks Twitter with Eliza Bayne
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In the latest edition of his Pokin’ Around Podcast, Josh Robert Thompson interviews actress/producer Eliza Bayne about Twitter, her work with him in the film Nowhere Girl, on his improv television project and more.


Happy Birthday, Betty
The one and only Betty White turned 92 on Friday. Happy birthday, Betty!

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Wrapping up our string of radio interviews this week, Craig was interviewed in 2012 on WCBS-FM about his appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Global Warming
In this monologue from 2006, Craig digs into soccer and global warming.

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