In the LLS Studio
Writer Bill Brioux recently paid a return visit to the set of The Late Late Show to see Craig Ferguson at work, and wrote about his experience. Thanks to the RSA’s @brgrhubarb for spotting the link!


Letterman’s New Book
The usually reclusive David Letterman talked with Dave Itzkoff for a New York Times article about his new book and the America in which he lives, while mocking it all the while.

Wealth, Poverty and Pirates
In this monologue from 2006, Craig weighs the rich, the poor and pirate movies.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Who Comic
The latest installment of @iknowjojo‘s web comic featuring Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who and Craig Ferguson as his companion is now online. We can just imagine Geoff Peterson‘s comment if he were asked about the receptionist in the comic. “Who?”


People Choose
The People’s Choice Awards announced this year’s finalists Tuesday, and Craig was not among the top five in the Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host category. The finalists are: Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. The winner will be announced in January during the People’s Choice Awards ceremony on CBS.

The Wizzinator
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about athletes who try to fool drug tests.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Comedy Weekends
Craig Ferguson is on a stand up comedy roll. After a pair of Midwest dates and week roaming across Canada, Craig is continuing his fall stand up string on the weekends, leading up to another full week on the road before the Thanksgiving holiday. Over the weekend, he appeared in Santa Ynez, California and Chandler, Arizona. Backstage in Arizona, he tweeted:

Backstage in AZ. Treading in the footsteps of the mighty. #fadoodledoodledoodledoo pic.twitter.com/cU5uAMphrO

Coming up this week, Craig will appear in Cabazon, California near Palm Springs. Then he’ll have a six-day swing through Florida November 15-20, followed by stops in North Carolina and Ontario before taking a break. You can see details including venues, dates, times and ticket links on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Craig in Arizona
The RSA’s @sherivig was at the show in Chandler, Arizona on Saturday night and tweeted:

I spent the evening with @CraigyFerg pic.twitter.com/9Ws8Mn2BbS

Meanwhile, the RSA’s @Debbitx was in the audience, and sent us her story:

Truth Rant
Craig rants about the truth.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Kickstarter Update
The Kickstarter.com campaign to help complete the editing of Josh Robert Thompson‘s improvised TV variety show is already 30 percent of the way to its goal. Once completed, the project will become a six or seven-episode series, and supporters can get access to special behind-the-scenes footage. Josh and the show’s director Jed Rigney hope to wrap up the campaign by November 22nd.

Hot Late-Night Host
Voting remains open through November 25th for AdWeek’s Hot List poll. Craig is one of four candidates in the category of Hottest Late Night Host.

Narcissism in the Rain
In this monologue from 2005, Craig braves the rain and ponders narcissism.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Geoff’s Beginnings
Back in March of 2010, robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson was only an idea. When the Mythbusters Grant Imahara challenged Craig Ferguson to find him a bunch of new Twitter followers, he promised if he reached his goal, he’d build Craig a robot. After putting out a call to his robot skeleton army of Twitter followers, Craig boosted Grant’s follower numbers past his goal in only a couple of days. National Public Radio interviewed Grant about building Geoff for his debut in April of 2010.

Nerdist at Night
The @Nerdist Chris Hardwick‘s new late-night show called @midnight is doing well on Comedy Central, reports the trade publication Variety. In the early going, the show is outdrawing Conan and Chelsea Lately in sought-after young demographics. The show airs weeknights after The Colbert Report. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for the link!


Boy George and NASA
In this monologue from 2006, Craig tackles Boy George and NASA.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Lollipop Fund Drive
One of Craig’s favorite charities, the Lollipop Theater Network, is in the midst of a fund drive. They’re about a third of the way to reaching their goal. If you’d like to contribute, just visit their page on Crowdrise.com.

Going Green
Comedian Tom Green has returned to late-night television with a new show called Tom Green Live on AXS TV (formerly HDNet). As the New York Post reports, Green says the show will be feature one-on-one interviews in the style of Tom Snyder‘s Tomorrow Show on NBC and first iteration of The Late Late Show on CBS.

Sex Tapes and Odd Jobs
In this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about planning for his future.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Geoff’s Price Is Right
As part of a Halloween-themed show, Geoff Peterson the robot skeleton sidekick from The Late Late Show made an appearance on The Price Is Right Thursday. In case you missed it, the website Zap2It.com has a video clip of of a conversation between Geoff and host Drew Carey.

Drew Stands Up

Last weekend, CBS Sunday Morning profiled Drew Carey and focused on his recent return to the stage as a stand up comedian. Carey talks about how he enjoys his work on The Price Is Right but also appreciates being back on stages around the country.


The Lucky Country
In this monologue from 2005, Craig Ferguson talks about Australia.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson