Meeting Josh in Person
Earlier this month, the RSA’s @timmccoy went to see Craig Ferguson and Josh Robert Thompson on stage near Minneapolis. He had a chance to snap a photo with Josh and tweeted it. Since Timm had interviewed Josh for a podcast not long ago, we wanted to know more about the story behind the photo. He sent us this:
Being one of the influences in Josh’s life when he was a teenager, it was a shock to me when a little over a year ago Josh contacted me through Facebook asking if I was “The Turkey Guy,” a character voice I did on radio station WCSB out of Cleveland, Ohio on a show called “Brainrot Radio Theater.” Yes it was. He’s been a fan of mine for the past 23 years now.
Although I knew Josh for all this time, we never actually met face to face. He did an interview with me and my wife Joan on our podcast “The Zone with Timm McCoy“, but that also was the first time we spoke to each other since 1991. October 11 was the first show on the current “Hot and Grumpy” comedy tour and it took place at the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota just 30 minutes south of where we live in Minneapolis. The show, by the way, was way beyond funny. Josh opened the evening with uncanny impressions of Morgan Freeman, Robert DeNiro and his very own beloved semi-religious character, “Apostle BG.” Then came the main show with Craig that brought down the house.
Afterward, Joan and I were setting in the Fireside Lounge of the bar, when in walks right in front of us, Josh Robert Thompson. I shouted lightly for him to come over. Upon our eyes meeting, it took him two ticks to realize who I was. His face brightened up like sunshine. We hugged, his security guard said if he was going to be needed, Josh said, “They’re OK!” Due to Craig needing to be on the road for their next gig in Iowa, our time was short. We chatted about the past, took some pics and video. The picture was a very good Bobby DeNiro saying “I’m gonna break your legs.” After 23 years of being dear friends and admiring each other’s work, finally getting to meet such a wonderful man and his incredible spirit is worth more than anything in the world to me. We are, in fact, dear brothers.
Thanks for sending us your story, Timm! Have you seen Craig on stage this month? Or do you have tickets to see him in November? We want to hear your story. Please send it to us using our Contact Us form, or send us a link to your blog. We’d be happy to share it with the rest of the robot skeleton army.
Khaki Pants
One of the better photos of Craig on stage we’ve seen in the past week came from Edmonton, where @karimayer snapped a shot from the fifth row during the October 22nd show. Nice picture, Kari!
Dreams and Psychoanalysis
Even though Craig has only recently been counseling guests while smoking his pipe, he has been talking about psychoanalysis on the show for years. In this monologue from 2005, he delves into the topic.
Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson
Don’t forget, there is still time to vote for Craig to become a nominee for Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host in the People’s Choice Awards. If Craig makes it into the top five in the first round of voting, he’ll be a finalist in the second round from mid-November to early December. You can vote as many times as you like on the People’s Choice website. The first round ends just before midnight Pacific Time on October 31st.
