Backstage Moment
The local CBS television station in Rock Island, Illinois (Quad Cities) reported on its Facebook page about a couple who won a chance to meet Craig Ferguson backstage during his stop in Davenport over the weekend. They called Craig’s performance the best stand up comedy show they’d ever seen.


Guess the Caption
The RSA’s @HoboRobot couldn’t resist coming up with a caption quiz for the pair of photos actress Jane Leeves tweeted from the set of Hot in Cleveland last week.

Early Halloween
In this monologue from 2005, Craig complains that Halloween season gets started too early.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Weekend on the Road
Craig Ferguson traveled to the Midwest over the weekend for a pair of stand up comedy appearances, with Josh Robert Thompson leading off. Craig’s road manager Phil Cottone tweeted a quick Vine video of Craig and Josh enjoying themselves after stops in Iowa and Minnesota:

craigyferg joshrthompson #Hot&Grumpy Tour See you next time Davenport http://instagram.com/p/fZDl00JXWV/

Thanks to the RSA’s @bec_giddy for capturing a still photo of the video.

Meanwhile, the RSA’s Dave and his wife saw Craig’s show in Minnesota on Friday night and sent us their story:

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Kelowna Keeper

The Kelowna, BC Daily Courier newspaper interviews Craig about his affection for Canada, as he prepares for his longest-ever multi-city Canadian tour.


Crazy Dogs
In this monologue from 2005, one of the dogs in Craig’s past goes crazy.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Cleveland Cuddling
Since Craig Ferguson has been on an extended run as a guest star on TVLand’s Hot in Cleveland, we’ve been seeing plenty of photos from the set, where the new season is being recorded for broadcast early next year. One of the show’s stars, actress Jane Leeves, recently tweeted a pair of photos from a recent scene:

Put your pants on, Ferguson. #HotinCleveland @hotnclevelandtv @craigyferg pic.twitter.com/sF8zEEcSDm / He’s pretty popular with the ladies on set… @BettyMWhite @hotnclevelandtv @craigyferg pic.twitter.com/Pd5db8Td91

Western Swing
Santa Barbara, Califronia’s NoozHawk.com has a brief story about Craig’s upcoming appearance at the Chumash Casino Resort. You can see details of his entire fall tour on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Obnoxious People
In this monologue from 2005, Craig rants about obnoxious people.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson

Voting for Craig
Craig Ferguson is featured in a new online poll, looking for the hottest celebrities and shows. AdWeek is running its annual Hot List poll. Craig is one of the choices for “Hottest Late-Night Host.”

Comedy Competition
As Deadline.com reports, Comedy Central will feature five episodes of a new late-night show during the week of October 21st, featuring a roster of comedians vying to crack the best jokes of the night and reign as the funniest person in the world, at least until the next show. The @Nerdist Chris Hardwick is hosting the show called @Midnight, which will run appropriately at midnight in the Eastern and Pacific time zones following The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

Betty Purple
As the Huffington Post reports, actress Betty White is changing her name to “Betty Purple” for a day on October 17th, to support GLAAD’s annual Spirit Day, recognizing LGBT youth. White, along with her Hot In Cleveland costars Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves, will be taking part, as will several major media companies.

Ross and Video Games
In this monologue from 2005, Craig talks about his nephew Ross and video games.

Video courtesy: YouTube

Companion Adventures

The latest installment of the RSA’s @IKnowJoJo‘s Doctor Who-themed web comic series featuring Peter Capaldi as the twelfth doctor and Craig Ferguson as his companion is now available, with more episodes expected soon.


Geoff on Canvas
The RSA’s @bgrhubarb spotted a photo tweeted by @contrer72 from a Fresno, California art fair, featuring what appears to be Geoff Peterson:

@CraigyFerg someone painted Geoff. Spotted at the Fresno Fair, Fresno, CA pic.twitter.com/VKsma9k0Pf

Do you know the artist? Let us know so we can give them credit!

Mad with Power
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig is mad with power.

Video courtesy: YouTube

Craig as the Companion
Now that actor Peter Capaldi has been named the twelfth doctor for the upcoming season of Doctor Who, the website WhatCulture.com has five ideas for a new companion for the doctor. Guess who comes in at number one on their list? None other than Craig Ferguson. We couldn’t agree more.

Archived Episodes
The Radio Times in the UK is reporting that a number of “missing” episodes of Doctor Who, not seen in decades, have been discovered in South Africa and will be released digitally soon. Many original recordings from the series’ early years survived, were remastered and have been rebroadcast over the years in syndication, but tapes of several episodes were believed to have been destroyed or lost. Thanks to the RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir for the link!

Year’s Worth of Sorry
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig describes a year’s worth of ‘sorry.’

Video courtesy: YouTube

Movie Recommendation
This week, Craig Ferguson offered a recommendation for a new film from Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh, called Filth The Movie. True to form, Craig hasn’t seen the movie yet but knows if Welsh is involved, it’s probably good:

Although I haven’t seen it I am recommending @FilthTheMovie because A: The trailer B:@WelshIrvine C:McAvoy 4: the title. #insideimbegbie

One of Craig’s fans tweeted:

@CraigyFerg you can’t just do that man

And Craig responded:

“@notreallylaura: @CraigyFerg you can’t just do that man”. Just did it, man. #toldyouinsideimbegbie

Slide Show
A new unscripted show is coming to Fox called Slide Show, featuring comedians and celebrities doing improvised sketches and challenges on a unique set, tilted at 22 and a half degrees. As The Hollywood Reporter explains, the show was developed by Craig’s French doppelgänger Jacques “Arthur” Essebag in Europe and will be co-produced in the US by occasional LLS guest Steve Carell.

Quad Cities Show
Craig is appearing in Davenport, Iowa on Saturday, which garnered him an interview in the Quad Cities Times newspaper.

Edinburgh Adventures
In this two-part monologue from 2006, Craig recounts some adventures at the Edinburgh Festival.

Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson