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Craig Records Voice For HTTYD3
The animated feature film How To Train Your Dragon 3, featuring the voice of Craig Ferguson is scheduled to be released on March 1st, 2019. Craig was in the studio in Los Angeles last week, recording his part for the character of Gobber The Belch. The film will be the third and final on-screen installment of the series. Actors Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler have both said they think it will be the best of the three. Spoilers ahead: You can read more about their comments on a HTTYD fan page, ScreenRant.com, And as Deadline.com reports, stage and screen actor F. Murray Abraham will be the voice of a new villain in the story. The release of the film has been delayed twice, as CinemaBlend.com explains, but appears to be back on track.

Upcoming Guests
This week on Craig’s SiriusXM radio show, listen for classic/vintage/encore/best of presentations (repeats), including guests Jen Kirkman, comedy duo Tim and Eric and Salman Rushdie. Future guests include comedy trio Aunty Donna, Danny Trejo, Keith Carradine, Jimmy Pardo, Dave McElroy, Nikki Glaser, Michael McMillian, Adam Ray, Jim Florentine, Judah Friedlander, Joe DeRosa, Kevin Pollak, David Itzkoff, Jenna Fisher and Alli Breen.

Illegal Fingers
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about sidekicks, The Voice, pixelation and the limits of drawing on television.

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Grumpy Craig Is Grumpy
Craig Ferguson has been a bit grumpy on his SiriusXM radio show of late. Last week, he suggested he may no longer in be interested in Twitter or even in television. He also said he might not record another standup special. Talking about the specials in particular, he said Jay Leno is among the comedians who have never done one, and said the former Tonight Show host once told him that a big reason was so he didn’t use up any material. It is true that once a special is recorded, a comedian usually needs to come up with a whole new set with fresh material, but the specials do help reach new audiences and fans who aren’t able to attend live events.

Since then, Craig hasn’t tweeted but has at least retweeted the radio show’s Twitter account. And of course when it comes to television and specials, he knows that Hollywood has a way of enticing people back with cash and prizes. So who knows for sure what the future will hold? In the meantime, he has plenty of irons in the fire, with a new memoir in the works, as well as the long-awaited follow-up to his first novel. He has the radio show five days a week for at least another year, and he says he plans to get out on the road again to do some standup. We’ll keep watching for dates and let you know when tickets become available.

RIP, Tony
Some sad news for the RSA: Longtime Craig fan, robot skeleton army member and creative tech whiz Tony Tzankoff has died. From Huntington, West Virginia, Tony was inspired by Craig’s robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson and created his own robot skeleton, Fergybot4000. The robot could be remotely controlled online, and Tony even brought him to Craig’s standup show in Nashville, as well as local Halloween events. He put together a Twitter account and a Facebook page for the robot, and encouraged fans to check him out. Tony suffered from health issues which forced doctors to amputate first a foot and later his legs, but worked hard to maintain a positive outlook, and was encouraged about scientific advancements in prosthetics. He was a sweet, caring man, gone too soon. You can read his full obituary here, and leave a message in the guest book.

Take A Chance
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about how much he likes the 70s Swedish pop band ABBA and the Broadway show and movie Mamma Mia.

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Radio Reaching One Year
It’s been nearly a year since Craig Ferguson debuted his radio show on SiriusXM. Starting on the satellite radio service’s comedy channel in February of 2017, it quickly became the second-most listened-to show (after Howard Stern) and was moved to the Faction Talk Channel (103). The show has an unstructured format, allowing for fun conversations and visits from celebrity guests. Upcoming guests on Craig Ferguson’s SiriusXM radio talk show include Kurt Braunohler, Mark Forward, Greg Fitzsimmons, Lisa Kudrow, Aussie comedy trio Aunty Donna, Danny Trejo and Jimmy Pardo.

Hardwick’s Podcast
Chris Hardwick is rebranding his Nerdist podcast. It’ll still be found in all of the places you could find the podcast in the past, and current subscribers won’t even have to lift a finger. The newly named ID10T podcast debuts this week. As the Hollywood Reporter explains, Hardwick sold off the “Nerdist” name a few years ago, but retained the rights to the podcast and its library. Since he no longer owns the “Nerdist” name, he had to rename the podcast, on which Craig has been a repeat guest.

The Devil In Poetry
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig bangs on about the devil and Elizabethan poets.

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Dance, Craigy, Dance
Craig Ferguson‘s longtime tour photographer @pnzr242 recently posted a clip of Craig dancing:

Josh’s New Reel
Actor Josh Robert Thompson, who provided the voice of robot sidekick Geoff Peterson during Craig’s run on The Late Late Show, has posted a new audition reel on his YouTube channel, showing several different examples of his on-camera work over the past few years.

Radio Guests
Upcoming guests on Craig’s SiriusXM radio talk show include Todd Glass, Ted Alexandro, Kurt Braunohler and Aussie comedy trio Aunty Donna.

Zombie Time
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig talks about World War Z and zombies in Scotland.

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Limited Edition Comic
The RSA’s @iknowjojo says she has only a couple of copies remaining of her limited edition Craigy Who and Mr. Timey Pants comic book. Check it out on her Etsy page. If you’re a fan of both Craig Ferguson and Peter Capaldi as the doctor in Doctor Who, this one’s for you.

Guests Upon Guests
Upcoming guests on Craig’s SiriusXM radio show include Todd Glass, Louie Anderson, John Henson, Christina P, Ted Alexandro, Kurt Braunohler and Aussie comedy trio Aunty Donna.

Keeping Up With Craig
In this monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig concocts a new reality show, and raises an eyebrow over a French comedian doing a show remarkably similar to The Late Late Show.

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‘Name Game’ On Buzzr
If you didn’t have a chance to see Celebrity Name Game hosted by two-time Emmy winner Craig Ferguson, you’re in luck! Episodes from all three seasons will soon appear on the game show-focused TV channel Buzzr. As reported by Broadcasting & Cable, Broadway World and others, episodes are now being broadcast at 8pm and 11pm ET/PT on Fridays. Buzzr is owned by Freemantle Media, the company the co-produced the show when it aired in syndication on local television stations around the country from 2014-2017. The show is anchoring a new prime-time block of Friday game shows on the channel, including the 2007-2008 version of Sale of The Century and Family Feud episodes from 2002-2006 hosted by Richard Karn.

Where can you find Buzzr? It is a digital television channel, currently available in 62 (out of 212) markets around the country. Check your local listings or Buzzr’s own guide for the channel in your area. It is also available on channel 245 on Dish Network in those markets that carry the over-the-air channel. And for those of you kids on the Googly-web and the FaceTubes, we’re told that Buzzr also streams on Twitch, a subscription-based service primarily aimed at the online gaming community, and on Amazon Video for subscribers.

Who’s On First?
Upcoming guests on Craig’s SiriusXM radio show include Tom Segura, Natasha Leggero, Riki Landhome, Josh Wolf, Bob Saget, Bobby Lee, Todd Glass, Ted Alexandro and Kurt Braunohler.

German Accents
In this clip from Celebrity Name Game, Craig reminds us of his excellent German accent.

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Stand Up Stands Up
Craig Ferguson‘s latest stand up comedy special Tickle Fight is on Netflix and it’s picking up some strong reviews, including from Paste Magazine, FirstPost.com, TVOverMind.com, Decider.com, GoodMenProject.com and more. If you’re not a Netflix subscriber, you can get a month of service free using their free trial offer.

Praise For Couple Thinkers
The Australian website BrandTales.com.au recently wrote about Craig’s YouTube project Couple Thinkers, giving it high marks as a marketing concept.

New Year, New Guests
Some of the guests coming up this month on Craig’s SiriusXM radio show include Greg Proops, Tom Segura, Natasha Leggero, Riki Landhome, Josh Wolf, Todd Glass and Kurt Braunohler.

A Horse Is A Horse
In this opening segment and monologue from The Late Late Show, Craig opens with a note about horses, friends and DNA.

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