Josh Stands Up
Josh Robert Thompson, the voice and puppeteer of robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson, has been doing more stand up comedy in recent months, including an appearance in Los Angeles last week. Twitter user @Txgreekgirl was in the audience and captured a nice photo of Josh on stage. Don’t forget, Josh will be opening for Craig Ferguson at most of his stand up tour appearances this fall. You can find details on our Live Comedy Tour page. Meanwhile, Josh is also planning to launch an updated website soon, including a new episode of his Pokin’ Around Podcast, which will include a conversation with a familiar voice:

[This] week on #pokinaroundpodcast: a sit down chat with @craigyferg!

Neville News
As we’ve been reporting, author Stuart Neville‘s book The Ghosts of Belfast will soon become a film Last Man Out with a screenplay written by Craig Ferguson and Late Late Show writer Ted Mulkerin. In the meantime, another of Neville’s books is coming out in paperback. The Ratlines is now available now in the UK and will be released in paperback in the US in September.

Craig Goes Shopping
In this two-part monologue from 2005, Craig rants about shopping.

Video courtesy: ParanoidFellow

New Doctor Named
The BBC announced Sunday that Craig Ferguson‘s longtime friend Peter Capaldi will be named as the twelfth doctor in the long-running series Doctor Who. He will replace Matt Smith, who will end his run in the iconic role at the end of the year. The BBC posted a full report. Entertainment Weekly reported on the announcement and Capaldi’s Whovian credentials. The series has been on television for many of the past 50 years, with different actors portraying the time-traveling doctor. The character periodically regenerates, giving the show’s writers a way to explain the doctor’s different faces and personalities.

Upon hearing the news, Craig tweeted:

Great news that Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor. A spectacular talent and a beautiful man. #DoctorWho

And the Mythbusters’ Grant Imahara joked:

@CraigyFerg The new Doctor is a handsome Scottish man in his 50’s. Hmmmm, so close! #sorryman #DoctorWho

Craig also tweeted our a reminder on Sunday evening:

Shark Week. Live at 11 tonight on @Discovery. Totally naked sharks who lust for flesh & me wearing shorty shorts. #SharkAfterDark

Play of the Day
Craig’s joke about Senator John McCain voting for oatmeal made it into GovExec.com‘s “Play of the Day” segment, which highlights comedians poking fun at government and politics.

LLS Proposal Leads to Wedding
You may remember last December when Craig allowed a young man named Jake to propose to his girlfriend Britney in the opening segment of the Late Late Show. Twitter user @Ariahjunee recently sent a photo montage to Craig, showing the happy couple on their wedding day. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for spotting the tweet! In case you missed it, here is the clip of the proposal:

Video courtesy: CBS

Shark Week Begins
It’s August, which means it’s time for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. New this year will be the late night talk show Shark After Dark, hosted by comedian Josh Wolf and executive produced by Craig Ferguson and his production company, headed by Rebecca Tucker (yes, she is wearing a shark costume in her avatar), who tweeted:

Shark After Dark starts Sunday at 11 – if you’ve ever wanted to see @craigyferg in shorty shorts, here’s your chance! http://tinyurl.com/k38ntba

New Who For You

Fans of Doctor Who will be tuning in Sunday to the BBC and BBC America, when the name of the actor chosen to play the twelfth doctor will be revealed. The eleventh doctor, Matt Smith, is leaving the series at the end of the year. BBC America and The Nerdist have details about the announcement.


Take a Bite
In this two-part monologue from 2005, Craig sinks his teeth into eating contests and food.

Video courtesy: ParanoidFellow

Proper Whovian
As we reported earlier this week, the name of Craig Ferguson‘s longtime friend Peter Capaldi is being floated by bookies as a favorite to become the twelfth doctor in Doctor Who. It turns out Capaldi is a fan of the show… a proper Whovian. He wrote a letter to the Radio Times when he was a teenager, talking about his appreciation for the science fiction drama.

Blooming Awesome
Craig doesn’t just send thank you notes and signed coffee mugs to guests. Sometimes he’ll send something special, as he did for singer Sara Bareilles. She tweeted:

Aw man, that @CraigyFerg is a class act. pic.twitter.com/Sm6LNWlvWL

Another 70s Hit
After rocking out to some Talking Heads last time, we couldn’t resist posting another big hit from 1978, Queen‘s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Although in this instance, we went for the Muppets’ version:

Video courtesy: MuppetsStudio

Craig’s Phone
As Craig Ferguson admitted on Monday, he accidentally dropped his phone into the Pacific Ocean over the weekend. He must have a new one, since he tweeted about a favorite album:

In 1978 Talking Heads released More Songs about Buildings & Food. 35 years later. Still awesome. #geezer #damnthattelevision

Sharks Hone In On Phone
If the RSA’s @HoboRobot is correct, the sharks off the island of Catalina have found Craig’s lost phone and are sending messages of their own.

Talking Heads
Perhaps best known for their 1983 hit “Burning Down The House,” the band Talking Heads album More Songs About Buildings & Food yielded one top-40 single, “Take Me To The River.”

Video courtesy: FlyingDoctor1988

Vote for Craig
Feel like voting for Craig Ferguson? He’s not running for your local city council but he is in the running for a Tubey Award for Best Daytime or Late Night Talk Show over on TelevisionWithoutPity.com (in category 14), and is in a head-to-head competition the first round of BBC America’s Anglo Fan Favorites Tournament against Simon Pegg.

Fun With Courtney

The website Uproxx.com got a kick out of Craig’s recent conversation with Courtney Love, who brought up an uncomfortable moment from the past, as did Perez Hilton and New York Magazine’s Vulture blog.




Monkey On A Rock
Canadian singer Justin Bieber still hasn’t paid his fine for his now-confiscated pet monkey in Germany, reports ABC News. “Ve haff vays of making him pay,” one German official was quoted as saying, using Craig’s German accent.

Pottering Around
Craig spends a monologue talking about Harry Potter, drummers and postal workers.

Video courtesy: ParanoidFellow

CBS Remains on Time Warner
CBS stations are still on Time Warner cable systems in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas/Fort Worth, at least until Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter and the Los Angeles Times.

Capaldi Considered?
Craig Ferguson‘s longtime friend, actor Peter Capaldi, is reportedly among the bookies’ favorites to become the twelfth doctor in Doctor Who. Reports began surfacing Tuesday in several media outlets, including The Independent and the Huffington Post. Meanwhile, BBC America’s Anglophenia blog enjoyed Craig’s conversation last week with the eleventh doctor, Matt Smith.

Sebastian and Charles
Did you catch the literary reference at the end of Monday night’s show?

Game Time
In this two-part monologue, Craig talks about video games, shoes and parking garages.

Video courtesy: ParanoidFellow