Billboard Power
The History Channel is going into high gear to promote Craig Ferguson‘s new show Join Or Die, which premieres on Thursday, February 18 at 11pm ET. Promotional messages are airing frequently on the History Channel and its sister networks, A&E, H2 and Lifetime. And as Craig spotted while driving the other day, billboards promoting the show are popping up:

Spotted billboard for @JoinOrDieHIST whilst driving on Sunset Blvd. I took this selfie with my leg. Thanks @HISTORY

Craig fan @MGoKirby spotted another billboard promoting the show on Houston Street in New York.

All 22 ordered episodes have now been recorded and are being edited. Watch for Craig to appear on the talk show circuit in the coming weeks, talking about what we can expect on the new show.

A Wink From Wink
Even legendary game show host Wink Martindale congratulated Craig when Celebrity Name Game was renewed for a third season last week. (Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for spotting the tweet.)

@CraigFerguson game show #CelebNameGame is renewed for a 3rd season. Keeps the show on thru the 2016-17 season. KUDOS to a funny guy!

Folkmanis Puppets Creator Passes Away
Judy Folkmanis, founder of the company that supplied most of the puppets seen during Craig’s run on The Late Late Show has died at the age of 74. As this obituary from SFGate.com explains, Folkmanis started making puppets to supplement her income, and turned her skill of creating high-quality puppets into a thriving business.

Doctor Who Update
Changes are coming to the Doctor Who franchise, reports Variety. Current show runner and executive producer Steven Moffat will depart the show at the conclusion of its new season. The only episode in 2016 will be a Christmas special. The rest of the season, consisting of 12 episodes, will air in 2017. Starting in the spring of 2018, Broadchurch and Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall will take over as show runner. The current Doctor, Peter Capaldi had previously asked to take a significant portion of 2016 off to work on other projects. So far, it’s unclear if the Doctor’s new companion will appear in the Christmas special or later in the new season.

Tour Update
As we reported last week, due to changes in Craig’s television recording schedule, his stand up shows originally scheduled in Medford, Oregon; Seattle, Washington and Eugene, Oregon on March 17, 19 and 20 have been canceled. Tickets will be refunded in those three locations. A show previously scheduled for December 13 and then March 18 in Bellingham, Washington has been moved up to Sunday, March 6. All previously sold tickets will be honored on that date. See the full listings on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Friends of Friends
If you were a huge fan of the TV show Friends, and you got to be a contestant on Celebrity Name Game, who would you want to be your celebrity partner? Maybe one of the executive producers of the game show? You might want to think twice.

Video courtesy: Celebrity Name Game

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