British Comic Books
On Friday’s Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson mentioned Billy Whizz, the “world’s fastest boy,” who appeared in a British comic book called The Beano beginning in 1964. He also mentioned a character called Invisible Dick who appeared in another comic book called Sparky in the 1970s and had a magic flashlight that made things invisible.
Wright Improvs
Deadpan comedian Steven Wright is appearing on stage in Florida, and talks briefly about doing improv with Craig on the show, in an interview for SouthFlorida.com. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for the link!
Josh Warms Up
Also from the always-vigilant @bgrhubarb, we see that Josh Robert Thompson will again be opening for Craig’s Live Comedy Tour appearances in Chicago and Washington, DC, November 15 and 16. Josh replied to her tweet:
Yes indeed! RT @bgrhubarb Have you been tapped to open for Craig’s Chicago & DC gigs this month? *wings crossed*
Guest Switch
Instead of the scheduled visit from comedienne Ophira Eisenberg on Friday’s show, the previously “bumped” comedian Thomas Dale performed. Eisenberg will be rescheduled on a future date.
Daylight Saving Time
Craig reminds everyone to turn their… um… CLOCKS back an hour as Daylight Saving Time ends in the US on Saturday night.
Video courtesy: Fergufool
November Birthdays
Kathy Kinney
William Cullen Bryant’s most famous work is Thanatopsis, a meditation on death. After writing the poem at age 17, he returned to it more than 20 years later and added some final lines:
[stextbox id=”custom”]So live, that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.[/stextbox]
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