DVR Alert: The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson will be delayed by 15 minutes on Thursday and Friday, due to Masters golf tournament highlights on CBS.
That Didn’t Take Long
After waiting only a week for the news to settle in that David Letterman will be retiring as host of The Late Show on CBS in 2015, the network announced that comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert has been named the show’s new host. Putting an end to swirling speculation about possible replacements, the network says Colbert has signed a five-year deal. Dozens of media outlets have been reporting that Colbert plans to drop his faux conservative commentator character from The Colbert Report on Comedy Central and appear as himself on The Late Show.
Now, the media attention will turn back to Craig Ferguson, who has said in countless interviews over the past ten years that he was not interested in moving to 11:30. The question now becomes will he re-up for a longer run on The Late Late Show, or depart when his contract expires later this year? As we’ve said before, Craig is the only person whose opinion counts when it comes to his future plans, so we’ll wait and see what he has in store.
Craig was the first to congratulate Colbert on his new deal:
Congratulations to the hugely talented and fragrant and lovely @StephenAtHome on the new gig. Welcome to the CBS funhouse.
Storyline Complete
The tenth and final installment of @IKnowJoJo‘s Doctor Who-themed web comic Craigy Who and Mr. Timey Pants, featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Craig as his companion, has been released online. It wraps up the story arc and sets the stage for the printed version of the comic to be released later this month. JoJo thanked her project’s supporters on the comic’s website. She added that she’ll be sending out rewards to supporters in May.
Perfumed in Cleveland
Craig talked with Entertainment Tonight this week about his role on TVLand’s Hot In Cleveland and why it’s so much fun to be part of the show.
Video courtesy: Entertainment Tonight
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