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New Tour Dates Added Craig Ferguson‘s New Deal Tour is rapidly adding new stops for the fall. The latest to be confirmed by the venues are October 18 in Frederick, Maryland; October 19 in Wilmington, Delaware; October 20 in Glenside, Pennsylvania (just north of Philadelphia), November 3 in Regina, Saskatchewan; November 4 in Enoch, Alberta (just west of Edmonton); November 13 in Onamia, Minnesota (about 90 miles north of Minneapolis); and December 13 in Bellingham, WA. The addition of those shows puts Craig on pace to break his record for stand up shows in a single year, set back in 2010. We anticipate more stops being added soon, so be sure to keep an eye on our Live Comedy Tour page, where we have all of the latest venues, dates, times and ticket links. Josh Crowdfunds Show

Josh Robert Thompson has given a tremendous amount of his time, energy and money to create a pilot episode of his self-titled variety show. It’s been completely shot and edited, but needs post-production to become a finished product, complete with titles, music, color, sound design and visual effects. To get it done, he has launched a campaign on the popular crowdfunding site IndieGogo.com, where he hopes to raise the remaining budget in 30 days to complete the show, and be able to present the finished product to networks to consider. Like most crowdfunding campaigns, every donor gets a little something for helping out… the bigger the donation, the bigger the perks. In just the first few hours, the campaign had already raised more than 60 percent of its goal, and has now topped 80 percent. We’ll keep you updated on the campaign’s progress. Meanwhile, the website Dorkly.com named Josh’s take on George Lucas as one of the best cosplays at this year’s San Diego ComicCon. Bloom County Returns And now for something that has nothing to do with late-night television, but for humor fans, it’s kind of a big deal: Artist and author Berke Breathed is bringing back his beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip Bloom County, after a 25 year hiatus. As CNN.com explains, rather than publishing it in newspapers, this time Breathed will be posting new strips on his Facebook page. Corden Enjoying LA The local CBS television station in Los Angeles recently sat down with Late Late Show host James Corden to see how he’s doing with 50 shows under his belt. Video courtesy: CBS Los Angeles