We were feeling nostalgic and decided look back at some early articles about Craig Ferguson‘s tenure as host of the Late Late Show.  He was one of more than twenty guest hosts that were given the chance to try out the desk in the fall of 2004 after the departure of former host Craig Kilborn.  Craig guest hosted seven times before the decision was made that he would get the job, and he started as permanent host on January 3rd, 2005.

Among the reports about his new gig were these from:  The New York Times, The New York Daily News, in which Craig explained who he really wanted as his first guest but couldn’t get, and Newsday, which recalled his role in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.  He told the Associated Press what his gimmick would be for the show.  In a brief post from ContactMusic.com, Craig recalls the night he got the news that he’d be new host of the Late Late Show.  People.com had the news as he started the new job and USA Today did a short profile.

[pullquote]”I will be here for a while, and I will get it right.” – Craig Ferguson[/pullquote]After Craig settled in a bit, it was starting to become clear that he wasn’t the same kind of talk show host American was used to.  The New York Times Magazine peppered him with questions and in The Seattle Times, his approach to interviewing guests was praised.  The Washington Post did a longer profile, learning about how Craig approaches the show.

By the end of 2005, TVSquad.com had good things to say about Craig’s first year and the Scottish website Scotsman.com talked about his success.

Now to a more recent clip, where playing the anagram game with Craig’s name can be fun:

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Michelle Monaghan

It’s another week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show, beginning Monday with actor DL Hughley and actress Michelle Monaghan.  On Tuesday, comedian Steven Wright stops by to help Craig read emails, then we’ll see actor Jerry O’Connell (bumped from last week) and actress Sophia Bush.  On Wednesday, Craig welcomes actress Ellen Page and comedian Marc Maron.  Actress Helen Hunt and actor Billy Gardell are on the show Thursday.  And on Friday, Craig’s guests are actress Zooey Deschanel, and artifact collector Evan Michelson.

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