Portland, Oregon Added to Tour!
Craig Ferguson has added two shows in Portland, Oregon for his April west coast tour.  Craig will return to the Aladdin Theater on April 27th for shows at 7pm and 10pm.  Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 22nd at 2pm ET/11am PT.  A ticket link has also been posted for Craig’s April 28th show in Snoqualmie, WA just east of Seattle. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 3pm ET/Noon PT. As always, you can see the most up-to-date listings for Craig’s in-person performances on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Craig Cheers Online Comedy

Following in the footsteps of comedian Louis C.K., who back in December offered his latest stand up comedy special online rather than through traditional television outlets, comedian Jim Gaffigan is planning to do the same thing after he tapes a new special later this month. Gaffigan tweeted:

Dear Internet Friends, Inspired by the brilliant Louis CK, I have decided to debut my all-new hour stand-up special … http://say.ly/cjN1qtN

Upon hearing the news, Craig Ferguson was among the first to approve of Gaffigan’s move and encouraged his Twitter followers to check it out:

Hey. Louis CK started a thing. Now @JimGaffigan is doing it. They are bright, funny, smart, good men. I say back them. #myendorsementfor2012

As The Hollywood Reporterexplains, the move proved financially successful for Louis C.K., who donated a portion of the proceeds to charity.  Gaffigan plans to do the same. As technology continues to develop and offer new outlets for creative performers of all kinds, keep watching for marketing approaches like these. We could be seeing more of them in the future.

Proposal from Betty
The Huffington Post reports on Betty White’s Valentine’s Day proposal to Craig.

Craig Ferguson, Bard

The website of the CBS-affiliated all-sports radio station in Dallas has a regular feature called “You’re the Man,” in which it highlights people who are great at what they do. This week, the focus of the feature is none other than Craig Ferguson and the writer goes to great lengths to explain what Craig’s fans already know: That Craig is in fact the man.

Arrest This
Upcoming LLS guest Jeffrey Tambor is keeping busy, not only with an acting workshop at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX as reported by deadline.com but with a new season and future feature film of Arrested Development. CBS News talks about how the show will be returning, streamed on Netflix in 2013.

Hearing Time
Senator Howell Thurston returns, this time to chair a hearing on the financial crisis.

Video courtesy: RoQu3tO

Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig chats with actor Jon Cryer and actress Morena Baccarin.  Thursday, watch for actor Jeffrey Tambor and actress Amy Smart.

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