Craig’s Game Show Pilot Shoots Friday
It’s last-minute but tickets are available for the pilot of the new game show Craig Ferguson could be hosting for CBS. The network is shooting two pilot episodes of Celebrity Name Game on Friday in Studio City, CA.  You can get tickets here.  From what we’ve heard, CBS agreed to shoot the pilot episodes but has not made a commitment to order more episodes or even to air the show.  It is not listed among CBS’s fall shows.  If they do pick it up, it will likely be a mid-season replacement starting after Christmas, perhaps replacing a low performing show from the fall schedule.  We’ll be watching to see if the show will make it to the air and let you know when you can see it. Thanks to the RSA’s @cozohobo for the heads up about the tickets.  If any roboskellies go, please let us know and tell us what it’s like!

Emmy Nominations Announced
Nominations for the 2011 Prime Time Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning.  The Late Late Show received no nominations this year, although The Late Show with David Letterman did pick up a nomination for “Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series”, which was the only nod for Worldwide Pants and CBS in the late night arena. Nominees in the big category of “Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series” were the The Colbert Report, Conan, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Real Time With Bill Maher and Saturday Night Live.  Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon also each got nominations for “Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series” and “Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media”. And who knows what Craig will say about this: Conan also picked up a nomination for “Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety, Music, Or Comedy Series”. Since Craig’s debut with the Late Late Show in 2005, he has been nominated for one Emmy in the now defunct category of “Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program”. Singer Barry Manilow won the award that year for his special, Barry Manilow: Music and Passion.  The show’s most prominent award was the George Foster Peabody Award, for Craig’s 2009 interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  Zap2It.com lists the Late Late Show among its list of “snubbed” shows in this year’s Emmys.

Tonight Show Buzz
Craig’s appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno garnered some attention, especially about his lapdance for Rose Byrne.  New York Magazine reported on the show, along with other outlets including Hollywood.com and Examiner.com.

Last Minute Press for Pooh
With Disney’s Winnie The Pooh opening nationwide on Friday, there are literally hundreds of reviews and cast interviews out there. The RSA’s @cozyhobo found this one from MSN Entertainment.

Among the many interviews of Craig for the launch of Winnie The Pooh, the one from Shoes.tv was one of the funniest. The RSA’s @Colleen_Byrne sent us the link. Knowing his audience, Craig talked more about his wife’s shoes than Pooh.

Video courtesy: shoes.tv

And if you’re looking for something different, Salon.com found an early Russian animated version of Winnie The Pooh.

A Hobo Theme Song
Charlie Winston sings Like a Hobo in the Paris subway. Seems like an appropriate tune for Craig’s legion of hobos.  Thanks to the RSA’s @skousehouse for finding such a fun video.

Josh Having Fun
The voice of Geoff Petersen, Josh Robert Thompson tweeted Thursday:

EXCLUSIVE PIC: @GeofftheRobot with SKIN! http://t.co/5rj8Z2T #RSA #balls #cbscares

Josh also laughed about the squeaky rubber duck necklace Geoff wore on Wednesday’s show.

That I sneakily put on Geoff right B4 showtime. *evil laugh* RT @Alianora84 Tonight was all about squeaky rubber ducky necklaces.

Tonight’s Guests
Thursday, on the Late Late Show, it’s a Winnie The Pooh extravaganza, with actress Zooey Deschanel who sang for the film’s soundtrack, and the voice of both Pooh and Tigger, Jim Cummings.  Friday, Craig welcomes actor Tim Daly, actress Leslie Bibb and the music of Foster the People.

The Late Late Show guest schedule has been updated through July 27th and includes return appearances for Matt Smith and Karen Gillan from Doctor Who, plus favorites Don Rickles and Mary McCormack. See the most up-to-date list on our Guests page.

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