Paris Day Four
Sex shops, the Louvre, strong cheese and racing model boats around a pond with Jean-Michel Cousteau:  If anyone knows how to have incredible fun in Paris, it’s Craig Ferguson.  And that moment on Wednesday’s show when Craig pointed out a padlock on the Pont des Arts bridge that was put there by Alice and Peter Lassally… that is simply television magic.  Thursday’s “Le Late Late Show” will include a look inside the spectacular Palace of Versailles.  Late Late Show Producer Michael Naidus tweeted:

Tonight from Paris: The spectacular Chateau de Versailles … a talk show on a bridge … and Kristen Bell becomes the Queen of France.

CBS even sent a preview clip:

Video courtesy: CBS

Paris Pictures
We have been spoiled this week by the great photography from the RSA’s @003lili and @MissGraoully.  Today’s selection starts with @003lili who watched Craig and Jean-Michel Cousteau race their boats.

And from @MissGraoully, who spotted Lili in the last picture:

Craig Gets More Praise
An article in Thursday’s Kansas City Star about CBS News anchor Scott Pelly briefly mentions Craig and favorable comparisons to talk show host Jack Paar. Impressionist Jim Meskimen‘s video went viral, and he tells Fast Company that Craig gets part of the credit. And the Erie Times-News reprinted an article in which comedienne Paula Poundstone extols the virtues of Craig’s show among the late night competition.

Good Customer Service
Craig may be on the move again, taking to the air. After a few quiet days in Scotland he tweeted Thursday morning:

Hey @British_Airways. Michael McNab-BA customer services guy in Glasgow is the best, most helpful airline employee I’ve ever met. Well done!

British Airways replied:

@CraigyFerg Thanks for your nice comments Craig.

Ring in the Bell
Kristen Bell‘s new series House of Lies will debut January 9 on Showtime, says Entertainment Weekly.

Making a Sidekick
CNN’s blog had a story recently about how the Mythbusters Grant Imahara built Geoff Peterson. Grant tweeted:

Blog on CNN about how I built @GeoffTheRobot by @hankscnn

Who Series 6.2
And because we just can’t resist… check out the trailer for the second half of Doctor Who‘s series 6. Thanks to @doxieone1 for the link.

Video courtesy: BBC America

Tonight’s Show
Thursday on “Le Late Late Show avec Craig Ferguson”, Craig tours the Palace of Versailles with TV presenter/French royalty expert Stéphane Berne and Kristen Bell. On Friday, Craig wraps up his week in Paris, performing at the Moulin Rouge.

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