UPDATE:  Want to be in the audience for the pilot of Craig Ferguson‘s new game show? CBS is shooting two pilot episodes of Celebrity Name Game on Friday, July 15th in Studio City, CA.  You can get tickets here!  From what we’ve heard, CBS has approved the pilots but has not made a commitment to order more episodes or to air the show.  We’ll keep our ear to the ground and let you know if CBS green lights the show.

Craig on The Tonight Show
Craig Ferguson appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday night.  Craig tweeted:

Aw crap. I just gave Rose Byrne a lap dance on the Tonight Show. I may have gone too far. #creepyscotsman.

And Craig’s assistant Rebecca Tucker added:

I highly recommend watching rose byrne’s segment after craig- hint: craig gives a lap dance

And here is the clip, thanks to NBC:

Video courtesy: NBC

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.

Craig Enjoyed Making Winnie The Pooh
With the Disney film Winnie The Pooh opening on Friday, the internet is filling up with reviews, clips and interviews with the cast.  At Sunday’s premiere in Los Angeles, Craig was stopped on the red (or should we say honey-colored) carpet.

Video courtesy: TrailerAddict.com

More Clips from the Film
StitchKingdom.com has a couple of clips from the film to keep you going until Friday.  And tomorrow, we’ll bring you a red carpet interview with Craig talking about shoes of all things. Don’t miss it!

Big Brother News and Stone Sings
Examiner.com reports on Julie Chen‘s appearance Tuesday night and the news she had from Big Brother.  And directlyrics.com reported on Joss Stone’s appearance on the show.

Nerdist and Gaiman Gush
The latest @Nerdist podcast with host Chris Hardwick features author Neil Gaiman. Both Neil and Chris had many nice things to say about Craig!  Meanwhile, in his own blog, Gaiman is also effusive about our fearless leader.  Thanks to the RSA’s @LoveAllThingsUK for the heads up.


Paris Preview
TVGuide.com has a short article previewing the Paris episodes of the Late Late Show, which run August 1st-5th on CBS.

Bradley Having Fun
Comedy sketch actor Bradley Laise popped up on the show last night, if only for a brief appearance.

Worked the Late Late Show yesterday! It’s always fun dressing up! Even if it’s a TuTu, & a Tierra!

Craig on Local Television in San Francisco
Craig appeared on a local San Francisco television station Wednesday afternoon to promote Winnie The Pooh. The first clip is the three minute edited segment that appeared on the air. The second is the unedited version of the interview and includes more about the film, the show, the Paris trip and more.

Video courtesy: 7liveonline.com

Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig talks with actor DJ Qualls and actress Angela Kinsey.  DJ tweeted earlier on Wednesday:

Ill be on the Late, Late Show with @CraigyFerg tonight. It should be a good show. Had a dream I threw up on the stage, lets see what happens

Thursday, it will be a Winnie The Pooh show, when Craig welcomes actress Zooey Deschanel who sang for the film’s soundtrack, and the voice of Pooh and Tigger, voice actor Jim Cummings.  Zooey tweeted:

@CraigyFerg – I hope you’re ready for fun tomorrow!!!

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