Scotland Shows Rock!
Were you as blown away as we were by the opening night of Craig Ferguson‘s week of episodes of the Late Late Show in Scotland? Thanks to the RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir, we’ve been watching the half Scottish punk/half Doctor Who opening segment over and over!
Video courtesy: CBSMichael Tweets Craig has been quiet on Twitter this week but LLS Producer Michael Naidus has been tweeting about the Scotland shows:
[stextbox id=”custom”]I’m a big fan of @TheImagineers … and after tonight [Monday], anyone who watches The Late Late Show in Scotland, will be too. #IseeasIsay.
For those of you just saw the Scotland opening [Monday] yes that was The Steve Jones. Yes that was Craig singing. Yes, that was a real Tardis.
Scotland nugget: Craig’s chat with Mila Kunis, who is awesome, aired completely without edits just as it took place in Glasgow’s Necropolis[/stextbox]
So What Was That Song?
The music from the opening segment of Monday night’s show was taken from a Scottish punk song called the “Scottish Rite Temple Stomp.” Some new lyrics were written for the occasion and as Michael pointed out, Craig sang it himself. Thanks to the folks at hennemusic.com for finding the details about the music and an itunes link to the original song.
Fun in Scotland
The president of Craig’s production company, Rebecca Tucker tweeted a photo from th week the Scotland episodes were taped back in March:
Tuesday PreviewMild spoilers ahead: On Tuesday’s show, Craig interviews Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond. If you’d like to see a brief preview of that interview, click on the arrow below.
[stextbox id=”custom” caption=”Alex Salmond Preview – Mild Spoilers”]Craig interviews Alex Salmond
The Washington Post has a preview of Craig’s interview with Alex Salmond. Below is an excerpt from that interview.
Video courtesy: CBSScotsman.com also summarizes the interview.
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Scotland Show Coverage
The website GossipCenter.com reports on Craig’s conversation with Mila Kunis in the cemetery on Monday’s show. NBC’s local television station group is posting an interview with Craig on their websites around the country. And the Los Angeles Times has a brief article about the Scotland episodes that the posted on Tuesday morning.
King of Late Night
In connection with its airing of the American Masters program about Johnny Carson, New York’s PBS station is asking viewers to vote on which current late night host should be considered the new “king of late night.” You can vote by visiting their page and clicking where it says “vote now” on the image of the television set.
Fringe FansAlso tweeting on Monday was the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is proud to consider Craig one of their own:
We’re excited to see the @CraigyFerg Scotland homecoming shows, which kick off today! Great to see a local @edfringe lad made good…
Craig on Chelsea
In case you missed Craig’s appearance on Chelsea Lately Monday night, enjoy his enthusiasm for massage chairs:
Video courtesy: onechirimineTonight’s Guests
Tuesday on the Late Late Show in Scotland, Craig visits the historic town of Arbroath with Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond and Rashida Jones. On Wednesday, Craig returns to his hometown of Cumbernauld with Michael Clarke Duncan.
Tour Update Craig has filled in the last gap of his October east coast tour schedule, with a show at the State Theater in Ithaca, NY on Thursday, October 11th at 8:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 18th (Thursday, May 17th for those on the theater’s email list) for the show. For the most complete and up-to-date venues, dates, times and ticket information for Craig’s stand up shows, check out our Live Comedy Tour page.
