Western Tour
Craig Ferguson kicks off a ten-day tour of western states Thursday night at the Casino del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. He’ll be appearing live on stage in Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington between now and April 28th. You can see full tour information on our Live Comedy Tour page. Don’t forget, if you have a chance to see any of the shows, tell us your story. The robot skeleton army is eager to hear about it!

Radio Contest
A radio station is offering a pair of tickets to Craig’s show in Napa, California to the best comedic video posted to their Facebook page. There will be two winners; one based on “likes” and the other chosen by the station’s judges. The deadline to enter is April 19th and winners will be announced on the 20th. See their rules for more details.


Shout out to Mal
The Rock River Times in Rockford, Illinois has an article about late night television hosts, which includes links to YouTube pages for readers to sample those hosts at work. The link for Craig Ferguson clips points to TVsCraigFerguson2, the account run by the RSA’s General @Malinky2Stoatir.

Scotland Rocks
The New York Times was among the media outlets mentioning the upcoming Late Late Show episodes in Scotland, and mentioning the Glasgow band The Imagineers, who will be performing on one of the shows. The band thought that was pretty cool and tweeted:

The Imagineers are mentioned in the New York Times. Madness…… http://fb.me/1fsTWgeqG

Dick Clark
One of the most influential figures of American popular culture has died at the age of 82. It would be difficult to overstate Dick Clark‘s impact on the country in terms of radio, television, popular music, marketing and advertising, civil rights at a time when seeing blacks and whites together on television was rare, and the importance of young people in society. As a radio DJ, television host, producer and distributor, he was a powerful force in broadcasting with shows including his signature dance program American Bandstand, game shows like the $10,000 Pyramid (and its many successors), awards shows like the Golden Globes, “bloopers” specials with co-host Ed McMahon which showed outtakes from movies and television shows where favorite stars made funny verbal or physical slip-ups, and for the past 40 years, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, where he rang in the new year in New York’s Times Square. He helped generations of people around the world dance, laugh and have fun. After receiving several Emmy Awards, a Peabody and inductions in many halls of fame, Clark humbly accepts a lifetime achievement award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, with characteristic class.

Video courtesy: emmys

Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are actor Michael Sheen and author Michael Ian Black. Thursday, watch for actress Kelly Preston and author Joel Stein.

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