Update: Due to changes in Craig’s television recording schedule, his stand up shows originally scheduled in Medford, Oregon; Seattle, Washington and Eugene, Oregon on March 17, 19 and 20 have been canceled. Tickets will be refunded in those three locations. Some venues are mailing refund checks, others will reimburse the credit card used to pay for the tickets. Those who paid cash can bring their tickets to the box office for a refund. If you have questions about refunds, please contact the venue.

A show previously scheduled for March 18 in Bellingham, Washington has been postponed. We have been told the venue is attempting to reschedule the show for a later date. As soon as we get word, we’ll update the information on our Live Comedy Tour page.

‘Name Game’ Renewed For Third Season
As we predicted more than a month ago, Craig Ferguson‘s successful game show Celebrity Name Game has been renewed for a third season. The official announcement came this week at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference in Miami. The news was reported by the trade publications Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline.com and others. Craig won an Emmy for his work on the show, and it has been performing well in the ratings, making it an easy decision for some key groups of local television stations to continue with the show. Craig still has about 80 episodes of season two to record, and now he’ll add 180 more for the third season. Taping is currently on hiatus, but we expect schedules to be posted soon.

Forward March
Canadian comedian Mark Forward will be back at the microphone, opening for Craig at all seven tour stops in March. He recently posted the dates on his Facebook page. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for spotting it! You can see all of the dates on our Live Comedy Tour page.

‘A Little More Heft’
The media who follow television are already buzzing about Craig’s upcoming new show Join Or Die on the History Channel, which debuts Thursday, February 18 at 11pm ET. In TV Guide, Craig said while he enjoyed hosting the Late Late Show, he wanted to do something with “a little more heft.” He also said nice things about current Late Late Show host James Corden. To read the interview, click on the image to enlarge it. Craig has recorded 20 of the 22 episodes ordered by the channel, so two more taping dates will be scheduled soon.

Corden Has Fun
The UK’s New Magazine did a short interview with Corden this past week, who says he can’t believe he’s getting paid to do such a fun job.

Craigy Goodness
The RSA’s @dorindaletitbe recently reminded us about a poll a few years ago that proclaimed Craig to be the late night talk show host most people would want to sleep with. Craig’s reaction to the poll was funny and fantastic:

Video courtesy: Fergufool

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