Update:Craig’s March 4th show in Philadelphia has been postponed until September 19th. All tickets sold for the rescheduled show will be honored on the new date. The venue made the announcement on their website. Thanks to the ever-watchful @bgrhubarb for the heads up. We have updated all of the details and links on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Providence Show Canceled… For Now
Craig Ferguson‘s Hot and Grumpy Tour returns to the east coast this week, after a week out west. This week, they’re in Verona, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Northampton, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut and Boston.

Because of the Valentine’s Day snowstorm that postponed Craig’s two Boston shows from February 14 until March 1, a previously scheduled March 1st show in Providence has been canceled, at least for now. We talked with the box office at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, which said refunds are being issued to all ticketholders for the Providence show. However, they left open the possibility that Craig could come back at some point later this year, in an interview with the Providence Journal. If and when the show finds a new date, we’ll be sure to pass along the information here, and anyone who goes will need to buy new tickets. If you are holding tickets to the now-canceled Providence show on March 1, please contact at the Vets box office to claim your refund if you haven’t received it already.

New York Show Changes for TV Special
They’ve also made a change for the upcoming shows at Town Hall in New York. Originally, there were shows scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 5, 6 and 7, all at 7pm. Now, the box office at Town Hall tells us the Thursday show has been moved to 10pm on Saturday night. All tickets purchased for the Thursday show will be honored at the 10pm show on Saturday night. The 7pm shows on Friday and Saturday remain as scheduled. If you have questions, please contact Ticketmaster. The reason for the change is to make things easier to tape Craig’s newest television special. As they’ve done in the past, they’ll tape a couple of shows back to back, and mix the best parts together for the final version. The special should be available sometime later this year. We’ll keep you posted. Thanks to loyal hobos @bgrhubarb, @colleen_byrne and others for spotting the update.

As always, we’ll keep our Live Comedy Tour page updated with the latest details and links.

In the LLS Audience
On the website news.com.au, Andrew Bucklow writes about the experience of being in the studio audience at The Late Late Show. He attended a taping of the show last week, hosted by Thomas Lennon. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for the link!

Fan Photos
Among the many fans taking photos of Craig on tour this past week, was none other than Mythbuster Tory Belleci, who attended the show in San Francisco. Other great shots came from @jfinlayson, who captured Craig and Secretariat dancing and from @bennettchin who got a great look at Craig on stage in Vancouver. Are you seeing Craig on stage during this tour? If you want to write about your experiences or send us a photo, please use our Contact Us page, or tweet us a link to your page or blog. We’re always happy to share your stories with the rest of the robot skeleton army!

Lassally’s Last Day
As The Late Late Show transitions from a series of guest hosts to new permanent host James Corden, longtime Executive Producer Peter Lassally is retiring. He worked for many years on Johnny Carson‘s Tonight Show, and started the original Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, overseeing its later iterations with Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson. The show paid tribute to the legendary producer on Friday night’s show, and Craig’s right hand, Rebecca Tucker, tweeted some pictures. We extend our heartfelt best wishes to Mr. Lassally. Thanks to your eye for talent and steady hand behind the scenes, America’s late nights have been a better place.

New LLS Logo
Speaking of James Corden, he tweeted the show’s new logo, which was written about in the trade publication Variety. The show also announced Corden’s first guest on March 23rd will be Tom Hanks.

LLS Alum Promoted
Former Late Late Show segment producer Lisa Ammerman has been name Vice President of talent booking at CBS, reports Variety. She’ll oversee guest bookings for a wide range of CBS news and entertainment shows, including The Late Late Show with James Corden, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, CBS This Morning and more. Some sharp-eyed skellies may remember that Lisa appeared on The Late Late Show one night in 2008 when scheduled guest Seann William Scott got stuck in traffic and didn’t show up. In typical Craig fashion, he interviewed Lisa instead, to fill the time. Ammerman produced Craig’s Peabody Award-winning interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Congratulations on your promotion, Lisa!

Josh Podcasts, Promotes Film
Josh Robert Thompson has been opening for Craig on the tour, and has posted a new behind-the-scenes edition of his Joshin’ Around Show podcast. Meanwhile, the feature film Nowhere Girl, starring Josh, will be part of the Garden State Film Festival on March 22nd. This will be the film’s first east coast screening. You can get tickets here.

Horsing Around
In this behind-the-scenes video from the tour, Ryan McGowan, the back half of Secretariat, offers his take on how he might handle being in front, when the current front half, Joseph Bolter arrives.

Video courtesy: CraigFerguson

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