Stirring Things Up
Craig Ferguson isn’t afraid to stir things up on Twitter.  He awoke an avalanche comments on Sunday evening when he tweeted:

Hellboy > XMen There I said it Let the chips fall as they may.

He is referring to the comic book heroes Hellboy and the X-Men, both of which have become the subjects of feature films and legions of admiring fans.  But Craig’s “let the chips fall as they may” sentiment quickly crumbled in the storm of Twitter replies, prompting him to tweet:

The rage that my Hellboy/XMen tweet generated has taught me we are a nation divided. Let’s all just agree Nazis are ghastly.#calmthefuckdown

Sensing the absurdity of it all, he followed up by tweeting:

While we’re at it. The Grey Poupon commercial > Downton Abbey. #gettingpeopleallriledupoverbullshit

Actor Patton Oswalt, right in the midst of watching the season finale of Downton Abbey on PBS and live tweeting about it, took mock umbrage and sparked a funny exchange:
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Oswalt:  Meet me at dawn at Lake Hollywood. Pistols. #DowntonPBS

Ferguson:  @pattonoswalt ok. But only call me “Pistols” when we are alone. Xxx

Oswalt:  @CraigyFerg I…can’t…stay…mad at you, you brilliant, glittering Scotsman. #DowntonPBS

Ferguson:  @pattonoswalt Let’s have a #downtonabbey cosplay night. I want to be the sexy dead Turkish dude from season 1 #probablydowagercountessthough

Oswalt:  @CraigyFerg Just polled the room and WE ALL WANT THAT, TOO. NOW. #DowntonAbbeycosplay #DowntonPBS

Ferguson:  @pattonoswalt Even better. A #downtonabbey flashmob in an IHOP.

Oswalt:  That is diabolical and gorgeous. #DowntonPBS

Ferguson:  Ok. @pattonoswalt & everyone else. Await further instructions for #downtonabbey IHOP flashmob. Look for hashtag #classypancakes. #notreally.
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We can easily imagine a Downton Abbey-themed cosplay popping up somewhere, if not in an IHOP, at least in a hotel ballroom somewhere. Let’s hope that the deluge of comic book replies won’t dissuade our fearless leader from stirring things up on Twitter in the future.

Jayma Wins Poll
In a recent poll by Broadway.com asking fans to name their favorite character on the Fox show Glee, LLS guest Jayma Mays came out on top for her role as guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury.

Cousteau in Savannah

LLS guest Jean Michel Cousteau will be in Savannah, Georgia this fall, as the keynote speaker at the Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival.




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Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes back actress Jayma Mays and explorer Jean Michel Cousteau.  Tuesday, Craig talks with TV host and comedian Bill Maher and actress Eloise Mumford.

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