Fun with Germophobes Craig Ferguson tweeted Monday that he’s looking to have a little fun with guest Howie Mandel, who openly and self-deprecatingly jokes about his well-known aversion to handshakes and other contact:
[stextbox id=”custom”]Adorable shaved Canadian @howiemmandel on the show tonight. I shall taunt him with pretend sneeziness. #notreally. #thatsnotcool. #maybe
For his part, Howie tweeted: @howiemmandel: Watch me on @CraigyFerg tonight. I broke every rule. Am I in trouble ?
And Craig responded: What rules?
Howie replied: 16 thru k
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We’ll have to watch and see!
The Queen as The Doctor Helen Mirren has expressed interest in being the next Doctor Who. The story has been picked up by TheMarySue.com, Bust Magazine, The Daily What and the Daily Star. Thanks to the RSA’s @LoveAllThingsUK for the heads up.
Time Hasn’t Run Out
Fans of the Fox series 24 will be excited hear that a movie is in the works.
Craig’s Version of 24
Take a look at the comparison between what happens between 7 and 8am on an episode of 24, and in Craig’s life:
Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig playfully annoys TV host Howie Mandel and we hear the music by Randy Houser. On Tuesday, it’s fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and actress Sophia Bush.
Coming To Your Town Craig Ferguson‘s 2012 live stand up comedy tour kicks off in less than two weeks in Shreveport, Louisiana on January 20th. Tickets are on sale for all of Craig’s January shows. You can get specifics about locations, dates, times, directions and links to tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page.
Brave at the Table
The website ComingSoon.net posted a new still frame from the upcoming Disney/Pixar animated feature film Brave, featuring the voice of Craig Ferguson and in theaters this summer.
Houser on the Show
The website CountryMusicTattletale.com has a story about country singer Randy Houser‘s upcoming appearance on the Late Late Show.
The Benny Hill Sketch
Craig says he looks a little bit like Harry Potter in this early sketch.
Video courtesy: RoQu3tO
This Week’s Guests
Sophia Bush
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are TV host Howie Mandel and country singer Randy Houser. Tuesday on the show, watch for fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and actress Sophia Bush. Wednesday, actor/musician Adam Goldberg returns to the show. Actor Hugh Laurie is in the studio on Thursday. And on Friday, favorites Kristen Bell and comedian Louie Anderson are Craig’s guests.
Tweety Time Craig Ferguson enjoys stalking Twitter from time to time and replied to a fan on Saturday:
The sun baby from teletubbies grew up to be the ginger dude on Homeland. #TrueOrNotTrue //
Not true. The sun baby from teletubbies was actually @IMKristenBell#TrueOrNotTrue
Shorty Awards
The annual Shorty Awards are up and running. In the contest, which honors the best in social media, people and companies can be nominated in any of dozens of existing categories or make up their own. Craig could be nominated in many different ways but perhaps the most good would come from nominating him in a single category and focusing effort on that. It appears he has been nominated for the #comedian category, which makes sense. As of this writing, Craig is currently tied for 30th place in that category but it’s very early, and a big robot skeleton effort could propel him to the top and make him a finalist. The nomination period runs through February 17th. Be sure to read the rules closely (there must be a proper hashtag and a reason for your nomination and don’t start up a bunch of accounts to vote; they’ll catch on), so that your nominating tweet gets counted! And remember, you can only vote once (repeat votes are discarded) so the goal is to get as many people as possible to nominate Craig.
Who Review
The website Anglotopia,net has a big new post talking about upcoming Doctor Who conventions and notes that Craig is a fan of the long-running series.
Skeleton Antics
In Seattle, a commuter is in trouble not only for speeding but for using a mock skeleton to look like a passenger, in order to use the carpool lane. The story from Seattle’s KING-TV ends with a note that the skeleton will remain in the closet. [Make up your own Geoff Peterson joke here.] Thanks to the RSA’s @doxieone1 for the heads up on this story.
The Late Late Show in Scotland? As we first reported early Friday morning, the UK’s Daily Record newspaper reports that Craig Ferguson is in talks to bring the Late Late Show to Scotland for a week, taping episodes much like he did in Paris last summer. In addition, the paper suggests he might book a stand up comedy appearance or two while in the country, including a possible appearance at Edinburgh’s famed Festival Fringe later in the year. The unnamed “insider” source said Craig could tape episodes as early as March but the Festival is held in August, so the details don’t appear to be worked out. Craig first came to wider public attention as a stand up comedian at the festival in the 1980’s and his sister Lynn has performed there as well.
Obviously, this is preliminary information and based largely on the paper’s unnamed source but it would be exciting to see Craig take the show to his homeland. We’ll keep you posted if and when further details are announced. If any of our Euroskelly friends in the greater Scotland area get wind of any developments, please let us know!
High Praise, Indeed
Speaking at the winter TV press tour in Los Angeles this week, actor and The Price Is Right host Drew Carey compared his friend Craig Ferguson to the late great Johnny Carson. That remark got picked up by the Washington Post, the Salt Lake Tribune and other media outlets. We couldn’t imagine a better compliment to a talk show host and we couldn’t agree more. Thanks to the RSA’s @Miss Graoully, Bruce and many others for the links.
Gopher It
The Huffington Post reports on Tom Selleck‘s appearance on the Late Late Show, talking about his Caddyshack-style experience with a gopher.
Soon to be a Guest
After Craig’s Twitter appeal to British actor Leslie Phillips, it didn’t take long to get a response in the affirmative. Phillips tweeted back (thanks to the RSA’s @HMSFox for spotting it):
“@CraigyFerg: Do come to LA & be on my show…Darling Craig. I spoke to my pal Tony Hopkins and am coming over soon & would love to X
Grant In Town The man who built Geoff Peterson, the Mythbusters own Grant Imahara is in Los Angeles, spending a little time with his creation:
Flying to LA to do routine maintenance on @GeoffTheRobot. Turn your head and cough, Geoff.
Yes Dance
When we heard the news that Craig might take the show to Scotland, this is how we reacted:
Video courtesy: RoQu3tO
Tonight’s Guests
Friday on the Late Late Show, Craig sits down with actor Michael Clarke Duncan and actress Laura Prepon.
Guest Update
The first guest ever to appear as Craig’s guest on the Late Late Show returns soon. David Duchovny has been added to the future guest list. You can see all of latest updates on our Guests page.
[stextbox id=”custom” bgcolor=E6E6FA]UPDATE: Craig Ferguson may be bringing the Late Late Show to Scotland. Quoting an “insider”, the UK’s Daily Record newspaper reports that Craig has been in discussions to travel to Scotland in March and record a week’s worth of shows, similar to the show’s excursion to Paris last summer. In addition, the paper suggests he might book a stand up comedy appearance or two while in the country.
Obviously, this is preliminary information and based on an unnamed source but it would be exciting to see Craig take the show to his homeland. We’ll keep you posted if and when further details are announced.[/stextbox]
Fun with Anagrams We’ve played the anagram game here on the website and today, Craig Ferguson was playing it on Twitter with Kristen Bell:
“@IMKristenBell: Rearrange the letters of Kristen and you get Stinker.” Rearrange Craig Ferguson you get Cougar Fingers. #ohyeah
The RSA’s @mcbee11 came up with a good one and Craig re-tweeted it:
@CraigyFerg Rearrange Geoff Peterson and you get “Free Gent Poofs.”
Craig also made an appeal to legendary British actor Leslie Phillips:
Dearest @LesliePhillips_ Do come to LA & be on my show. I haven’t seen you in forever & we could really use some class in the joint.
RZA on Directing
The Huffington Post reported on RZA‘s chat with Craig about directing his first film.
Not Quite a Vast Wasteland
Author Richard Gazalablogs about his appreciation for Craig Ferguson and the Late Late Show amid the vast television landscape.
Rather Late
After a brief reflection on the nature of being stoned, it’s Prince Charles and the Rather Late Programme:
Video courtesy: RoQu3tO
Tonight’s Guests Thursday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes actor Tom Selleck and actress Daniela Ruah. Friday, watch for actor Michael Clarke Duncan and actress Laura Prepon.
Craig’s 2012 Tour Coming Soon
The start of Craig Ferguson‘s new 2012 stand up comedy tour is just over two weeks away, when he heads to the Southeast and Midwest for a week of shows. Tickets are still available, so check out the links on our Live Comedy Tour page to get yours! It’s a great chance to see Craig up close, as the RSA’s @greyblue_eyes discovered. She was at Craig’s show in Fort Meyers and her friend Alf took some photos of Craig on stage. Enjoy!
Fun with Fisher
The Huffington Post reports on Carrie Fisher‘s annoyance with plastic surgery rumors.
Enjoying Geoff
The website daemonstv.com mentions Geoff Peterson among the reasons to be thankful for TV.
The Campaign Trail
Craig shows us what happened on the campaign trail in 2008 when Hilary Clinton fainted during a speech:
Video courtesy: RoQu3tO
Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, musician-turned actor RZA and actress Melissa Rauch talk with Craig. And on Thursday watch for actor Tom Selleck and actress Daniela Ruah.
Guest Update
Colin Firth
The Late Late Show confirmed guest list has been updated through January 18th with musician Randy Houser, Sophia Bush, Adam Goldberg, Hugh Laurie, Kristen Bell, Louie Anderson, Lucy Liu, Kevin Sorbo, Colin Firth and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. See the up-to-date list on our Guests page.
Business As Usual Craig Ferguson returned from his holiday break on Tuesday, marking the 7th anniversary of his tenure with the Late Late Show. He tweeted about his plans for the show:
7year anniversary of my show today. I think we’ll celebrate by doing a poorly lit special where @GeoffTheRobot & I riff some smutty innuendo
It’s just like old times. Welcome back, Craig! Meanwhile, Josh Robert Thompson offered a cryptic tweet on Tuesday night:
On tonight’s “Late Late Show,” I finally come out from hiding…
We’ll have to watch to see what he means!
Craig’s Canadian Adventure
Miss seeing Craig host the Just For Laughs comedy special on the CBC Monday night? There is a link to the show on the CBC website but we’re getting a “This content is currently unavailable” message here in the US. It may only be available to Canadian residents. If anything changes or we find it posted elsewhere, we’ll let you know.
LLS Tops TV.com Poll
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson won the tv.com online poll for Best Variety Show. Craig also came in second to Jon Stewart for Funniest Late Night Host.
A Tim Meadows Christmas
The Huffington Post reports on Tim Meadows‘ conversation with Craig about his typical holiday activities.
Say What? Snoop Dogg on The Price Is Right? Fo’ shizzle. Entertainment Weekly reports on his appearance.
Video courtesy: brnabrmstoo
Tonight’s Guests
Tuesday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes actress Carrie Fisher and actor Matthew Gray Gubler. Wednesday, watch for rapper/actor RZA and actress Melissa Rauch.
Guest Update
A communications executive with Tribune Broadcasting says Sarah Michelle Gellar will appear on the LLS January 9th. Also ahead in January will be Colin Firth, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Steven Wright. You can see the most up-to-date listings on our Guests page any time.
