Jay Digs HTTYD 2
Actor Jay Baruchel tells the blog slashfilm.com that the animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2, due to be released a year from now, will be even better than the first film. The original cast, including Craig Ferguson, is returning for the blockbuster sequel from Dreamworks.

Sanjay and Craig
The RSA’s @HoboRobot was quick to jump on the Sanjay and Craig bandwagon, and created one of her famous clay renderings, featuring the two cartoon characters. The show premiered on Nickelodeon in May. There’s no word on whether the characters are actually based on Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Craig Ferguson, but we’re guessing probably not.

Mortimer’s Moment
The last time actress Emily Mortimer was on the Late Late Show, she and Craig were both wearing 25 pairs of Spanx.

Video courtesy: bgrhubarb

Big Time in Banff
Canada was watching as Craig Ferguson accepted the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday evening. The Huffington Post reported on Craig’s appearance at the festival and about the announcement of his Canadian fall tour. Several publications reported on the upcoming tour, including the Calgary Herald, the Winnipeg Free Press and Metro News.

Oh, That Craig Ferguson
A Craig fan in Canada named Craig Ferguson (no, really) had a chance to meet the more famous holder of his name at Tuesday’s festival. Afterward, the lesser-known Craig good-naturedly tweeted:

@craigy_ferg thanks for the pic and for making me ungooglable #Banff2013 pic.twitter.com/bIPRCVvdbu

ET Canada talks with Craig
The folks at Entertainment Tonight Canada had a moment to speak with Craig in Banff on Tuesday, but did not post the interview online. If by chance one of our Canadian roboskellies were to find it and share it, we would be grateful.

Banff Mayor Meets Craig
Craig has a brief but funny exchange with the Mayor of Banff, Alberta during Tuesday’s question and answer session at the Banff World Media Festival.

Video courtesy: Kempton Lam

Craig at Banff
Craig Ferguson appeared Tuesday at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada to accept the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award. Thanks to @Banff_Squirrel, the Twitter spokes-squirrel for Banff-Lake Louise Tourism for tweeting a photo of Craig’s Q&A session with festival attendees. The Festival has said they plan to post a video of Craig’s appearance soon. We’ll include it here when it becomes available.

Meanwhile, Craig tweeted a photo of the stunning Alberta scenery:

Why Canada… you’re beautiful. pic.twitter.com/nnAqqD0AB3

And the president of Craig’s production company, Rebecca Tucker, tweeted a photo of Craig backstage at the awards ceremony with a group of VIPs:

Banff – Congrats to the boss! pic.twitter.com/bu43elnFx0

Fall Tour Expands
Throughout the day on Tuesday, new dates for Craig’s stand up comedy tour popped up, including Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta in October and Chandler, Arizona in November. You can see the details and links to ticket information on our Live Comedy Tour page. If any more dates are added, we’ll be sure to add them as soon as possible and post links on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Psst! If you enter the promo code Geoff for any of Craig’s shows in Canada, you can get tickets before the general public.

Bertinelli Teases Craig
Back in 2011, Valerie Bertinelli appeared on the Late Late Show and made fun of Craig’s accent.

Video courtesy: CraigFergusonHD

Tour Update: Craig has added tour stops in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta in October and Chandler, Arizona in November. You can see the details and links to ticket information on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Craig Heads North
Craig Ferguson travels to southern Alberta, Canada on Tuesday to receive the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at the Banff World Media Festival. As the CBC reported, Craig will join a select group of past recipients, including Ricky Gervais, Martin Short, Kelsey Grammer and Chuck Lorre. Craig will participate in a Q & A session at the festival, a video of which we are told may be made available online afterward. We’ll keep our eyes open for it.


I’m Here To Help Reaches UK
Craig’s latest stand up comedy special I’m Here To Help is now available on Netflix in the UK. It has been on Netflix in the US for a couple of months, and will soon be available on DVD and as an audio CD in the US and Canada beginning July 9th.

Cho Checks Background
In her most recent appearance on the Late Late, comedienne Margaret Cho wore a German-style outfit and revealed that a study of her family history revealed a surprise.

Video courtesy: Antonio FergusonFan

Lynn On Stage
Craig Ferguson‘s talented sister Lynn will be appearing in Los Angeles, headlining a show called The Moth, heard on public radio stations around the country. In an episode to be recorded at the Avalon theater in Hollywood entitled Beaus and Arrows, Lynn will be one of several storytellers to take the stage. A specific air date for the program is not listed but we’ll keep our ear to the ground and pass it along.


Oh, That House!
Comedian and star of the sitcom Full House Bob Saget was visiting San Francisco this week and couldn’t resist tweeting a photo from a familiar location.

Ears, Ears!
Craig explains why British girls say, “ears!” all while keeping the monologue clean.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Craig as the Doctor

The RSA’s @BowTies_Bananas decided to see what Craig Ferguson might look like as the twelfth Doctor Who, along with Geoff Peterson as his companion and what might be Secretariat (complete with blue eye shadow) as a miniature Dalek.


Arsenio Hall Show Director
Arsenio Hall is launching a new syndicated late night talk show in the fall. This week, Deadline.com reports the show named a new director, Leon Knoles, who used to direct Craig Kilborn‘s version of the Late Late Show, among many others.

Love Hands
Craig says he’s a lover, not a fighter, and attempts to demonstrate that with his sensitive hands.

Video courtesy: CraigFergusonVideos

Craig Adds Canada Shows
Craig Ferguson is gearing up for a fall stand up comedy tour. The first stop announced this week was Calgary, Alberta and now Craig has added two shows in Kelowna, British Columbia, 241 miles (388 km) east of Vancouver. He’ll appear at 7pm and again at 9:30pm at the Kelowna Community Theatre. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 11th at 10am PT. You can find all the details on our Live Comedy Tour page.

Fry Coming to Broadway
As the New York Times reports, favorite LLS guest Stephen Fry will perform on Broadway this fall, reprising his role as Malvolio in a London-transplanted version of Shakespeare‘s Twelfth Night.

Sexy Cumbernauld
Craig tries out some new moves to promote his hometown in Scotland.

Video courtesy: Fergufool

Recently, a YouTube user posted some old home movies of Cumbernauld as it appeared in 1966:

Video courtesy: Martin Paul