‘Join Or Die’ To Anchor Comedy Block
For the History Channel, it turns out Craig Ferguson‘s Join Or Die may be just the beginning when it comes to late-night comedy. They’re about to launch a string of shows in the time period on Thursdays. After Craig at 11pm ET, they’ll follow up at 11:30pm with one called Great Minds with Community‘s Dan Harmon. In the show, Harmon has a time machine which allows him to visit some of history’s greatest minds, and to turn them loose in the modern world. Next at midnight will be Crossroads of History, which highlights little-known moments in history that have changed the world. And at 12:30am, How to Lose the Presidency will feature real clips of embarrassing moments and mistakes in presidential campaigns. All three shows will debut this week on Thursday. Media coverage about the shows includes pieces in Uproxx.com, The Hollywood Reporter, TV.com, and CraveOnline.com. Deadline.com talks about several new shows moving into the time period.

Twitter Buzz
When Join Or Die debuted on Thursday night, Twitter was abuzz with fans talking about the show. So much so, the #JoinOrDie hashtag was a top ten trending topic. The RSA’s @thirty3anda3rd captured an image during the show.

More Coverage
As Join Or Die debuted, Craig and the show were covered extensively in the media. We linked to several interviews last week, and there have been many more, including YourTVLink.com, Access Hollywood, Zap2It.com, TVInsider.com, Vox.com, Time.com, the New York Post, FourthMic.com, IGN.com; Provo, Utah’s Daily Herald; the Modesto Bee and Funny or Die. There is also a very good article about what makes Craig’s shows special. Twitter fans Haley and Brian got some selfies with Craig in the past week.

Promotional Appearances Update
Craig has spent the past few weeks promoting the launch of Join Or Die. He’s done a bunch of interviews, so we’ve had plenty of chances to see him talking about the project. Here is the updated list of links to everything we’ve seen posted. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb for tirelessly helping to track down all things Craig-related. In particular, if you haven’t had a chance to listen to his recent appearance on The Nerdist podcast, be sure to check it out for a great conversation, and enjoy an article about the Craig-Larry King “bromance.”

• Two Twitter chats
• “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit.com
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS
• Today on NBC
• The Nerdist Podcast
• Discussion with Esquire’s Mark Warren at Hearst Corporation
(co-owner of the History Channel)
• Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live. Plus the after show with more calls and questions.
• Interview with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Radio.
• Interview on BuildAOL.
• The Chew on ABC
• @Midnight with Chris Hardwick
• Larry King Now on Ora.tv
• Rachel Ray

Craig also recorded an appearance on Live with Kelly and Michael, which will air soon. Twitter user @ZackTN got a photo of Craig on the Live set.

Backstage
Among his many publicity stops in the past few weeks, Craig stopped by at Walrus, the firm in New York that built the commercials and promos for Join Or Die. The RSA’s @bgrhubarb found a photo taken during a promo shoot. The RSA’s @chandlersdame found the Instagram account of professional photographer F. Scott Schafer, who took the promotional photos of Craig sitting on Abraham Lincoln’s lap. And thanks to the RSA’s @whyterose713 for spotting an interesting piece about how the amazing television promo for Join Or Die was created.

Cox On Fox
Courteney Cox, who executive produces Celebrity Name Game, will be shooting a sitcom pilot for Fox called Charity Case. Cox will star as a woman who inherits her deceased billionaire husband’s charity, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Monologue Returns
One of the most praised parts of the Join Or Die is Craig’s opening monologue, which longtime fans will appreciate. In case you missed it or just want to relive the moment, Craig’s opening monologue kicked off the series in style:

Video courtesy: History

If you missed our interview with Craig last week, be sure to check it out, because he tells us not only about Join Or Die, but some other projects he’s working on.

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