Oscar Buzz
Los Angeles is buzzing with news about the Academy Awards.  In the past 48 hours, the producer of the awards telecast Brett Ratner (who made controversial anti-gay remarks in a weekend interview) and host Eddie Murphy have resigned from the show, leaving the academy searching for a new team to run the show on February 26th.  Ideas are being floated for everyone from hosting veterans Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg to the Muppets.  Craig Ferguson seems to make many people’s short lists every year but he has said in the past that he’s not a fan of awards shows.  He was host of the People’s Choice Awards in 2006, the Television Critics Awards in 2005 and has been a presenter for the Grammys and the Emmys, so it’s not out of the question.  What do you think?  Should the Academy ask Craig to host the Oscars?  Let us know in the comments below.

Scottish Views
Craig was among many who retweeted some wonderful photos of Scotland today:

Breathtaking scottish landscapes by Dave Cuthbertson http://bit.ly/sPz1DU rt @fotofleur

NickMom

Nickelodeon’s NickJr channel is planning to launch a mother-oriented block of prime time programming called “NickMom”.  The Los Angeles Times reports that one of the creative team behind the programs is former LLS writer Hugh Fink, who wrote in the early days of Craig’s tenure on the show.


Talking Poker
Jennifer Tilly‘s admission on Tuesday’s show that the stress of professional poker has made her consider quitting made pokernews.com.  The 53 year-old actress won a big tournament in 2005, helping to make her one of the game’s most visible female players.

‘Tis the Season
Thanks to the RSA’s sharp-eyed Gus for spotting Late Late Show regular Bradley Laise in the new T-Mobile commercial.

Video courtesy: TMobile

Tonight’s Guests

Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig enjoys conversations with actress Ellen Barkin and comedian Dave Atell, plus listen for actor Thomas Lennon as the voice of Geoff Peterson.  On Thursday, Larry King provides Geoff’s voice, while Craig interviews actress Molly Shannon and actor Michael K. Williams.

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