That Fresh, New Studio Smell
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is making history, with the debut of the show from its new home, Studio 56 at CBS Television City on Monday night.  Even though the show is only moving across the hall, there is excitement in the air, as the show settles in to a new, larger stage with a bigger audience and dare we say it, better lighting.  The show’s new look will be getting plenty of attention but as Craig has been saying ever since the new studio was announced, the feel of the show will remain unchanged.  He tweeted on Monday:

Don’t worry everyone. Even though my show is in a new studio starting tonight, the essential crappiness will remain unchanged. #keepcalm

He then sent out a series of tweets about the new studio with pictures:

twitpic.com/aodspx  What every late night show needs. A stable for the dancing horse. #newstudio

twitpic.com/aodt9m  Geoff chillin by a roaring (photograph of a) fire. #newstudio

twitpic.com/aodtq2  Notskeleton Jeff (stage management ) does pretend surfing on the shiny new floor #newstudio #tonight

I’m using my 1000th tweet to announce Lesbian Row will be doubled in size in the new studio. #morelesbiansnotbiggerones #wellmaybe #tonight

1st show in new studio. @IMKristenBell sure is pretty when you see her with the lights on. Show still crap though thank goodness.

And LLS Producer Michael Naidus summed it up with this tweet:

First show in the new studio tonight … I like Craig’s take: “We still suck, but it’s louder and brighter in here.”

Craig in NYC
In case you missed our breaking news tweets last week, Craig is going to appear live and in person at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on Thursday, October 4th at 6:30pm, where he will be interviewed by Dave Itzkoff of the New York Times. Tickets are on sale now. You can find the link on our Live Comedy Tour page. There, you’ll also find links to tickets for all of Craig’s live stand up comedy performances this fall, including two recently-added shows at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC on November 16th. Our thanks to the RSA’s @Timurous and others for letting us know about the Paley Center event!

New Special, Ticket Contest
LiveNation, the company handling Craig’s shows at in Washington, DC, confirms the shows will be taped for a future live comedy special, which would be Craig’s third. In the past, he was taped two performances on the same night, and the best parts are woven together to create the special. We have heard no other details about the special, such as what it will be called, which media outlets will be first to broadcast it or when DVDs will become available but as always, once we hear more details, we’ll be sure to let you know. And if you live in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virgina or West Virginia, you can enter a radio station contest to win tickets to see Craig at the Warner Theatre. Again, you MUST be a resident of DC or the states mentioned to be eligible, as per the radio station’s contest rules.

The Audience Machine
Now that Craig & Company have a larger studio, they have a larger “audience machine.” In the early days of the show, some people speculated that there was no studio audience for the show and instead a “laugh track” of pre-recorded laughter was used. To prove them wrong, Craig invited the entire audience on stage one night and regretted it almost immediately:

Video courtesy: melissa133012

Tonight’s Guests
Monday on the Late Late Show, Craig “Kristens” the all-new Studio 56 at CBS Television City with a perennial favorite guest, actress Kristen Bell and some advice from Regis Philbin.  On Tuesday, watch for TV/radio host Larry King and comedienne Michelle Buteau breaks in the new comedy stage.

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