Craig is Back!
After a two-week mid-summer break, Craig Ferguson and the Late Late Show are back for two weeks, before going on an extended break in August to complete the move from Studio 58 to Studio 56 at CBS Television City. For those who live in or will be visiting the Los Angeles area, there are only two more weeks of episodes being taped in Studio 58 from now until July 25th, so be sure to get your tickets now.

We’re waiting to see the latest official schedules from CBS but during the extended break, we’re anticipating a mixture of “new” episodes and encore presentations.  Craig & Company have been quietly stockpiling guest segments, musical guests, tweetmails and monologues over the past several weeks to get ready for the big move.  Based on our records, they have enough material to provide up to two weeks of never before seen episodes to help cover the break.

An official start date for the new studio has not yet been announced but we’ll be posting details, including ticket information, here on the website as soon as they become available.

Hershey, PA Now On Sale
Tickets for Craig’s live stand up comedy performance at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey, Pennsylvania are now on sale. Harrisburg’s PennLive.com is talking about the show and we’ve posted a link for tickets on our Live Comedy Tour page. Tickets for all of Craig’s live shows this fall are now on sale with the exception of his three-day run in Las Vegas in September. We’ll keep an eye open for when those go on sale and post details here soon.

Late Late Show Wins 2 Awards

As we reported in June, the Pan-American Association of Film & Television Journalists has started a new awards program. The winners have been announced and the Late Late Show won two awards including Best Variety Series and Best Writing for a Variety Series. Congratulations to everyone at the Late Late Show! Will the awards train continue? Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday, so stay tuned!

MCD Recovering
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who accompanied Craig on his recent trip to Scotland, is recovering from a heart attack. Duncan’s girlfriend Omarosa, best known for her appearance on The Apprentice, performed CPR until paramedics arrived. He is expected to make a full recovery. Get well soon, Michael!

Geoff at Comic-Con

Craig’s robot sidekick Geoff Peterson appeared at San Diego’s Comic-Con on Sunday afternoon. Late Late Show Producer Michael Naidus tweeted:

Geoff Peterson returns to ComicCon pic.twitter.com/UNNK9M57  //  Audience for Geoff at CBS booth! Geoff returns at 3:30. ?#ComicCon? ?#RSA? pic.twitter.com/yeJqItg8

Re-Enter Sandman!
Along with Geoff’s appearance at the CBS booth on Sunday, some of the most exciting news we heard from San Diego’s Comic-Con is that Neil Gaiman has written a long-awaited prequel to his seminal Sandman comic, which will appear sometime next year, reports MySanAntonio.com.

Australian Flashback
When Australia launched a new television network called “Eleven” on January 11, 2011 at 11am, what program do you suppose was the first one they showed?

Video courtesy: wubbzyrocks

This Week’s Guests

Tune in for a week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show, beginning Monday with TV Host Julie Chen and actor Chris Messina.  On Tuesday, actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer is in the studio, along with actress Ari Graynor.  Wednesday, Craig welcomes actor Ray Romano and music by Trampled By Turtles.  Actor Kenneth Branagh and comedian Ted Alexandro will be on Thursday’s show.  And on Friday, Craig’s guests are actor Jason Biggs and actress Jordana Brewster.


Guest Update

Several new guests have been added to the taping schedule for the rest of July, some of which may appear either in late July or early August, including Matthew McConaughey, George Hamilton, Margaret Judson, Vince Vaughn, Minnie Driver, Colin Mochrie and Emile Hirsch.  You can see all of the latest listings on our Guests page.

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