Media Cover White Powder Incident
A flurry of media coverage followed Tuesday’s Late Late Show, in which Craig Ferguson talked about a threatening package sent from France to the Late Late Show studios.  As we reported in our previous post, the powder was determined by authorities not to be anthrax or other contagion but corn starch (incorrectly called cornmeal in some stories).  However, investigators are taking the sender’s written threats very seriously.

There’s not much new beyond what we reported in our previous post, which was updated overnight.   If you’re interested in how some of the big media outlets covered the story, some of the better examples are:  UPI, Reuters, Entertainment Weekly, EW’s Popwatch blog, TheCelebrityCafe.com, TMZ.com, Slate.com, The New York Times, The New York Daily News. The Washington Post, USAToday, The Chicago Tribune, The Hollywood Reporter, The Orange County Register, The LA Times Entertainment Section,  The LA Local News Section and E! Online.  The last two pieces speculate about whether threats made to David Letterman last week might be related.  The FBI says while it is investigating, there have no evidence to suggest a link at this time.

Craig’s Hair
After Craig joked about the powder incident on Tuesday’s show, he has continued to keep things light-hearted, including his tweet Wednesday:

Getting hair cut back to usual do today. Gel experiment resounding failure. As bad as attempted moustache. #poorRudy-thatwasmoustachesname

Feel The Support
Josh Robert Thompson is of course the voice of Geoff Peterson.  His girlfriend, TV and radio host Kerri Kasem decided to poke a little fun at Josh’s alter-ego via Twitter on Wednesday:

I love that @Geofftherobot‘s my boyfriend, even though he’s dead, gay & can’t move more than 12ft from an outlet – He makes me laugh!

Josh, meanwhile, was happy with the way Tuesday’s show turned out:

Thank you #TLLS prop team for finding @GeoffTheRobot a gas mask 10 min before show. & a PINK one, no less! KILLER sight gag.

Late Night Future
FoxNews.com reports on the changing late night landscape and the future of comedy shows on multiple channels.

Kimmel’s Uncle Frank Passes Away
The Washington Post reports that Jimmy Kimmel‘s uncle Frank Potenza, who appeared on the show as a uniformed security guard and cast member, has died at the age of 77.



Tonight’s Guests
Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig’s guests are TV host Regis Philbin and actress Vera Farmiga.  Thursday, Craig welcomes actor Kal Penn and actress Alice Eve.

Updated Guest List

The Late Late Show guest list has been updated through September 6th, including Peter Krause, Julie Chen, professional poker player Annie Duke and journalist Richard Engel. See the most up to date list on our Guests page.

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