{"id":14085,"date":"2011-12-19T03:18:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T03:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/?p=14085"},"modified":"2011-12-20T03:16:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T03:16:28","slug":"craig-ferguson-anagram-set-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-anagram-set-novel\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Update:<\/strong><\/span> Craig adds one more show to his January tour:  Shreveport, LA on January 20th.  Check out the details on our <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Anagram Time!<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/02-Craig-Ferguson-34.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14104\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"02 Craig Ferguson (34)\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/02-Craig-Ferguson-34-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/02-Craig-Ferguson-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/02-Craig-Ferguson-34-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/02-Craig-Ferguson-34-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/02-Craig-Ferguson-34.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\nThere are lots of fun anagrams for <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Surface Gringo\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Facing Grouser\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Scarfing Rogue\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Surfacing Ogre\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Sugaring Force\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;A Rescuing Frog\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;A Cursing Gofer\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Cafe Groin Rugs\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Grace For Using\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Car Goers Fungi\r\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2&nbsp;&nbsp;Safer Corgi Gun\r\n\r\nand of course the one that Craig himself says is his favorite:\u00c2\u00a0 Cougar Fingers\r\n\r\nCan you think of more?\u00c2\u00a0 And do you have a fun anagram for your Twitter user name?\u00c2\u00a0 Let us know in the comments below.\u00c2\u00a0 (Ours spells out:\u00c2\u00a0 Answers\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s pretty cool!)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>The Late Late Show Set<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/LLS-Set-2006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14103\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px;\" title=\"FERGUSON\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/LLS-Set-2006-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>While stumbling around the archives, we found a story about <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kansascity.com\/tvbarn\/2006\/07\/craigs_new_set.html\" target=\"_blank\">the &#8220;new&#8221; set<\/a> that was built for the show in 2006 after Craig had been on the show for a little more than year.\u00c2\u00a0 We have certainly enjoyed the panoramic (and vaguely purple) view of Los Angeles behind Craig.\u00c2\u00a0 But does anyone remember the airplane ever being used?\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, the set was updated again a few years later.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Debut Novel<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Craig-in-2006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14106\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"Craig in 2006\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Craig-in-2006-94x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/Craig-in-2006-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/Craig-in-2006-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/Craig-in-2006.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\" \/><\/a>\r\nAlso in early 2006, the literary community was buzzing about Craig&#8217;s debut novel <em>Between the Bridge and the River<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the first reports about the book was on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/galleycat\/the-writer-side-of-craig-ferguson_b1882\" target=\"_blank\">mediabistro.com<\/a> in their GalleyCat column.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course the book went on to sell quite nicely and led to even more acclaim with his autobiography <em>American On Purpose<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 Craig&#8217;s second novel, <em>Sphinx of the Mississippi<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 is expected to arrive sometime in 2012 or 2013.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>The Skanky Demographic<\/strong><\/span>\r\nHere&#8217;s a sketch from the Late Late Show featuring Craig visiting a CBS executive (Thomas Lennon):\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: RoQu3tO<\/span>\r\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"410\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vqKkOkP0J9o?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"560\" height=\"410\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vqKkOkP0J9o?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>This Week&#8217;s Guests<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14105 alignleft\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px;\" title=\"06 Goo Goo Dolls\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls-147x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls-147x150.jpg 147w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls-250x255.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/12\/06-Goo-Goo-Dolls.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>Even though Craig and company are on their holiday break until January 3, they were kind enough to set aside a full week of all-new episodes of the Late Late Show for your enjoyment.\u00c2\u00a0 On Monday, Craig welcomes <strong>Regis Philbin<\/strong> and we&#8217;ll hear music by <strong>Goo Goo Dolls<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Tuesday, watch for actress <strong>Robin Wright<\/strong> and actor <strong>Parker Young<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Wednesday, actor <strong>Jason Lee<\/strong>, actress <strong>Felicity Jones<\/strong> and the twice-bumped band <strong>Black Dub<\/strong> will be on the show.\u00c2\u00a0 Actress <strong>Kyra Sedgwick<\/strong> and country singer <strong>Frankie Ballard<\/strong> are Craig&#8217;s guests on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 And on Friday, the schedule calls for a <strong>Christmas Email Spectacular<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 We can&#8217;t wait to see it!<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update:  Craig adds Shreveport, LA to January tour!  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