{"id":15076,"date":"2012-02-11T03:15:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T03:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/?p=15076"},"modified":"2012-02-12T03:15:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-12T03:15:19","slug":"craig-ferguson-cbs-yankovic-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-cbs-yankovic-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Close to a Deal?<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/02-Craig-Ferguson-25.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4469\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"02 Craig Ferguson (25)\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/02-Craig-Ferguson-25-150x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/02\/02-Craig-Ferguson-25-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/02\/02-Craig-Ferguson-25.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\nMore media outlets are reporting that CBS is on the verge of announcing a pair of new contracts that would keep David Letterman and Craig Ferguson as its late night hosts through the summer of 2014.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/craig-ferguson-cbs-deal-late-show-288702\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>&#8216;s story parallels Thursday night&#8217;s account in <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/craig-ferguson-west-coast-yankovic-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a>, saying an agreement is near.\u00c2\u00a0 The website <a href=\"http:\/\/warmingglow.uproxx.com\/2012\/02\/craig-ferguson-renewed-through-2014-but-who-will-replace-dave#more-56413\" target=\"_blank\">uproxx.com<\/a> speculates about possible future scenarios for CBS, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/entertainment\/tv\/tv-zone-1.811968\/is-craig-ferguson-the-next-david-letterman-1.3519418\" target=\"_blank\">Newsday<\/a> reminds us that the network had at one time hoped to move its lead-off late night show to the west coast for better access to Hollywood star interviews but kept in in New York because of Letterman.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ll continue to monitor the story and post updates as needed.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig and Al<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/05-Weird-Al-Yankovic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14890\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;\" title=\"05 Weird Al Yankovic\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/05-Weird-Al-Yankovic-150x102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Weird-Al-Yankovic-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Weird-Al-Yankovic-250x170.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Weird-Al-Yankovic.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>One could only expect that a meeting between Craig and &#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic would be epic, and by all accounts, Thursday&#8217;s Late Late Show did not disappoint.\u00c2\u00a0 Tireless fans of both Craig and Al, @<strong>tardishobo<\/strong> and @<strong>SariesWick<\/strong> were at the show.\u00c2\u00a0 Note:\u00c2\u00a0 Mild <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">spoilers<\/span> ahead:\u00c2\u00a0 They wrote about their experience on their <a href=\"http:\/\/fuckyeahyankovic.tumblr.com\/post\/17363835247\/al-on-craig-literally\" target=\"_blank\">Al fan blog<\/a> and Sara wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/gallifrey27.tumblr.com\/post\/17362042629\/im-back-at-the-hotel\" target=\"_blank\">another story<\/a> about the day.\u00c2\u00a0 And one of the best parts?\u00c2\u00a0 Craig was overheard asking Al if he&#8217;s like to come back to be on the show again soon and Al agreed.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>We&#8217;d Walk a Mile<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5817895889783400510.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-15238\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"5817895889783400510\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5817895889783400510-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/02\/5817895889783400510-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/02\/5817895889783400510-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/02\/5817895889783400510-250x168.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/02\/5817895889783400510.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\r\nHow far would you travel to see Craig Ferguson? Yeah, but how far would you <strong><em>walk<\/em><\/strong> to see Craig Ferguson? The RSA&#8217;s <strong>Terry Wood<\/strong> blogs for outdoor retailer <strong>REI<\/strong> and recently posted an entry <a href=\"http:\/\/findout.rei.com\/blog_detail\/?contentid=4693008669673231668\" target=\"_blank\">detailing his urban hike<\/a> to see Craig at CBS Television City. Thanks for the link and a great story, Terry!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Papal Who Need Papal<\/strong><\/span>\r\nIn the early days of the Late Late Show, they would occasionally do a sketch about how different magazines see the news of the day differently.\u00c2\u00a0 This time, Craig takes a look at how your favorite magazines might cover the selection of a new Pope:\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\/LG6p0YI4Esc?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\/LG6p0YI4Esc?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>Tonight&#8217;s Guests<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/04-Chelsea-Handler.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-14622\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;\" title=\"Chelsea Handler\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/04-Chelsea-Handler-150x119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/04-Chelsea-Handler-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/04-Chelsea-Handler-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/04-Chelsea-Handler-250x198.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/04-Chelsea-Handler.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<br clear=\"none\" \/>Friday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes comedian <strong>Chelsea Handler<\/strong> and biologist <strong>Dan Riskin<\/strong>.\r\n<br clear=\"none\" \/>\r\n<br clear=\"none\" \/>\r\n<br clear=\"none\" \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Guest Update<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/05-Jean-Michel-Cousteau.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-10208\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"05 Jean-Michel Cousteau\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/05-Jean-Michel-Cousteau-102x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"71\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/06\/05-Jean-Michel-Cousteau-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/06\/05-Jean-Michel-Cousteau.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 71px) 100vw, 71px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"bnote\">Added to the future guest list are <strong>Jean Michel Cousteau<\/strong> and <strong>Eloise Mumford<\/strong>. For the most up-to-date listings, see our <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/late-late-show-guests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guests<\/a> page.<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CBS late night update, CF and Al have a blast, going the extra mile to see Craig, how different magazines cover the news, plus a guest update.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-cbs-yankovic-hiking\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt 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