{"id":16038,"date":"2012-03-19T02:15:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T02:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/?p=16038"},"modified":"2012-03-20T02:14:40","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T02:14:40","slug":"craig-ferguson-connecticut-scotland-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-connecticut-scotland-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>April in the West, June in the East<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ridgefieldplayhousejpg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16036 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;\" title=\"ridgefieldplayhousejpg\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ridgefieldplayhousejpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We&#8217;re still a month away from <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>&#8216;s spring stand up comedy tour on the west coast and he is already booking shows for the summer on the east coast. First to be announced is the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT on Monday, June 4th. Tickets are already on sale and this is a small venue with fewer than 500 seats, so book early to avoid disappointment! Because this date is on a Monday, we&#8217;re guessing that more shows will be added between June 1st and 10th, so keep an eye our <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page for updates.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>More Basketball<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/March-Madness.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-15798\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"March Madness\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/March-Madness-150x101.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/March-Madness-150x101.gif 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/March-Madness-300x202.gif 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/March-Madness-250x168.gif 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/March-Madness.gif 994w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\nIn the past week, there have been 52 games played in the NCAA men&#8217;s basketball tournament.\u00c2\u00a0 With the field narrowed from 68 to just 16 teams, there are only 15 more games to go.\u00c2\u00a0 A dozen will be played this week, which could delay the Late Late Show on Thursday and Friday, plus the championship game on April 2nd could push schedules back.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ll keep you posted here and on the tweety box.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Any More from Scotland?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CF41.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-16010\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;\" title=\"CF4\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CF41-150x122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/CF41-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/CF41-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/CF41-250x204.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/CF41.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\r\nPictures and stories from Craig&#8217;s visit to Scotland seem to have dwindled as quickly as they appeared.\u00c2\u00a0 We have not seen any notable new pictures, tweets or blog posts about his time there during the past week.\u00c2\u00a0 If you are in Scotland and have a story to share, please let us know.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;re hoping to hear more about guests, locations where taping was done or other tidbits about the upcoming shows to share.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Sean Connery&#8217;s Voice<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sean-Connery.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-16047\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"Sean Connery\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Sean-Connery-121x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"85\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/Sean-Connery-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/Sean-Connery-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/Sean-Connery-250x309.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/Sean-Connery.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a>\r\nSir Sean Connery has come out of retirement to voice an animated character in the new film <em>Billi the Vet<\/em>. As our friends at the <a href=\"http:\/\/scottishactors.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/scots-animated-film-starring-sir-sean.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScottishActors+%28Scottish+Actors%29\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Actors<\/a> blog report, the film will premiere at the Sonoma International Film Festival in April.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks to the RSA&#8217;s @<strong>CozyHobo<\/strong> for the link!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>The Craft of Acting<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig introduces us to <strong>Sir Cornwell Barnes<\/strong>, who interviews <strong>Daniel Craig<\/strong> about acting.\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\" 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src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/05-Bryan-Miller-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/05-Bryan-Miller-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/05-Bryan-Miller-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/05-Bryan-Miller-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/05-Bryan-Miller-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/03\/05-Bryan-Miller.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bryan Miller<\/p><\/div>Just as we saw last week, there will be three new (freeze-dried) episodes of the Late Late Show this week, followed by two encore presentations.\u00c2\u00a0 Monday on the show, we&#8217;ll see the once-delayed interview with author <strong>Anne Rice<\/strong> and comedy by <strong>Geoff Tate<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Tuesday, Craig welcomes actress <strong>Kathy Bates<\/strong> and stylist <strong>Brad Goreski<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Then on Wednesday, watch for actress <strong>Elizabeth Banks<\/strong> and comedy by <strong>Bryan Miller<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 On Thursday, we&#8217;ll see the November 15th, 2011 episode with actor <strong>Ewan McGregor<\/strong> and comedienne <strong>Paula Poundstone<\/strong><em><\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 And on Friday, it&#8217;s the November 30th, 2011 show featuring author <strong>David Sedaris<\/strong> and comedy by <strong>Jeff Cesario<\/strong><em><\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 As before, the Thursday and Friday episodes may be an hour late or more, due to CBS coverage of the NCAA men&#8217;s basketball tournament.\r\n\r\nThe following week, we can expect another visit from the re-run fairy.\u00c2\u00a0 You can see all of the listings on our <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/late-late-show-guests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guests<\/a> page.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- 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