{"id":23916,"date":"2013-06-18T02:15:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T02:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=23916"},"modified":"2013-07-07T18:21:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T18:21:51","slug":"craig-ferguson-lynn-stories-uk-comedians-geoff-peterson-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-lynn-stories-uk-comedians-geoff-peterson-origins\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"Update: Craig adds second show in Winnipeg!<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Because the first show sold out in less than an hour, Craig has added a second show at the Pantages Theatre in Winnipeg on October 19th. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 19th at 10am CT. As always, you can find the latest information on our Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page.\r\n\r\nSharing Stories<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\"04<\/a>\r\nCraig Ferguson<\/strong>‘s sister Lynn<\/strong> recently blogged<\/a> about the importance of sharing stories and how sharing them in person sometimes still works just fine.\r\n
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British Comedy Invasion<\/strong><\/span>\"Craig<\/a>\r\nThe Radio Times<\/a> takes note of the growing role of comedians from the UK in American comedy. In an interview, Shane Allen<\/strong>, head of comedy programming for the BBC, has nice things to say about Craig.\r\n
\r\nGeoff’s Origins<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Mythbusters<\/em> Grant Imahara<\/strong> built Geoff Peterson<\/strong> in 2010. Today, Josh Robert Thompson<\/strong> voices and puppeteers Geoff using a live microphone and an a remote control unit. But in the early days, Geoff had a limited range of motion and had seven recorded phrases, voiced by Craig himself. Grant demonstrates the first control panel which was designed to be located behind Craig’s desk.\r\n\r\nVideo courtesy: Grant Imahara<\/span>\r\n<\/object>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update: Craig adds second show in Winnipeg, Lynn talks about sharing stories, UK comedians in the US, plus, the origins of Geoff Peterson.<\/p>\n

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