{"id":25060,"date":"2013-09-09T02:15:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T02:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=25060"},"modified":"2013-09-08T17:58:04","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T17:58:04","slug":"craig-ferguson-white-record-esposito-circus-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-white-record-esposito-circus-rant\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Betty Rocks<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Betty-and-Craig-sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-25095\" alt=\"Betty and Craig sl\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Betty-and-Craig-sl-150x86.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/09\/Betty-and-Craig-sl-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/09\/Betty-and-Craig-sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/09\/Betty-and-Craig-sl-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/09\/Betty-and-Craig-sl.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<strong>Betty White<\/strong> has received many honors for her work in television, and now she can add a Guinness World Record to that list. As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvweek.com\/blogs\/tvbizwire\/2013\/09\/tv-star-recognized-by-guinness.php\" target=\"_blank\">TV Week<\/a> reports, White has been recognized in the category &#8220;Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female),&#8221; at an astonishing 74 years. She made her first appearance in 1939 and continues to delight audiences. In the past, the record was not split by gender. The male record-holder is Britain&#8217;s beloved (and often gently teased about his age) <strong>Bruce Forsyth<\/strong>, who at 85 years old has also been appearing on television for 74 years and currently hosts <em>Strictly Come Dancing<\/em>, the UK&#8217;s equivalent to <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Esposito&#8217;s Appearance Cheered<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/04-Cameron-Esposito.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25067\" alt=\"04 Cameron Esposito\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/04-Cameron-Esposito-150x150.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>Comedienne <strong>Cameron Esposito<\/strong> has been getting plenty of media attention since her appearance on <em>The Late Late Show<\/em> last week, in which Craig and guest <strong>Jay Leno<\/strong> invited her to sit with them halfway through her set and called her &#8220;the future of late-night&#8221; comedy. Among the outlets talking about her successful debut were the <a href=\"http:\/\/voices.suntimes.com\/arts-entertainment\/the-daily-sizzle\/cameron-esposito-makes-huge-splash-in-late-night-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/my-sports-complex\/2013\/09\/cameron-esposito-future-of-comedy-says-jay-leno\/\" target=\"_blank\">ChicagoNow.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shewired.com\/box-office\/2013\/09\/04\/watch-jay-leno-tells-out-comic-carmen-esposito-youre-future\" target=\"_blank\">SheWired.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoreader.com\/Bleader\/archives\/2013\/09\/04\/cameron-esposito-is-the-future-of-late-night-tv\" target=\"_blank\">ChicagoReader.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejanedough.com\/cameron-esposito-had-the-best-late-night-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\">TheJaneDough.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/2013\/09\/04\/chicago-comedian-cameron-esposito-performs-on-craig-ferguson-holds-her-own-with-jay-leno\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBS 2 Television<\/a> in Chicago and more. Other sites enjoyed Craig&#8217;s conversation with Jay about his upcoming retirement from <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> and his work on the road including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadline.com\/2013\/09\/jay-leno-visits-craig-ferguson-to-discuss-life-post-tonight-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enstarz.com\/articles\/24577\/20130904\/jay-leno-talks-plans-leaving-tonight-show-craig-ferguson-plot-revenge-video.htm\" target=\"_blank\">enstarz.com<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/09\/04\/jay-leno-talks-with-craig-ferguson-about-leaving-video_n_3863974.html\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a>, .\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Circus Rant<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig rants about circuses, elephants and lion tamers.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: Fergufool<\/span>\r\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"420\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" 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