{"id":2528,"date":"2010-12-03T03:15:19","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T03:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2011-02-16T05:17:14","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T05:17:14","slug":"craig-ferguson-grammy-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-grammy-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>What a wild few days it has been for Craig Ferguson<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 First, Craig welcomed his French doppelganger Authur<\/strong> to the Late Late Show, leading to a Casablanca<\/em>-inspired ending for Monday’s show.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, after two weeks of suspense, LLS and Whovians were rewarded with the leaking of “the clip” featuring a dance number inspired by the Doctor Who<\/em> theme song.\u00c2\u00a0 And Wednesday night, the best news so far:\u00c2\u00a0 Craig was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Spoken Word Album category for the audiobook version of his autobiography, American On Purpose<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 The hollowed out volcano has been buzzing about it, as well as media across the world.\r\n\r\nComplete coverage:<\/strong><\/span> For a complete recap of Wednesday’s events, check out our detailed post right here<\/a><\/span> updated with still pictures<\/strong>, video clips<\/strong> and early reactions<\/strong> from the Grammy nominations show as well as “the clip”.\r\n\r\nIn case you missed it, here is Craig’s reaction to being told of his nomination:\r\n\r\nVideo courtesy: CBS<\/span>\r\n<\/embed><\/object>\r\n\r\nAnd here is Craig backstage, where his reaction was characteristically blunt and genuine:\r\n\r\nVideo courtesy: thegrammys<\/span>\r\n<\/embed><\/object>\r\n\r\nThe RSA’s @babarann<\/strong> noticed that on Audible.com<\/a>‘s listings, Craig’s audiobook has the most reviews and the highest rating of the six contenders.\r\n\r\nThe Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports on the Doctor Who<\/em> clip as does MTV.com<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 In a short article, the Vancouver Sun <\/a>declares Craig the most creative late night host.\r\n\r\nCraig appears live Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino<\/a> in Indio, CA, his final live show of the year.\u00c2\u00a0 The website inlandsocal.com<\/a> previews the show with six Craig facts we’re pretty sure every RSA member knows.\u00c2\u00a0 Craig tweeted about the appearance:\u00c2\u00a0 Stand up show in @FantasySprings<\/a> Ca. tomorrow<\/em> [Friday] night. Sounds magical. I wonder if there will be leprechauns or a buffet. Dare I dream?<\/em>\r\n\r\nFor Thursday’s show, Craig tweeted:\u00c2\u00a0 My wacky neighbor @nerdist<\/a> is dropping by the show tonight for email time. He wants no questions only lavish praise. #whatanass<\/a> #thatspraise<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>Thursday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes\u00c2\u00a0 comedian Cedric the Entertainer<\/strong>, the music of Norah Jones<\/strong> and a visit from @Nerdist, Chris Hardwick<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 On Friday, Craig’s guests are actress Kristen Bell<\/strong> and musician Michael Franti<\/strong>, rescheduled from Monday.\u00c2\u00a0 Actor Ewan McGregor<\/strong> and actress Shannon Woodward<\/strong> will be rescheduled at at later date.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Craig reacts to his grammy nomination onstage and backstage, Craig’s audiobook ranks highly, the media rave about our fearless leader, Craig looks forward to his live show in Indio and invites the Nerdist to join him for tweet-mails in today’s RSA News.<\/p>\n

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