{"id":26134,"date":"2013-12-07T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T12:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=26134"},"modified":"2013-12-08T18:14:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T18:14:17","slug":"craig-ferguson-grammy-nomination-2013-here-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-grammy-nomination-2013-here-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Grammy Nomination<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Craig-Grammy-Nomination.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-26139 alignleft\" alt=\"Craig Grammy Nomination\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Craig-Grammy-Nomination-150x103.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-Grammy-Nomination-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-Grammy-Nomination-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-Grammy-Nomination-250x172.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-Grammy-Nomination.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong> has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Comedy Album category his comedy special <em>I&#8217;m Here To Help<\/em>. He&#8217;s up against four other comedians in the category. Here are the five nominees:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Kathy Griffin<\/strong> <em>Calm Down Gurrl<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong> <em>I&#8217;m Here To Help<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Ron White<\/strong> <em>A Little Unprofessional<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Tig Notaro<\/strong> <em>Live<\/em><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Bob Saget<\/strong> <em>That&#8217;s What I&#8217;m Talkin&#8217; About<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22215 alignright\" alt=\"Here To Help\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help-150x84.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help-250x140.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/10\/Here-To-Help.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\nWhen he got the news late Friday night, Craig tweeted:\r\n<p class=\"notea\">Holy Kapusta! I just got nominated for a Grammy for best comedy album. <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23wow&amp;src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><b>wow<\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BobSaget.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26147 alignleft\" alt=\"BobSaget\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/BobSaget-150x150.jpg\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/BobSaget-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/BobSaget-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/BobSaget-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/BobSaget.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>Bob Saget quickly tweeted to Craig:\r\n<p class=\"notea\">Me too. Will you listen to mine if I listen to yours? ????<\/p>\r\nAnd Craig responded:\r\n<p class=\"notea\"><a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobsaget\">@<b>bobsaget<\/b><\/a> Never. We are now deadly enemies. Although I&#8217;m still on for lunch on Tuesday. Xxx<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grammy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-13336\" alt=\"Grammy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grammy-137x150.jpg\" width=\"82\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/11\/Grammy-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/11\/Grammy.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 82px) 100vw, 82px\" \/><\/a>The Grammy Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, January 26, 2014 and can be seen live on CBS. Good luck, Craig!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Not the First Time<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Craig-with-LL-Cool-J-Grammy-Nomination-2010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-26142\" alt=\"Craig with LL Cool J Grammy Nomination 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Craig-with-LL-Cool-J-Grammy-Nomination-2010-150x109.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-with-LL-Cool-J-Grammy-Nomination-2010-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-with-LL-Cool-J-Grammy-Nomination-2010-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-with-LL-Cool-J-Grammy-Nomination-2010-250x182.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/12\/Craig-with-LL-Cool-J-Grammy-Nomination-2010.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThis isn&#8217;t Craig&#8217;s first Grammy nomination. He was nominated in 2010, also for Best Spoken Word Album, for his autobiography <em>American on Purpose<\/em>. The award eventually went to <em>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth<\/em>.\r\n<br clear=\"none\" \/>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Grammy Outfit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/03-Craig-In-Gold-Outfit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5777\" alt=\"03 Craig In Gold Outfit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/03-Craig-In-Gold-Outfit-112x150.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/02\/03-Craig-In-Gold-Outfit-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/02\/03-Craig-In-Gold-Outfit-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/02\/03-Craig-In-Gold-Outfit.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nBack in 2011 after the Grammy ceremony was over, Craig tweeted:\r\n<p class=\"notea\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.yfrog.com\/z\/hs266qj\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/yfrog.com\/hs266qj<\/a> my damn outfit arrived too late for the Grammys. #newtwitterjinglecoming<\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Reaction in 2010<\/strong><\/span>\r\nWhen Craig got the news of his first Grammy nomination in 2010, he was on stage, co-hosting the nomination show with LL Cool J. Backstage afterward, Craig expressed his surprise and delight at being nominated:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: TheGRAMMYs<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mz_jUK_eczE?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nFor more Craig news, including a look at Secretariat&#8217;s origins, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/craig-ferguson-improv-ucb-la-lynn-stand-up-secretariat\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out our earlier post<\/a> for today.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:20px; line-height:1.25em\">Special Edition: Craig Ferguson nominated for a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award for <em>I&#8217;m Here To Help<\/.em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" 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