{"id":27876,"date":"2014-05-12T02:15:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T02:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=27876"},"modified":"2014-05-10T01:37:37","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T01:37:37","slug":"craig-ferguson-josh-backstage-questions-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-josh-backstage-questions-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Josh Backstage<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27892 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"Josh with Puppets\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-386x290.jpg 386w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets-193x145.jpg 193w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Josh-with-Puppets.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<strong>Josh Robert Thompson<\/strong>, the voice and puppeteer of robot skeleton sidekick <strong>Geoff Peterson<\/strong>, does a wide variety of work, including stand up comedy, acting on camera, voice acting and more, but he really enjoys his job at The Late Late Show, improvising comedy with Craig Ferguson each night. He recently send a couple of photos from his perch backstage:\r\n<p class=\"notea\">Hanging out with some friends backstage. <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greatpuppetshow\">@<b>greatpuppetshow<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-timeline-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/biTC2DwU3B\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\">pic.twitter.com\/biTC2DwU3B<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"notea\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27895 \" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Behind the Row\" width=\"82\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/Behind-the-Row-999x999.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 82px) 100vw, 82px\" \/><\/a>Pay no attention to the man behind the lesbians. <a class=\"twitter-timeline-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cQHRMM46Mg\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\">pic.twitter.com\/cQHRMM46Mg<\/a><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/The-Players.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27896 \" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/05\/The-Players-115x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Players\" width=\"90\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a>Josh also retweeted a post from @TheGiantsFan707, which highlighted the performers working with Craig on the show:\r\n<p class=\"notea\"><a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshrthompson\">@<b>joshrthompson<\/b><\/a> For future LLS stories, refer media &amp; journalists to this picture! <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephBolter\">@<b>JosephBolter<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanPM42\">@<b>RyanPM42<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigyFerg\">@<b>CraigyFerg<\/b><\/a> <a class=\"twitter-timeline-link\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGiantsFan707\/status\/461625637531168768\/photo\/1\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\">pic.twitter.com\/GY450BBWR3<\/a><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Fan Questions<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/02\/Driving-Myself-Crazy1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26947 \" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/02\/Driving-Myself-Crazy1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Driving Myself Crazy\" width=\"82\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/02\/Driving-Myself-Crazy1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/02\/Driving-Myself-Crazy1.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 82px) 100vw, 82px\" \/><\/a>From time to time, Josh answers fan questions about the LLS and his other projects. Sometimes he&#8217;ll post replies on Twitter and recently, he used the <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/jrtvoices\/ep-56-unplugged\/s-fC3Zh\" target=\"_blank\">latest edition<\/a> of his <em>Driving Myself Crazy<\/em> podcast to answer a bunch of questions about the show, Craig&#8217;s announcement and the future.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig To Host Awards Show Monday Night<\/strong><\/span><a class=\"image-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Osbourne-Greenberg.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Osbourne-Greenberg-150x106.png\" alt=\"Osbourne Greenberg\" width=\"120\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/03\/Osbourne-Greenberg-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/03\/Osbourne-Greenberg-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/03\/Osbourne-Greenberg-250x178.png 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/03\/Osbourne-Greenberg.png 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\r\nCraig is making an appearance at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammy.org\/musicares\/recovery\" target=\"_blank\">MusiCares MAP Fund<\/a> event, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment. He&#8217;ll be presenting the <strong>MusiCares From the Heart Award<\/strong> to <strong>Jeff Greenberg<\/strong>, owner\/CEO of the Village studios, for his dedication to the mission and goals of the organization. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammy.com\/news\/musicares-map-fund-benefit-to-honor-ozzy-osbourne-jeff-greenberg\" target=\"_blank\">Also receiving an award<\/a> that night will be musician <strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>, for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction recovery process. A benefit concert follows the awards presentation, with all proceeds benefiting the Fund, featuring <strong>Keb\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Mo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/strong> and <strong>Metallica<\/strong>. There will also be a performance by Osbourne and his touring band with special guest <strong>Slash<\/strong> on guitar.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Aliens Invasion<\/strong><\/span>\r\nIn this monologue from 2006, Craig talks about aliens.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: FrankGerbertson<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HSoTgMGrcE\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fq4I2zSA9TQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><!-- 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\">Josh backstage, fan questions, CF at MusiCares, plus Craig 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