{"id":30194,"date":"2015-06-17T02:15:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T02:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=30194"},"modified":"2015-06-15T19:58:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:58:06","slug":"craig-ferguson-fest-tix-past-uso-josh-nerdist-betty-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-fest-tix-past-uso-josh-nerdist-betty-white\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Toronto Tickets On Sale<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Craig-at-JFL-2011-sl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-30195\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Craig-at-JFL-2011-sl-300x173.png\" alt=\"Craig at JFL 2011 sl\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Craig-at-JFL-2011-sl-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Craig-at-JFL-2011-sl-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Craig-at-JFL-2011-sl-250x144.png 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Craig-at-JFL-2011-sl.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nTickets for <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>&#8216;s stand up comedy show at the Just For Laughs festival in Toronto in October are now on sale. Previously, Craig has done short sets and has been a host at the festival for newer comedians making their mark. This year, he&#8217;s one of the event&#8217;s headline acts. You can check out details including the venue, show time and a link for tickets on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Past Tours<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30197 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"USO Poster\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/USO-Poster.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Did you know we also list Craig&#8217;s past tour appearances on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page? We&#8217;ve been trying to compile a list of every live performance Craig has done since he went back on the road in 2006, after taking a long break from standup comedy while he was on the <em>Drew Carey Show<\/em>. Comedian <strong>Matt Baetz<\/strong>, who has been an opening act for Craig several times, recently tweeted a poster from the time he, Craig and <strong>Kathy Kinney<\/strong> toured with the USO. If you have been to one of Craig&#8217;s live shows that isn&#8217;t on our list, please let us know. Please send along a photo of your ticket, or a link to a page on the web that confirms the date and location, by using our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/contactus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Us<\/a> form.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Josh May Offer Show Online<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30184 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Show\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-386x290.jpg 386w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show-193x145.jpg 193w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2015\/06\/Josh-Show.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<strong>Josh Robert Thompson<\/strong>, who has been hard at work developing his self-titled variety show, tweeted recently that he is considering offering the show online for a small charge:\r\n<p class=\"notea\">Toying with the idea of making my new TV pilot available for $5 on my site. You into that? <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askadumbquestion?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><b>askadumbquestion<\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\nSome actors and comedians have been experimenting with offering different kinds of shows online, bypassing traditional distributors in favor of providing material directly to their audience. The early Twitter reaction was positive, so we&#8217;ll keep you up to date if Josh decides to move ahead with the idea.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Nerdist On Demand<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/05-Chris-Hardwick.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10610 \" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/07\/05-Chris-Hardwick-117x150.jpg\" alt=\"05 Chris Hardwick\" width=\"74\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a>A series of podcasts from the @<strong>Nerdist Chris Hardwick<\/strong>, which aired on BBC America from 2011-2013, are now available to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/search?st=0&amp;fs=&amp;query=The+Nerdist\" target=\"_blank\">Hulu Plus<\/a> members. The show is also available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcamerica.com\/the-nerdist\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a>. The pilot episode from September of 2011 featured none other than our fearless leader, Craig Ferguson.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Betty Pranks James<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<strong>Betty White<\/strong> prank called <strong>James Corden<\/strong> to make some &#8220;demands&#8221; for her appearance on <em>The Late Late Show<\/em>, and the results were hilarious:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: The Late Late Show<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jiotU-htYkQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" 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\">Toronto tix on sale, Josh&#8217;s show update, Nerdist on demand, plus a Betty prank. <\/p>\n<p 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