{"id":30770,"date":"2016-02-24T03:15:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T03:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=30770"},"modified":"2016-02-26T23:20:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T23:20:30","slug":"craig-ferguson-join-coverage-promotion-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-join-coverage-promotion-opening\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"‘Join Or Die’ To Anchor Comedy Block<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\"CF<\/a>For the History Channel, it turns out Craig Ferguson<\/strong>‘s Join Or Die<\/em> may be just the beginning when it comes to late-night comedy. They’re about to launch a string of shows in the time period on Thursdays. After Craig at 11pm ET, they’ll follow up at 11:30pm with one called Great Minds<\/em> with Community<\/em>‘s Dan Harmon<\/strong>. In the show, Harmon has a time machine which allows him to visit some of history’s greatest minds, and to turn them loose in the modern world. Next at midnight will be Crossroads of History<\/em>, which highlights little-known moments in history that have changed the world. And at 12:30am, How to Lose the Presidency<\/em> will feature real clips of embarrassing moments and mistakes in presidential campaigns. All three shows will debut this week on Thursday. Media coverage about the shows includes pieces in Uproxx.com<\/a>, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, TV.com<\/a>, and CraveOnline.com<\/a>. Deadline.com<\/a> talks about several new shows moving into the time period.\r\n\r\nTwitter Buzz\"JOD<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nWhen Join Or Die<\/em> debuted on Thursday night, Twitter was abuzz with fans talking about the show. So much so, the #JoinOrDie hashtag was a top ten trending topic. The RSA’s @thirty3anda3rd<\/strong> captured an image during the show.\r\n\r\nMore Coverage<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\"CF<\/a>As Join Or Die<\/em> debuted, Craig and the show were covered extensively in the media. We linked to several interviews last week<\/a>, and there have been many more, including YourTVLink.com<\/a>, Access Hollywood<\/a>, Zap2It.com<\/a>, TVInsider.com<\/a>, Vox.com<\/a>, Time.com<\/a>, the New York Post<\/a>, FourthMic.com<\/a>, IGN.com<\/a>; Provo, Utah’s Daily Herald<\/a>; the Modesto Bee<\/a> and Funny or Die<\/a>. There is also a very good article about what makes Craig’s shows special<\/a>. Twitter fans Haley<\/a> and Brian<\/a> got some selfies with Craig in the past week.\r\n\r\nPromotional Appearances Update\"JOD<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig has spent the past few weeks promoting the launch of Join Or Die<\/em>. He’s done a bunch of interviews, so we’ve had plenty of chances to see him talking about the project. Here is the updated list of links to everything we’ve seen posted. Thanks to the RSA’s @bgrhubarb<\/strong> for tirelessly helping to track down all things Craig-related. In particular, if you haven’t had a chance to listen to his recent appearance on The Nerdist podcast, be sure to check it out for a great conversation, and enjoy an article about the Craig-Larry King<\/a> “bromance.”\r\n\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Two Twitter chats<\/a>\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit.com<\/a>\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The Late Show<\/em> with Stephen Colbert<\/strong><\/a> on CBS\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Today<\/em><\/a> on NBC\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The Nerdist Podcast<\/a>\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Discussion<\/a> with Esquire’s Mark Warren<\/a> at Hearst Corporation\r\n(co-owner of the History Channel)\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live<\/a>. Plus the after show<\/a> with more calls and questions.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Interview<\/a> with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Radio.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Interview<\/a> on BuildAOL.\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 The Chew<\/em> on ABC\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 @Midnight<\/em> <\/a>with Chris Hardwick<\/strong>\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Larry King Now<\/em><\/a> on Ora.tv\r\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Rachel Ray<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\nCraig also recorded an appearance on Live with Kelly and Michael<\/em>, which will air soon. Twitter user @ZackTN<\/strong> got a photo of Craig<\/a> on the Live<\/em> set.\r\n\r\nBackstage<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\"Join<\/a>Among his many publicity stops in the past few weeks, Craig stopped by at Walrus, the firm in New York that built the commercials and promos for Join Or Die<\/em>. The RSA’s @bgrhubarb<\/strong> found a photo<\/a> taken during a promo shoot. The RSA’s @chandlersdame<\/strong> found the Instagram account of professional photographer F. Scott Schafer<\/a>, who took the promotional photos of Craig sitting on Abraham Lincoln’s lap. And thanks to the RSA’s @whyterose713<\/strong> for spotting an interesting piece about how the amazing television promo<\/a> for Join Or Die<\/em> was created.\r\n\r\nCox On Fox\"04<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nCourteney Cox<\/strong>, who executive produces Celebrity Name Game<\/em>, will be shooting a sitcom pilot for Fox called Charity Case<\/em>. Cox will star as a woman who inherits her deceased billionaire husband’s charity, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe Monologue Returns<\/strong><\/span>\r\nOne of the most praised parts of the Join Or Die<\/em> is Craig’s opening monologue, which longtime fans will appreciate. In case you missed it or just want to relive the moment, Craig’s opening monologue kicked off the series in style:\r\n\r\nVideo courtesy: History<\/span>\r\n