{"id":31226,"date":"2017-01-25T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T03:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=31226"},"modified":"2017-01-20T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T15:54:29","slug":"craig-ferguson-lip-battle-martin-gaiman-pokey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-lip-battle-martin-gaiman-pokey\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Battle For The Ages<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Craig-unicorn-sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31229 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Craig-unicorn-sl-300x173.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Craig-unicorn-sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Craig-unicorn-sl-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Craig-unicorn-sl-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Craig-unicorn-sl.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nWith <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong> going up against <strong>Jay Leno<\/strong> on Spike&#8217;s <em>Lip Sync Battle<\/em>, you knew the competition would be tough, the music would be from the 60s and 70s, and the atmosphere would be charged. But who knew that along with his kitty cat dress, Craig would find a way to work a very <strong>Secretariat<\/strong>-looking unicorn into his spin on an ABBA classic? Leave it to Craig to bring a pantomime twist. The folks over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tv\/jay-leno-craig-fergusons-geriatric-095716294.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo News<\/a> have the story, and you can see Jay and Craig at work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpQ7mMGTLy8\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Take Two And Call Us In The Morning<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-31227 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin-150x75.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin-250x125.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/doc_martin.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The British TV comedy\/drama <em>Doc Martin<\/em> will be coming to an end after two more seasons, reports the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comedy.co.uk\/tv\/news\/2401\/doc_martin_to_finish\/\" target=\"_blank\">comedy.co.uk<\/a>. The show has been popular in the UK and around the world, and <em>Friends<\/em> Executive Producer <strong>Marta Kaufman<\/strong> is working on developing an American version of the show. That&#8217;s good news for Craig, because the character of Doc Martin is based on a character from his film <em>Saving Grace<\/em>, and will continue to live on.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Good Omens For Amazon<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Neil-Gaiman.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31228 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/01\/Neil-Gaiman-150x113.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nAuthor and former <em>Late Late Show<\/em> guest <strong>Neil Gaiman<\/strong> will soon see his novel <em>Good Omens<\/em> adapted into a miniseries for Amazon. The book tells the story of Earth&#8217;s fall toward the Apocalypse with a comedic touch.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Video of the Day<\/strong><\/span>\r\nAfter seeing a clue on <em>Celebrity Name Game<\/em>, Craig just couldn&#8217;t resist telling a classic joke:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: Celebrity Name Game<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qp2Zvagwqu0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nWant more news about Craig Ferguson? 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