{"id":31467,"date":"2017-07-25T21:15:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T02:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=31467"},"modified":"2017-07-24T16:45:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T21:45:45","slug":"craig-ferguson-rolls-on-fest-prep-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-rolls-on-fest-prep-today\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Tour Rolls On<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/10\/03-Craig-On-Stage-008-sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29143 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/10\/03-Craig-On-Stage-008-sl-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/10\/03-Craig-On-Stage-008-sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/10\/03-Craig-On-Stage-008-sl-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/10\/03-Craig-On-Stage-008-sl-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2014\/10\/03-Craig-On-Stage-008-sl.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>New Deal Tour<\/em> rolls on across New England and into Canada this week, with stops Wednesday at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, Thursday at the Flynn Center in Burlington, Vermont, and a pair of shows Saturday night in Montreal. You can see the full tour schedule with dates, times, locations and links for tickets on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burlingtonfreepress.com\/story\/entertainment\/2017\/07\/18\/craig-ferguson-follows-family-ties-back-vermont-show-next-week\/485495001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlington Free Press<\/a> newspaper talked with Craig to preview his upcoming show.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Edinburgh Awaits Craig&#8217;s Return<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-as-BH.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-31469 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-as-BH-150x124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-as-BH-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-as-BH-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-as-BH-250x207.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-as-BH.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>After more than 20 years away, Craig will be back at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Last time, he was doing stand up comedy in character as &#8220;Bing Hitler.&#8221; This time, he&#8217;ll be himself, hosting his SiriusXM radio show. The show will be on at its regular time in the U.S., which means the live shows will be late at night in Scotland. <a href=\"https:\/\/life.spectator.co.uk\/2017\/07\/edinburgh-festival-2017-comedy-shows-to-book-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Spectator<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2017\/jul\/22\/edinburgh-festival-fringe-stars-return-alexei-sayle-sue-perkins-craig-ferguson-70th-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> newspapers are previewing the festival, and both make note of Craig&#8217;s upcoming appearances in his home country.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Double Doctor<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31470 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/DW-17-CS.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nAs part of the festivities at ComicCon in San Diego, the BBC <a href=\"http:\/\/nerdist.com\/doctor-who-christmas-special-trailer-twice-upon-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released a trailer<\/a> for this year&#8217;s Christmas special episode of <em>Doctor Who<\/em>, which will feature two Doctors in <strong>Peter Capaldi<\/strong>&#8216;s final episode. If you&#8217;re a fan of the show&#8217;s early days, you&#8217;ll appreciate what&#8217;s ahead.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig on Today<\/strong><\/span>\r\nSince Craig has been appearing on the east coast, he used the opportunity to drop in on Kathie Lee and Hoda on <em>The Today Show<\/em> last week. As usual, hilarity ensued.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: NBC Today<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uB4LjRezD3Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nWant more news about Craig Ferguson? 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