{"id":31608,"date":"2017-11-14T21:15:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T03:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=31608"},"modified":"2017-11-14T23:17:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T05:17:19","slug":"craig-ferguson-boston-comics-lynn-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-boston-comics-lynn-play\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Lynn&#8217;s New Play<a class=\"hoverZoomLink\" href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/11\/om_bldg_glas_sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31613 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/11\/om_bldg_glas_sl-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/11\/om_bldg_glas_sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/11\/om_bldg_glas_sl-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/11\/om_bldg_glas_sl.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/09\/Lynn-Ferguson-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-25322\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2013\/09\/Lynn-Ferguson-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>Craig&#8217;s talented sister <strong>Lynn Ferguson<\/strong>, a gifted storyteller and playwright has a new play making its debut in the west end of Glasgow at the <a href=\"https:\/\/oran-mor.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c3\u2019ran M\u00c3\u00b3r<\/a> auditorium (housed in the former Kelvinside Parish Church) on Monday, November 20th. Titled <em>The Weir Sisters<\/em>, here is the play&#8217;s description:\r\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\r\n<div style=\"background-color: #d8d8d8;\">\r\n\r\n<em>Margaret and Grace are preparing a little party for their long lost sister, Dorothy. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve dressed up, they have food she likes, and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re even prepared to suffer the music of Dorothy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favourite songstress, Vera Lynn. But there are a couple of flies in the ointment:<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>1. The sole person Dorothy needs to see, can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come to the party,<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>And 2. Margaret and Grace are dead.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nIf that doesn&#8217;t get you interested, what will? The show runs for a week with showings at 1pm each day.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig Cancels Boston Appearance<a class=\"hoverZoomLink\" href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-stage-17-sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31475 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-stage-17-sl-150x87.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-stage-17-sl-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-stage-17-sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-stage-17-sl-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2017\/07\/CF-stage-17-sl.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong> had been scheduled to be one of the featured acts at <strong>Denis Leary<\/strong>&#8216;s annual fundraising show <em>Comics Come Home<\/em> in Boston on Saturday night, but had to cancel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ticketmaster.com\/event\/010052FA96E53909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a> are still available and headliners include <strong>Jimmy Fallon<\/strong>, <strong>Jeffrey Ross<\/strong> and Boston&#8217;s own <strong>Lenny Clarke<\/strong>. Proceeds benefit the <strong>Cam Neely Foundation<\/strong>, which supports cancer patients and their families.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>There&#8217;s An App For That<\/strong><\/span>\r\nIn this monologue from <em>The Late Late Show<\/em>, Craig takes the Mickey out of the network, a blind date app and <strong>Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: YouTube<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R1xvlwKGh7o?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nWant more news about Craig Ferguson? 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