{"id":32256,"date":"2019-04-30T21:15:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T02:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=32256"},"modified":"2019-04-30T20:34:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T01:34:38","slug":"craig-ferguson-memoir-tv-in-person-fringe-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-memoir-tv-in-person-fringe-slang\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig on TV and in Person<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30904 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/05\/CF-Talk-May-2016-sl-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/05\/CF-Talk-May-2016-sl-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/05\/CF-Talk-May-2016-sl-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/05\/CF-Talk-May-2016-sl-250x144.png 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/05\/CF-Talk-May-2016-sl.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/span>\r\nSet those DVRs. <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong> will be making some television appearances to promote his new memoir <em>Riding The Elephant<\/em>, which goes on sale May 7th. He&#8217;s scheduled to be on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> May 3rd, and <em>Live with Kelly and Ryan<\/em> May 10th. He appeared Monday on ABC&#8217;s <em>Good Morning America<\/em>. He&#8217;ll also be appearing on a future episode of Ora TV&#8217;s <em>Larry King Now<\/em>, on a date to be announced. Thanks to the RSA&#8217;s ever-vigilant @<strong>bgrhubarb<\/strong> for keeping track of the TV guest appearances.\r\n\r\nHe&#8217;ll also be appearing in person to promote his book, beginning May 7th at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, where he\u2019ll be on stage in conversation with <strong>Kathie Lee Gifford<\/strong>. On Wednesday the 8th, he\u2019ll be at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Thursday the 9th, it\u2019s on to Boston to the Coolidge Corner Theatre, and on Friday the 10th he\u2019ll appear at a bookstore called An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA (about halfway between Boston and Providence, RI). He\u2019ll wrap up the book tour on Saturday, May 11th at the Mohegan Sun Caberet Theatre, just outside Norwich, CT. We\u2019ll list all the details on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Stand Up in the UK<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-32258\" src=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2019\/04\/CF-at-Fringe-2019-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2019\/04\/CF-at-Fringe-2019-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2019\/04\/CF-at-Fringe-2019-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2019\/04\/CF-at-Fringe-2019-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2019\/04\/CF-at-Fringe-2019-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2019\/04\/CF-at-Fringe-2019.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>UK and European Craig fans rejoice! Our fearless leader will be performing his first stand up show on his home turf in 25 years, with an August 11th show at the Edinburgh Fringe. He&#8217;ll appear at the Gilded Balloon, where he broadcast his live radio show a couple of years ago. Tickets are on sale now, and we&#8217;ve included the details on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/live-comedy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live Comedy Tour<\/a> page.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Scottish Slang<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig recently sat down with his <em>How To Train Your Dragon<\/em> co-star <strong>Jay Baruchel<\/strong>, to teach him some Scottish slang.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: Vanity Fair<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yAV6f3mEysw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nWant more news about Craig Ferguson? 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