{"id":9214,"date":"2011-05-12T02:15:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T02:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2011-05-12T02:15:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T02:15:41","slug":"craig-ferguson-booker-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-booker-pole\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>As Geoff Would Say, &#8220;Balls!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_9465\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Roo-Bits-at-the-North-Pole-sml.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9465\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9465 \" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Roo Bits at the North Pole sml\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Roo-Bits-at-the-North-Pole-sml-150x99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Roo-Bits-at-the-North-Pole-sml-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Roo-Bits-at-the-North-Pole-sml-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Roo-Bits-at-the-North-Pole-sml-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Roo-Bits-at-the-North-Pole-sml-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Wendy Booker<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\nWhen explorer and author <strong>Wendy Booker<\/strong> reached the North Pole at the end of April, she had the first kangaroo bits to make it that far north in her pocket.\u00c2\u00a0 On Tuesday&#8217;s show, <strong>Craig<\/strong> had a picture of them&#8230; complete with a Santa hat (Wendy&#8217;s team sent us the photo at left).\u00c2\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t get much better than that.\u00c2\u00a0 Booker is returning home and we hope she&#8217;ll be back on the show sometime soon!\u00c2\u00a0 You can read Wendy&#8217;s posts from her trip on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybooker.net\/?cat=210\" target=\"_blank\">her website<\/a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Buzz About Branagh and Montreal<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig&#8217;s interview with actor\/director Kenneth Branagh caught the attention of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywood.com\/news\/Nathan_Fillion_Hunts_Gophers_Late_Last_Night\/7792553\" target=\"_blank\">Hollywood.com<\/a>, BBC America&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bbcamerica.com\/anglophenia\/2011\/05\/11\/watch-kenneth-branagh-chats-doctor-who-on-craig-ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anglophenia<\/a> blog and <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/entertainment\/2011\/05\/last_night_on_late_night_judd_4.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York Magazine<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Meanwhile, the Hollywood trade paper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118036741\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a> picked up on the news of Craig&#8217;s hosting duties at the upcoming Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in July.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Military Appreciation<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig&#8217;s assistant Rebecca Tucker sent out a reminder today, urging support for an organization her boss has worked with overseas:\r\n<p class=\"anote\">May is Military Appreciation Month! Thank our Troops &amp; send donations to @<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/USO_of_Illinois\">USO_of_Illinois<\/a>!  <a title=\"#supportourtroops\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/search?q=%23supportourtroops\">#supportourtroops<\/a> <a title=\"#USO\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/search?q=%23USO\">#USO<\/a><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/07-Netflix.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9471\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"07 Netflix\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/07-Netflix-150x60.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/07-Netflix-150x60.gif 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/07-Netflix.gif 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Who Is On Netflix?<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe RSA&#8217;s @<strong>lafemmechiquita<\/strong> gave us the heads up that season five of\u00c2\u00a0 <em>Doctor Who<\/em> is now available for streaming on Netflix.\u00c2\u00a0 And that reminded us that Craig Ferguson&#8217;s <em>Does This Need To Be Said<\/em> will be available on Netflix starting May 20th, which is just over a week away.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Craig On Eleven<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe Late Late Show is on Eleven in Australia and now episodes are available online for Australian viewers on the channel&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/eleven.com.au\/catch-up-and-videos.htm\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 The clips do not appear to play in the US.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Ace Of Cakes<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe RSA&#8217;s @<strong>AnnieSunshine84<\/strong> says she already has twenty cakes posted on her site with nearly twice that many still being promised.\u00c2\u00a0 Have you made your cake for Craig&#8217;s birthday on May 17th?\u00c2\u00a0 It can be a real one, a drawing or any other sort of cake you&#8217;d like.\u00c2\u00a0 Visit her <a href=\"http:\/\/letcraighavecake.jimdo.com\/all-cakes\/\" target=\"_blank\">cake page<\/a> for more.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Tonight&#8217;s Guests<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/05-Tim-Meadows-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4688 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"05 Tim Meadows 2\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/05-Tim-Meadows-2-138x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/11\/05-Tim-Meadows-2-138x150.jpg 138w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2010\/11\/05-Tim-Meadows-2.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a>Wednesday on the Late Late Show, Craig welcomes back actor <strong>Tim Meadows<\/strong> and musician <strong>Colin Hay<\/strong>, formerly of the Australian 80&#8217;s pop band Men at Work.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Thursday, Craig talks with actress <strong>Mary Lynn Rajskub<\/strong> and author <strong>Lawrence Block<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The now twice-bumped author <strong>Edward Conlin<\/strong> did not appear Tuesday night due to the <strong>Kenneth Branagh<\/strong> interview running long.\u00c2\u00a0 We&#8217;ll let you know when he is rescheduled.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kangaroo bits go north, buzz about Branagh, supporting the USO, DW and CF on Netflix, Craig on Australia&#8217;s Eleven and cakes are 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