{"id":9624,"date":"2011-05-24T02:15:16","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T02:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/?p=9624"},"modified":"2011-05-24T02:18:24","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T02:18:24","slug":"craig-ferguson-joplin-nerdist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-joplin-nerdist\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Joplin Tornado<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_9686\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joplin_tornado_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9686\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9686 \" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Midwest Storms\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joplin_tornado_1-150x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/joplin_tornado_1-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/joplin_tornado_1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/joplin_tornado_1-250x186.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/joplin_tornado_1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AP<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\nThe devastating tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri passed just south of the RSA&#8217;s @<strong>ScottishConan<\/strong>, who reports on her Twitter feed that a co-worker and his wife were among the more than one hundred people who died in the storm.\u00c2\u00a0 We reached her on Twitter on Monday and she asked that <em>&#8220;&#8230;people keep the city and its people in their thoughts. A lot of people are hurting right now. Donations needed&#8221;<\/em> and she added that the RSA is <em>&#8220;&#8230;an amazing group of people to be a part of.&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Joplin_Tornado_26.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9687\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"Joplin_Tornado_26\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Joplin_Tornado_26-150x99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Joplin_Tornado_26-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Joplin_Tornado_26-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Joplin_Tornado_26-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/Joplin_Tornado_26.jpeg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>We are sending our thoughts and prayers to her and to all of the people impacted by this and the other storms that have ravaged the country this spring.\u00c2\u00a0 You can help those affected by making a donation to the Red Cross on their <a href=\"http:\/\/american.redcross.org\/site\/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&amp;s_src=RSG000000000&amp;s_subsrc=RCO_FrontPagePanel\">website<\/a> or by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to make an instant $10 donation.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>BBC Signs @Nerdist<\/strong><\/span>\r\nThe @<strong>Nerdist Chris Hardwick<\/strong> is joining <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bbcamerica.com\/anglophenia\/2011\/05\/23\/chris-hardwick-to-host-ministry-of-laughs-and-nerdist-pilot-for-bbc-america\/\" target=\"_blank\">BBC America<\/a> to host the channel&#8217;s <em>Ministry of Laughs<\/em> comedy block of shows and a new panel talk show based on his podcast.\u00c2\u00a0 Congratulations, Chris!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>A New Project<\/strong><\/span>\r\nCraig&#8217;s opening act, stand up comedian <strong>Randy Kagan<\/strong> tweeted a tease Monday:\r\n<p class=\"anote\">Starting a new project. Very excited. More details to come.<\/p>\r\nWe can&#8217;t wait to find out what it is!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9625\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"05 Jack Black\" src=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2011\/05\/05-Jack-Black1.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Tonight&#8217;s Guests<\/strong><\/span>\r\nMonday on the Late Late Show, Craig&#8217;s guests are actor <strong>Jack Black<\/strong> and UFC Fighter\/Actor <strong>Quinton \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rampage\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jackson<\/strong>.  CBS tweeted:\r\n<p class=\"anote\">2Nite Jack Black visits <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigyFerg\">@CraigyFerg<\/a> plus <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Rampage4Real\">@Rampage4Real<\/a> shares his fight night strategy on <a title=\"#LateLateShow\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/search?q=%23LateLateShow\">#LateLateShow<\/a> 12:37am ET\/PT  <a title=\"#ufc\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/search?q=%23ufc\">#ufc<\/a><\/p>\r\nTuesday, it&#8217;s former &#8220;Friend&#8221; <strong>Courtney Cox<\/strong> and prop comedian <strong>Carrot Top<\/strong>, who tweeted Monday:\r\n<p class=\"anote\">Catch me tomorrow night on The Late, Late Show with @CraigyFerg at 12:35 am ET\/PT! Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"bnote\">Nine new guests have been added to the Late Late Show schedule, including singer <strong>Oh Land<\/strong>, <strong>Rutina Wesley<\/strong>, <strong>The Electric Barbarellas<\/strong>, <strong>Dick Van Dyke<\/strong>, <strong>Kristin Gore<\/strong>, <strong>Don Cheadle<\/strong>, <strong>Howie Mandel<\/strong>, <strong>The Goldberg Sisters<\/strong> (Adam Goldberg&#8217;s musical avatar) and explorer <strong>Wendy Booker<\/strong>, who will be bringing back the world&#8217;s most traveled kangaroo bits.  Check out the most up-to-date listings on our <a href=\"http:\/\/rsanews.com\/late-late-show-guests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guests<\/a> page any time.<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words from an RSA member in Joplin, Missouri following the storm, Chris Hardwick joins BBC America, Randy Kagan is starting something new, plus tonight&#8217;s guests and a bunch of new guests this month!<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-joplin-nerdist\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt 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