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Craig Ferguson Dons His Most Casual Look for New Special “Tickle Fight”
November 27, 2017
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Former Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson has spent a good deal of his career on a television in a finely tailored suit. 

Now, since it has been years since he left that gig, Craig can really ease into a look all his own with an unbuttoned short sleeve shirt and Chuck Taylors for his new hour special coming to Netflix, Tickle Fight. Also, you can see that he’s quite a fan of tattoos as well, which might leave you wondering what sort of guy used to host The Late Late Show (for our money he was one of the best interviewers in late night)

See for yourself in this trailer.

Tickle Fight begins streaming on Tuesday, December 5th on Netflix.
May 5, 2017
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“Wait Wait…Don’t Kill Me!” combines a quiz show, the talents of Lily Tomlin, June Diane-Raphael, Casey Wilson, Whitney Cummings and Craig Ferguson, the hosting skills of Paul Scheer, animal trivia as curated by Scheer, and a benefit for Voice For The Animals Foundation.

If any of that’s up your alley, you might want to catch this event this Saturday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall at 8PM. Tickets range from $25-$100 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

SiriusXM Has Agreed to Two Year Deal for “The Craig Ferguson Show”
January 27, 2017
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SiriusXM Has Agreed to Two Year Deal for “The Craig Ferguson Show”

For our money, Craig Ferguson was one of the best interviewers in late night and him getting a show to do essentially do whatever he wants for two years is a great thing. 

During weekdays, Craig will host a two hour live show from 3PM to 5PM PST starting Monday, February 27th.

Ferguson has a knack for making conversation interesting even when guests weren’t bringing a lot to the table. He also had hysterical rapport with the likes of Steven Wright, which is comparable to the chemistry that Conan O’Brien and Norm MacDonald have. 

We’re absolutely looking forward to a freewheeling Craig coming back on his own terms. 

Craig Ferguson Returns to TV with “Join or Die” Tonight
February 18, 2016
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Tonight, at 11PM on the History channel, Craig Ferguson’s historical panel discussion show, Join or Die, makes it maiden voyage. 

Ferguson will delve into historical inquiries that personally make him curious and put his charming spin on it. We hope that this show really shows how good of an interviewer Craig really is and how criminally under-watched at The Late Late Show. 

Get Your First Look at Craig Ferguson’s Historical Panel Debate Show “Join or Die”
January 29, 2016
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The History channel should be quite the show come Thursday, Feb. 18th at 11PM. That’s when Join or Die, hosted by Craig Ferguson, premieres.

For a while, we haven’t had a glimpse of what a sort of rogue, history focused talk show what might look like, but here is your very first glimpse of what Craig has been up to and what we have to look forward to next month.

History Channel Orders Comedy Debate Show “Join or Die with Craig Ferguson” to Series
September 17, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Craig Ferguson is damn good at talking to people on TV and we’re glad that he’s getting to do it without the impetus of guests promoting things.

In an interesting turn for the History Channel, they’re going to have a panel debate show hosted by a comedian, Craig Ferguson, on Join or Die. Famous folks and historical experts will mix it up and debate various best/worst queries throughout history.

16 episodes have been ordered and we can’t help but think that comedian history buffs Conan O’Brien and Nick Offerman will want to be guests.

Craig Ferguson and Seth Meyers Shoot The Breeze About Being Late Night Talk Shows Before and After The Taping
September 11, 2015
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This week, Craig Ferguson sat down with Seth Meyers to promote his latest comedy special Just Being Honest and made his first late night appearance since he stepped down from The Late Late Show.

While being on the other side of the desk, Ferguson chatted with Meyers about missing out on Trump, but not missing the job of a late night host as a whole.

They did a post mortem for the interview and gave more insight to the subtleties of hosting a talk show in late night including their preferences on the cards they throughout the show.

From watching this, we wondered if Ferguson would do another talk show if it was weekly and he could interview whomever he wanted,

Craig Ferguson’s Honest About Lying in Promo for “Just Being Honest”
August 9, 2015
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Craig Ferguson has a new stand-up special, Just Being Honest, coming soon to Epix. 

As to how true the title will turn out to be has yet to be seen according to this promo, but it’ll be nice to see Craig on a stage once again.

Look for the premiere of Just Being Honest at 10PM on Thurs. Sept. 10th at Epix.

If You’re Wondering What Craig Ferguson Is Up To Lately, He’s Got a New Comedy Special Coming to Epix
June 28, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest will premiere on Sept. 10th at 10PM on Epix.

Post-Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson has tried a bunch of different things including trying to start a primetime talk show and hosting the game show Celebrity Name Game.

Now, he’ll be returning to his stand-up roots with a new special, which, given the title “Just Being Honest”, we imagine that he’ll maybe talk about his Late Late Show exit.

Maybe, after all of that, he’ll go on an “Awkward Pause Tour” where he shares awkward pauses with lots of folks?

Craig Ferguson To Star In ABC Comedy Pilot “King of 7B” and Probably Forego Hosting a Show Soon
February 28, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

There has been more than plenty of speculation as to what Craig Ferguson was going to do post Late Late Show at CBS. For awhile, there was talk of him hosting a primetime syndicated talk show, which ended up falling through during negotiations with individual stations. Some have even tossed his hat in the ring for stepping in for Jon Stewart when he leaves The Daily Show. 

Well, much of that chatter can now be quieted, for now at least, as Craig will be starring in the the ABC comedy pilot “King of 7B”. It’s a single camera comedy that follows Craig as an agoraphobic who tries to overcome his fear for love, possibly.

It’s only a pilot, so there’s the chance that he might end up doing something else later this year, but you can place a pretty safe bet it won’t be hosting a talk show that airs nightly. 

Lionsgate Television Signs Overall Deal with Craig Ferguson
January 27, 2015
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(via Variety)

Though the plans for a talk show via Tribune Media fell through, Craig Ferguson might on to greener pastures as he has just signed an overall deal to develop series for Lionsgate Television.

Here’s to hoping that one of those series is one focused on the crime solving duo of Ferguson and Geoff Peterson.

Craig Ferguson Syndicated Talk Show Seems Like It Won’t Be Happening After All
January 10, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Before leaving The Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson had been lining up his next talk show gig that would put him at 7PM via syndicated talk show through Tribune Media.

It turns out that that have been too many obstacles getting in the way of making that happen, more specifically certain stations not going with proposed agreements for the show.

Hopefully, Craig will get on to another talk show soon or, at the very least, make a show out of him and Geoff Peterson walking the earth and solving crimes, a thing he often said he would be doing after his CBS exit.

The Interim Hosts of The Late Late Show Start Off Tonight with Drew Carey
January 5, 2015
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Craig Ferguson has given his last monologue, interview, and obligatory big musical number to say goodbye as host of The Late Late Show at CBS.

However, The Late Late Show isn’t going on hiatus waiting for the new host, James Corden, to take over. CBS has guests hosts lined-up to fill in each week for the interim.

This interim period of The Late Late Show begins tonight with Craig’s good friend and The Price Is Right host Drew Carey as the first guest host. Also, please note that Eric Idle, Lachlan Patterson, Jessica St., Clair, and Esther Povitsky are all scheduled to appear as guests this week as well.

So, maybe you’ll want to tune in 12:35AM on CBS?

The Last “Late Late Show” Monologue of Craig Ferguson
December 20, 2014
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Craig Ferguson has always been noted for how radical of a departure he takes for a monologue, often going on tangents that range from incredibly sincere to the downright absurd and everything in between. 

His final monologue for The Late Late Show is a perfect example of that and why he’ll be missed for however long he’s off the air as talk show host.

Watch it here and watch the whole episode here.

Craig Ferguson’s Final Episode of “The Late Late Show” Is Tonight
December 19, 2014
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Craig Ferguson will, in a few hours, leave The Late Late Show at CBS as its third host leaving it to a myriad of guest hosts and, eventually, James Corden. Tom Snyder and Craig Kilborn came before him, but neither had the nine year run that Ferguson had. 

In one of the most rigid formats on television, the late night talk show, Ferguson managed to oscillate between the tropes of the form and also start making delightful cracks in the veneer of late night’s shiny suit and tie. Doing a monologue however he feels like doing, ripping up pre-interview questions, awkward pauses, having a robot sidekick and Secretariat, and other small things about Ferguson’s tenure at The Late Late Show made Ferguson absolutely stand out at 12:35AM. 

With the end of The Colbert Report and Ferguson leaving tonight, this is a pretty historic week in TV, especially in regards to comedy. The gravity of both Colbert and Ferguson leaving probably won’t be felt for a bit due to the focus on Sony and The Interview, but we’ll feel it when they’re both gone next week.

Hopefully, we won’t have to wait too long before he’s back as a free wheeling host of something. For now, you’ll just have to watch Craig Ferguson’s final episode at 12:35AM at CBS with Jay Leno as his guest.

Stephen Colbert and Craig Ferguson Sign Off From Their Shows This Week
December 15, 2014
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The Colbert Report and Craig Ferguson’s run at The Late Late Show come to their end this week. The final episodes air Thurs. and Fri. on Comedy Central and CBS at 11:30PM and 12:35AM respectively.

Whether you’ll be able to feel it or not, this is the end of an era in late night televised comedy. Colbert’s shift from cable to network is big, going from a very successful, but very atypical late night show in The Colbert Report to the most traditional one at The Late Show, though many of us believe Colbert will be able to update it for his current fan base.

Craig Ferguson claims that he’ll go walk the earth and solve crimes with his robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson after he leaves his show. However, we think that it’s only a few months to a year off before Ferguson is back hosting a show. Again, for our money, he’s one of the best interviewers in late night history. That’s why it’s particularly painful to see that CBS uploaded very few, short, out-of-context clips of his show on his YouTube channel. Ferguson could easily get in on the same demographics as late night Internet kings like Fallon, Kimmel, and Conan, but alas, you would have to watch a whole episode at CBS.com just to watch a whole interview or a clip of stand-up, which is something very few people, especially in key demos, want to do.

No matter how you feel about it, both shows have always been worth tuning in for and you definitely should tune in for their swan songs this week.

What might be most fascinating is that the final guests of The Late Late Show and The Colbert Report will be Jay Leno and The Grim Reaper AKA Grimmy, respectively. Somehow, that’s a very fitting contrast between old and new late night.

The Late Late Show with James Corden Has Premiere Date Moved and Gets Reggie Watts to Leave Comedy Bang! Bang! To Be Their Bandleader
December 12, 2014
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(via Deadline/@scottaukerman)

Originally, James Corden was supposed to take over The Late Late Show from Craig Ferguson on Mar. 9th, but CBS has opted to move the start date two weeks back to Mar. 23rd.

We’re not sure the exact reasoning behind that, but, perhaps, it might have something to do with getting the one and only Reggie Watts, who is the current bandleader on Comedy Bang! Bang! at IFC, to come over to pair up with Corden.

At first, we thought that he might split his time between the two shows like Fred Armisen does at Late Night with Seth Meyers, but Comedy Bang! Bang! host Scott Aukerman confirmed in a series of tweets that Watts will be leaving as his bandleader in the second half of 2015.

Reggie is sticking around thru the first half of 2015, during which he have planned a very fitting goodbye for him.

— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman)

December 12, 2014

Aukerman also added that we all should be listening for shouting in the streets in regards to who the exciting new bandleader for Comedy Bang! Bang! will be soon.

Who will be the new bandleader? I can’t say yet but it’s very exciting. Please listen for newsies shouting on street corners in early 2015.

— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman)

December 12, 2014

On top of all of that, Corden has gotten a team of veteran producers who have run the gamut in late night including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly, Lopez Tonight, and more. One of these producers, Mike Gibbons, has even been noted to be the co-creator of Tosh.0.

All of this makes for a much more intriguing beginning to Corden’s start at 12:35AM here in America.

Watch Ben Schwartz’s Last Appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
December 11, 2014
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Since Craig Ferguson is winding down his run at The Late Late Show, his last round of guests are all his favorite folks to chat and goof around with. 

Any time Ferguson and Ben Schwartz are seated next to each other, they’re having the most fun from wire-to-wire without really getting to any sort of pre-interview questions, though that is Ferguson’s sort of interview style.

Schwartz made his last stop at The Late Late Show last night and, per usual, it was sublimely silly. Watch it starting at 29:57 here or at CBS.com.

Watch The Future of CBS’ Late Night Line-Up, Stephen Colbert and James Corden, Sing a Christmas Carol Together
December 10, 2014
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As you’ve probably have already read plenty of times over, probably plenty right here at The Comedy Bureau, Stephen Colbert and James Corden will be the duo that take over The Late Show and The Late Late Show, respectively, at CBS next year.

When they take the reins to CBS’ late night line-up, they will be facing off against Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and Carson Daly at NBC, Jimmy Kimmel at ABC, and Jon Stewart, Larry Wilmore, and Chris Hardwick at Comedy Central.

It’s a crowded field to be sure, but know that very few, if any, can harmonize like Colbert and Corden. Watch them sing a Christmas tune as well as Colbert giving some precautionary measures to Corden about what he’s getting into.

Watch Jermaine Fowler’s Late Night Talk Show Debut on The Late Late Show
November 29, 2014
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Though he had already taped a comedy special that will be coming out in the not so distant future, Jermaine Fowler, somehow, still had yet to perform stand-up on a late night talk show.

Luckily, that changed last night when he got to perform on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and got to tell the world of how his brother got put in Special Ed by mistake.

Watch it here (starting around 35:08) or at CBS.com (around 35:40).

CBS Set Interim Hosts for The Late Late Show Before James Corden Takes Over
November 26, 2014
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(via Deadline)

While Craig Ferguson is set to end his run of The Late Late Show on Dec. 19th and James Corden isn’t taking over the role of host until Mar. 9th, CBS will still continue The Late Late Show with a grouping of guests hosts.

Announced today, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Thomas Lennon, and more will fill in during the winter at The Late Late Show.

As John Oliver’s run as host at The Daily Show ended up being a test run for his own show, perhaps the very same thing could happen during any of the weeks that any of the aforementioned interim hosts. 

However, there is no word on whether there will be interim Geoff Petersons.

Watch Erin Foley’s Latest Set on The Late Late Show
November 25, 2014
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Erin Foley notched in her latest late night set on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

For obvious reasons, our headline here couldn’t simply read “Watch Erin Foley on Ferguson”, but it’s still worth watching if you need a laugh today.

Start at 33:40 at here or at CBS.com when the YouTube clip gets inevitably taken down at some point. 

Steven Wright Chats with Craig Ferguson One Last Time on The Late Late Show
November 14, 2014
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We’ve made it no secret around here at The Comedy Bureau that one of our favorite things in comedy is Steven Wright chatting with Craig Ferguson. The unique weirdness of each of them melds into something special and, of course, damn funny every single time. 

Yet, as Craig is ending his run at The Late Late Show, Wright’s last conversation with Ferguson on the show happened last night and it was just as great as all the other ones they’ve had over the years.

Hopefully, what they have going on here will keep going and maybe turn into “Wright In Conversation with Ferguson” because we most certainly would obsessively watch that.

Watch Craig Ferguson and Steven Wright’s last chat on The Late Late Show here or on CBS.com here starting around 15:34. 

Jimmy Kimmel Tries to Convince Craig Ferguson To Not Leave “The Late Late Show”
November 9, 2014
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Craig Ferguson is a very good late night talk show host.

Perhaps, you’ve not had your TV tuned to CBS at 12:35AM after Letterman to find that out over the last decade, but Ferguson, for our money, excelled at the hardest part of hosting the traditional late night talk show format, the interviews. The skill of making a fun, intriguing conversation with people whether they be crazy or dull is one that Ferguson has honed better than almost anyone currently working in late night.

So, the prospect of his exit from The Late Late Show is one that we’re having difficulty getting used to and Jimmy Kimmel feels much the same way. 

Craig explains his reasons to Jimmy and the rest of us on The Late Late Show during Jimmy’s appearance on the show this week. Watch it here or here on CBS and start at 18:01 because CBS doesn’t want to put this vastly interesting interview in an easily accessible, user-friendly format online.

“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” Announces Its Final Guests
November 7, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The final days of Craig Ferguson’s hosting of The Late Late Show over at CBS are coming soon. In anticipation of that, the guests for the final episodes have been teased, which include many of Craig’s favorite guests such as Thomas Lennon, Tim Meadows, Henry Winkler, Rashida Jones, Steve Carell, Lisa Kudrow, Mila Kunis, and more.

For the final send-off, Ferguson will have late night host compatriot Jay Leno as he joins him in late night host retirement.

We hope amidst this cavalcade, one of our favorite guests on The Late Late Show, Stephen Wright will also be stopping by to wish Ferguson bon voyage. 

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