Craig Ferguson

[7/4]

The monolog from Craig Ferguson had a bit of Danish tonight. Man, he cracks me up.

He may be the funniest guy on late night these days.

Hell ya!

[Chuck Nessa]

My wife just bought his novel.

[Shawn]

This is a real funny interview I saw for the first time a few days ago...this guy is a hoot!

Mandy Moore

[DukeCity]

I'm a fan. I was at a charity event last year, and he was the featured entertainment. He did about 45 minutes and, like the monologues on his show, no matter how well scripted the stories/jokes may be, he has a delivery that makes it all seem very spontaneous/stream-of-consciousness. He was KILLING!

[Aggie87]

According to Wikipedia, his monologues are improvised, making them all the more impressive (assuming Wiki's correct).

I'd love to see him in a comedy club.

[Big Al]

I saw him in Austin this past November. Imagine the hyper energy of one of his monologues going on for about an hour or so. It was a dream come true for me; I laughed my ass off, laughed so hard I almost passed out!

I really should DVR his monologues!

[RDK]

Just as Dave trounces Jay, Craig beats Conan afaic.

He's seriously funny and hilariously serious, as evident in his past monologues about his own alcoholism and, more recently, about his becoming a U.S. citizen. Very moving monologue about the whole Britney thing last summer. Must be a youtube link somewhere... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bbaRyDLMvA

A year ago - longer ago than I thought.

[Aggie87]

Just as Dave trounces Jay, Craig beats Conan afaic.

+1

Jay has always seemed to be a weak link during late night, IMO. The funniest things about his show are the Jaywalking sketches and the Headlines - neither of which focus on Jay.

Conan has settled into a solid show, for the most part. He was trying too hard early on, IMO, but now it seems to flow a bit more naturally.

[BERIGAN]

Just as Dave trounces Jay, Craig beats Conan afaic.

He's seriously funny and hilariously serious, as evident in his past monologues about his own alcoholism and, more recently, about his becoming a U.S. citizen. Very moving monologue about the whole Britney thing last summer. Must be a youtube link somewhere... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bbaRyDLMvA

A year ago - longer ago than I thought.

Great clip RDK! Too bad more in your neck of the woods didn't feel this way(who are on TV) I imagine if Britney died, TMZ would do anything to get a photo of her dead, and on the air the next day!

This showed up in the box after the other clip. A brief clip after his Father had died....

[Big Al]

This showed up in the box after the other clip. A brief clip after his Father had died....

Yeah, I've seen that. Beautiful, moving, and funny all at once!

[7/4]

April 11, 2008

Ferguson Tops O'Brien for First Time

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 7:45 a.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- Recently sworn-in U.S. citizen Craig Ferguson is being embraced by his new countrymen: The late-night comic hit a ratings milestone last week with his first victory over NBC's Conan O'Brien.

The CBS ''Late Late Show'' averaged more viewers than O'Brien's ''Late Night'' (1.88 million to 1.77 million) for the first week during which they each competed with all-original shows since Ferguson started in January 2005.

It caps a slow and steady climb for Ferguson and raises a red flag for future ''Tonight'' show host O'Brien, although NBC says it is still happy with O'Brien's audience.

''He's getting looser and looser all the time and for the last few months it's clear that he's having such a good time that you can't resist it as a viewer,'' said veteran late-night hand Peter Lassally, Ferguson's executive producer.

Ferguson, a Scotsman, passed an American citizenship test and was formally sworn in on Feb. 1. He'll be host of the annual White House correspondents' dinner in Washington later this month, a high-profile gig for a comic.

Although Ferguson had slowly become more competitive with O'Brien in the ratings, the writers strike was crucial to the surge, said producer Michael Naidus.

''It was a tough thing but for us it just let us play with the show in a looser way,'' Naidus said. ''We threw out everything and now just have our writers doing a comedy show.''

The strike also put a brighter spotlight on late-night programming and Ferguson benefited from the attention, with correspondents from newspapers and magazines writing flattering stories about him, Naidus said.

NBC acknowledged Ferguson's victory but noted O'Brien -- the designated successor to Jay Leno when Leno steps down next year -- still led among viewers aged 18-49, the youthful demographic the network bases its advertising sales on. Among the younger half of that demographic, O'Brien gets more viewers than David Letterman, NBC said.

NBC also noted that CBS got a boost by having all-original shows at the 10 p.m. hour last week, possibly increasing its audience in late-night, while NBC was still in reruns.

[Bright Moments]

this comes as no surprise to me - he is a hoot!!!

[johnlitweiler]

1. He is the only stand-up comedian I've heard quote a Phillip Larkin poem during his monologue.

2. He has said more than once, "I hate jazz."

[7/4]

1. He is the only stand-up comedian I've heard quote a Phillip Larkin poem during his monologue.

2. He has said more than once, "I hate jazz."

Maybe he'll have Wynton on the show and share his thoughts.

[7/4]

Late-Night Transplant Looks Back at His Path

The crowd, which began showing up more than an hour early, stretched beyond the sitting area all the way back into the stacks by the time Craig Ferguson climbed onto a stage on the sixth floor of the Barnes & Noble in Union Square prepared to sign books and shake hands.

Just another sign of expanding fame. Mr. Ferguson, tall, dark and Scottish, surely ranks as the unlikeliest television performer ever to do the monologue/desk/guest routine five nights a week on American television

mo'

[ghost of miles]

I've been getting hooked on his hand-puppet intros, particulary Wavey the Crocodile:

Edited October 8, 2009 by ghost of miles

[BruceH]

I've got to admit, he started winning me over a few months ago. For a few years I was rather indifferent. I mean, hey, at first anyone would seem great compared to the departing Craig Kilborn, whom I loathed. But for years I only caught his (Ferguson's) show once in a long while, and nothing I saw made me a confirmed fan. But this Summer he really started showing some game. Or else I was getting more on his wavelength.