the golden harmonica

craig ferguson recently had one of his best guests on, billy connelly, and gave him the choice that he gives all his guests: 'awkward pause, or mouth organ?' a choice between a silent awkward moment between he and the guest, or a chance to play the harmonica with him. billy took the mouth organ and played marvelously! he lead the audience in a rousing rendition of 'oh, suzanna!'. after the audience applauds, craig shares 'if ever we had a guest who can actually play this damn thing, we would give them the golden mouth organ thats under glass! bring it out!' craig shouts! 'sir william connelly, let me present you with the golden harmonica of cbs!' with a cheer, billy connelly accepts! no wonder this guy is one of craig's favorites! winners of the golden mouth organ so far:
1. billy connolly
2. david pogue
3. jennifer ouellette
4. hugh laurie
5. neil patric harris
6. larry johnson, an audience member
7. kevin bacon
13. wilford brimley
14. eric idle
15. dr. oz
16. steven tyler
17. david robinson, an audience member
18. adam savage
19. tom hanks

9 comments:

Cutting Rock said...

the fourth one was given out last night!!! And to one of Craig's favorite guests ... Hugh Laurie!!! I got excited .... IN MY PANTS!

Anonymous said...

Neil Patrick Harris won one as well the next day after Hugh

Anonymous said...

everyone on that list is now one degree removed from Kevin Bacon, the most recent recipient of the golden organ.

Anonymous said...

Wilford Brimley won one on Wednesday night.

Anonymous said...

Steven Tyler just won the Golden Harmonica!

Anonymous said...

An audience member just won one before the show. I don't believe they said his name.

geek of the week said...

Then, the second guest Adam Savage is won, on the same knight!

Anonymous said...

He did say his name and it was "David Robinson" from Portsmouth, England.

Anonymous said...

You're missing a few according to The Late Late Show's Wikipedia page.

William H. Macy (7/26/2011)
Phil Plait (2/29/2012)
Andy Garcia (6/13/2012)