on the special episode of 'the late late show with craig ferguson' dedicated to 'big bang theory', craig and the stars of big bang theory had a ton of fun doing a sketch about space travel. the premise was that michael caine had been cryogenicly frozen until the year 3000 and was awoken on a space ship. craig ferguson did his usual hilarious michael caine impression and the other guys played it straight. it was pretty good, though it lasted about a minute too long...
michael caine in a spaceship
on the special episode of 'the late late show with craig ferguson' dedicated to 'big bang theory', craig and the stars of big bang theory had a ton of fun doing a sketch about space travel. the premise was that michael caine had been cryogenicly frozen until the year 3000 and was awoken on a space ship. craig ferguson did his usual hilarious michael caine impression and the other guys played it straight. it was pretty good, though it lasted about a minute too long...
big craig theory
during the special episode devoted to the cast of 'big bang theory', craig ferguson started off the show with a skit on the set of big bang theory! he was in the living room with all the four guys from the show, all in character, as they grilled him in an interview to see if he gets to be their new friend. it was a really funny big where sheldon asks craig a bunch of questions to see if he is nerdy enough to be accepted, questions ranged from star wars knowledge to listing all the stretchy superheroes! craig doesnt end up fairing so well and is asked to leave. he leaves saying 'see you guys in a few minutes on the show'.one of the funniest back and forths with the guys was this:
leonard asks 'so craig, what do you do for a living?'
craig replies 'i host the late late show with craig ferguson.'
'i see. and what time is that on?'
'12:37 am'
sheldon then asks 'given that am stands for anti meridian, wouldnt it more logically be called 'the early early show with craig ferguson'?'
'i dont know' craig answers
'the answer is yes. minus eight points'
'i didnt know there was going be a test!' craig exclaims
leonard chimes in 'then you're really not going to like the physical...'
9-22-10
+ the show starts off with craig ferguson on the set of 'big bang theory' trying to become friends with the guys.+ 'tonight is big bang theory night!' criag ferguson exclaims, 'we've got everybody, weve got jim parsons is here, johnny galicki is here, simon helber is here, kunal nayyar is here. kaley couco wont be joining us today, i'm sorry. she broke her leg. anyway, if youve spent the past few years in a cave and dont know the big bang theory, let me explain it to you. not the show, the theory. the theory is very simple really, about 14 million years ago there was a bang. and it was really big. basically the idea behind it is that we are living in an explosion. we are in a constantly expanding universe, its like we are living in a giant explosion. its as if the entire universe were contained in larry king's pants. the big bang theory of the universe is very controversial when it came out. albert einstein didnt believe it at first. he said the universe has been the same size forever. he eventually saw the error of his ways and called it 'the biggest blunder of his life'. i'm like 'really?' thats the biggest blunder? you disagreed with a couple scientists for a while? you never drunk dialed an ex girlfriend? 'hey, this is albert, how you doing? this is a booty call, can i come over and split your atom?' anyway, the guys from the big bang theory are here today!'
+ jim parsons stops by to help answer the tweets and emails
+ michael caine in space. the idea is expanded on and michael caine is on a space ship with simon helberg and kunal nayyar from 'big bang theory'.
9-21-10
+ 'its a great day for us here at cbs', craig ferguson admits, 'last night the premiere of hawaii 5-0, it was huge! the rating came in today and 13.8 million people watched it. to get an idea of how many people that is, take the number of people who watch this show, add 13.8 million, and right there! now here is what happens with rating information: the networks have teams of guy in suits, they are sort of like magical nerds. their job is to take the numbers and make them sound good no matter what they are. the magical nerds then break down the ratings into demographics, they are like this: hawaii 5-0 did well with men aged 18-24 and women aged 24-49, but it did poorly with babies 0-1 and geezers 118-128. it really gets that specific, really. i mean, this show apparently does really great with certain demographics, people in federal prisons love this show, its true, the prisoners feel a sense of kinship with me in this tiny little dark cell with a skinny gay dude hitting on me most of the time, geoff peterson! we dont do well with other demographics like, um, pirates. we dont do well with pirates. 'i go to bed early and i dont have a d.v.arrrr'.'9-20-10
+ 'its not such a great day for christine o'donnell', craig ferguson shares, 'you know, thats the lady thats running for the senate in delaware. shes against gay rights, masturbation, and everything else i hold dear. now the republicans are turning on her a little bit, some of them are withdrawing their support after she admitted she had dabbled in witchcraft. i'm thinking thats taken out of context. i dont think she's really a witch, i dont think thats what happened. she's against masturbation, right? and she got caught straddling a broomstick, like that. while she was on the broomstick they said 'i thought you were against masturbation?' 'yeah, i'm a witch!' now sarah palin tweeted a warning to christine o'donnell, she said that the national media is seeking your destruction. that is ridiculous. if the media wanted to destroy her, they would just douse her with water! 'i'm melting!' i mean this in all seriousness, i like this woman. i like her a lot. you are not the boss of me, dont give those judgey stares! i think she's good looking, i think she's hilarious... i havent had this much fun since chaney was in office! i was getting bored, i'm like 'yeah, finally!' she doesnt just do the witchy stuff, this weekend she said hollywood needs to reevaluate what they are doing because movies these days are all filled with gay sex and extra marital affairs. have fun in congress!'9-17-10
+ 'its friday and that means there are some big movies coming out', craig ferguson reminds us, 'the movie that really intrigues me this weekend is 'easy a'. its a comedy about a high school girl who gets branded as 'easy' by her classmates. its based on nathanial hawthorne's 1850 novel 'the scarlet letter', because nothing says box office magic like a hundred and sixty year old novel by an angry new england moralist! well, if you watch the commercials for the movie you wont see anything about it being based on a massive work of american literature. the kids dont want to learn anything in movies! except maybe that vampires have feelings too... i mean, i dont know how long that shit is going to go on. when will it end? i mean, i dont want to get on your case, young folks of america, but couldnt we have a bit of rebellion or something? please! anyway, when they update the old movies, old movies like this from books, old things, stories... you know what i mean: when they have to update it. it was set in 1850 but things are different now, they have to account for technology. it doesnt have the same weight, its like if they updated romeo and juliet, romeo has to tweet his love for juliet 'omg, parents think you are a whore lmao!'. thats what i mean. now, i know what you are thinking: 'why do the studios make movies out of the old books, craig?', i hear you say quietly. i'll tell you why: old novels like the scarlet letter are in public domain, there is no copywright, they are free, they can use the story free. they are as free as the cds in starbucks. they are free, right?'* tim gunn
9-16-10
+ before the show, craig ferguson gives some acting advice to his new fellow cbs star william shatner!+ 'its a great day for mexico because today is mexican independence day! or as its known in arizona, thursday. i know what you are thinking, 'isnt mexican Independence day on cinco de mayo?' wrong! or as they say in mexico: wrongo! have i pissed off just about everyone today? i have havent i? anyway, cinco de mayo celebrates a mexican victory in a mexican battle that happened fifty years after the mexican independence. today is mexicos bicentennial. 200 years old. you still look good mexico, your maracas are still perky! i'm 48 and mine are starting to sag! anyway, look, congratulations mexico, two centuries free of spanish domination. now some people think spanish rule couldnt have been that bad because spanish people talk with lisps. its true, in mexican spanish you pronounce the 's', but in catilian spanish they pronounce the 's' with a lisp. 'thurender or fath the conthiquenthes!' people in l.a. were flying mexican flags all over today. the mexican flag is almost identical to the italian flag, both go red, white, green. the way you can tell a difference is the mexican flag has a coat of arms on it, and the italian flag just has hands going 'whas a come and a go!'.'
+ william shatner (things got really weird, as you can tell from the photo...)
9-15-10
+ 'if i have an extra spring in my step today its because i'm excited', craig ferguson admits, 'very excited. and i'm on cocaine. no. its alright though, its someone elses cocaine. no, i'm not, i'm just excited. i'm genuinely excited, because i've been waiting for this all year, people magazine released its best dressed list and i'm on it!' craig then shows a picture of a beautiful woman with craig's head posted on. 'i know on the picture my head looks a little too big for my body, but thats because i have the bolemia. thats what we believe out here in l.a., small head, big body, and the smell of vomit. we're a little dark tonight, isnt this? ah, what can you do? people magazine also put out their worst dressed list. i'm surprised i wasnt really on that, cause i thought the used car salesman look is in this year... i dont pick these suits out, they are left over from bob barker, i've told you that. and when i got them the pockets were filled with moth balls. at least i hope they were both balls, bob barker is really into neutering dogs, so...'9-14-10
+ 'its a big day in politics, of course', craig ferguson explains, 'the primary elections in seven states, people are going to the polls and casting their votes and everyone is talking about the same thing, this: scientists find that bats have regional accents. never mind the polls! who gives a rats ass about that stuff! democracy? bah! bats have accents! i've always wondered. today australian scientists have announced that they finally answered the age old question 'do bats have accents?' yes they do, of course. bats are small mammals, basically they are just big eared flying squirrels, but they are not as cute as squirrels and they dont hide their nuts for the winter. i hide my nuts in wooley speedoes. by the way, wooley speedoes is a new nascar driver... its a hell of a year though for australian scientists. last week they discovered tractor beams, and now they found out bats have accents. is there anything australian scientists cant do? 'right now we are trying to train dingos to protect babies! its not going that well right now...'.'- kristen bell wearing a moustache! and even sticks around to help out with the emails
cooking with sean connery
looks like they found another funny way to take advantage of craig ferguson's great sean connery accent- this time its on a cooking show!'if you are going to make a delicious zucchini bread, the first thing you are going to need is a ripe zucchini' sean connery says. his lovely assistant hands him the zucchini. 'i asked for a zucchini, not the vibrator'.
'that is the zucchini' she says.
'oh. we probably shouldnt use this one...'
9-13-10
+ 'its a great day for me because i just got back from san francisco' craig ferguson shares, 'i was in san francisco this weekend and i spend the weekend doing all the things san francisco is known for... well, not all of them! i went on the cable cars, i ate in terrific restaurants, i sucked in the crisp scent of alcatraz. call me, al catraz. know i know why they call him the rock! i barely escaped him. i was in san francisco because i was doing stand up comedy, cause i need a second job- this is cbs... on saturday i hung out with adam savage from mythbusters, he lives up there. he knows all about the mean streets of san francisco, the long windy streets paved with tofu and rice a roni. priuses as far as the eye can see! adam took me to a restaurant called 'foreign cinema' which is fantastic! they play movies while you eat. its like a combination of restaurant and drive in movie. it was like i was watching tv at home, except you cant take your pants off. i found out the hard way. i was like 'come on, its san francisco!' and they are like 'it is san francisco, but people are eating, fatty. if you want to take your pants off you can do some squats first, mister!'.'+ cooking with sean connery
+ dear aquaman, featuring tim gunn
9-10-10
+ 'what i'm looking forward to this week is sunday', craig ferguson shares, 'because sunday is grandparents day. i'm very excited about this, its the day we celebrate the old folks. or as cbs calls it, sweeps. i know i'm a few days early, but lets hear it for grandparents! i said, LETS HEAR IT FOR GRANDPARENTS! everyone please call your grandparents this weekend, so they cant complain that their grandkids dont call. that can be a problem. but there is usually blame on both sides, a lot of grandkids call their grandparents but the grandparents answer the blender! 'hello? what? stop yelling, robot man!' grandparents day actually became officially recognized in the 70's. now, it would be easy to dismiss grandparents day as one of those fake holidays like second cousins day, or landscape professionals day, or valentines day. thats right, i said it- valentines day is a scam! cupid doesnt care about you, hes a little diaper wearing bitch! there i said it! anyway, it would be easy to dismiss grandparents day, but that would be wrong. grandparents are america's most precious natural resource. well, gold, gold is probably. and then oil. and then forests. large areas of agricultural farmland. grandparents are important is what i'm saying, they are in the top 50 most important things. i do, i love the elderly, especially when they kickbox on youtube!'+ donald glover stops by to help with tweets and emails.
9-09-10
+ 'its a great day for scientists', craig ferguson shares, 'i know i give scientists a rough time on this show, i've said from time to time that they are under sexed mouse torturers who dont know nothing. but every once in a while scientists invent something cool, and its happened today. look at this: scientists have invented a tractor beam! i should probably explain for those of you who are not geeks, a tractor beam is a staple of science fiction shows; star wars, star trek, anything with stars. its basically a beam of light that can move stuff around or draw it toward you. for example, if i saw a plate of donuts over here, and i had a tractor beam, i could use a tractor beam to pull it into my mouth. thats right, my needs are simple. whenever there is an earth shattering technical breakthrough i go 'hmm, how can i use this to pull things into my mouth?' and then i think about using it for food... i'm very excited about this, the tractor beam is only able to move microscopic particles for now, and it can only move them a few feet, but its only a matter of time before we can use this for practicle purposes like porn! anyway, everyone should be excited about this new tractor beam, except maybe farmers. 'they are putting some good tractors out of work!' i understand that some technology makes people angry. i am a bit of a luddite as well. luddites were textile workers in 19th century england who protested against the industrial revolution because they thought new technology would put them out of work and destroy their way of life, so they went around smashing mechanical weaving looms. imagine what they would say today if they could see the bedazzler! 'why, this bedazzler is satan's work!' the only place you can really learn about the luddites now is on the wikipedia. kind of ironic, isnt it?'9-08-10
+ 'the president is trying to back the republicans into a corner by paying for tax cuts on the small businesses by putting tax hikes on big businesses', craig ferguson comments about the new tax plan, 'its like that old trick where you take two balls and you throw one in the air to distract your opponent, then throw the other one at his chest. that right, i can explain abstract fiscal policy using analogies about balls! youre welcome. tomorrow night we will discuss trickle down economics... anyway, i'm not a political expert, but i think going after the rich is a good idea in an election year. or any other year for that matter, because lets face it, rich people are bastards. even rich people would agree with that, they are like 'its true, now hand me another golden sausage'. actually, so far rich people have been very quiet about the possibility of getting taxes raised against them. but that doesnt mean they wont get mad about it, it just means they dont know about it yet. it takes a while for bad news to get to a rich person. first their accountant has to tell the butler who has to tell the manservant, who wouldnt dare interrupt the game of crochet! its actually not true, rich people arent like that anymore, rich people could be ordinary folks just like you and me. yes, its true. what about that guy in the jersey shore, the situation? he just bought a hundred thousand dollar bentley! actually, i think he paid an extra ten grand to give it a spray tan. the new taxes are going to put rich people in a tough spot- paris hilton may have to carry her own cocaine! trump may have to fire the guy who changes that thing on his head! warren buffet may have to move in with his cousin jimmy buffet! anyway, i've said this before, i dont look forward to paying my taxes, but i recognize that as a citizen its something we all have to do. i try not to lie on my tax form. too much... ill let you in on a little lie i've been using on the tax returns for years: you know on the little box that says 'occupation'? i put down entertainer!'* james lipton showing off his potty mouth!
9-07-10
+ 'its a great day for america today, and i will tell you why', craig ferguson shares, 'because barbara walters went back on the view today. congratulations, barbara! she had a heart surgery, it was completely successful. the doctors say she will make a full recovery as long as she avoids stress, loud noises and arguments... did you know that lady gaga is on the cover of a magazine wearing a bikini made of raw meat? thats the noise i made when i heard about it, i went 'aghaa'. id be grossed out if that were on my skin. and the meats kind of weird too! the magazine is very controversial. animal rights activists are furious at lady gaga for using meat like that. but larry king is like 'be on my show- i love brisket!'.'9-06-10
+ 'i'm glad the summer is over', craig ferguson admits, 'it was hot. it was too hot. it was the hottest summer on record in 34 states. here in l.a. people were getting boob jobs just for the shade! of course, for most people labor day means firing up the grill, but i had to work today like most immigrants. you know, just for once i would like to spend labor day biting into a juicy wiener. then i would go to a barbecue... school kids are on holiday today. i'm like 'you just had the whole summer off and now you get a three day weekend?' they get as much vacation as the fucking president gets! anyway, labor day was created by grover cleaveland, he started it in 1894. he wanted to give american workers a day off after a long hot summer. he announced it on larry king live at the time. but its changed over the years. today we celebrate the american worker by sitting on a beach chair that was made in china. ooh, commentary! yes... heres one thing i never understood about labor day: how did celebrating labor organization become associated with fashion tips? its all about fashion on labor day. dont wear white after labor day, dont wear black with brown after labor day, dont wear assless chaps to the super market. maybe thats just me... dont wear a bacon thong to the dog park, dont wear a sombrero in arizona.'9-03-10
+'its a big weekend at the movies this weekend, i'm very excited', craig ferguson tells, 'because today the first bon a fide oscar contender hits the theater: robert rodriguez movie 'machete'. robert rodriguez never disappoints me, this one is great, its got violence nudity and don johnson. come on! violence! nudity! don johnson! come on! take that, al quida! its awesome. so i will be going to the movies this weekend to see the romantic comedy 'going the distance'. because i'm married. after i've seen going the distance, i will roam the isles of pottery barn browsing for throw pillows wondering if they have a candle that can restore my dignity. 'excuse me, do you have anything that smells like dude?', 'sorry, try bed, balls, and beyond'. i havent seen going the distance, i'm sure its awesome. im sure there is a scene in there where someone runs through the airport with flowers. its very tricky these days because of air port security. 'i have to catch the love of my life before she waits in line for the fat guy to frisk her'. now, going the distance is probably good because its got drew barrymore in it, and i like drew barrymore. do you craig? yes i do. as a talk show host i admire drew barrymore because when she was on david letterman she jumped on his desk and flashed her boobies. thank you! a guest participating in the show! the possibility of being flashed by a guest is what keeps me doing this show every night...'9-02-10
+ 'the big story today, and what everyone is watching today', craig ferguson shares, 'is the hurricane that is threatening the southeast, or the east coast. everyone is looking at that. it could be very nasty. there is no such thing as a good hurricane, of course, a hurricane is like a divorce. you dont get a good one. its not like 'oh this hurricane will be fine!' divorce and a hurricane are the same, they both leave you miserable and with a lot less stuff. according to cnn, hurricane earl is bigger than the entire state of california. i'm like wha? cnn said a lot of other stuff about the hurricane but i didnt hear it, i was lost in the eyes of anderson cooper. he caused a high pressure situation in my pants...'+ chris hardwick stops by to help with twitter and email!
9-01-10
+ 'its a great day if you are a foodie', craig ferguson shares, 'you know, as apposed to people who dont like food... its a great day if you like food, and you are in serbia. that narrows it down a little bit, i guess. but, in serbia, this is a true thing- i'm not making this up just so i can say this- they are having the world testicle cooking championship. that is absolutely true! you can look it up on the computer! (he's right, you can find it here) and when you find it on the computer, you will know its true. it is, at the world testicle cooking championship you can eat things like osterage balls, kangaroo balls, really! goat balls, and me stuck here! not for the first time have i thought 'oh, if only i could be in serbia!' the world testicle cooking championship is a real thing, and its easy to find. once you get to serbia its right next to the worlds angriest zoo. anyway, the winning receipe was announced earlier tonight: nard boiled eggs. with a side of scrotatoes. all right, thats enough. i'll let the ball thing drop. its not just about eating testicles, theyve got other stuff going on too. they've got the sack races, theyve got a big gala ball. this is a big event, people go nuts over this thing!'-> rachael ray
8-31-10
+ in the opening bit james lipton interviews craig ferguson on his amazing acting techniques used in a 'murder, she wrote 2010' clip with alfred molina. very funny!+ 'there is some stuff going on thats not so good for new york city. the authorities of new york say there is an infestation of disgusting and impossible to kill pests. thats right, the jersey shore kids are in town! no, its things that are even more frightening than snookie after three vodka martinis. i'm talking about bed bugs, they are all over new york and its a big problem! do you know that bed bugs can live for a year without feeding- they are kind of like supermodels. last month the cbs building in new york was infested with bed bugs. the exterminators figured out where they were, they were in andy rooney's eyebrows. the majority of modern bed bugs are found in mattresses, which makes me wonder why dont they make mattresses that are resistant to bed bugs? then again, i'm still like why dont they make a mattress out of donuts? that would be awesome, if you are hungry in the middle of the night, you could just roll over! i'd go through a mattress a week. bed bugs arent new, they have actually plagued mankind for centuries, in olden times bed bugs were known as 'wall lice', 'red coats', and 'crimson ramblers'. by the way, crimson ramblers is the name of a marxist folk group i once belonged to...'
twitter attack!
watch out- its a new twitter and email song! this time they didnt go for any particular music style, in stead they went with a theme: its godzilla attacking! this song includes many clips of japanese people screaming and running, and also a bunch of giant creatures wreaking havoc on the buildings around them.
8-30-10
+ 'today is a great day for america, but not such a great day for paris hilton' craig ferguson reminds us, 'yes, over the weekend she was arrested for cocaine possession. i'm like 'oh, paris paris paris, come on!' now, in her defence, and i am going to come to her defense, it was in las vegas. oh, come on, its in vegas! in vegas cocaine is served at the breakfast buffet! 'you want bacon? you want to light a tube? what do you want?' police found cocaine in her purse. they became suspicious when that little dog she keeps in there was seen with a rolled up dollar bill. 'thats my stash, bitch!' paris says someone else left their cocaine in her purse. now, isnt this the same thing she said when she was busted with pot? it was a friend's pot in her purse. in legal circles this is called 'the lindsay lohan' defense. lindsay said someone left cocaine in her pants! thats true! it turned out well for her... i'm going to start using that defense- when a joke bombs on this show, i'm going to say its someone elses joke. i'm going to say a friend left it in my mouth. if i had a nickle for every time i said that...'= chief
8-13-10
+ 'its friday the 13th. oooh!', says craig ferguson, 'a couple big movies opening today, eat pray love is one. it stars julia roberts. its a chick flick in which julia plays a modern woman on a journey of self discovery. i can relate to that, i went on a journey of self discovery once, i was about 13 years old... i was up in my bedroom... what i discovered changed my life forever! i'm talking about masturbation is what i'm saying. i'm not sure i could handle eat pray love, its too scary. i'm not kidding, even on friday the 13th, cause its a movie about eating starring julia roberts. now, julia roberts is a lovely woman, a great actress, but she has over 900 teeth! its true! when you feed her you have to keep your hand open- just ask her personal chef nubby!'+ chris hardwick stops by to help out with tweets and emails!!!
+ murder, she wrote 2010. featuring alfred molina as sherlock holmes
8-12-10
+ 'today is a great day if you like music', craig ferguson shares, 'and who doesnt like music? well, al quida of course. 'i declare jihad on all forms of decadent western music, except of course for justin bieber'. i'll tell you why i got on to this: today is a very important day in a musical sense cause it was in this day in 1887 that thomas edison invented the phonograph, or record player. record players is how people used to listen to music back when music wasnt all sucky! i know what you are thinking, 'oh here we go, another middle aged white guy yammering on about how everything was better in the old days'. well, you are right, everything was better in the old days, you bastards. the music was better, the air was cleaner, i didnt have to use my feet to pick up my balls! when i take a shower its like playing hacky sack in the rain! thats right, applaud the advancing reaper, why dont you! anyway, edison came up with the idea of the recorded sound and giving it to the masses, and everyone should be happy for that, except of course for mel gibson. when edison invented the record player, this is true, he was partially deaf. which is amazing if you think of it. that would be like a super model inventing bacon! that would be like dick chaney inventing a cuddly toy, it would be like matthew mcconahoney inventing a line of shirts, or like micheal vick opening a doggy day care center! ok, thats enough...'8-11-10
+ 'its a great day if you like the wrestling', craig ferguson shares, 'its hulk hogan's birthday today, happy birthday hulk hogan. he's 57 years old today, he's getting up there but he was wrestling last year! he put on an amazing performance, people said they havent seen an old guy pin someone like that since larry king's honeymoon. i think hulk hogan should keep wrestling, he's still huge! but he weighs 25o pounds, hulk hogan, now remember 60 pounds of that are moustache, but still! to pull off a moustache like that you have to be a professional wrestler, or the leader of a gay motorcycle gang. i look forward to your letters, and the terrible beatings. hulk hogans real name is terry bolea. its not even a really tough guy name. its one of those names where you cant really tell if its a man or woman, like alex, or pat, or ryan seacrest. thanks to hulk hogan wrestling really took off, he was one of the innovators. there are a bunch of wrestlers who went on to second careers also: dwayne 'the rock' johnson became a movie star, jesse ventura was elected governor of minnesota, that was great, except for minnesota... i'm glad here in california we would never elect a muscle bound freak as a governor. that would never happen out here!'+ betty white stops by to share some fire safty tips
8-10-10
+ 'it was on this day in 1948 the very first episode of candid camera aired', craig ferguson informs us, 'now if you dont know candid camera, it was the first hidden camera tv show. it was the punk'd of its day. it was created by a guy named allen funt, he was the ashton kucher of his day. you know whats weird? when allen funt created candid camera he was dating demi moore! anyway, candid camera started on ABC in 1948, then within a year it moved to NBC and then to CBS. back then tv shows switched networks all the time, today of course that would never work. call me, any other network... anyway, candid camera was really just like punk'd, except the pranks werent done on celebrities, it was done on regular people, and it was done back when people were still black and white. so a guy would realize he was being filmed by a camera hidden inside a giant gramophone thing, and he'd say 'say mac, whats the big idea?' and allen funt would come out and go 'smile! you are on candid camera!' then the guy would be like 'why you chuckle head, i aughta...' and then they would make out. i made up that last part, they didnt make out. allen funt also did some candid camera spin-offs. he did a version for HBO called candid candid camera and it had naked ladies in it. ooh! that got your apathy going, didnt it everybody! then he did a version called candide camera where he pranked a copy of voltaire's 1759 satirical novela. you're welcome five people in the world who got that...'
8-09-10
+ 'it was on this day in 1173 that construction began on the leaning tower of piza', craig ferguson informs, 'it was named after the town in which it was built, of course, the town of leaning in italy. it was never supposed to be called 'the leaning tower', i mean, its not the italian architects go 'hey, lets-a build a tower that-a leans over! it'll be-a crazy!' thats right, italian architects at that time liked to talk like super mario... the tower leans like that because its built on a crappy foundation. no, its true. then the soil was even crappier. its stupid, almost as stupid as building a giant city on a major earthquake fault! anyway, in honor of the leaning tower of piza, tonight is our salute to bad architecture. the leaning tower of piza actually started leaning during its construction. they were on the third floor when somebody was like 'hey, how-a come my tutsie fruitsie ice-a cream is a drippin on-a the floor? its a rolling downa the floor!' then they were shocked when they discovered that the tower wasnt straight. just like i was when i heard about ricky martin'.+ summer livin' with sean connery
8-06-10
+ 'it seems like theres a big gay thing going on', craig ferguson notices, 'theres the gay republicans gathering, prop 8 getting overturned, and then today the movie 'step up 3D' is coming out. its a great day for gay america, i'll tell ya! all you need now is a sale on bed skirts at pottery barn and you'd be in heaven! i'm very excited though for the new step up movie, its the third in the trilogy. first there was 'step up', then its sequel 'step up 2: tokyo drift', now its this one, 'step up: 2 feet 2 furious'... anyway, step up 3 picks up right where step up 2 left off, with me coming out of the theater wearing spandex and a sweat soaked head band! now i'm not even sure what the plot is on these movies, but im sure its a good bet that there will be some moves busted, and some hippin and hoppin, and some popin' and lockin'. poppin' and lockin' and poopin'. by the way, if you are ever in germany and need a law firm, call poppin' lockin' and poopin'. the movie is in 3D, which is awesome, having a dance movie in 3D, there will be jazz hands coming right at ya!'8-05-10
+ 'its been more than 24 hours since the courts struck down california's ban on gay marriage', craig ferguson shares, 'but celebrations in san fransico have been postponed till friday. i'm like 'wha?!?' well, theres a rerun of glee on tonight, so...' (there was a ton more funny, but unfortunately my computer had some connection issues and i lost the transcript and already deleted the episode. sorry.)- paris hilton wow, its nice to see she has dropped the 'clueless ditzy girl' image! she was quite engaging during this interview!
8-04-10
+ 'its a great day for the supporters of gay marriage', craig ferguson shares, 'a federal judge has struck down has struck down california's gay marriage ban. in west hollywood gay men were dancing in the streets, waiving their rainbow flags, playing loud techno music. then they heard about the ruling and they went crazy! they are very excited here in west hollywood, i bet the ruling isnt the only thing getting turned over, you know what i mean! legally it went like this: the federal court overturned state proposition 8, which had banned gay marriage after the lower court ruled... oh just kiss me!'+ tatiana and valentina, who french women from the audience, help with the emails and tweets.
= paula poundstone does stand-up and chats with craig
craig ferguson hosts shark week!
one topic that craig ferguson loves to talk about regularly on his show is his love of the discovery channel's shark week. well, this year they invited craig to come down and host a special for them during shark week! for some foolish reason, craig took them up on that offer! the special that he hosted is called 'shark bites: adventures in shark week' and it recently premiered on the discovery channel. during the special craig spends some time getting ready to go under and swim with the sharks. as he shares his fears and excitement, he shares some horror stories of those who have gone down before him and havent fared so well. when craig finally goes down he gets to swim with some of the smaller sharks in the caribbean, and even goes down to feed the bull sharks! yikes! it was a pretty cool special and we get craig's humorous take on all the exciting aspects of being among these awesome beasts. they have the whole thing online, so check out the special yourself on the discovery website here!
8-03-10
+ 'i've got nothing', craig ferguson admits, 'no really, i've got nothing. not much happened today, i didnt do much. which for most people its not really a problem, but if youve got a job like mine its a serious issue! 'what happened today?' not much. 'anything going on?' no. 'anything make you angry?' eh, i suppose. im just having one of those days. you know what i think it is? you know men have biorhythms that are very similar to a woman's cycle, except we are not allowed to have them. no its true, there is a scientific thing made up by me. scientists make crap up as well, i'll just make stuff up too. then you say 'ah, but you have to prove it!' you prove it first, scientists! they are like 'the theory of evolution. there you are'. i'm like 'uh, have you proved it?' 'no, its a theory'. well, here's my theory of the male menstrual cycle, hows that? 'craig, you cant prove it', well, neither can you! anyway the male menstrual cycle, which doesnt make any sense of course, i understand that. but look, its television, it doesnt have to make sense, it just has to fill time between the commercials, thats all it has to do. 'oh craig, it should make sense. what about great tv shows like huckleberry hound?' does that make sense? he's a dog that talks and he's slightly depressed. does that make sense?!? if a dog could talk he would be cockahoop! you know what a dog would say if it could talk? 'i can lick my own balls! isnt that amazing!' so you guessed i'm not lying about having nothing. i've got nothing! luckily though, during the commercial break i'm going to do something very interesting and then i will talk about it.'+ summer livin' with sean connery
8-02-10
+ 'although its monday, it is day two of shark week!' craig ferguson exclaims. 'if you dont like shark week, go and join your friends in the caves of tora bora. i think you know what i'm saying! this year i'm actually appearing in shark week on the discovery channel. i'm not a shark, i'm one of the non-shark features, like water or bait actually. i think they asked me to be on shark week because i'm always talking about it. so from now on, im going to talk about something called 'booby week'! plus, you never know your luck. and just like shark week, i'm going to arrive by motor boat.... 'we're going to need a bigger boat'. anyways, as part of shark week i went down to the bahamas to go scuba diving with the sharks. well, the sharks didnt go scuba diving, that would have been weird. a shark doesnt need a wet suit. i could have been killed, is what i'm saying! thats why cbs payed for my ticket! i swam with the hammerheads and the caribbean reef sharks, the first time i came face to face with a reef shark i was terrified. lets just say that i wouldnt want to be the one to wear my wet suit after me. i peed myself. well, when the shark looks straight at you it sends shivers up and down your spine because sharks have both upper and lower eyelids, yet they cannot blink. they are like meg ryan! my instructor told me that the best way to stop a shark attack is to poke him in the eye. its very comforting to know the difference between life and death is a move perfected by the three stooges.'+ summer livin' with sean connery
+ eddie izzard comes by to help with emails and tweets!
7-30-10
+ craig ferguson always goes a bit off the cuff with his monologues, but this time he was hardly able to stay on topic at all! at the end of his time he realizes that 'i hardly got to say anything about what i wanted to talk about tonight! i mean, if i had known what i wanted to talk about i would have been outraged. anyway, that cats and dogs movie is coming out and i think the poster is funny and basically that is what i was trying to say, but i got waylayed by an interrupting applauding sea lion and a gay skeleton!'+ summer livin' with sean connery
7-29-10
+ 'tonight is the premier of the second season of jersey shore', craig ferguson informs, 'there is no escaping this jersey shore thing, you can even buy bobble heads of the jersey shore cast. they are cheap plastic and mostly useless, and so is the cast. now, if you are not familiar with the jersey shore you're probably wondering what are these dynamic young people doing that is so interesting that it captures the nations attention? well, ill tell you what they do: nothing. seriously. they live rent free and spent their time drinking and tanning and punching each other in the face. wait, i've already made it sound more interesting than it actually is! to be fair, i dont want to be too hard on these brain dead herpies incubators, but it cant be easy having cameras follow you around 24-7. im glad there werent cameras everywhere when i was in my twenties, i would have been arrested. well, arrested more. i would be filmed being arrested. my hope is that the jersey shore kids get a bit classier after spending some time in miami this season, like that other famous miami resident: scarface! 'say hello to my little snooki!' you know, the thing about jersey shore, is that it may have already have hit its peak. the cast is famous now and now they are self aware. psychologists call this the 'hawthorne effect', once a subject is aware of being observed the behavior inherently changes. so the cast members will now have their agents and managers going around and when they get into fights they will be 'im going to have my people punch your people in the face!' its lost all its... whatever it had when i wasnt watching it last season. im a bit out of touch, i havent watched any of this. i dont watch the show. shouldnt i be watching the show? then i think 'why?'. well then you can talk about it. 'oh, i dont need to know' i'm on tv i dont need to know what i'm talking about!'7-28-10
+ 'its a great day for a guy in fresno, california', craig ferguson shares, 'why? i'll tell you why: cause he gets to live in fresno! the shangri-la of central california... but this guy in fresno found very valuable stuff at a garage sale. this is a true story, the guy found these photographic negatives wrapped in an old newspaper and bought them for 45 bucks. it turns out they are pictures by ansil adams and they are worth 200 million dollars! well that got your attention! with that kind of money you could buy a lot of crap at garage sales! if you dont know ansil adams, he is famous for his black and white photographs of the american west. the photographs found in the garage sale were of yosemite and san fransisco. you never know what you are going to find at a garage sale, actually thats where cbs found me. i enjoy going to garage sales, looking for old furniture, peeking inside a strangers drawers, rummaging through their junk... i love the feel of a dusty old box. classy show tonight, isnt it? if i was at a garage sale and i found something valuable wrapped in newspaper, i wouldnt be that smart. i dont have the eye for it. i'd be like 'oh, how much do you want for that lovely old weird looking thing over there?' 'how dare you, thats not a weird looking thing, thats my wife! twenty bucks.' 'can i pop her in the trunk?' 'that will be forty bucks!' you know what i think is awkward is when i see people drive buy a garage sale and they kind of slow down, they look at the stuff, and then they dont stop, and they keep going. its like they are saying 'everything you have accumulated in your life is not even worth me getting out of my car'. people sometimes sell things that have been in the family for years, i'd love to sell some things that have been handed down in my family, but theres not a huge market for bitterness and disappointment and womanly hips.'7-27-10
+ 'tonight we have on the show morgan freeman', craig ferguson informs us, 'he's here to promote his new show on the science channel. anyway, when i heard morgan freeman was doing a show called 'through the wormhole' i thought morgan freeman is making a show about worms. but he'll make them interesting, like he did with penguins. 'get busy livin, or get busy... squirmin'. well of course, wormholes have nothing to do with worms, a wormhole is basically a shortcut between space and time. its a way to get from one section of the universe to another quickly. as i get older i wish there was a wormhole between the kitchen and the bathroom! wormholes are just a theoretical construct, there is no proof that they really exist. its like bp's safety plan. but since wormholes cant be proven, some scientists say that they cant exist. which proves one thing: scientists dont know what the fuck they are talking about. let me give you an example, some scientists, most conventional science, the conventional wisdom in physics and astrophysics right now, in all science, is that we will never be able to travel faster than light. they say it will take too long to get to the nearest star in our solar system, the closest star is proximus senturi, which is a dwarf star, but i think it likes to be called a little person star... i look forward to your letters... it is 4.2 million light years away and going there at sunlight speed would take too long. now i'm going to say something controversial here now: i say that some day we will be able to travel faster then light. i dont know when we will be able to do this, probably not in my lifetime, i'm nearly 30 already. what i'm saying is that all scientists say this through out history. they said 'oh, we will never be able to travel faster then sound', then chuck yeager is like 'boo yaa!'. scientists said that sexy was gone forever, then justin timberlake brought it back... alright, i dont know if that one has been entirely proven...'+ larry king interviews arnold schwarzenegger
geoff peterson at comic con
geoff peterson, craig ferguson's sidekick on 'the late late show' went to comic con this year! he went along with his creator, grant imahara of the mythbusters. craig asked geoff how it was going at comic con on the show:
'you are quiet tonight, geoff' craig states,
'hi' responds geoff,
'well, hi to you. glad you could make it. you having a nice time at comic con?' craig asks,
'oh no' geoff replies.
'whats wrong? i thought you loved comic con, whats going on?' craig asks with sympathy,
'ooh la la, splash!' remarks geoff
'at comic con?!?' craig asks bewildered,
'goodnight, craig'.
7-26-10
+ 'the big news story today, its very shocking actually', craig ferguson shares, 'the new york times there is an article full of secrets about the war in afganistan. now, spoiler alert here is that the war isnt going well. the story is backed up by 91,000 classified documents. now the new york times got the documents from an organization called 'wiki-leaks'. thats not a joke, its actually called 'wiki-leaks'. thats true. my advice is be careful if you google wiki-leaks though, because i spelled it wrong and i ended up at a site called 'ricky-leaks', i wasted the entire day looking at pictures of ricky martin! is that a day wasted? i dont think so! anyway, what i'm saying is that these classified documents show that pakistan, who has been for years our bff in central asia, they have been taking the anti-taliban money we have been giving them, and using it to fund the taliban. laugh at that, you chicken lovin' hobo! that is like me taking a cbs paycheck and then promoting another network, which would be crazy! shark week starts august 1on the discovery channel! its awesome! its really weird, its horrifying. its like when you break up with someone and all of your friends realize they have classified information that they should share with you like how much they hated your ex. 'why didnt you tell me she was sleeping with all my friends!' 'well, you just seemed so happy...'.'7-23-10
+ 'there's a very big movie opening today that i'm very excited about', craig ferguson reminds us, 'its called salt. i was confused by its title at first, 'in a world where food needs more flavor, one seasoning makes you thirsty...'. it turns out that salt is an action hero played by angelina jolie. she describes herself as a female james bond. isnt that daniel craig? anyway, in the movie angelina jolie is accused of being a russian spy. she might be a spy, but she might not. she's spy curious. that was pretty bad, even for here, isnt it? anyway, i'm going to go see this movie because i like angelina jolie. she and i are a lot alike: she is in show business, i know some people in show business, she has tatoos, i have tatoos, she uses her money and time to help other people, i... like her. they had the big premier of salt a couple nights ago, the press went crazy. its the first time angelina and brad had been seen together in a while. some people are relieved because it looks like they are still very much in love, i was relieved cause brad shaved off his nasty beard! i like smooth brad. you know i hate that tabloids start causing trouble about that, they assume things are rocky because they are not photographed together for a while. they are two very busy people, they are raising six kids, they have better things to do than beg for publicity like that fat leathery hooker on jersey shore. and the women on jersey shore are bad too.'+ mindy kaling helps out with the tweets
+ summer livin' with sean connery
= mgmt
7-22-10
+ during the twitter segment, craig ferguson gets a tweet from kristina on long island in new york asking 'dear craig, what is a cul-de-sac?'. craig gets wildly creative and responds 'well, its a french word. it actually of course means dead end. but cul-de-sac actually means, in french, the literal translation is: kill the scrotum. what happened is that during the french revolution, a lot of people who were too close to the guillotine, their scrotums were cut off accidentally by the flying blade. but, in a strange quirk of fate, if a scrotum has been raised almost exclusively on soft stinky cheese, it can for a long time have the appearance of being a creature that has a mind of its own. so paris was flooded by tons of these little critters all running around. like little herds of little scrotums, they were like 'soc re blu! cul-de-sac! cul-de-sac! aah!' and if you saw a herd of these vicious killer scrotums in paris during the french revolution, it was the end of the line for you! and thats why it became a sort of 'dead end', cul-de-sac, you see.'craig on kevin pollak's chat show
a little while a go craig ferguson appeared as a guest on kevin pollak's own talk show, fittingly called 'kevin pollak's chat show'. its a lot of fun to listen to these two guys have a real conversation. since this is a web only show, there is no need to interrupt for commercials, no language censorship, and no particular time constraints either. which means that these two guys get to really dig in and have some thoughtful conversations about anything that they want to talk about. some of the topics craig discusses is how he got his start on 'the late late show', how carson's death surprisingly turned into craig's own late night birth, how he first came to america and eventually became a citizen, and an interesting analogy of how baseball represents the american spirit. kevin does a great job of thinking of good questions to ask and leading the discussion, though he does step on toes a bit in his guiding. its a bit long, but worth watching. check it out here!
7-21-10
+ 'its a great day for dogs. it is!', craig ferguson exclaims, 'but not for american dogs. its not a bad day for american dogs, but its a very good day for english dogs, dogs who live in england. in london, which is in england, they opened the first ice cream truck that caters exclusively to dogs! adorable! english dogs are very excited, 'i saw old chap, have you heard about that ice cream truck? may i sniff your bum?'. the dog ice cream truck has a wide variety of flavors: cookies and cat, fire hydrent crunch, and the most popular flavor of all, of course: balls.'+ summer livin' with sean connery
- ted danson (oddly edited interview...)
- kevin pollak
7-20-10
+ 'its a great day for our criminal justice system', craig ferguson declares, 'we finally sent that dangerous scalywag lindsay lohan to jail. that right, our nation is safe again. we've got nothing to worry about now, cept the global warming, the bp oil, and the mel gibsons. we've got nothing to worry about. lindsay started her 90 day jail sentence today. now, i'm not a legal expert, but that doesnt matter because i'm a guy on tv so i can just talk crap about whatever i want. i'm asking you this, i know you are pleased about her going to jail i can tell by your cheering. but is it really necessary? really? maybe a mental hospital, maybe? i'm not kidding. a lot of people take great delight in the fact that a 24 year old woman is going to the pokey, but i dont get that. by the way, 'pokey' is not a double entondre. its just another word for jail. its like 'the big house', or 'the clink', or 'the box'. ok, that one is a double entondre... anyway, lindsey has obviously got a substance abuse problem, and when you have a substance abuse problem its going to lead to something bad, like jail. really, of all the outcomes that are possible with the problems she's got, jail is actually pretty good. you could end up hosting a talk show on cbs in the middle of the night.'* dan riskin host of the new show on animal planet called 'monsters inside me'- he is very, very funny!
geoff peterson 2.0
craig ferguson's sidekick, the robot skeleton geoff peterson, recently got an upgrade from his creator grant imahara. the new and improved version 2.0 was introduced monday on 'the late late show with craig ferguson'. geoff's creator stopped by the show to talk about the changes that had been made: the robot skeleton can now move his mouth better, turn his head smoother, and has more movement in his right arm.craig also announced that geoff peterson would be making an appearance with imahara at the san diego comic con!
7-19-10
+ 'its a great day if you love ice cream!', craig ferguson reminds, 'and who doesnt love ice cream? well, al quida, obviously. 'i cannot abide your ice cream! i hate your ice cream and your puppet regime in pakistan, but mostly ice cream'. july is national ice cream month. its ice cream month, and yesterday was national ice cream day. its a real day, it was started by ronald regan in 1984. its not on a fixed date, it rotates, but usually its the third sunday in july. regan was a genius, you see, he kept the commies guessing about what date the americans would go crazy licking cream covered nuts! anyway, i like my ice cream like i like my sex: alone and in front of the television. actually, i prefer to go out for ice cream, i dont like keeping it in the house because its too tempting when its in the freezer. i can hear it calling 'craig! eat me, i'm delicious!' anyway, heres the thing, yesterday was ice cream day, and july is ice cream month, and today baskin robbins celebrated today by retiring five ice cream flavors. yes, that stopped your inappropriate amount of laughter, didnt it? five baskin robbins flavors- gone! it seems an odd way of celebrating, its like celebrating arbor day by starting a forest fire. when i heard baskin robbins was retiring flavors, i assumed it would be the crap ones, like chocolate lint, or gravel road. they are retiring, get this, french vanilla! ahh! exactly, can they do that? just retire french vanilla just because its old and unpopular with the kids? i mean, whats next?!? i'm not sure what the difference is between vanilla and french vanilla. i think that with french vanilla you have to use your tongue more...'+ grant imahara stops by to introduce the new upgrade to geoff peterson!
who is kelly moore?
as always, craig ferguson did his usual segment where he responds to tweets and emails during his show 'the late late show with craig ferguson'. friday night though, he had on a guest who has seemed to become a regular on his show: kelly moore. who is kelly moore? well, when he first appeared on the show, he was just an audience member. as craig sometimes does, he invited kelly to come up in front of the cameras for the opening bit. they chatted a bit, and while there kelly admitted that he was here with friends against his will. he said that he didnt even like this show and wanted to leave. well, that got craig going and he invited kelly up to join him with answering the twitter and emails! kelly, who seems to be absolutely fearless, went for it and talked with craig and cracked jokes. kellys attitude is honest and blunt, he doesnt bother with lying and telling craig what he might want to hear- which i think is exactly why craig liked him so much! kelly has since been back on the show helping with the twitters and emails twice. he was on the june 4th episode, and the june 25th one as well. if this keeps up geoff peterson might want to watch out, because kelly moore might become craig's next sidekick! (granted, he said he didnt want the job, but you just wait...)welcome to the scottish king website- the unofficial place for all things craig ferguson! (a member of the 'poke it with a stick' blog family). be sure to check out the over 500 episode summaries and other assorted craig related topics!
7-16-10
+ 'there is a big movie opening today that i am very excited about', craig ferguson admits, 'its called 'inception'. finally, a movie about something that hollywood knows better than anyone else: robbing peoples dreams! it stars leonardo di caprio as a guy who invades people's minds as they sleep, which is perfect casting because leo has been in my dreams for years. stealing away my heart with his awesome small beard acting. anyway, people are calling inception a 'thinking man's action movie', thats what they are saying. i dont know what that means, i think it probably means that things get blowed up, but the boobies are just in your mind. well, they are in my mind anyway. the trailer for this movie looks terrific though, everything spinning around, people walking on walls and ceilings. experts are saying that the average person has more than 40 dreams a night. you think you dont have any dreams, but you have about 40 dreams. the most potent dreams usually begin around midnight and end around 2:00 am. perhaps you are dreaming right now! maybe i've entered your dreams! perhaps i am reading your mind at this very moment, i'm simply very bad at it... no, you are not dreaming, dreams have much better lighting than this, this is a nightmare- for both of us! i've always been fascinated by dreams though, i'm a huge fan of carl jung and his theory of the collective unconscience. now, i know what you are thinking: 'oh, here we go again, another late night host banging on about carl jung and the birth of analytical psychology. its almost as bad as that night david letterman had freud do the top ten list' 'top ten sexy presents to buy your mom!' i do like carl jung though, i think he's awesome. freud was jung's arch rival, jung believed everything was mythic, and freud thought everything was sexy, basically. jung and freud, they were kind of like the biggie and tupac of 19th century viennese psychology, except they had more cocaine...'+ access extratainment tonight with barney slash and john tesh cover the late night wars.
+ summer livin' with sean connery
+ kelly moore stops by again to help read the tweets and emails!
7-15-10
+ 'its a great day for the great state of texas', craig ferguson exclaims, 'a rancher in fort worth captured a massive beast. locals are saying he has finally captured the mythical chupacabra. the chupacabra is a hairy beast that stalks the night in texas. he's like chuck norris but less kicky. i'm not sure where chupacobras come from, but then again, i dont know where chimichungas come from either. i just know that they end up haunting my evening. some people think that the chupacabra originated in mexico because all the sightings have been along the southwestern boarder states, except arizona because the chupacabra dont carry papers. 'oh, i bet you dont hassle the yeti because he's white!'. i googled it today, and chupacabra is a spanish word that means 'goat sucker'. it does! it means goat sucker. i can say goat sucker if thats what i really mean! if i say goat sucker and then go 'oooh!', then i would probably mean something else. in this instance, i really mean goat sucker. by the way, 'goat sucker' is the only name mel gibson has not called his ex girlfriend in the last five audio tapes. apparently the chupacabra are called that because they get the blood from the goats, but my question is this: if they suck blood, why arent they in the twilight movies? who will bella choose?!? will she choose the gay vampire, perhaps. or maybe the werewolf who does the crunches? does she choose him or him, or the hairless goat sucker?'- nicolas cage he announces that he is going to do a second ghost rider movie
a little fergy
craig ferguson announced that his wife is pregnant! there is going to be a little fergy on the way! he broke the news over twitter by saying:Holy crackers! Mrs F is pregnant. How did that happen? ...oh yeah I know how. Another Ferguson arrives in 2011. The world trembles.
well, congratulations craig, and may it be a healthy happy baby!
dont forget to follow craig on twitter at craigyferg
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