"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Brian McAloon

Writers:

Ross Abrash (writer)
Mike Armstrong (head writer) (2005-)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

3 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot Keywords:

Late Night | Talk Show | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Oct. 14	12:37 AM	CBS
Wed. Oct. 15	12:37 AM	CBS

Cast

Craig Ferguson	...	Himself - Host / ... (688 episodes, 2005-2008)
Shadoe Stevens	...	Announcer (225 episodes, 2005-2007)
Richard Malmos	...	Announcer / ... (200 episodes, 2005)

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Series Directed by
Joseph D. Reitman		(6 episodes, 2008)
Brian McAloon		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
David Nickoll		(295 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Rowe		(61 episodes, 2005-2006)
John T. Reynolds		(35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mike Armstrong		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Hugh Fink		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Todd Yasui		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Ross Abrash		(unknown episodes)
Peter Charkalis		(unknown episodes)
Chris De Luca		(unknown episodes)
Chris DeLuca		(unknown episodes)
Craig Ferguson		(unknown episodes)
David Harte		(unknown episodes)
Laurie Kilmartin		(unknown episodes)
Kip Madsen		(unknown episodes)
Philip McGrade		(unknown episodes)
Jonathan Morano		(unknown episodes)
Ted Mulkerin		(unknown episodes)
Joe O'Brien		(unknown episodes)
Ned Rice		(unknown episodes)
Julius Sharpe		(unknown episodes)
Ben Stout		(unknown episodes)
Joe Strazzullo		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Michael Naidus	....	senior segment producer / producer (464 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dylan Osborn	....	associate producer (177 episodes, 2006-2007)
Erin Willetts	....	associate producer (78 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joseph D. Reitman	....	field producer (6 episodes, 2008)
Todd Yasui	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 2005)
Todd Allan	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Gary Considine	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Theresa G. Corigliano	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Mike Gibbons	....	producer (unknown episodes)
David Harte	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Cathy Hoeven	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Ian P. Kornbluth	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Lassally	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
David Letterman	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ben Stout	....	video segment producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Craig Ferguson		(unknown episodes)
Tim Mosher		(unknown episodes)
Stoker		(unknown episodes)
Todd Yasui		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Ernest Sanderson		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jill McGraw		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Trent Cotner	....	makeup artist (140 episodes, 2005)
Amy Chance	....	personal makeup artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Camille Henderson	....	personal hair stylist: James Woods / personal makeup artist: James Woods / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
DeeDee Kelly	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michelle Daurio	....	hair stylist / key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Carol Wood	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
B. Leigh Hale	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Giandalone	....	associate director (175 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Art Department
Joe Gubbins	....	property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Mike Brines	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Bill Dietzman	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Tom Evans	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Chris Hilty	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Mark Radulovich	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Dirk Sciarrotta	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Otto Svoboda	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Linda Brand	....	stage technician (unknown episodes)
Deborah Fonoimoana	....	stage technician (unknown episodes)
Keith Vander Meiden	....	stage technician (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Pritchett	....	camera operator / handheld camera (4 episodes, 2005-2008)
Phil Callan	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Terry W. Clark	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Glenn	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Sandra Harris	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mark McIntire	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Ed Nelson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Tim Sheldon	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Rod Yamane	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Charles Chen	....	audience page (289 episodes, 2006-2008)
Amy Schleunes	....	production coordinator (221 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lynette D. Nelson	....	teleprompter operator (140 episodes, 2005)
David Nickoll	....	creative consultant (140 episodes, 2005)
Jennifer Giandalone	....	script supervisor (82 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dency Nelson	....	stage manager (82 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sergio Cilli	....	comedy clip coordinator (81 episodes, 2006-2007)
Adam Campbell-Schmitt	....	production assistant (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Keith Richmond	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Courtney Boches	....	audience page (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Strickland	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew Muhl	....	audience page (2 episodes, 2007)
Mitch Graham	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2006)
Matthew Baetz	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Paul Benson	....	electrical maintenance (unknown episodes)
Scott Bergman	....	electronic graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Jason Bikowski	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Jamie Browder	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Gary Cannon	....	audience warm-up (unknown episodes)
Bart Coleman	....	comic booker (unknown episodes)
Brett Copes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jay Harmer	....	electrical maintenance (unknown episodes)
Paul Hatcher	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Vicki Kaufman	....	videotape engineer (unknown episodes)
Paul Laurie	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jeff Long	....	cue cards (unknown episodes)
Roger Lundblade	....	audience warm-up (unknown episodes)
Tim Mancinelli	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Allyson Marino	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Allison Mathis	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Stacy Mogensen	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Doug Neal	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Megan O'Toole	....	assistant: Todd Yasui (unknown episodes)
Monique Parks	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Richard Portanova	....	video (unknown episodes)
Shirley Stapleton Pundt	....	electronic graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Vanessa Ryden	....	electronic graphic artist (unknown episodes)
Oleg Sekulovski	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Lauren Singer	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Jeff Stemple	....	studio manager (unknown episodes)
Brett Webster	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Robin Weitz	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Worldwide Pants

Distributors

• CBS Television
• CBS
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Global Television Network (2005) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Worldwide Pants

Trivia:

In the "Pick a Pic" opening, which says that it's time to play "Pick a Pic", there are 24 (twenty-four) briefly flashed pictures. These 24 pictures are on a loop which displays them three times throughout this opening.

Quotes:

Craig Ferguson: I enjoy bathing, as many Europeans don't.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Tom Snyder" (1993)

Fergy is keeping me up nights!

I must agree with the previous comment by M.C. Brennan, "savvy viewers will find Craig Ferguson hard to resist." That has been the case with my household. My husband and I rarely use to watch late night TV after the Jay/Dave time slot, but we can't get enough of Craig Ferguson. He can be variously described as charming, witty, off-the-cuff, extremely flexible (I love his character work in the show's hilarious sketches), self-effacing, silly, and down-right adorable! However Worldwide Pants went about choosing him, they knew what they were doing. It was pretty bold, putting an immigrant in such a high-profile position. I don't mean that in a derogatory way - it was a smart,gutsy move. Craig brings a new point-of-view to jokes about the news and other bits, alternating between telling things like any American would, since he has lived here for quite a while, and telling things from the perspective of an outsider,giving the viewers a sort of out-of-body experience. Yet he manages to never be un-American. He's towing the line rather well. And Craig is by far the sexiest, best-looking late night host there is now, period. I'm so glad that the comments written about Craig and The Late, Late Show in early January are still holding true now in late April. We can relax in the knowledge that he will be with us five nights a week for a long time to come.