"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-)

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)

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.