The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. It was the third iteration of the Late Late Show franchise, airing from 2005 to 2014. It followed the Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the U.S. at 12:37 a.m. Taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio (Studio 33), it was produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The Late Late Show franchise had previously aired as The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, then as The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. During the late 2004 transition of guest hosts following Craig Kilborn's departure, Craig Ferguson hosted a series of shows in October and November, culminating in being announced on December 7 as the pick for new host. After launching The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 3, 2005, Ferguson achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While comedy was emphasized in the majority of the episodes, Ferguson also addressed difficult subject matters, such as the deaths of his parents, his struggles with alcoholism, and commenting on national tragedies; and undertook serious interviews, such as one with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award. Despite not initially having a sidekick, comedian and voice actor Josh Robert Thompson joined the show in 2010 and voiced sidekick Geoff Peterson until the show's finale. On April 28, 2014, Ferguson announced that he was ending the show at the end of the year. The last episode aired on December 19, 2014. Afterwards, Late Late Show began a series of episodes with guest hosts; new permanent host James Corden began his iteration of the franchise on March 23, 2015.

Year:
2005
2,357 Views

Craig Ferguson:
It's eight years, now, isn't it? Um, what happened eight years ago, wh- it's such a terrible assault, such a, such an awful shock, such a, such a world-changing moment, and, and then, um... and, and of course it sent us reeling, and, and then, and then it started off a whole chain of events, and that was all, oh god, and, and - uh, the event in itself was - was - was cataclysmic. But, um... we're still here. And we're better than ever. And we're gonna *be* here. And I know that this, uh, this show goes out on, um, you know, uh... uh, the Internet, and, and computers, and, you know and people pirate it, and, you know - I, I can't think for the life of me why they do this, but... but it, but, but this happens, so, so there - it, it's conceivable - it's conceivable that, um, that even people who do not like the United States of America will see this show, who, people who are, uh, not our friends may be able to see this show. So, if you are watching, first of all, - - - -. And then - and then...

[interrupted by boisterous laughter and cheering from the audience]

Craig Ferguson:
Please, please - please, it, it - I'm preparing a speech for the United Nations. And also...

[more laughter]

Craig Ferguson:
And secondly, uh, you should probably be in possession of some information: We're not goin' anywhere. We're not goin' anywhere - not now, not then, not in the future, we're not goin' anywhere. We're here; we are the United States of America. We are *more* than a country; we are a dream.

[cheering]

Craig Ferguson:
And we're not goin' anywhere.


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