History Awesome / TheLateLateShowWithCraigFerguson

* Creator/BillMaher was a guest and made a rather flippant joke about the children supposedly molested by Michael Jackson, saying "there are worse things than being jacked off by a rich pop star." Craig, a father himself (Maher has no children), coldly replied "I don't know about you, but if anyone did that to my kid, I'd kill them." Before Maher could respond, Craig cut to commercial. Maher was conspicuously absent when they returned.

* In the episode with from July 14, 2011 with guests Creator/ZooeyDeschanel and Creator/JimCummings Craig devoted his whole show to promoting ''WesternAnimation/{{Winnie the Pooh|2011}}'' with his co-stars. It could be seen as an ego trip to some but his enthusiasm for the film and how proud he was of it certainly shined through that night.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcDwPzGZD3I Metallica's week-long residency in November 2014.]] Ostensibly, they had the 10th anniversary edition of the ''Some Kind Of Monster'' documentary to promote, but the band made it clear in the press leading up to their appearances that it wasn't about promotion. They were just fans of Craig's, and wanted to give him a send-off in style leading up to Craig's departure at the end of the year. The result is a fun interview where James Hetfield looks [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee absolutely stoked to be there,]] and then five straight nights of classics allegedly handpicked by Craig himself -- "Hit The Lights," "Fuel," "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Enter Sandman," and "Sad But True."

* In 2011, a woman named Wendy Booker made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 two appearances]] on the show. That name might not sound too familiar to you, but she is a speaker, author, mountain climber and self-described adventurer, and has travelled to both the North and South Pole as well as the summit of many major mountains on Earth including Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. McKinley. An impressive record of achievements becomes astonishing when you know Wendy Booker has achieved all these feats with multiple sclerosis. Probably up there with Archbishop Desmond Tutu among the most awesome guests Craig ever had.

* December 19, 2014: The Finale.

* In 2011, a woman named Wendy Booker made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 two appearances]] on the show. That name might not sound too familiar to you, but she is a speaker, author, mountain climber and self-described adventurer, and has travelled to both the North and South Pole as well as the summit of many major mountains on Earth including Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Everest. An impressive record of achievements becomes astonishing when you know Wendy Booker has achieved all these feats with multiple sclerosis. Probably up there with Archbishop Desmond Tutu among the most awesome guests Craig ever had.

** The reveal! My god... the reveal! [[spoiler: In a brilliant take on not one, but THREE classic series finales, we learn that the whole show was just a dream that [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick]] had one night. He wakes up next to a fat Drew Carey and tells him that not only was he a talk show host, but Drew was a game show host... and skinny. As Mr. Wick goes back to bed, we see a [[Series/StElsewhere snowglobe]] with a figure of Craig, Geoff, and Secretariat on the set while Journey's "[[Series/TheSopranos Don't Stop Believin']]" plays the show out before being abruptly cut. Oh, and Secretariat was Bob Newhart the whole time.]]

** [[https://youtu.be/iGdzxDsOgYs The opening musical number]]. It kicks off with the studio recording of Dead Man Fall's "Bang Your Drum" featuring a celebrity-filled roster of people (and puppets) singing along before cutting to the studio midway through for a live rendition of the rest of song, with two drummers, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, oh a gospel choir for good measure, and Craig standing on his desk rocking out. It's both a [=CMoA=] and a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Even better? Dead Man Fall was a relatively unknown Scottish band. The next day, they ''[[ColbertBump were a top-selling act on iTunes]].''

** The opening musical number. It kicks off with the studio recording of Dead Man Fall's "Bang Your Drum" featuring a celebrity-filled roster of people (and puppets) singing along before cutting to the studio midway through for a live rendition of the rest of song, with two drummers, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, oh a gospel choir for good measure, and Craig standing on his desk rocking out. It's both a [=CMoA=] and a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. Even better? Dead Man Fall was a relatively unknown Scottish band. The next day, they ''[[ColbertBump were a top-selling act on iTunes]].''

* In the episode with from July 14, 2011 with Guests Creator/ZooeyDeschanel and Creator/JimCummings Craig devoted his whole show to promoting ''WesternAnimation/{{Winnie the Pooh|2011}}'' with his guests. It could be seen as an ego trip to some but his enthusiasm for the film and how proud he was of it certainly shined through that night.

* In the episode with from July 14, 2011 with Guests Creator/ZoeyDeschanel and Creator/JimCummings Craig devoted his whole show to promoting ''WesternAnimation/{{Winnie the Pooh|2011}}'' with his guests. It could be seen as an ego trip to some but his enthusiasm for the film and how proud he was of it certainly shined through that night.

* July 14, 2011: Craig devoted his whole show to promoting ''WesternAnimation/{{Winnie the Pooh|2011}}''. It could be seen as an ego trip to some but his enthusiasm for the film and how proud he was of it certainly shined through that night.

** The reveal! My god... the reveal! [[spoiler: In a brilliant take on not one, but THREE classic series finales, we learn that the whole show was just a dream that [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick]] had one night. He wakes up next to a fat Drew Carey and tells him that not only was he a talk show host, but Drew was a game show host... and skinny. As Mr. Wick goes back to bed, we see a [[Series/StElsewhere snowglobe]] with a figure of Craig, Geoff, and Secretariat on the set while Journey's "[[Series/TheSopranos Don't Stop Believing]]" plays the show out before being abruptly cut. Oh, and Secretariat was Bob Newhart the whole time.]]

** The reveal! My god... the reveal! [[spoiler: In a brilliant take on not one, but THREE classic series finales, we learn that the whole show was just a dream that [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick]] had one night. He wakes up next to a fat Drew Carey and tells him that not only was he a talk show host, but Drew was a game show host... and skinny. As Mr. Wick goes back to bed, we see a [[Series/StElsewhere snowglobe]] with a figure of Craig, Geoff, and Secretariat on the set while Journey's "[[Series/TheSopranos Don't Stop Believing]]" plays the show out before being abruptly cut. Oh, and Secretariat was Bob Newhart the whole time.]]

* July 14, 2011: Craig devoted his whole show to promoting ''Disney/WinnieThePooh''. It could be seen as an ego trip to some but his enthusiasm for the film and how proud he was of it certainly shined through that night.

* September 15, 2010: Geoff Peterson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uek-Q38rCEs#t=7m44s takes on]] Creator/DonRickles...''and wins''. (Also an MOA for Geoff's programmer, who predicted exactly what word Rickles would call the skeleton and set a specific retort for it.)

* Bill Maher was a guest and made a rather flippant joke about the children supposedly molested by Michael Jackson, saying "there are worse things than being jacked off by a rich pop star." Craig, a father himself (Maher has no children), coldly replied "I don't know about you, but if anyone did that to my kid, I'd kill them." Before Maher could respond, Craig cut to commercial. Maher was conspicuously absent when they returned.

* September 15, 2010: Geoff Peterson [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uek-Q38rCEs#t=7m44s takes on]] DonRickles...''and wins''. (Also an MOA for Geoff's programmer, who predicted exactly what word Rickles would call the skeleton and set a specific retort for it.)