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* {{Determinator}}: This show had the only two major television appearances of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 Wendy Booker]], who is a remarkable example of this trope. She's a self-described "adventurer," author, speaker and advocate, who has climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth (including McKinley and Kilimanjaro), had ran several marathons by the time she appeared on the show (and would do two more after), and, at the time of her first interview, was preparing to dogsled through the North Pole. She'd already qualify for this trope, but then add the fact that Booker does all this with ''multiple sclerosis,'' and you can see why Craig is lighter on the silliness than usual, just out of sheer awe of this woman's accomplishments.

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* {{Determinator}}: This show had the only two major television appearances of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 Wendy Booker]], who is a remarkable example of this trope. She's a self-described "adventurer," author, speaker and advocate, who has climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth (including McKinley [=McKinley=] and Kilimanjaro), had ran several marathons by the time she appeared on the show (and would do two more after), and, at the time of her first interview, was preparing to dogsled through the North Pole. She'd already qualify for this trope, but then add the fact that Booker does all this with ''multiple sclerosis,'' and you can see why Craig is lighter on the silliness than usual, just out of sheer awe of this woman's accomplishments.
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** When Craig Ferguson guest-hosted ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' for April Fools Day 2014, Shadoe Stevens was the announcer, while Secretariat and Geoff [[note]] who did some announcing of prizes [[/note]] were the "models".
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** Ferguson sometimes jokingly alludes to the competition with his counterparts at Creator/{{ABC}} (Creator/JimmyKimmel) and Creator/{{NBC}} (Creator/JimmyFallon, and before that Creator/ConanOBrien), and occasionally interacts with them by proxy. Ferguson and Fallon have waved at each other with giant MickeyMouse hands, and once sent each other Christmas gifts (a [[CuteKitten pair of kittens]] for Jimmy, a [[HomemadeSweaterFromHell garish Christmas sweater]] for Craig) and displayed them on their respective shows.

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** Ferguson sometimes jokingly alludes to the competition with his counterparts at Creator/{{ABC}} (Creator/JimmyKimmel) and Creator/{{NBC}} (Creator/JimmyFallon, and before that Creator/ConanOBrien), and occasionally interacts with them by proxy. Ferguson and Fallon have waved at each other with giant MickeyMouse WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse hands, and once sent each other Christmas gifts (a [[CuteKitten pair of kittens]] for Jimmy, a [[HomemadeSweaterFromHell garish Christmas sweater]] for Craig) and displayed them on their respective shows.
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'''[[TalkingToHimself Craig]]:''' [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Because nobody around here won the Peabody Award!]]

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'''[[TalkingToHimself Craig]]:''' '''Craig:''' [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Because nobody around here won the Peabody Award!]]
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* GrandFinale: Among other things, we got an epic musical cold open, Craig randomly deciding to introduce a new character, Pipey [=McPiperson=], and Creator/JayLeno as the final guest. The ending? Well, it started off as a normal "[[EveryEpisodeEnding What Did We Learn on the Show Over the Last 10 Years, Craig?]]", where he decided that it was about time to resolve the show's greatest mystery: just who ''is'' in the Secretariat costume? [[spoiler:It's ''[[Series/{{Newhart}} Bob Newhart]]?!'' Apparently the whole show was AllJustADream by [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick]], who wakes up in bed with Drew Carey, who he accidentally offends by mentioning the Drew in his dream had lost weight, looked well, and became a [[Series/ThePriceIsRight game show host]]. Cue the final shot of [[Series/StElsewhere a snow globe with a miniature version of the show's set in it]] and a ''[[Series/TheSopranos Sopranos]]''-style SmashToBlack with "Don't Stop Belevin'" getting cut off.]]

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* GrandFinale: Among other things, we got an epic musical cold open, Craig randomly deciding to introduce a new character, Pipey [=McPiperson=], and Creator/JayLeno as the final guest. The ending? Well, it started off as a normal "[[EveryEpisodeEnding What Did We Learn on the Show Over the Last 10 Years, Craig?]]", where he decided that it was about time to resolve the show's greatest mystery: just who ''is'' in the Secretariat costume? [[spoiler:It's ''[[Series/{{Newhart}} Bob Newhart]]?!'' Apparently the whole show was AllJustADream by [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick]], who wakes up in bed with Drew Carey, who he accidentally offends by mentioning the Drew in his dream had lost weight, looked well, and became a [[Series/ThePriceIsRight game show host]]. Cue the final shot of [[Series/StElsewhere a snow globe with a miniature version of the show's set in it]] and a ''[[Series/TheSopranos Sopranos]]''-style SmashToBlack with "Don't Stop Belevin'" Believin'" getting cut off.]]
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: During an interview, ''Series/{{Bones}}'' star Emily Deschanel suggested that Geoff Peterson make an appearance on the show. When he responded a little over-enthusiastically ("SPROING!"), she added "Ours don't masturbate." To which Craig replied "For legal reasons, neither does he."

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* AllJustADream: At the end of the series in December 2014, on the segment "What Did We Learn On The Show In The Past 10 Years, Craig?", Craig and Geoff ask Secretariat's operator to take off the costume. He is revealed to be [[spoiler: Bob Newhart who tells Craig he's dreaming. [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick then wakes up in bed next to a still-fat Drew Carey]], announcing that he's had a terrible dream where he had to host a late night talk show with a robot skeleton and a fake horse for ten years, and even worse, Drew had gotten ''skinny''. Drew says to Wick that he was just dreaming and to go back to sleep. [[TearJerker Wick groggily mumbles, "Good night, Geoff,"]] and falls asleep. The camera zooms into a snow globe on the bedside table with Geoff, Craig and Secretariat.]]

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* AllJustADream: At the end of the series in December 2014, on the segment "What Did We Learn On The Show In The Past 10 Years, Craig?", Craig and Geoff ask Secretariat's operator to take off the costume. He is revealed to be [[spoiler: Bob Newhart who tells Craig he's dreaming. [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Nigel Wick then wakes up in bed next to a still-fat Drew Carey]], announcing that he's had a terrible dream where he had to host a late night talk show with a robot skeleton and a fake horse for ten years, and even worse, Drew had gotten ''skinny''. Drew says to Wick that he was just dreaming and to go back to sleep. [[TearJerker Wick groggily mumbles, "Good night, Geoff,"]] and falls asleep. The camera zooms into [[Series/StElsewhere a snow globe globe]] on the bedside table with Geoff, Craig and Secretariat.]]
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* {{Determinator}}: This show was the only major television appearance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 Wendy Booker]], who is a remarkable example of this trope. She's a self-described "adventurer," author, speaker and advocate, who has climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth and, at the time, was preparing to dogsled through the North Pole. She'd already qualify for this trope, but then add the fact that Booker does all this with ''multiple sclerosis,'' and you can see why Craig is lighter on the silliness than usual, just out of sheer awe of this woman's accomplishments.

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* {{Determinator}}: This show was had the only two major television appearance appearances of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 Wendy Booker]], who is a remarkable example of this trope. She's a self-described "adventurer," author, speaker and advocate, who has climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth (including McKinley and Kilimanjaro), had ran several marathons by the time she appeared on the show (and would do two more after), and, at the time, time of her first interview, was preparing to dogsled through the North Pole. She'd already qualify for this trope, but then add the fact that Booker does all this with ''multiple sclerosis,'' and you can see why Craig is lighter on the silliness than usual, just out of sheer awe of this woman's accomplishments.

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Craig was also notable for a more conversational style of interview than is typical of other talk show hosts, symbolically tearing up his interview cards right before the guest sits down, and preferring to get to know his guests as people rather than simply celebrities promoting a show or movie. Probably the most frequent guests were Creator/KristenBell - who for some time semi-seriously lobbied to be Craig's sidekick - and Craig's OldFriend, Creator/BettyWhite, who often showed up as an "expert" in a topic of the day (really just an excuse for Craig to be the StraightMan for Betty in a comedy skit).

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Craig was also notable for a more conversational style of interview than is typical of other talk show hosts, symbolically tearing up his interview cards right before the guest sits down, and preferring to get to know his guests as people rather than simply celebrities promoting a show or movie. Probably the most frequent guests were Creator/KristenBell - -- one of Craig's best buds, who for some time semi-seriously lobbied to be Craig's sidekick - -- Creator/DavidDuchovny -- who started as Craig's very first guest, and just kept coming back constantly to bounce his dry wit off Craig's for a while -- and Craig's OldFriend, Creator/BettyWhite, who often showed up as an "expert" in a topic of the day (really just an excuse for Craig to be the StraightMan for Betty in a comedy skit).



** When Thompson was out of the country for two weeks in November 2011, several celebrities filled in as Geoff's voice. One of them, Tom Lennon, created a whole new character for the robot - Khloe Banderas, Antonio's lesser-known sibling. Lennon/"Khloe" has filled in for Thompson a few times since then.

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** When Thompson was out of the country for two weeks in November 2011, several celebrities filled in as Geoff's voice. One of them, Tom Lennon, created a whole new character for the robot - Khloe Banderas, Antonio's lesser-known sibling. Lennon/"Khloe" has filled in for Thompson a few times since then.afterward.


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* {{Determinator}}: This show was the only major television appearance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Yq1hfUY60 Wendy Booker]], who is a remarkable example of this trope. She's a self-described "adventurer," author, speaker and advocate, who has climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth and, at the time, was preparing to dogsled through the North Pole. She'd already qualify for this trope, but then add the fact that Booker does all this with ''multiple sclerosis,'' and you can see why Craig is lighter on the silliness than usual, just out of sheer awe of this woman's accomplishments.
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** British comedienne Hattie Hayridge appeared in a guest slot, when she turned up ''in the studio audience'' and was spotted by Craig, who then invited her onto the show. As Ferguson was a fixture of the stand-up circuit in the UK before he decided to pursue acting in the US, he obviously knows many British comedic actors from those days. Hayridge is probably best known to US audiences as the second Holly on ''Series/RedDwarf'', on which Craig once had a guest role (he actually appeared on the show a few years before Hayridge joined the cast).

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** British comedienne Hattie Hayridge Creator/HattieHayridge appeared in a guest slot, when she turned up ''in the studio audience'' and was spotted by Craig, who then invited her onto the show. As Ferguson was a fixture of the stand-up circuit in the UK before he decided to pursue acting in the US, he obviously knows many British comedic actors from those days. Hayridge is probably best known to US audiences as the second Holly on ''Series/RedDwarf'', on which Craig once had a guest role (he actually appeared on the show a few years before Hayridge joined the cast).

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** His variety of {{Hand Puppet}}s, including (but not limited to) an {{Unicorn}}, a dinosaur, [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins a penguin]], Kronos (King of the Monkey People), Brian the [[ThreateningShark Shark]], Agatha the Chicken, [[PunnyName Wavy Rancheros]] the Waving Crocodile, [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]] the Bull, the Swine Flu Comedy [[MessyPig Pig]], a sheepdog, a camel, a ball on a stick, Skully the flaming ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' skull on a stick, an owl that doesn't have a mouth, Sid the Cussing Bunny, Storm Trousers the Fourth from the Planet Thunderpants (one of the "People of Earth" intros), and '''himself'''.

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** His variety of {{Hand Puppet}}s, including (but not limited to) an {{Unicorn}}, a dinosaur, [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins a penguin]], penguin, Kronos (King of the Monkey People), Brian the [[ThreateningShark Shark]], Agatha the Chicken, [[PunnyName Wavy Rancheros]] the Waving Crocodile, [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]] the Bull, the Swine Flu Comedy [[MessyPig Pig]], a sheepdog, a camel, a ball on a stick, Skully the flaming ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' skull on a stick, an owl that doesn't have a mouth, Sid the Cussing Bunny, Storm Trousers the Fourth from the Planet Thunderpants (one of the "People of Earth" intros), and '''himself'''.
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** His variety of {{Hand Puppet}}s, including (but not limited to) an {{Unicorn}}, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs a dinosaur]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins a penguin]], Kronos (King of the Monkey People), Brian the [[ThreateningShark Shark]], Agatha the Chicken, [[PunnyName Wavy Rancheros]] the Waving Crocodile, [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]] the Bull, the Swine Flu Comedy [[MessyPig Pig]], a sheepdog, a camel, a ball on a stick, Skully the flaming ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' skull on a stick, an owl that doesn't have a mouth, Sid the Cussing Bunny, Storm Trousers the Fourth from the Planet Thunderpants (one of the "People of Earth" intros), and '''himself'''.

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** His variety of {{Hand Puppet}}s, including (but not limited to) an {{Unicorn}}, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs a dinosaur]], dinosaur, [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins a penguin]], Kronos (King of the Monkey People), Brian the [[ThreateningShark Shark]], Agatha the Chicken, [[PunnyName Wavy Rancheros]] the Waving Crocodile, [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]] the Bull, the Swine Flu Comedy [[MessyPig Pig]], a sheepdog, a camel, a ball on a stick, Skully the flaming ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' skull on a stick, an owl that doesn't have a mouth, Sid the Cussing Bunny, Storm Trousers the Fourth from the Planet Thunderpants (one of the "People of Earth" intros), and '''himself'''.
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->''"Keep Banging On.\\

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->''"Keep Banging On.banging on.\\



Keep Banging On.\\

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Keep Banging On.banging on.\\



Keep Banging On.\\

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And they will hear you"''
-->-- '' '''Bang You Drum by Dead Man Fall''' (from the final episode)''


''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' was an American late-night TalkShow hosted by Scottish-American comedian, author and actor Creator/CraigFerguson. It was the third iteration of the ''[[Series/TheLateLateShow Late Late Show]]'' franchise, airing from 2005 to 2014. It followed ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman'' in the Creator/{{CBS}} late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the U.S. at 12:35 a.m.

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-->-- '' '''Bang "'''Bang You Drum Drum'''" by Dead Man Fall''' Fall (from the final episode)''


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''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' was is an American late-night TalkShow that was hosted by Scottish-American comedian, author and actor Creator/CraigFerguson. It was the The third iteration of the ''[[Series/TheLateLateShow Late Late Show]]'' ''Series/TheLateLateShow'' franchise, airing it aired from 2005 to 2014. It followed ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman'' in the Creator/{{CBS}} late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the U.S. at 12:35 a.m.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Craig [[{{Understatement}} was not immune to this]]. The time [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAHSUTB5BJc Geoff made him cry]] is a highlight, but one episode of [[ShowWithinAShow The Rather Late Programme]] from the 2008 primary elections went in an unexpected direction:
-->'''Craig''' ''[[[ItMakesSenseInContext dressed as Prince Charles]], reading off Amusing Headlines in a preposterous RP accent]'': "Hillary on Top of New Poll." [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre Ooh, I hope Bill doesn't find out!]] ''[dissolves into laughter]'' Oh, that is the funniest [[SoundEffectBleep ----ing]] thing I've ever seen!
** Even Geoff Peterson occasionally fell victim to corpsing, especially after being asked about [[https://youtu.be/qAHSUTB5BJc having a house in Scotland]].

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* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
** For his 1,000th episode, Craig stayed off-camera and performed the whole show (including opening monologue, guest interviews, etc.) as Wavy.
** In [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gx6WPQkhUXI the episode from February 24, 2010]], Craig did a show without the usual StudioAudience or comedy bits, and featuring only one guest (Creator/StephenFry) where they discussed a number of subjects including Technology, Language, and the different cultural attitudes between Britain and America. As Craig explained in the opening, it was intended as a sort of homage to Tom Snyder.
** Occasionally, shows will feature one guest. In 2013 alone, both Stephen Fry and Robin Williams were the only guest. Considering the guests involved, this seems less of an error or due to a 2nd guest not showing up, but more by design. The Stephen Fry appearance in particular, as it was taped well in advance of its airdate.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** For his 1,000th episode, Craig stayed off-camera and performed the whole show (including opening monologue, guest interviews, etc.) as Wavy.
** In [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gx6WPQkhUXI the episode from February 24, 2010]], Craig did a show without the usual StudioAudience or comedy bits, and featuring only one guest (Creator/StephenFry) where they discussed a number of subjects including Technology, Language, and the different cultural attitudes between Britain and America. As Craig explained in the opening, it was intended as a sort of homage to Tom Snyder.
** Occasionally, shows will feature one guest. In 2013 alone, both Stephen Fry and Robin Williams were the only guest. Considering the guests involved, this seems less of an error or due to a 2nd guest not showing up, but more by design. The Stephen Fry appearance in particular, as it was taped well in advance of its airdate.
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** His WesternAnimation/TheHeroOfColorCity co-stars Creator/ChristinaRicci, Creator/WayneBrady and Creator/RosiePerez were guests on the show.
** Creator/KellyMacdonald who starred in WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} with Ferguson even appeared on the show was even same night as the film’s premiere, Craig also has his fellow WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011 cast members Creator/ZooeyDeschanel and Creator/JimCummings on the same episode to promote the film.

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** His Craig’s WesternAnimation/TheHeroOfColorCity co-stars Creator/ChristinaRicci, Creator/WayneBrady and Creator/RosiePerez were guests on the show.
** Creator/KellyMacdonald who starred in WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} with Ferguson even appeared on the show was even the same night as the film’s premiere, Craig also has his fellow WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011 cast members Creator/ZooeyDeschanel and Creator/JimCummings on the same episode to promote the film.
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** Creator/GerardButler who co-starred with Craig in WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon trilogy and Film/UglyTruth was a guest on the show several times.
** Craig previously was fairly well known for working with Creator/DrewCarrey on the Series/TheDrewCarreyShow, Drew would frequently be a guest and even hosted the show for April fools.

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** Creator/GerardButler who co-starred with Craig in WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon trilogy and Film/UglyTruth Film/TheUglyTruth was a guest on the show several times.
** Craig previously was fairly well known for working with Creator/DrewCarrey Creator/DrewCarey on the Series/TheDrewCarreyShow, Series/TheDrewCareyShow, Drew would frequently be a guest and even hosted the show for April fools.



* MayanDoomsday: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgnwz1QUnRc The Mayan Apocalypse spectacular]] episode, where Craig and Geoff swapped logs and enjoyed the "Simple Pleasures Of Daffy Dook" .

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* MayanDoomsday: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgnwz1QUnRc The Mayan Apocalypse spectacular]] episode, where Craig and Geoff swapped logs and enjoyed the "Simple Pleasures Of Daffy Dook" .Dook".
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** Creator/GerardButler who co-starred with Craig in WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon trilogy and Film/UglyTruth was a guest on the show several times.
** Craig previously was fairly well known for working with Creator/DrewCarrey on the Series/TheDrewCarreyShow, Drew would frequently be a guest and even hosted the show for April fools.
** His WesternAnimation/TheHeroOfColorCity co-stars Creator/ChristinaRicci, Creator/WayneBrady and Creator/RosiePerez were guests on the show.
** Creator/KellyMacdonald who starred in WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} with Ferguson even appeared on the show was even same night as the film’s premiere, Craig also has his fellow WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011 cast members Creator/ZooeyDeschanel and Creator/JimCummings on the same episode to promote the film.
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** Beth, the CBS Censor, sports SexySpectacles and rather tight business attire. Presumably [[HypocriticalHumor this was accidental]] on her part.

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** Beth, the CBS Censor, sports SexySpectacles attractive glasses and rather tight business attire. Presumably [[HypocriticalHumor this was accidental]] on her part.

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* ArchEnemy: Geoff and Kristen Bell become these to each other when Kristen gets passed over to become Craig's sidekick in favor of Geoff (obviously not in reality). Starts off as an absurdist gag when Geoff is just an inanimate puppet, but once Josh Robert Thompson begins voicing him, Kristen's appearances invariably devolved into SnarkToSnarkCombat between the two.


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* SitcomArchNemesis: Geoff and Kristen Bell become these to each other when Kristen gets passed over to become Craig's sidekick in favor of Geoff (obviously not in reality). Starts off as an absurdist gag when Geoff is just an inanimate puppet, but once Josh Robert Thompson begins voicing him, Kristen's appearances invariably devolved into SnarkToSnarkCombat between the two.
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** His variety of {{Hand Puppet}}s, including (but not limited to) an {{Unicorn}}, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs a dinosaur]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins a penguin]], Kronos (King of the [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Monkey People]]), Brian the [[ThreateningShark Shark]], Agatha the Chicken, [[PunnyName Wavy Rancheros]] the Waving Crocodile, [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]] the Bull, the Swine Flu Comedy [[MessyPig Pig]], a sheepdog, a camel, a ball on a stick, Skully the flaming ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' skull on a stick, an owl that doesn't have a mouth, Sid the Cussing Bunny, Storm Trousers the Fourth from the Planet Thunderpants (one of the "People of Earth" intros), and '''himself'''.

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** His variety of {{Hand Puppet}}s, including (but not limited to) an {{Unicorn}}, [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs a dinosaur]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins a penguin]], Kronos (King of the [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Monkey People]]), People), Brian the [[ThreateningShark Shark]], Agatha the Chicken, [[PunnyName Wavy Rancheros]] the Waving Crocodile, [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]] the Bull, the Swine Flu Comedy [[MessyPig Pig]], a sheepdog, a camel, a ball on a stick, Skully the flaming ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' skull on a stick, an owl that doesn't have a mouth, Sid the Cussing Bunny, Storm Trousers the Fourth from the Planet Thunderpants (one of the "People of Earth" intros), and '''himself'''.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Kronos!
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Craig was a seemingly unlikely pick at first, since his previous claim to fame was as the prickly Nigel Wick on ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow.'' Over the next nine years of his tenure, Craig would gradually stand out from the other late-night hosts, using a combination of cheap, [[NoBudget low-budget]] bits and sketches (most famously, his long series of hand puppets, which often opened the show, and one of which ''hosted the 1000th episode''), and ceaseless [[{{Improv}} improvisation.]] His often self-indulgent style meant that the show had a ton of {{Running Gag}}s, to the point of making the whole show feel like one big inside joke. Craig was also notable for a more conversational style of interview than is typical of other talk show hosts, symbolically tearing up his interview cards right before the guest sits down, and preferring to get to know his guests as people rather than simply celebrities promoting a show or movie.

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 commentating 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, as the voice of sidekick Geoff Peterson - a robot skeleton, designed by no less than [[Series/{{Mythbusters}} Grant Imahara]], as a parody of the typical late night sidekicks. Geoff Peterson would be joined by pantomime horse "Secretariat" - also a parody, this time of [[Film/{{Secretariat}} the biopic]] of the real article - and they would be Craig's sidekicks until the show's finale.

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Craig was a seemingly unlikely pick at first, since his previous claim to fame was as the prickly Nigel Wick on ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow.'' Over the next nine years of his tenure, Craig would gradually stand out from the other late-night hosts, using a combination of cheap, [[NoBudget low-budget]] bits and sketches (most famously, his long series of hand puppets, which often opened the show, and one of which ''hosted the 1000th episode''), and ceaseless [[{{Improv}} improvisation.]] His often self-indulgent style meant that the show had a ton of {{Running Gag}}s, to the point of making the whole show feel like one big inside joke. Craig was also notable for a more conversational style of interview than is typical of other talk show hosts, symbolically tearing up his interview cards right before the guest sits down, and preferring to get to know his guests as people rather than simply celebrities promoting a show or movie.

Craig was also notable for a more conversational style of interview than is typical of other talk show hosts, symbolically tearing up his interview cards right before the guest sits down, and preferring to get to know his guests as people rather than simply celebrities promoting a show or movie. Probably the most frequent guests were Creator/KristenBell - who for some time semi-seriously lobbied to be Craig's sidekick - and Craig's OldFriend, Creator/BettyWhite, who often showed up as an "expert" in a topic of the day (really just an excuse for Craig to be the StraightMan for Betty in a comedy skit).

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 commentating on national tragedies; and undertook serious interviews, such as one with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award. Despite not Craig didn't initially having have a sidekick, until comedian and voice actor Josh Robert Thompson joined the show in 2010, as the voice of sidekick Geoff Peterson - a robot skeleton, designed by no less than [[Series/{{Mythbusters}} Grant Imahara]], as a parody of the typical late night sidekicks. Geoff Peterson would be joined by pantomime horse "Secretariat" - also a parody, this time of [[Film/{{Secretariat}} the biopic]] of the real article - and they would be Craig's sidekicks until the show's finale.



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** Secretariat, although he's added that he won't stop it until people stop sending him tweets telling him to stop it. Secretariat eventually became a full sidekick.

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** Secretariat, Secretariat running into the studio to a happy {{Leitmotif}}, and Craig doing a HappyDance to it, was this for a while, although he's in true Craig fashion he added that he won't stop it until people stop sending him tweets telling him to stop it. Secretariat eventually became so synonymous with the show that he became a full sidekick. sidekick.



** Creator/BettyWhite "needed some cash; she lost it on (insert any incident here)".

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** Craig inviting an expert on a topic of the day as a surprise guest, and inevitably the expert is just Creator/BettyWhite making a [[TheCameo cameo.]] A running gag within this running gag is that Betty's only involved in this field because she "needed some cash; she lost it on (insert any incident here)".

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** Quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi,
Creator/SarahChalke, and Creator/EwanMcGregor.

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** Quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi,
Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/SarahChalke, and Creator/EwanMcGregor.

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Changed: 48

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** Quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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** Quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor Creator/PeterCapaldi,
Creator/SarahChalke,
and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.Creator/EwanMcGregor.
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** quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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** quite Quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.
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* quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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* ** quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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* quite a number Craig’s guests were either already friends of his or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.



* SpecialGuest: The Show had many famous guests, however there are some noteworthy guests who were either already friends of Craig or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.
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* SpecialGuest: The Show had many famous guests, however there are some noteworthy guests who were either already friends of Craig or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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* SpecialGuest: The Show had many famous guests, however there are some noteworthy guests who were either already friends of Craig or became a friend of his during the time he hosted the show. These guests include Creator/KristenBell, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/RashidaJones, Creator/GerardButler, Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/SophiaBush, Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, Creator/LaurenGraham, Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/PeterCapaldi, Creator/BrieLarson, Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NeilPatrickHarris.

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