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NEWS ABOUT: Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson stories: 11 news summaries
REACTION ROUNDUP



 Letterman Gets 
 Mostly Raves for 
 Handling Scandal 

Plus: Late Show host did not violate company guidelines with affairs

Oct 6, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nope, the David Letterman extortion story didn’t lose momentum over the weekend. From fans to fellow talk show hosts, everyone’s still talking:
  • “If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out,” said Letterman
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entertainment • CBS • sex scandal • The View • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • David Letterman • sex in the workplace • Craig Ferguson • Late Show • workplace sex

INTERVIEW

 Craig Ferguson 
 on Being Sober, 
 Killer Ducks 

Comedian talks alcoholism and Scottish gang youth

Sep 21, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson endured an Oliver Twist-like childhood, loves his newly earned US citizenship, and once was chased by killer ducks while he was on acid. In an interview in Time, the Scottish-born comedian dishes on:
  • Alcoholism: "The idea of having one or two
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late night talk show • Craig Ferguson

(Newser) - Craig Ferguson thinks he’s figured out “why everything sucks.” He traces the decline of human society back to the ‘50s and ‘60s, when advertisers decided to target young people, so that they’d keep buying the same things when they got older. “They didn’... More »

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advertising • youth • Craig Ferguson • Jonas Brothers

 Teyona Wins 
 Top Model; 
 Porizkova Fired 

Porizkova announces departure on Late Late Show

May 14, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though America’s Next Top Model crowned its latest winner last night, it also made headlines the previous evening when judge Paulina Porizkova announced she’d been fired, the Chicago Tribune reports. Teyona Anderson, 20, won the show, overcoming comments that she wasn’t telegenic, the New York Post reports.... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • judge • America's Next Top Model • Craig Ferguson • Jay-ZTV • Teyona Anderson • Paulina Porizkova

 Fallon Wins Ratings War 

Late Night averages 2.4 million viewers

Mar 13, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Take that, critics. Jimmy Fallon came out on top in his first week on the air, Access Hollywood reports. NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon averaged 2.4 million viewers during the first week of March; CBS rival Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson averaged 1.9 million. On opening... More »

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late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • Craig Ferguson • Jimmy Fallon • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

OPINION

 Diss Letterman at Your Peril 

Late-night hosts can shape opinion for networks and their viewers

Sep 26, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is playing with fire if he thinks he can stand up David Letterman and get away with it. "The middle-of-the-road personalities who've dominated network television since its inception do retain one singular power," Gawker Media head honcho Nick Denton, writing for his flagship blog, warns the... More »

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John McCain • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Late Night • Craig Ferguson • Nick Denton • Gawker Media

 Bush Strikes
 Chord at
 Scribes Dinner 

Prez pokes fun at his final White House correspondents gala

Apr 28, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush did a star turn at his final White House correspondents dinner—showing video snippets of previous appearances and grabbing a baton to conduct the Marine Corps Band in Stars & Stripes Forever. Correspondents were way down the pecking order behind celebrities like Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Martha Stewart,... More »

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Dick Cheney • Newt Gingrich • New York Times • Craig Ferguson • George W. Bush • White House Correspondents Dinner • Ann Compton • U.S. Marine Band • Jayson Blair • Judy Miller

 Ferguson 
 Overtakes 
 Conan 

For the first time, CBS late-night show carries higher overall ratings than NBC's

Apr 10, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - It appears the tides are changing for Conan O’Brien—well, sort of. Last week, and for the first time, the NBC late-night host was beaten in overall ratings by CBS rival Craig Ferguson, the New York Times reports. More »

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television • NBC • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • demographics • Craig Ferguson

Where Are the A-Listers in Writers Strike?

Staying out of it—despite SAG's solidarity message

Jan 2, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Although the writers strike has drawn many B-list and small-screen actors to the picket lines, A-listers have nearly all avoided publicly taking sides, notes the Los Angeles Times. The big stars may be in the awkward position of working on movies, despite their union's pledge of solidarity with the Writers... More »

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California • Los Angeles Times • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Screen Actors Guild • Craig Ferguson • movies

Letterman to Return, With Writers

Dave's production company secures independent deal with guild

Dec 28, 07 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Like colleagues Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien, David Letterman’s late-night talk show will return to the air Wednesday, but with an important difference: He will be supported by his usual writing staff, the New York Times reports. Letterman’s production company, not network CBS, owns his show, and... More »

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Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Craig Ferguson

Late-Night Hosts May Defy Strike

Leno, Letterman, and others contemplate January return

Dec 14, 07 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Late-night talk-show hosts are considering getting back on the air even as the writers' strike continues, Variety reports. Although Jay Leno, David Letterman, and others initially supported the strike, network sources say a breakdown in negotiations between writers and producers and late-night shows’ plunging ratings have the hosts planning a... More »

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Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Craig Ferguson

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