Last night, Craig Ferguson announced that he will be stepping down as host of ‘The Late Late Show’ in December. Since 2005, Ferguson has hosted ‘The Late Late Show’ and has provided the world of late night with some of the most unique, off-the-cuff and often heart-felt monologue’s, done away with the blue interview cards each night, challenged guests to try for a ‘Golden Mouth Organ Award’, delighted fans as ‘Prince Charles’ and ‘Sir Michael Caine’, and has most recently been joined by Secretariat the dancing pantomime horse, and his robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson.
Ferguson began laying the groundwork for his departure earlier this year, but was unaware that David Letterman was preparing to announce his own plans to retire in 2015. “It wasn’t contentious. I was just like, ‘I feel like I’m done,’” Ferguson told Variety. “We were all fine and were tying up loose ends. And then Dave surprised everybody with the announcement (April 3) and that threw a spanner in the works. And I had to sit and keep my mouth shut while speculation raged wildly.” (A successor to ‘The Late Late Show’ has yet to be named).
While many saw Ferguson as the heir to ‘The Late Show’, he has continued to reiterate that he has no desire to take over for Letterman, stating that the 11:35PM time slot was never his ambition. “I had no desire — none — to do that job,” Ferguson told Variety. “I could barely keep it together at 12:30, never mind 11:30. […] It really wasn’t what I aspired to. Doing this job wasn’t something I aspired to, either. I kind of fell into this.” Despite the recent vacancy that has opened up at the 11:30PM time slot on Comedy Central, Ferguson doesn’t see another late night hosting gig on the horizon, telling Variety that, “I don’t know if I would ever do a late night talk show (again). It just doesn’t feel like that’s the way I’m headed.”
What do you think Hubsters? Who would you like to see take over the reigns at ‘The Late Late Show’ (12:35PM / CBS)?
Craig Ferguson to Leave 'The Late Late Show' in December
Last night, Craig Ferguson announced that he will be stepping down as host of ‘The Late Late Show’ in December. Since 2005, Ferguson has hosted ‘The Late Late Show’ and has provided the world of late night with some of the most unique, off-the-cuff and often heart-felt monologue’s, done away with the blue interview cards each night, challenged guests to try for a ‘Golden Mouth Organ Award’, delighted fans as ‘Prince Charles’ and ‘Sir Michael Caine’, and has most recently been joined by Secretariat the dancing pantomime horse, and his robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson.
Ferguson began laying the groundwork for his departure earlier this year, but was unaware that David Letterman was preparing to announce his own plans to retire in 2015. “It wasn’t contentious. I was just like, ‘I feel like I’m done,’” Ferguson told Variety. “We were all fine and were tying up loose ends. And then Dave surprised everybody with the announcement (April 3) and that threw a spanner in the works. And I had to sit and keep my mouth shut while speculation raged wildly.” (A successor to ‘The Late Late Show’ has yet to be named).
While many saw Ferguson as the heir to ‘The Late Show’, he has continued to reiterate that he has no desire to take over for Letterman, stating that the 11:35PM time slot was never his ambition. “I had no desire — none — to do that job,” Ferguson told Variety. “I could barely keep it together at 12:30, never mind 11:30. […] It really wasn’t what I aspired to. Doing this job wasn’t something I aspired to, either. I kind of fell into this.” Despite the recent vacancy that has opened up at the 11:30PM time slot on Comedy Central, Ferguson doesn’t see another late night hosting gig on the horizon, telling Variety that, “I don’t know if I would ever do a late night talk show (again). It just doesn’t feel like that’s the way I’m headed.”
What do you think Hubsters? Who would you like to see take over the reigns at ‘The Late Late Show’ (12:35PM / CBS)?