The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2015) User Reviews

Late Night Shenanigans

[atlasmb · 8/10 · 20 December 2014]

Now that this show, starring Craig Ferguson, has run its course, I feel compelled to offer my opinion of this irreverent late night offering.

I don't know how or if Ferguson did research regarding the preferences of his audience, but it felt like he did. Viewers apparently responded to the wise-cracking skeleton robot called Geoff, so he became a regular, Ferguson's sidekick. Then he added Secretariat, the two guys in a horse suit, non-talking character that spent most of the show off to the side.

I loved those parts of the show. Apparently other viewers did too. And Ferguson knew it.

My other favorite thing about the show was the long list of "regulars", those guests who seemed to love being on the show--notably Kristen Bell--and responded well to the kookiness of Craig and his cohorts.

Ferguson's energy may have waned sometimes, but he (with Geoff) always indulged his wacky sense of humor, creating a long list of regular routines, like the monologue, his reading of viewer emails, the verbal "abuse" of the show's producer, and many many others.

Still, Ferguson never shied from serious conversations with his guests and sometimes indulged in philosophical discussions, displaying a broad understanding of the discipline.

His love of music, including the punk genre, was always part of the show, even when he and Geoff played with harmonicas.

Now that Ferguson has moved on, I feel an awkward pause in late night entertainment. I will miss the shenanigans.

Good morning Craig...

[crash21 · 9/10 · 22 May 2015]

I will have to say from the beginning, I tended to like the Late Late Show's with Craig Ferguson even better than The Late Show with David Letterman. Simply because he was rougher on everyone; he could have the show based on his commenting and joking about the day's running issues, with a lot of sarcasm in-between. Although, he was a more serious joker, kind of like David Letterman at the time, because when he was tough on an issue, it really came out of him. Sadly not many people seemed to like it like that, because the show replaced him with someone who's jokes seem to come straight out of the daily news and aren't even amusing, along side a small clap from the audience. Craig Ferguson, we want you back. Or at least a more worthwhile new host for the show, not just someone new.

At least, (ironically) NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" tends to be a good show with a very similar show and host. But still, it's not Craig.

Best talk show host because he just talks to them

[coleman601-504-844864 · 9/10 · 7 February 2013]

I only watched the Late Late Show with Kilborn once and wasn't a fan of his. I didn't pay any attention to the show much after that and so left it alone. It was the film Kickass that sparked my interest when I suddenly saw a fellow Scotsman appear on an American talk show when I came back to the show and I've never looked back.

Often I decide if I want to watch an episode of a talk show depending on which guests are on it but Craig Ferguson as a host is reason enough to catch every episode regardless. His laid back attitude and often improvised monologues give him a very honest and down to Earth presence. He has a fantastic sense of humour and copes very well when things don't quite go according to plan. One such incident is when he accidentally smashes the screen on the teleprompter, but he just laughs and continues on with the opening whilst using a brush to clean the glass up.

Ferguson is also fantastic in the main segment of the show: the interviews. Instead of making a big deal out of a celebrities latest project, Ferguson barely mentions it and instead has a laid back and funny chat with them. The approach of a conversation instead of interview usually results in guests looking saddened when they run out of time. Morgan Freeman for instance when told his time was up, comically slammed his hand on the desk and shouted "NO". Craig then used the commercial time to continue the interview despite the producer's objections.

I know the title of the series is "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" but because of how popular it has become and what Ferguson has made the show into it has been renamed in my mind "Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show".

Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show

[villwood · 27 May 2005]

Two nights ago while flipping through channels I came across The Late Late show by chance, I normally am asleep by then. Lo and Behold I discovered the Best Talk show on TV. I have always watched Jay Leno, who is funny, and sometimes Letterman depending on his guest, I don't like Dave's arrogance though. But I realize I can watch The Late Late Show simply for Craig.

He is brilliant and hilarious and no matter who comes on the show, he will leave you rolling on the floor laughing. Why can't we have Craig come on earlier? He is a natural born comedian. Craig is such a pleasure to watch, he does not have to jump around, walk funny or act like fool to make us laugh. He is the BEST LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST. Thank you guy for making me laugh so hard, it's been so long since I have done that.

Your forever fan Christine (in Canada)

CBS, why?

[mollyscot_uk · 10/10 · 28 March 2015]

I find it frustrating and quite sad that CBS had the chance to follow on from Craig with another unique, intelligent and unpredictable host yet, instead, chose to follow the growing trend of dumbed down TV for the attention deficit, celebrity obsessed, "don't ask me to think" audience.

We have more than enough of this formulaic dross already. Frenzied audience, whooping and hollering with evangelical hysteria for no apparent reason. Check. Embarrassingly unfunny opening monologue. Check. Pointless house band. Check. Pre-recorded sketches with celebrities doing "hilarious" stuff to show us they are oh so self-effacing and down to earth (pre-approved by their publicists and lawyers of course). Check. The host fawning over the guests du jour with sycophantic waffle "I just loved your new movie/book/album", "You are a legend/my hero/EVERYBODY loves you" and my personal favourite "Just listen to them.." (wide camera shot of brain dead audience on their feet clapping,chanting, whooping, …) Check.

This latest offering is just more of the same; produced, packaged and tied in a neat little bow. Late night Fallon, Kimmel, Leno, Letterman and yes, I'm looking at you too, Ellen. There is enough day time and evening dumbed downed fluff to fill a pillow the size of the Atlantic. Could late night TV not at least try to be a haven for some sort of integrity? What are the advertisers afraid of? Do they think their particular brand of insomniac medicine dulls the senses that much? Corden, at least, takes proctology to new heights; with each and every star utterance he either guffaws like a demented banshee or gazes open mouthed like a teenager in love.

It is as pointless to compare this to Craig Ferguson's show as it is to compare "Twelve Angry Men" to "Fifty Shades of Grey". I am, however, reminded of one scene from the former LLS. The opening sequence, Craig and Secretariat, their faces mere inches from the camera, both just staring wide eyed. Seconds pass. Nothing happens. Finally Craig says "We're seeing who blinks first". Pointless, infantile, laugh out loud genius. Groucho Marx would have loved it. It will be interesting to see which, if any, of the networks blinks first.

Fergy is keeping me up nights!

[dshenderson · 10/10 · 19 April 2005]

I must agree with the previous comment by M.C. Brennan, "savvy viewers will find Craig Ferguson hard to resist." That has been the case with my household. My husband and I rarely use to watch late night TV after the Jay/Dave time slot, but we can't get enough of Craig Ferguson. He can be variously described as charming, witty, off-the-cuff, extremely flexible (I love his character work in the show's hilarious sketches), self-effacing, silly, and down-right adorable! However Worldwide Pants went about choosing him, they knew what they were doing. It was pretty bold, putting an immigrant in such a high-profile position. I don't mean that in a derogatory way - it was a smart,gutsy move. Craig brings a new point-of-view to jokes about the news and other bits, alternating between telling things like any American would, since he has lived here for quite a while, and telling things from the perspective of an outsider,giving the viewers a sort of out-of-body experience. Yet he manages to never be un-American. He's towing the line rather well. And Craig is by far the sexiest, best-looking late night host there is now, period. I'm so glad that the comments written about Craig and The Late, Late Show in early January are still holding true now in late April. We can relax in the knowledge that he will be with us five nights a week for a long time to come.

I miss Craig!

[Top_Dawg_Critic · 10/10 · 24 October 2016]

What has happened to late night shows? Seth Meyers a.k.a SNL left-overs - flop. Steven Colbert, can't hold a candle to Letterman. James Corden... even with an entire fancy set, a band, etc, he is lame and boring and seems to be enjoying his own show more than anyone else. Only the carpool karaoke is somewhat amusing. I miss Craigs skits (Aquaman, Price Charles, Michael Cain etc..) and Geoffs amazing celebrity imitations. Craig was a one man show that kept me laughing and entertained from start to finish! I would cancel plans just to make sure I tuned in from start to end. We all miss you Craig, you were truly a pioneer and a legend in the late night show scene. :(

A Nice Breath Of Fresh Air

[alexkolokotronis · 10/10 · 16 July 2008]

At least when it comes to network TV that is exactly what he is. He is so unlike the other four guys that have late night talk shows. Something feels different with, you actually get the sense he is having fun and in a way that rubs off on the viewer. He does not get the most famous noticeable guests but he always makes the most of having them. Usually the worst part of the late night talk shows is when they get to the actual talking. Craig seems to make it the best part of his show. He is very funny when he is interacting with his guests. In the case of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O'Brien they seem to make it the worst part of their shows. His guests have fun, he has fun and the viewer has fun rather than everyone falling asleep. They do not seem to enjoy having their guests, Craig does. With his show there is more of a positive energy than their is with the other four. One thing that he is not is cynical. He does not take too many cheap shots at people and is still the wildest and most outrageous of the late night talk show hosts. It still is network TV though so there is a limit of what you are going to see but with Craig who cares which is a real testament to his abilities. At first he looked as if he was going to burn out with his comedic style being used on a network talk show but clearly he has not and I hope he stays on the air for a long, long time. It would be nice to see him uncensored for once though. The only thing I can really blame him for is for not allowing me to sleep because he is so hilarious.

Most unconventional late night show, now a legend

[mgicnick · 10/10 · 19 November 2019]

Probably the most unconventional chat show on late night TV ever, with spontaneous dialogues, a gay talking skeleton robot and a dancing horse, Craig Ferguson was a king of improvisation that teared rules and conventions metaphorically and literally. Self-deprecating, unscripted, legendary conversation skills with women, he would often make fun of his bosses, his network, other networks, Hollywood. He did not even care to know a single thing about the movies/shows of his guests.

The show is no more but the comedy value is still there five years later, maybe now more than ever because there is nothing that compares even closely. It is Craig's inimitable style and charisma that makes the show unique, and the fact that in 2019 the dominant pc culture would not allow such a show to exist. I am sad I discovered it mere months before it ended and I still find myself watching compilations and interviews on YouTube.

The best late night talk show I have ever watched

[hrooff · 10/10 · 7 March 2012]

I watched David letterman , jay Leno , Conan o,Brien , jimmy Kimmie and jimmy Fallon but I never laughed hard and enjoyed every moment in talk shows as I do when I watch Craig Ferguson , he simply the best . My addiction to this show is indescribable , first I watched Craig in the last three months of 2011 and immediately I fell in love with the show . and I start to watch previous episodes from 2010 ,2009 and 2008 . Also, the show became better With Geoff Peterson arrival he makes me laugh every time he talks . My favorite guests who have appeared on the show ( without order ) : Kristen bell, Sandra bullock, Lucy Liu, robin Williams, Evangeline Lilly, Gerard butler, Ewan McGregor, Steven wright, Amy smart, Hugh Laurie, Jim Parsons, Zooey Deschanel, Sophia Bush, Jason Schwartzman, Carrie Keagan, Lisa Kudrow, Sigourney Weaver, Tim Meadows, Steve Carell, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino. I am sure that I forgot other great guests who have appeared on the show, but the main reason that makes me watch the show is CRAIG FERGUSON .

The best talk show on TV

[reidschentag · 10/10 · 20 February 2011]

Craig's show is the best late night talk show that there is, and nothing need be said to support my claim If at any time in your life you need something, anything to cheer you up, this quirky little show is probably enough to save your life... not that I was in any situation like that to test that theory, but I believe it's just that good.

Mouth Organ?

Or Awkward Pause? (hardly a decision is it?.. you cheeky monkeys)

oh and p.s. his lighting isn't as bad as he says... but it's not great either... + Geoff Peterson (The sex robot) makes up for any issues due to low budget

Decent

[kinky_friedman · 5/10 · 22 June 2006]

This is not as good as Leno, Letterman, or Jimmy Kimmel. It's nice to see a foreigner on a late night show, but this show is the equivalant to Conan. Conan makes you grin sometimes, but are you ever in stitches like you are with other shows? The answer is no. I mean, he literally talked about nothing but soccer for 10 minutes- that's the entire monologue. This show is not THAT funny, but makes you chuckle a few times. Seeing Hollywood, Sports, and. Politics from another world's view is interesting but... it's just not that funny. I recommend Jay Leno, David Letterman, or Jimmy Kimmel instead.

I give this show a C.

Craig Ferguson is the Best !

[DorothyLWM · 23 November 2005]

I have to agree, Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show is the best talk show on TV, no contest. He makes me laugh out loud, even at that time of night. Johnny Carson made me laugh like that occasionally, but not regularly, as Craig does.

I first caught his show because Gerard Butler was to be a guest, as I would listen to Gerry read the telephone directory. That interview was the most fun interview of all time, anywhere, with those two guys together, my sides hurt from laughter.

I enjoy watching Craig with his other guests, too, but mostly because of Craig, himself, and his monologue is the best part of the show. It would be nice if he was on earlier so more people would catch his show, perhaps, but I will be there with bells on, no matter what time it is.

Thank you, Scotland - Again!

I love this show!!! Any show with monologues about Gary Numan and Douglas Adams gets my vote!

[scarletminded · 10/10 · 3 June 2010]

I happened upon this show not too long ago. I've been looking for something as funny as Conan O'Brien, yet people like Jimmy Fallon don't cut it for me.

Then I found this show. Wow, so funny and reminds me more of the type of humor found on British shows...yeah, I know Craig's Scottish...so it is like a bit of the BBC on American TV.

I was hooked on his monologues about Gary Numan and Douglas Adams, people that are never monologued about...topics for the rest of us that don't watch reality TV and are more geeky, I guess. I love the Kraftwerk like graphics on his "check the Tweets" area. I love Geoff, the sort of Tim Gunn as a metal skeleton sort of sidekick and lately, puppets like a rabbit and a crocodile have been hosting the beginning of the show...hilarious and original. Who else would make a joke about Mark Rothko or Gustave Flaubert, other than this man? And yes I am one of the five Americans that get those jokes...keep them coming!!!

This is how late night shows should be...silly and almost surreal, not stuff for normal folks like the Tonight Show is. I am almost happy Conan got out of that and now can do something else.

Craig Ferguson is so funny too. He could make any topic funny and he seems to talk off the hip most of the time. He probably should get a show on earlier, but I think an earlier timeslot might ruin the surrealism of the show because that always seems to happen. I want to hear about Gary Numan and not the latest TV show or hear him go on in a fake Italian accent about pizza and sculpting potatoes into penises. I hope that doesn't change!

GOAT

[ericjhagen · 10/10 · 18 February 2020]

Craig was the last of a dying breed, something we rarely see from today's hosts & never from Jimmy Fallon - a host whose wit can make up a show without the constant need for exhausted celebrity skits. God bless you, Craig & Geoff.

Masterpiece

[adwaitforit · 10/10 · 17 March 2017]

The host, Craig Ferguson, revolutionized the dull and monotonous format of talk shows with the Late Late Show. He is a visibly intelligent, well read, affable, and kind person. I think my IQ increased by a few points watching his show. His show is incredibly funny, mostly because of his unique comedic style and how well it is complemented by Josh Robert Thompson, who plays various characters on the show. The show consists of characters like a pantomime horse, a gay robot skeleton, a rabbit who cusses a lot, and a talking rhino head. Craig somehow manages to combine these absurd elements into a show that would put most other shows to shame. It is delightful to see first time guests on the show, who arrive knowing nothing about Craig, but gradually loosen up to him like they normally wouldn't on a talk show. The show has a cult following, and there are thousands of clips from his how uploaded on YouTube. I don't watch any other talk shows, because I don't care much for celebrities and their lives, but I love The Late Late Show because of the sheer brilliance of Craig Ferguson and JRT.

It's pretty good

[SanteeFats · 8/10 · 18 May 2013]

I stumbled on this show a while back. I wish I had seen it from its beginning. Craig Ferguson does an excellent job as the host, the gay dead robot character has great presence and when it and Craig do their give and take repertoires that I think are spontaneous and not scripted it is usually very funny. The monologue is decent with adequate writing, the tweets and email bit is good. Depending on who the guests are this can be the best part of the show. William Shatner is my favorite guest that I have seen on the show. Shatner and Ferguson go back and forth so well and it is almost always funny and risqué at times.

Host with Heart and Wit!

[ShelbyTMItchell · 9/10 · 11 September 2013]

I admit that I do not get to always watch the Late Late show with Craig Ferguson a lot. But really I like him and he gets the wit and charm of other people that are from Scotland. He is not British BTW, but from Scotland.

Not only that but he shows both heart and soul. In particular when the CO shooting happened in 2012, we got to see a human side of him. Plus he seems to treat his guests with warmth and respect. While not taking himself too seriously.

Though he does treat the show with warmth and respect. With a mental skeleton of a sidekick named Geoff, whom you would think and acted as real and not a robot.

Still Ferguson seems to be the best of the bunch in the late night comics and he does have a soul at least. More than the others.

Best interviewer ever...and boy could he sweet talk the ladies

[chrislgorman · 8/10 · 23 August 2020]

Classy guy, who knew how to move an interview. My all time favorite was his interview with Kate Mara. She was a little tipsy and they got into it , and she drank out of his "snake cup". Check it out on YouTube. Craig had a unique talent to make guest feel at ease and be the casual flirt with the ladies to make them feel the electrical pull of his charm.

I just wish I'd found Craig on the LLS sooner!

[chrysalis2005 · 10/10 · 16 January 2006]

I absolutely LOVE the LLS show with "TV's Craig Ferguson"! He's hilarious! I used to watch Dave and/or Leno at times, but they just couldn't hold my interest--and didn't make me laugh much (although I loved Dave's "stupid pet tricks"). I rarely watched Conan--just don't like him for some reason. Never saw much of Kilborne either. I just wish I'd found Craig before late November! I just kept the TV on one night since I don't sleep well--and I switched back to CBS just as the LLS was coming on. I laughed harder than I have in a VERY long time! I was literally wiping tears of laughter from my face! :-D I was an immediate fan from the first show & haven't missed and WON'T miss any of Craig's shows from now on! I'm even looking forward to reruns! (Even if I've already seen them.) LOL I watch the show for Craig more than for any of his guests. I LOVE him reading emails, his improv monologue is hysterical, & his skits are funny. I also don't watch the show for the guests; I watch it for CRAIG! As others have said, he's handsome! And I adore Craig's Scottish accent! (I have some Scottish ancestry.) Now I'm renting his movies from Netflix--watched Saving Grace--funny movie! He is such a refreshing & truly funny addition to late-night shows! He's the best of them all in my book! I think his ratings will continue to go up & that this Scottish frisky pony (*cracking whip*), who is absolutely laugh-out-loud hilarious, will be around for a very long time! *grin* Way to go, Craig, you gorgeous Scotsman!

Craig Ferguson is a pompous D-Bag!

[collegedude3 · 1/10 · 27 February 2011]

I have seen about 5 episodes since the show has been on and caught one recently. I can't stand the guy or his "humor". I guess most Americans are easily entertained by his foreign accent or something. I was a huge Kilborn fan and was so bummed out when you lose a natural comedic like Kilborn to Craig Ferguson. I only knew him from the Drew Carey show as a side character, so you can figure my shock that they gave this idiot his own talk show.

However, as I said he has never once made me laugh even a little. I find it very difficult getting past his narcissistic pompous attitude and demeanor. You can tell he's one of those guys always expecting every little word and sentence that comes out of his mouth to be funny. You can tell from his attitude like it's the audiences obligation to laugh at his every comment and he's expecting it. Ridiculous.

Not to mention when he interviews guests he's super loud like he's interviewing them from 50 feet away. Plus he constantly interrupts his guests when interviewing them and talks over them in a patronizing way. Then he constantly looks out to the audience for reassurance that he's funny when interviewing the guest. I guess he's really insecure or something. I wont be watching this show again..just sickening.

Craig-Hope You're On Tomorrow and Our Future Yesterday

[TheyCallMeMrGibbs · 7 November 2011]

Upon a chance, I was awake at 1 in the morning, flipping through the channels. Let's see. Keeping Up With the Kardashians. No. Kitchen Nightmares. No. Jersey Shore. Hell no. Upon a chance, I flipped to CBS, and I saw Craig Ferguson for the first time. Within 30 seconds, I loved the man! Craig is easily the funniest late-night talk show host. Not because he has headlines, not because he has a top 10 list. Not because he has enough money to pay for an audience that will laugh at anything he says. He is the best because he is funny! There are certain kinds of funny. Self-deprecating, deadpan, satirical. Craig can be all of these, but instead, he is spontaneous. To add to that, he is genuine. Unlike many talk-show hosts, who should consider themselves lucky that they have a job at all, Craig knows that he is lucky he has a job, and this adds to his appeal. He is sincere and empathetic, as evinced when he refused to make fun of Britney Spears b/c he once had a drug addiction. Only Craig would do that, and only Craig could do that well. Craig's guests are also better by far. The show actually allows guests to open up and say what they want for eight minutes, no cue cards involved. Jay Leno: "So I hear you're from the United States?" David Letterman: "So I hear you're from the United States?" Craig Ferguson: "Have you ever explored bisexuality?" Only Craig could ask these questions so well, and only in that environment could guests answer honestly. I also applaud Craig for treating all guests equally. Unlike some talk-show hosts, who would offer special treatment to a Will Ferrell or a Julia Roberts, Craig accepts guests who in their field might be underrated or underutilized. No band either. No Kevin Eubanks or Paul "Parrot" Shaffer or Andy Richter. It's all Craig, and I love him for it. I will admit that Geoff can get a little repetitive, and double entendre's on the show are becoming kind of clichéd. In conclusion, I'll give the show a 9 out of 10. In truth, it should be a 10 out of 10, but nobody's perfect, and Craig plays that to perfection.

Brilliant

[davis21wylie · 9/10 · 1 June 2009]

With Conan O'Brien's move to the Tonight Show, Ferguson is officially the best 12:30 host on TV, in a landslide, over Jimmy Fallon. Which admittedly isn't saying much. But truth be told, Ferguson was even holding his own with Conan over the past few years, ratings be damned. Now, I'm not a huge fan of his sketch segments, which are often more self-indulgently silly than anything else, but everything else about Craig's LLS is absolute talk-show perfection. The extra-long monologues alone are worth tuning in for, as they're typically side-splitting -- and mostly improvised -- treks through the inner workings of Ferguson's brain (a brain that once cooked up an onstage persona known as "Bing Hitler", so you know it's going to the height of absurdism). Ferguson also has amazing chemistry with his guests, usually going so far as to tear up the question cards before each interview, just to show that he's going to have an actual conversation with them instead of a boring, scripted shill-fest. You must be on your toes in an interview with Ferguson, because very little is off-limits for comic material... Yet the difference between Craig and Dave Letterman of the 1980s is that none of Ferguson's act is mean-spirited -- he's so charismatic and talented that he's able to get away with just about anything and still garner laughs. Whether he's opening the show with singing puppets or sipping from his over-sized, snake-shaped coffee mug, Ferguson has developed a unique, often hysterical brand of late night entertainment despite working on a shoestring budget in relative obscurity. Jimmy Fallon has all of the resources of Conan's old show (plus The Roots) at his disposal, yet he gets fewer laughs in an entire episode than Ferguson does in a given 5-minute span. The man is just that gifted. Now let's hope CBS has the good sense to promote him to 11:30 when Letterman finally decides to ride off into the sunset around 2012 or so...

His show is constantly improving

[trmpstr328 · 10/10 · 11 July 2010]

When I first started watching late night shows, I kind of stayed away from Craig. It wasn't in HD and the production values weren't quite as good as Conan's. When Coco moved to the Tonight Show, I tried watching Fallon. I couldn't take it!!!! Craig's show really started to grow on me and now he's my favorite current host (until Conan's TBS show starts). His monologue almost sounds like it's just him saying whatever comes to mind. This is a great alternate to the now-boring "setup-punchline" routine that every host has been doing since Johnny Carson. I think the highlight of his shows are the interviews. It's like Craig and the guest are just having a conversation that just happens to be hilarious and interesting even if I don't know who the guest even is (which is most of the time). So take a break from the polished and clean-cut late night shows and give Craig a chance. I'm glad I did!!

Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson interviews guests

[nicholaszec · 10/10 · 10 September 2016]

Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show has proved to be the only talk show that I can view every episode from beginning to end. Its been almost two years since he has stepped down, and his replacement, James Corden, whom I like, has undone all of Ferguson's work to make The Late Late Show something different. Talk shows are hardly watched on television any more. Many resort to the internet to watch bits and pieces of a rehearsed interview. Ferguson did not follow any of the established talk show rules. His conversations with celebrities were unique and often times strange, but always hilarious. His running gags never got old, and his wit never failed. His presence in Late Night Television was the only ripple in an otherwise dry, routine genre of television. I will never forget Ferguson. His shows would always make me laugh, often times for the first time that day. I will never lose respect for the man who, " Made something that wasn't here before."