A Craig I really Admire

Not trying to turn this blog into a well look at this vid type blog - but I have been watching some clips of Craig Ferguson lately (a favorite Craig of mine), and geez louise, this guy is the best late night guy on television... maybe ever. His honesty, candor (wait, is that the same thing?), and general fall down on my ass funny storytelling combined with his "aw screw the conventions" attitude make his show feel so different from all the others.

Hard to know how much it is scripted, but the way his personality shines through makes the rest of the hosts look so damn artificial - even the great Dave. Letterman really started the move away from the smarmy Carson vibe (though, Carson was great in his own way, and perfect for his time) - but Letterman seems tired, Leno is a joke and not a good one, Fallon and Kimble (who?), and even as good as Conan is (and he is very very good), he pales in comparison to Ferguson. And Conan is on the road right now anyway, so before his new show he doesn't count.

The only ones IMO that come close to Ferguson are Stewart and Colbert - but that is a bit apples and oranges. I guess I am writing about this because I was watching an old clip (I'll link it below) where Ferguson gives an on air eulogy for his father - it is stunning TV, and as honest as it gets.

Watch him. He is the real deal (as in human) and you don't see a lot of that on the box these days.

Comments

[ian]

that was actually about his alcoholism and not his father ... and i've seen that one one before ... but i still loved it.
Craig Ferguson is a hugely underrated talent in late night and i'm liking him more and more as time goes on too.