The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Season 5
About this season
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
Episodes (210)
1. Julie Bowen / Jonathan Winters / Priscilla Ahn
Aired 1 September 2008 • 60 min
2. Katey Sagal / Nathan Fillion
Aired 2 September 2008 • 60 min
3. Julie Chen / Maria Bello / Shelby Lynne
Aired 3 September 2008 • 60 min
4. Eva Longoria / Neal McDonough
Aired 4 September 2008 • 60 min
5. Kal Penn / Gabe Dixon Band
Aired 5 September 2008 • 60 min
6. Julie Chen / Neil Patrick Harris / Sophia Myles
8.0Aired 8 September 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes TV host Julie Chen for a "Big Brother" update, actor Neil Patrick Harris and actress Sophia Myles.
7. Russell Brand / Margaret Cho
Aired 9 September 2008 • 60 min
8. Alice Cooper / AnnaLynne McCord
Aired 10 September 2008 • 60 min
9. Lynn Ferguson / Lance Morrow
8.0Aired 11 September 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes his sister, actress Lynn Ferguson and author Lance Morrow.
10. Seann William Scott / Lena Heady
Aired 12 September 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Lena Heady. Sean William Scott is stuck in traffic, so he welcomes segment producer Lisa Ammerman instead.
11. Julie Chen / Jason Biggs / The Ting Tings
Aired 15 September 2008 • 60 min
12. Paulina Porizkova / Ken Tucker / Tally Hall
Aired 16 September 2008 • 60 min
13. Alan Alda / Illeana Douglas
Aired 17 September 2008 • 60 min
14. Jason Segel / Dr Dog / Steve Hofstetter
Aired 18 September 2008 • 60 min
15. Kristen Bell / Josh Radnor
Aired 19 September 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Kristen Bell, actor Josh Radnor. With special feature of "Murder, She Wrote" with Samuel L. Jackson.
16. Denis Leary / Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Aired 22 September 2008 • 60 min
17. John Krasinski / Lisa Masterson
Aired 23 September 2008 • 60 min
18. Michael Clarke Duncan / Shirley Manson / Jamie Lidell
Aired 24 September 2008 • 60 min
19. Tim Gunn / Elizabeth Reaser
Aired 25 September 2008 • 60 min
20. Drew Carey / Tony Parker / Lady Antebellum
Aired 26 September 2008 • 60 min
21. Melina Kanakaredes / Gina Carano / Amy Macdonald
Aired 29 September 2008 • 60 min
22. Tim Daly / Anna Friel / Alice Cooper
Aired 30 September 2008 • 60 min
23. Jennifer Love Hewitt / Jim Parsons
Aired 1 October 2008 • 60 min
24. Lauren Graham / Patrick Pedraja / Michael Franti & Spearhead
Aired 2 October 2008 • 60 min
25. Margaret Cho / Randy Newman / Randy Newman
Aired 3 October 2008 • 60 min
26. Seth Green / Betty White / Smothers Brothers
Aired 6 October 2008 • 60 min
27. Thandie Newton / Barry Sonnenfeld / Jim Bianco
7.0Aired 7 October 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Thandie Newton and director Barry Sonnenfeld. Musical Guest Jim Bianco performs "I Got A Thing For You".
28. Rufus Sewell / Natasha Bedingfield
Aired 8 October 2008 • 60 min
29. Russell Crowe / Jennifer Esposito
Aired 9 October 2008 • 60 min
30. Matt Lucas & David Walliams / Tom Morello
Aired 10 October 2008 • 60 min
31. Dee Dee Myers / Noah Emmerich
Aired 20 October 2008 • 60 min
32. Rachael Ray / Leanne Marshall / Laura Marling
Aired 21 October 2008 • 60 min
33. Chris Matthews / Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Aired 22 October 2008 • 60 min
34. John Malkovich / Little Jackie
Aired 23 October 2008 • 60 min
35. Mo'Nique / Bill Santiago / Lenka
Aired 24 October 2008 • 60 min
36. Kathy Griffin / Carl Bernstein
Aired 27 October 2008 • 60 min
37. Pepe the King Prawn / Saffron Burrows
Aired 28 October 2008 • 60 min
38. Ben Stein / Parminder Nagra / The New York Dolls
Aired 29 October 2008 • 60 min
39. Kevin Smith / Kaitlin Olson
Aired 30 October 2008 • 60 min
40. Lauren Graham / The Damned
Aired 31 October 2008 • 60 min
41. Bill Maher
Aired 3 November 2008 • 60 min
42. Paris Hilton / Drew Pinsky
Aired 5 November 2008 • 60 min
43. Elizabeth Banks / Jay Mohr
Aired 6 November 2008 • 60 min
44. Christian Slater / Luke Dempsey / Eric Hutchinson
Aired 7 November 2008 • 60 min
45. Mark Harmon / Ron White
Aired 10 November 2008 • 60 min
46. Coolio / Tom Dreesen / Tim Reid
Aired 11 November 2008 • 60 min
47. Seann William Scott / Kathy Kinney
Aired 12 November 2008 • 60 min
48. Andy Richter / Cold War Kids
Aired 13 November 2008 • 60 min
49. Jim Parsons / Ray Davies
Aired 14 November 2008 • 60 min
50. Poppy Montgomery / Nick Hornby
Aired 17 November 2008 • 60 min
51. Steve Harvey / Sarah Shahi / The Bacon Brothers
Aired 18 November 2008 • 60 min
52. James Lipton / Sara Gilbert / Sarah McLachlan
Aired 19 November 2008 • 60 min
53. Larry the Cable Guy / Third Day
Aired 20 November 2008 • 60 min
54. George Hamilton / Cobie Smulders
Aired 21 November 2008 • 60 min
55. Eamonn Walker / Low vs Diamond
Aired 24 November 2008 • 60 min
56. Neil Patrick Harris / Julia Fordham
Aired 25 November 2008 • 60 min
57. Adam Arkin / Jen Kirkman / Adele
Aired 26 November 2008 • 60 min
58. Tony Curtis / Megalyn Echikunwoke / Oppenheimer
Aired 27 November 2008 • 60 min
59. Kristin Chenoweth / Diedrich Bader
6.0Aired 28 November 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Kristin Chenoweth and actor Diedrich Bader. Kristin Chenoweth performs "I'll Be Home For Christmas".
60. Chi McBride / Seal
Aired 8 December 2008 • 60 min
61. Elizabeth Banks / Ken Tucker
Aired 9 December 2008 • 60 min
62. Alfred Molina / Tokyo Police Club
Aired 10 December 2008 • 60 min
63. Brooke Shields / Dom Irrera
Aired 11 December 2008 • 60 min
64. Carrie Fisher / Julie Benz
7.0Aired 12 December 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actresses Carrie Fisher and Julie Benz.
65. Carmen Electra / Dennis Lehane
Aired 15 December 2008 • 60 min
66. Don Rickles / Joanna Garcia
Aired 16 December 2008 • 60 min
67. Samuel L. Jackson / Death Cab for Cutie
Aired 17 December 2008 • 60 min
68. Julia Ormond / Michael Connelly
Aired 18 December 2008 • 60 min
69. Jeffrey Tambor / Patrick Keane
Aired 19 December 2008 • 60 min
70. Joel McHale / Matt Nathanson
Aired 22 December 2008 • 60 min
71. Billy Bob Thornton / Conor Oberst
Aired 23 December 2008 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Billy Bob Thornton, Conor Oberst performs "Cape Canaveral". Special Guest Tom Arnold stops by.
72. Kristen Bell / Wolfgang Puck
Aired 26 December 2008 • 60 min
73. Richard Lewis / Tracie Thoms
Aired 5 January 2009 • 60 min
74. Marisa Tomei / Pauley Perrette
Aired 6 January 2009 • 60 min
75. William Shatner / Jazmine Sullivan
Aired 7 January 2009 • 60 min
76. Amy Sedaris / Dennis Haysbert
Aired 8 January 2009 • 60 min
77. Ted Danson / Paula Poundstone
Aired 9 January 2009 • 60 min
78. John Corbett / Tracie Thoms
Aired 12 January 2009 • 60 min
79. Kristin Scott Thomas / Josh Jackson
Aired 13 January 2009 • 60 min
80. John Waters / Norah O'Donnell
Aired 14 January 2009 • 60 min
81. Wanda Sykes / Glasvegas
Aired 15 January 2009 • 60 min
82. Dev Patel / Greg Proops
Aired 16 January 2009 • 60 min
83. Sarah Chalke / Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Seal
Aired 19 January 2009 • 60 min
84. Joel McHale / The Submarines
Aired 20 January 2009 • 60 min
85. Trace Adkins / Perez Hilton
Aired 21 January 2009 • 60 min
86. Jennifer Love Hewitt / Matthew Rhys
Aired 22 January 2009 • 60 min
87. James Earl Jones / Rosemarie DeWitt
Aired 23 January 2009 • 60 min
88. Chris Matthews / Paul Morrissey
Aired 26 January 2009 • 60 min
89. RZA / Jared Harris
Aired 27 January 2009 • 60 min
90. Cuba Gooding Jr. / Freida Pinto
Aired 28 January 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Cuba Gooding Jr., actress Freida Pinto and Special Guest Henry Winkler.
91. Dominic Monaghan / Rosemarie DeWitt
Aired 29 January 2009 • 60 min
92. Michael Sheen / Russell Peters / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Aired 30 January 2009 • 60 min
93. Alfred Molina / Lance Burton
Aired 2 February 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Alfred Molina and in this first show of "Magic Week" magician Lance Burton, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris. Features a special segment of "ESPN UK".
94. Robin Williams / Jason Randal
Aired 3 February 2009 • 60 min
In the second night of "Magic Week", Craig welcomes actor Robin Williams and magician Jason Randal, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.
95. Samuel L. Jackson / Jason Hudy
Aired 4 February 2009 • 60 min
As "Magic Week" continues, Craig welcomes actor Samuel L. Jackson and magician Jason Hudy, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.
96. Garry Shandling / Ed Alonzo
Aired 5 February 2009 • 60 min
In this Episode of "Magic Week", the roof is leaky and Craig welcomes comedian Garry Shandling as well as magician Ed Alonzo, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.
97. Kristen Bell / Franz Ferdinand
8.0Aired 6 February 2009 • 60 min
In the final show of "Magic Week", Craig welcomes actress Kristen Bell and musician Alex Kapranos. He later performs magic with the help of Kristen Bell and "Marguerite" (Ed Alonzo). Franz Ferdinand perform "Ulysses".
98. Michael Clarke Duncan / Richard Zoglin / Adele
Aired 9 February 2009 • 60 min
99. Sean Combs / Olivia Williams
Aired 10 February 2009 • 60 min
100. Steve Coogan / Connie Britton
Aired 11 February 2009 • 60 min
101. Lewis Black / Shirley Manson
Aired 12 February 2009 • 60 min
102. Tom Selleck / Glen Campbell
Aired 13 February 2009 • 60 min
103. David Boreanaz / Philip Johnson / Zac Brown Band
Aired 16 February 2009 • 60 min
104. Bill Maher / Chris Klein
7.0Aired 17 February 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Bill Maher and actor Chris Klein.
105. Wynonna / Peter Bart
Aired 18 February 2009 • 60 min
106. Paula Abdul / Carl Edwards
Aired 19 February 2009 • 60 min
107. Rosie O'Donnell / The Knux
Aired 20 February 2009 • 60 min
108. Paris Hilton / Dee Dee Myers
Aired 2 March 2009 • 60 min
109. Kristin Davis / Wolfgang Puck
Aired 3 March 2009 • 60 min
110. Desmond Tutu
9.0Aired 4 March 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
111. Holly Hunter / Andrew Bird
Aired 5 March 2009 • 60 min
112. Amy Adams / M Ward / Nick Griffin
Aired 6 March 2009 • 60 min
113. Jason Segel / Dave Attell
Aired 9 March 2009 • 60 min
114. Rosario / Gordon Ramsay
Aired 10 March 2009 • 60 min
115. Tim Daly / Kara Cooney
Aired 11 March 2009 • 60 min
116. Jim Parsons / Sara Bareilles
Aired 12 March 2009 • 60 min
117. Christina Ricci / Mike Birbiglia
Aired 13 March 2009 • 60 min
118. Regis Philbin / The Upper Crust
Aired 16 March 2009 • 60 min
119. Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Dropkick Murphys
Aired 17 March 2009 • 60 min
120. Steven Wright / Rashida Jones
Aired 18 March 2009 • 60 min
121. Paul Rudd / George Wallace
Aired 23 March 2009 • 60 min
122. Virginia Madsen / Jason Ritter / Chicago
Aired 24 March 2009 • 60 min
123. Jerry O'Connell / Tucker Albrizzi / Patrick Pedraja / Ra Ra Riot
Aired 25 March 2009 • 60 min
124. William Shatner / Regina King
Aired 30 March 2009 • 60 min
125. Isabella Rossellini / Linda Cardellini
Aired 31 March 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actresses Isabella Rosselini and Linda Cardellini. Also appearing: comedian Steven Wright.
126. Jennifer Tilly / Heidi Newfield
Aired 1 April 2009 • 60 min
127. Brittany Murphy / Christopher Gorham
Aired 2 April 2009 • 60 min
128. Zooey Deschanel / Lance Krall
Aired 3 April 2009 • 60 min
129. Dwight Yoakam / Mary McCormack
8.0Aired 13 April 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes musician Dwight Yoakam and actress Mary McCormack.
130. Adam Goldberg / Anna Gunn / Brett Dennen
Aired 14 April 2009 • 60 min
131. Michael Caine / Matt Beatz
Aired 15 April 2009 • 60 min
132. Madeleine Albright / Amy Smart
Aired 16 April 2009 • 60 min
133. Jessica Lange / Tom Lennon / Madeleine Peyroux
Aired 17 April 2009 • 60 min
134. Simon Cowell / Jean Smart / Erin McCarley
Aired 20 April 2009 • 60 min
135. Rob Morrow / Jean-Michel Cousteau
Aired 21 April 2009 • 60 min
136. Bob Barker / Jean Smart
Aired 22 April 2009 • 60 min
137. Teri Hatcher / Martina McBride
Aired 23 April 2009 • 60 min
138. Eddie Izzard / Chris Botti
Aired 24 April 2009 • 60 min
139. Shirley Manson / Breckin Meyer
Aired 27 April 2009 • 60 min
140. John McEnroe / Stana Katic
Aired 28 April 2009 • 60 min
141. Kenneth Branagh / Antony and the Johnsons
Aired 29 April 2009 • 60 min
142. Michael Douglas / Carrie Ann Inaba
6.0Aired 30 April 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Michael Douglas and dance competition judge Carrie Ann Inaba.
143. Henry Winkler / Ricky Hatton
Aired 1 May 2009 • 60 min
144. Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Stana Katic
Aired 4 May 2009 • 60 min
145. George Hamilton / Jenny Lewis
Aired 5 May 2009 • 60 min
146. Melina Kanakaredes / Nathan Fillion / Zac Brown Band
Aired 6 May 2009 • 60 min
147. Matthew McConaughey / Cokie Roberts
Aired 7 May 2009 • 60 min
148. Amy Smart / Kunal Nayyar
Aired 8 May 2009 • 60 min
149. Steven Wright / Bryce Dallas Howard
8.0Aired 11 May 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Steven Wright and actress Bryce Dallas Howard. Henry Winkler appears as a 'personal budget expert'.
150. Paulina Porizkova / Andy Nulman
Aired 12 May 2009 • 60 min
151. Laurence Fishburne / Paula Poundstone
Aired 13 May 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Laurence Fishburne and comedienne Paula Poundstone, who also performs stand-up.
152. Howie Mandel / Laura Lippman
Aired 14 May 2009 • 60 min
153. Ewan McGregor / All American Rejects
Aired 15 May 2009 • 60 min
154. Justin Long / Lawrence Block
Aired 18 May 2009 • 60 min
155. Kathy Griffin / Nelson George
Aired 19 May 2009 • 60 min
156. Guy Pearce / Hattie Hayridge
Aired 20 May 2009 • 60 min
157. John Waters / Manda Mosher
Aired 21 May 2009 • 60 min
158. Mark Ruffalo / Mindy Kaling / The Decemberists
Aired 22 May 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Mark Ruffalo and actress Mindy Kaling. The Decemberists perform "Hazards of Love 2".
159. Bob Saget / P. W. Singer
Aired 25 May 2009 • 60 min
160. Chris Isaac / Moon Bloodgood
Aired 26 May 2009 • 60 min
161. Mary-Louise Parker / Guillermo del Toro / Tori Amos
Aired 1 June 2009 • 60 min
162. Denis Leary / Diane Birch
Aired 2 June 2009 • 60 min
163. Jeffrey Tambor / Gabrielle Anwar
Aired 3 June 2009 • 60 min
164. Elizabeth Perkins / Mark Burnett / Bernie Williams
Aired 4 June 2009 • 60 min
165. Chris Kattan / Henry Cho
Aired 5 June 2009 • 60 min
166. Kevin Bacon / Michael Irvin
Aired 8 June 2009 • 60 min
167. Dame Edna Everage
Aired 9 June 2009 • 60 min
168. Chris Matthews / Theresa Andersson
Aired 10 June 2009 • 60 min
169. Larry King / Anna Friel
Aired 11 June 2009 • 60 min
170. Dane Cook / Peter Travers
Aired 12 June 2009 • 60 min
171. Holly Hunter / Camera Obscura
Aired 15 June 2009 • 60 min
172. Jeff Foxworthy / Gavin DeGraw
Aired 16 June 2009 • 60 min
173. Julia Ormond / Derrick Pitts
Aired 17 June 2009 • 60 min
174. Sandra Bullock / Metric / David Feldman
Aired 18 June 2009 • 60 min
175. Bryan Cranston / Ben Kweller
Aired 19 June 2009 • 60 min
176. Marion Cotillard / Michael Musto
Aired 22 June 2009 • 60 min
177. Jim Parsons / James Frey
Aired 23 June 2009 • 60 min
178. Mary Steenburgen / Bettye LaVette / Todd Sawyer
Aired 24 June 2009 • 60 min
179. Larry David / Wolfgang Puck
Aired 25 June 2009 • 60 min
180. Lisa Kudrow
Aired 26 June 2009 • 60 min
181. Eric Idle / Dr. Lisa Masterson
Aired 6 July 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Eric Idle.
182. Evan Rachel Wood / Christopher Gorham
Aired 7 July 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Evan Rachel Wood and actor Christopher Gorham.
183. Julie Chen / Michael Ian Black / Will Dailey
7.0Aired 8 July 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes TV host Julie Chen and comedian Michael Ian Black. With special guest "America's No. 1 Lifeguard" Henry Winkler.
184. Jeff Goldblum / Jackie Collins
Aired 9 July 2009 • 60 min
185. Ray Romano / Michael Bublé
Aired 10 July 2009 • 60 min
186. Selma Blair / Connie Schultz
Aired 13 July 2009 • 60 min
187. John Larroquette / Will Dailey / Charlie Viracola
Aired 14 July 2009 • 60 min
188. Rosie Perez / Mike Massimino
8.0Aired 15 July 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Rosie Perez and astronaut Mike Massimino.
189. Isaac Mizrahi / Shohreh Aghdashloo
Aired 16 July 2009 • 60 min
190. Paris Hilton / Alan Furst / Ray LaMontagne
Aired 17 July 2009 • 60 min
191. Margaret Cho / Michael Lewis / Eric Church
Aired 20 July 2009 • 60 min
192. Gerard Butler / Jackie Collins
Aired 21 July 2009 • 60 min
193. Tom Lennon / Kelly Rowland / Dobie Maxwell
Aired 22 July 2009 • 60 min
194. Cheryl Hines / Ben Mezrich
Aired 23 July 2009 • 60 min
195. Rashida Jones / José Andrés / Jim Breuer
Aired 24 July 2009 • 60 min
196. Chelsea Handler / Richard Wolffe
Aired 27 July 2009 • 60 min
197. Christiane Amanpour / Johnny Galecki
Aired 28 July 2009 • 60 min
198. Toni Collette / Rodney Carrington
Aired 29 July 2009 • 60 min
199. James Spader / Rose Byrne
Aired 30 July 2009 • 60 min
200. Saffron Burrows
Aired 31 July 2009 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Saffron Burrows.
201. Edie Falco / Les Stroud / Lisa Landry
Aired 3 August 2009 • 60 min
202. Tony Shalhoub / Minka Kelly
Aired 4 August 2009 • 60 min
203. Wolf Blitzer / Rose Byrne
Aired 5 August 2009 • 60 min
204. Zooey Deschanel / Glasvegas
Aired 6 August 2009 • 60 min
205. Don Rickles / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Aired 7 August 2009 • 60 min
206. Carrot Top / Alexis Bledel
Aired 10 August 2009 • 60 min
207. Betty White / Mitch Albom / Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
Aired 11 August 2009 • 60 min
208. Eric Bana / Holly Williams
Aired 12 August 2009 • 60 min
209. Jon Cryer
Aired 13 August 2009 • 60 min
210. Liza Minnelli / Kara Cooney
Aired 14 August 2009 • 60 min