The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Season 8
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. Hugh Laurie / Saffron Burrows
Aired 22 August 2011 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Hugh Laurie and actress Saffron Burrows.
2. Lewis Black / Amos Lee
Aired 23 August 2011 • 60 min
3. Regis Philbin / Marina Franklin
Aired 24 August 2011 • 60 min
4. Kal Penn / Alice Eve
Aired 25 August 2011 • 60 min
5. Shirley Manson / Tory Belleci
Aired 26 August 2011 • 60 min
6. William Shatner / Bianca Kajlich
Aired 29 August 2011 • 60 min
7. Chi McBride / Ariel Tweto
9.0Aired 30 August 2011 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Chi McBride and reality TV star Ariel Tweto.
8. Leslie Bibb / Louie Anderson
Aired 31 August 2011 • 60 min
9. Kathy Griffin / Lynette Rice / Lenka
Aired 1 September 2011 • 60 min
10. Lindsay Sloane / Peter Krause
Aired 2 September 2011 • 60 min
11. Julie Chen / Annie Duke
Aired 5 September 2011 • 60 min
12. Lisa Kudrow / Richard Engel
Aired 6 September 2011 • 60 min
13. James Marsden / Wolfgang Puck
Aired 7 September 2011 • 60 min
14. Tim Meadows / Bill Bailey
Aired 8 September 2011 • 60 min
15. Alfred Molina / Brie Larson
Aired 9 September 2011 • 60 min
16. Lauren Graham
Aired 13 September 2011 • 60 min
17. Danny DeVito / Olivia Munn / Moulin Rouge
Aired 14 September 2011 • 60 min
18. Sigourney Weaver / Ted Alexandro
Aired 15 September 2011 • 60 min
19. James Woods
Aired 16 September 2011 • 60 min
20. Keith Olbermann / Kelly Macdonald
Aired 19 September 2011 • 60 min
21. Harry Connick Jr. / Kathryn Hahn
Aired 20 September 2011 • 60 min
22. James Spader / Juno Temple
Aired 21 September 2011 • 60 min
23. Chris Hardwick / Billy Gardell
Aired 22 September 2011 • 60 min
24. Gerard Butler / Kat Dennings
Aired 23 September 2011 • 60 min
25. Jonah Hill / Chris Young
Aired 26 September 2011 • 60 min
26. Mary Lynn Rajskub / Jackie Collins / Trombone Shorty
Aired 27 September 2011 • 60 min
27. Rashida Jones / Jonathan Ames
Aired 28 September 2011 • 60 min
28. Carson Kressley / Michelle Monaghan
Aired 29 September 2011 • 60 min
29. Seth Rogen / Judy Greer
Aired 30 September 2011 • 60 min
30. Lily Tomlin / Ioan Gruffudd
Aired 3 October 2011 • 60 min
31. Jessica Lange / Jacques Steinberg
Aired 4 October 2011 • 60 min
32. Joel McHale / Elizabeth Cook
Aired 5 October 2011 • 60 min
33. Evangeline Lilly / Dan Riskin
Aired 6 October 2011 • 60 min
34. Jason Schwartzman / Eliza Coupe
Aired 7 October 2011 • 60 min
35. Claire Danes
Aired 10 October 2011 • 60 min
36. Steven Wright / Monica Potter
Aired 11 October 2011 • 60 min
37. Jim Parsons / Cake
Aired 12 October 2011 • 60 min
38. Kathy Bates / Anthony Head
Aired 13 October 2011 • 60 min
39. Liza Minnelli / Adam Pally
Aired 14 October 2011 • 60 min
40. Matt Smith / Joel Schumacher
Aired 17 October 2011 • 60 min
41. Carey Mulligan / Paula Poundstone
8.0Aired 18 October 2011 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Carey Mulligan and comedienne Paula Poundstone, who also performs stand-up comedy.
42. Carla Gugino / Joe Matarese
Aired 19 October 2011 • 60 min
43. Tom Lennon / Sarah Paulson
Aired 20 October 2011 • 60 min
44. Jeffrey Tambor / Laura Jansen / Cory Kahaney
Aired 21 October 2011 • 60 min
45. Kunal Nayyar
Aired 27 October 2011 • 60 min
46. Olivia Munn / Judy Gold / Duran Duran
Aired 28 October 2011 • 60 min
47. Zooey Deschanel / Neil Gaiman / Amanda Palmer
Aired 31 October 2011 • 60 min
48. Maria Bello / Jake Johnson
Aired 1 November 2011 • 60 min
49. Ted Danson / Bitsie Tulloch
Aired 2 November 2011 • 60 min
50. Alan Alda / Ariel Tweto
Aired 3 November 2011 • 60 min
51. Neil Patrick Harris / Imelda May
Aired 4 November 2011 • 60 min
52. Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Aired 7 November 2011 • 60 min
53. Jennifer Tilly / Lawrence Block
Aired 8 November 2011 • 60 min
54. Ellen Barkin / Dave Attell
Aired 9 November 2011 • 60 min
55. Molly Shannon / Michael K. Williams
Aired 10 November 2011 • 60 min
56. Drew Carey / Linda Cunningham
8.0Aired 11 November 2011 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Drew Carey and his mother-in-law, author Linda Cunningham. Celebrities read excerpts from her book, Geoff is voiced by comedian Louie Anderson.
57. Poppy Montgomery / Charlie Higson
Aired 14 November 2011 • 60 min
58. Ewan McGregor
Aired 15 November 2011 • 60 min
59. Michael Ian Black / Alex Kingston
Aired 16 November 2011 • 60 min
60. Robin Williams
Aired 17 November 2011 • 60 min
61. Don Rickles / Beth Behrs
Aired 18 November 2011 • 60 min
62. Robin Williams / Johnny Galecki
Aired 21 November 2011 • 60 min
63. Jason Segel / Eliza Coupe
Aired 22 November 2011 • 60 min
64. Ty Burrell / Wilford Brimley
Aired 23 November 2011 • 60 min
65. Aisha Tyler
Aired 28 November 2011 • 60 min
66. Margaret Cho / Michael Connelly
Aired 29 November 2011 • 60 min
67. David Sedaris / Jeff Cesario
Aired 30 November 2011 • 60 min
68. Kristin Chenoweth / Ken Tucker
Aired 1 December 2011 • 60 min
69. Ana Gasteyer / Beth Behrs
Aired 2 December 2011 • 60 min
70. Justin Long / Noomi Rapace
Aired 5 December 2011 • 60 min
71. Valerie Bertinelli / Henry Cho
Aired 6 December 2011 • 60 min
72. Trace Adkins / Michael Palascak
Aired 7 December 2011 • 60 min
73. Pierce Brosnan / Laura Lippman
Aired 8 December 2011 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Pierce Brosnan and author Laura Lippman.
74. Richard Lewis / Needtobreathe
Aired 9 December 2011 • 60 min
75. DJ Qualls / Cat Cora
Aired 12 December 2011 • 60 min
76. Ben Kingsley / Morena Baccarin
Aired 13 December 2011 • 60 min
77. Kenneth Branagh / Patton Oswalt
Aired 14 December 2011 • 60 min
78. Sean Hayes / John Hodgman
Aired 15 December 2011 • 60 min
79. Mindy Kaling / Nick Griffin
Aired 16 December 2011 • 60 min
80. Regis Philbin
Aired 19 December 2011 • 60 min
81. Robin Wright / Parker Young
Aired 20 December 2011 • 60 min
82. Jason Lee / Felicity Jones / Black Dub
Aired 21 December 2011 • 60 min
83. Kyra Sedgwick / Frankie Ballard
Aired 22 December 2011 • 60 min
84. Jason Segel / Johnny Galecki
7.0Aired 23 December 2011 • 60 min
In this "Email Christmas Spectacular", Craig is joined by actors Johnny Galecki and Jason Segel for an episode packed with tweets and emails.
85. Tim Meadows / Eliza Doolittle / Myq Kaplan
Aired 2 January 2012 • 60 min
86. Carrie Fisher / Matthew Gray Gubler
Aired 3 January 2012 • 60 min
87. RZA / Melissa Rauch
Aired 4 January 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes musician RZA and actress Melissa Rauch.
88. Tom Selleck / Daniela Ruah
Aired 5 January 2012 • 60 min
89. Michael Clarke Duncan / Laura Prepon
Aired 6 January 2012 • 60 min
90. Howie Mandel / Randy Houser
Aired 9 January 2012 • 60 min
91. Isaac Mizrahi / Sophia Bush
7.0Aired 10 January 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and actress Sophia Bush.
92. Adam Goldberg / Mercedes Masohn
Aired 11 January 2012 • 60 min
93. Hugh Laurie
Aired 12 January 2012 • 60 min
94. Kristen Bell / Louie Anderson
Aired 13 January 2012 • 60 min
95. Lucy Liu / Kevin Sorbo
Aired 16 January 2012 • 60 min
96. Colin Firth / Lynette Rice
Aired 17 January 2012 • 60 min
97. David Duchovny / Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Aired 18 January 2012 • 60 min
98. Steven Wright / Sara Paxton
Aired 19 January 2012 • 60 min
99. Larry the Cable Guy / 3 Doors Down
Aired 20 January 2012 • 60 min
100. Don Cheadle / Andrea Riseborough
Aired 30 January 2012 • 60 min
101. Ringo Starr
Aired 31 January 2012 • 60 min
102. William Shatner / Kathryn Hahn
Aired 1 February 2012 • 60 min
103. Daniel Radcliffe / Mark Forward
Aired 2 February 2012 • 60 min
104. Rachel Bilson / Jonathan Ames
6.0Aired 3 February 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Rachel Bilson and writer Jonathan Ames.
105. Mark Harmon / Martha Plimpton
Aired 6 February 2012 • 60 min
106. Kenneth Branagh / Chad Daniels
Aired 7 February 2012 • 60 min
107. Christina Applegate / Brad Goreski
Aired 8 February 2012 • 60 min
108. Lisa Kudrow / Weird Al Yankovic
Aired 9 February 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Lisa Kudrow and comedian 'Weird Al' Yankovic, who also performs "TMZ".
109. Chelsea Handler / Dan Riskin
Aired 10 February 2012 • 60 min
110. Carol Burnett / Phil Keoghan
Aired 13 February 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedienne Carol Burnett and TV host Phil Keoghan.
111. Joss Stone / Dave Stewart
Aired 14 February 2012 • 60 min
112. Jon Cryer / Morena Baccarin
Aired 15 February 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Jon Cryer and actress Morena Baccarin.
113. Jeffrey Tambor / Amy Smart
Aired 16 February 2012 • 60 min
114. Simon Helberg / Margaret Cho
Aired 17 February 2012 • 60 min
115. Jayma Mays / Jean-Michel Cousteau
9.0Aired 20 February 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Jayma Mays and explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau.
116. Bill Maher / Eloise Mumford
Aired 21 February 2012 • 60 min
117. Carson Kressley / Ramin Nazer
Aired 22 February 2012 • 60 min
118. Malin Åkerman / Jon Ronson
Aired 23 February 2012 • 60 min
119. John Waters / Jennifer Carpenter
Aired 24 February 2012 • 60 min
120. Eric Idle / Sarah Paulson
8.0Aired 27 February 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Eric Idle and actress Sarah Paulson.
121. Dr. Oz / Carrie Keagan
Aired 28 February 2012 • 60 min
122. Tom Lennon / Phil Plait
Aired 29 February 2012 • 60 min
123. Henry Winkler / Jay Baruchel
Aired 1 March 2012 • 60 min
124. Dennis Miller / The Light Brigade
7.0Aired 2 March 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Dennis Miller, The Light Brigade perform "Till the Wheels come off".
125. Courteney Cox / Louie Anderson
Aired 5 March 2012 • 60 min
126. Joel McHale / Dan Boulger
Aired 6 March 2012 • 60 min
127. Susan Sarandon / Rondell Sheridan
Aired 7 March 2012 • 60 min
128. Raquel Welch / Carl Edwards
Aired 8 March 2012 • 60 min
129. Kristin Davis / Chris O'Dowd
Aired 9 March 2012 • 60 min
130. Leslie Bibb / David Milch
Aired 12 March 2012 • 60 min
131. Jason Segel / Jennette McCurdy
Aired 13 March 2012 • 60 min
132. Regis Philbin
Aired 14 March 2012 • 60 min
133. Anne Rice / Geoff Tate
Aired 19 March 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes author Anne Rice, comedian Geoff Tate performs stand-up.
134. Kathy Bates / Brad Goreski
Aired 20 March 2012 • 60 min
135. Elizabeth Banks
Aired 21 March 2012 • 60 min
136. Julie Chen / Pau Gasol
Aired 2 April 2012 • 60 min
137. Ted Danson / Hannah Simone
Aired 3 April 2012 • 60 min
138. Jeffrey Tambor / The Lumineers
Aired 4 April 2012 • 60 min
139. Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Bryan Miller
7.0Aired 5 April 2012 • 60 min
On Geoff's second Birthday, Craig welcomes actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Comedian Bryan Miller performs stand-up.
140. Laura Linney / Grant Imahara
Aired 6 April 2012 • 60 min
141. Billy Gardell / Ian Gomez
Aired 9 April 2012 • 60 min
142. Guy Pearce / Jessica St. Clair
Aired 10 April 2012 • 60 min
143. Adam Goldberg / Robbie Montgomery
Aired 11 April 2012 • 60 min
144. Judd Apatow / Katherine Jenkins
Aired 12 April 2012 • 60 min
145. Sean Hayes / Lena Dunham
Aired 13 April 2012 • 60 min
146. Kathy Griffin / M. Ward
Aired 16 April 2012 • 60 min
147. Kevin Kline / Alice Eve
Aired 17 April 2012 • 60 min
148. Michael Sheen / Michael Ian Black
Aired 18 April 2012 • 60 min
149. Kelly Preston / Joel Stein
Aired 19 April 2012 • 60 min
150. Emily Deschanel / Jerry Ferrara
Aired 20 April 2012 • 60 min
151. Toni Collette / Mike Massimino
Aired 26 April 2012 • 60 min
152. Patton Oswalt / Phoebe Tonkin
Aired 27 April 2012 • 60 min
153. Jim Gaffigan / Cat Cora
Aired 30 April 2012 • 60 min
154. Jesse Tyler Ferguson / Lennon Parham
Aired 1 May 2012 • 60 min
155. Anjelica Huston / Reno Wilson
Aired 2 May 2012 • 60 min
156. Julie Andrews / Michael Emerson
Aired 3 May 2012 • 60 min
157. Zooey Deschanel / Patrick Warburton
Aired 4 May 2012 • 60 min
158. Poppy Montgomery / Steve Guttenberg
Aired 7 May 2012 • 60 min
159. Steven Tyler / Jaime King
Aired 8 May 2012 • 60 min
160. Jenna Fischer / Danny Huston
7.0Aired 9 May 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Jenna Fischer and actor Danny Huston. With another edition of "The Rather Late Programme with Prince Charles", featuring musician Steve Jones.
161. Christiane Amanpour / Anna Kendrick
Aired 10 May 2012 • 60 min
162. Larry King / Anna Chlumsky
Aired 11 May 2012 • 60 min
163. Mila Kunis / Michael Clarke Duncan / Rashida Jones / Ariel Tweto / David Sedaris
Aired 14 May 2012 • 60 min
Craig takes the show to Scotland. He goes fishing with Geoff Petersen, tours a glaswegian cemetary with actress Mila Kunis, has a drink with actor Michael Clarke Duncan, takes a walk on the beach with actress Rashida Jones and welcomes reality star Ariel Tweto. He has dinner with Rashida Jones, comedian David Sedaris and Ariel Tweto. The Imagineers perform "Imagineer".
164. Alex Salmond / Mila Kunis / Rashida Jones
Aired 15 May 2012 • 60 min
On the second show in Scotland, Craig spends a day on the beach with actress Rashida Jones, has a chat with First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, goes fishing with Geoff Peterson, welcomes his guest actress Mila Kunis and eats fish with reality star Ariel Tweto. The Imagineers perform "Spanish Sands".
165. Michael Clarke Duncan / Mila Kunis
Aired 16 May 2012 • 60 min
In Scotland, Craig takes a trip down memory lane with actor Michael Clarke Duncan in Glasgow, continues his dinner with actress Rashida Jones, reality star Ariel Tweto and comedian David Sedaris. The Imagineers perform "The Legend of John the Terror (Notorious)".
166. Mila Kunis / Ariel Tweto / Fred MacAulay
Aired 17 May 2012 • 60 min
In Scotland, Craig has a drink with actress Mila Kunis, visits a museum with reality star Ariel Tweto, picks outfits with Ariel Tweto and Mila Kunis, welcomes his guest, scottish comedian Fred MacAuley and continues dinner with actress Rashida Jones, Ariel Tweto and comedian David Sedaris, The Imagineers perform "Dearest One".
167. David Sedaris / Michael Clarke Duncan / Mila Kunis / Ariel Tweto / Rashida Jones
Aired 18 May 2012 • 60 min
On the final show in Scotland, Craig takes a walk with actress Mila Kunis, goes fishing with Geoff Peterson, chats with comedian David Sedaris, reads emails and tweets with actor Michael Clarke Duncan, visits Edinburgh with reality star Ariel Tweto and welcomes his guest Michael Clarke Duncan. Geoff Peterson, Rashida Jones and Ariel Tweto find out "Where Whiskey Comes From". The Imagineers perform "The Changeover" and theme song of the Late Late Show.
168. Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Steven Wright
Aired 21 May 2012 • 60 min
169. Billy Bob Thornton / Sonya Walger
Aired 22 May 2012 • 60 min
170. Jennifer Love Hewitt / Rutina Wesley
Aired 23 May 2012 • 60 min
171. Alfred Molina / Sara Watkins
Aired 24 May 2012 • 60 min
172. Jason Alexander / Angela Kinsey
Aired 25 May 2012 • 60 min
173. Ben McKenzie / Shohreh Aghdashloo
7.0Aired 28 May 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Ben McKenzie and actress Shohreh Aghdashloo.
174. DJ Qualls / Wolfgang Puck
Aired 29 May 2012 • 60 min
175. Howie Mandel / Sutton Foster
7.0Aired 30 May 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes TV host Howie Mandel and actress Sutton Foster.
176. Carrie Fisher / Tony Hale
Aired 31 May 2012 • 60 min
177. Jeff Garlin / Sonya Walger
8.0Aired 1 June 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes comedian Jeff Garlin and actress Sonya Walger.
178. Jason Schwartzman / Rory Scovel
Aired 11 June 2012 • 60 min
179. Andy García / Cody Horn
Aired 12 June 2012 • 60 min
180. Ellen Page / Lee Brice
Aired 13 June 2012 • 60 min
181. Don Rickles / Max Greenfield
Aired 14 June 2012 • 60 min
182. Jenna Elfman / The Imagineers
Aired 15 June 2012 • 60 min
183. Alex Salmond / Kelly Macdonald / Kevin McKidd
Aired 18 June 2012 • 60 min
184. Steve Carell / Don Winslow
Aired 19 June 2012 • 60 min
185. Morgan Freeman / Ben Dukes
8.0Aired 20 June 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Morgan Freeman. Ben Dukes performs "Down In Flames".
186. Jeff Daniels / John Irving
7.0Aired 21 June 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Jeff Daniels and author John Irving.
187. Mark Wahlberg / Sloane Crosley
Aired 22 June 2012 • 60 min
188. Elijah Wood / Kathleen Rose Perkins
Aired 25 June 2012 • 60 min
189. William Shatner / Breckin Meyer
Aired 26 June 2012 • 60 min
190. Lisa Kudrow / Harvey Weinstein
Aired 27 June 2012 • 60 min
191. Denis Leary / Brandi Carlile
Aired 28 June 2012 • 60 min
192. Tyler Perry / Matt Kirshen
6.0Aired 29 June 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actor Tyler Perry. Matt Kirshen performs stand-up comedy.
193. Julie Chen / Chris Messina
Aired 16 July 2012 • 60 min
194. Cedric the Entertainer / Ari Graynor
Aired 17 July 2012 • 60 min
195. Ray Romano / Trampled by Turtles
Aired 18 July 2012 • 60 min
196. Kenneth Branagh / Ted Alexandro
Aired 19 July 2012 • 60 min
197. Jason Biggs / Jordana Brewster / Brian Scolaro
Aired 20 July 2012 • 60 min
198. George Hamilton / Julie Gonzalo
Aired 23 July 2012 • 60 min
199. Minnie Driver / Colin Mochrie
Aired 24 July 2012 • 60 min
200. Matthew McConaughey
Aired 25 July 2012 • 60 min
201. Emile Hirsch / Ariel Tweto
Aired 26 July 2012 • 60 min
202. Vince Vaughn
Aired 27 July 2012 • 60 min
203. Emma Roberts / Paula Poundstone
Aired 30 July 2012 • 60 min
204. Rosie Perez
Aired 31 July 2012 • 60 min
205. Selma Blair / Adam Savage
Aired 1 August 2012 • 60 min
Craig welcomes actress Selma Blair and mythbuster Adam Savage.
206. Rashida Jones / Julie Delpy
Aired 2 August 2012 • 60 min
207. Edward Norton / Malin Åkerman
Aired 3 August 2012 • 60 min
208. Stephen King / Dave Barry / Rock Bottom Remainders
Aired 6 August 2012 • 60 min
209. Rachael Ray / The Imagineers
Aired 7 August 2012 • 60 min
210. Chris Hardwick / Carla Gugino
8.0Aired 8 August 2012 • 60 min
On the last show before the move to a new studio, Craig welcomes actress Carla Gugino. Chris Hardwick joins Craig for emails and tweets.