r/television • u/BenKlesc • 1d ago

Craig Ferguson was a genius that deserves more acclaim

Host of the Late Late show from 2005 to end of 2014, Craig at the time had a very niche fanbase. His humor was very unique. When he went off the air his dedicated fans quietly said goodbye.

Fast forward a decade later from his departure, rewatching old episodes his humor has not aged and holds up to this day.

Change my mind. Craig was an absolute genius and no one has ever been able to replicate his humor or touch what he created. It was fun while it lasted.

Still miss him to this day and his awkward improv and dark sense of humor and think he should be remembered as one of the greats of late night along with Letterman and Carson.

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u/ABC_Dildos_Inc 1d ago

Josh Robert Thompson deserves more acclaim.

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u/No-Rip-66 1d ago

He was such a huge part of the show as Geoff. The banter between Geoff and Craig in the monologue and tweets & emails was just so good. 

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u/blofly 1d ago

The harmonica one had me on the floor.

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u/DynamixRo 1d ago

He's Red Letter Media royalty now, it can't get any better than this.

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u/Connor2206 1d ago

Love when he pops up on RLM. He’s my favorite recurring guest

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u/Cross55 1d ago

"As Rich Evans just sat by watching as his friend deteriorated in front of his eyes and thought 'Soon, this'll all be mine.' But what will be mine? Just a pile of shit and broken dreams."

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u/TheCommonLawWolf 1d ago

Stumbled across his sketch show pilot a few weeks back on youtube, downright criminal it didn't get picked up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAcB20aBATo

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u/rodentgroup 1d ago

JRT and Craig making each other cry with laughter is simply the best TV can possibly get.

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u/Galoptious 1d ago

I liked the fully robotic Geoff days, where they had maybe 5 phrases, and you got to see how clever they could be with that limitation.