CBS’ The Late Late Show’shost Craig Ferguson will make a stand-up stop at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on November 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 26 at noon.
Craig Ferguson entered the world of late night comedy following a diverse and eclectic career that encompassed film, television and the stage. Since taking the helm of the Late, Late Show in 2005, the show has set all-time viewer records. He won his first Emmy nomination in 2006 and received the 2009 Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for his interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson got his start in the entertainment industry as a drummer for some of the worst punk bands in the U.K., a profession he held for several years. Following his musical stint, he began bartending in a local pub in Glasgow where he was introduced to Michael Boyd, the artistic director of The Tron Theatre in Glasgow, who persuaded Ferguson to give acting a go. After several low paying acting gigs, Ferguson discovered he had a knack for comedy and was soon the star of his own BBC television show, The Ferguson Theory.
After several stints on the English comedy circuit, Ferguson brought his act to America in 1995 to star with Betty White and Marie Osmond in the short-lived ABC comedy Maybe This Time. After the show ended, ABC decided to add the talented Scotsman to The Drew Carey Show, playing Drew Carey’s boss, Nigel Wick, from 1996-2003.
Ferguson has also become a huge success on the North American comedy circuit. He has performed to sold out theaters all over the country including Carnegie Hall. Additionally, Ferguson has two widely acclaimed stand-up comedy specials, A Wee Bit O’ Revolution, which premiered on Comedy Central and Does This Need To Be Said, which premiered on Epix earlier this year and will be released on home video, shortly.
Ferguson has written the feature films The Big Tease and Saving Grace. In 2003, he made his directorial debut with I’ll Be There, which he also wrote and starred in. I’ll Be There went on to receive the Audience Award for Best Film at the Aspen, Dallas, and Valencia film festivals. Craig was also named “best new director” at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Ferguson’s other film credits include Niagra Motel, Lenny the Wonder Dog, Prendimi l’anima, Life Without Dick, Chain of Fools, Born Romantic and The Big Tease. Ferguson was the Viking “Gobber” in How to Train Your Dragon and portrayed “Owl” in the recent Disney classic tale, “Winnie the Pooh.”
In 2006, Ferguson debuted his first best-selling novel entitled Between the Bridge and the River. In 2009, Harper Collins published Ferguson’s best-selling memoir, America On Purpose.
After becoming U.S. Citizen in 1998, he landed himself the biggest gig of all – a date with President Bush hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Ferguson also serves on the board of the Lollipop Theater Network whose mission is to bring current movies to hospitalized children facing chronic and life threatening illness nationwide.
Tickets are $79, $64 and $49*; all seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply