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Article: Ferguson remakes late-night talk with silliness, smarts
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- Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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- February 27, 2008
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SPARTA, N.J. -- The format of CBS' "Late Late Show" is as routine
as its name. There's a host at his desk, celebrity guests, the
occasional skit, an opening monologue.
And yet, with Craig Ferguson originating his brand of shrewd
silliness, this is an hour unlike other talk shows. Tune in Craig,
you get a contact high. Which sure beats just watching TV.
The contact is almost physical at times: At key listen-up moments
in his monologue, he moves in close to the camera and gives it a
chummy swat, jiggling the picture. The effect is more than funny.
It's almost like he's tapping your shoulder, replenishing a tactile
connection.
"That's what I've got: me and you," he says in an interview. "I
want ...
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