White House Correspondents Dinner Craig Ferguson

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6528833.html

Craig Ferguson Tapped for White House Correspondents Dinner
Host of CBS? The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to Follow in Footsteps of Rich Little, Stephen Colbert
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/5/2008 11:49:00 AM

Craig Ferguson, host of CBS? The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, was tapped to perform at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.

Ferguson announced the appearance during his show Monday night, saying, ?As soon as I became an American I thought, you know what is going to happen, I am going to get jury duty or the CIA is going to get in touch and get me to assassinate a foreign state or something like that. Something boring. Anyway, my first job as an American citizen, I can exclusively reveal tonight, is performing at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this year. I?m doing it! I?m not hosting, President Bush hosts it. There is a big fancy party in DC. It is like the Oscars for politicians where you cry and thank your agent."

White House press secretary Dana Perino confirmed that Ferguson would perform at the event at Tuesday morning?s press briefing. Ferguson, who passed his U.S. citizenship test last month, will be sworn in as a citizen in a few weeks.

A popular comedian is usually tasked with hosting the event, often making jabs at the president and the press corps. At the 2006 dinner, Stephen Colbert hosted in character, playing the conservative pundit alter-ego he normally plays on his show. The jokes he made were considered much more controversial than previous hosts, and the video of his appearance became a sensation online.

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since he just became a US citizen, i wonder if he'll be hard on junior.


edit: i guess it would help if i mentioned the date... april 26, 2008

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. Must see TV.

:toast:

[CreekDog]

2. I like him a lot.

I think he just got his citizenship too, which bodes well if he offends you-know-who, which I hope he does.

[MrCoffee]

3. AWESOME

Craig Ferguson is hilarious. Watch this clip of him interviewing Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)...funniest interview I've ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulluhQQd9Bw

[Missy Vixen]

4. It's hard for me to believe

that Craig Ferguson's appearance may not end up being even more controversial than Stephen Colbert's.

If anyone's watched his show, he's funny, and he does not suffer fools gladly.

Julie