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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

★ 8.4 12K votes 2005–2015 11 seasons · 2038 episodes Ended CBS
Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 10/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Josh Robert ThompsonJoseph BolterRyan McGowanMatthew KuglerKip Madsen
Starring
Josh Robert ThompsonJoseph BolterRyan McGowanMatthew KuglerKip Madsen

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About

"Late night that threw out the rulebook happily"

A nightly talk show where the host mostly ignored the format. Craig Ferguson opened with rambling, unscripted monologues that veered from silly to surprisingly personal, then interviewed guests with genuine curiosity instead of promo-plug small talk. There was a robot skeleton sidekick, a pantomime horse, and a willingness to be weird for its own sake. It feels looser and warmer than typical late night, more like hanging out with a funny, slightly chaotic friend than watching a polished production. The charm is almost entirely Ferguson himself: his honesty, his tangents, and his refusal to follow the usual talk-show script.

Watch it for

Craig Ferguson's unscripted, oddly personal monologues and his genuine curiosity toward guests.

Maybe skip if

you want slick, promo-driven interviews rather than rambling, off-the-cuff conversation.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Showing the latest 500 of 2,038 episodes.

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Season 82011
7.62991599h 54m
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Season 92012
8.7221540m
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Season 102013
7.73162102h 11m
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Season 112014
8.43411163h 3m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Craig Ferguson Self - Host, Sid, Wavy Rancheros
Shadoe Stevens Self - Announcer
Josh Robert Thompson Geoff Peterson, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Narrator
Joseph Bolter Secretariat, Self - Guest
Ryan McGowan Secretariat, Self - Guest
Richard Malmos Self - Announcer
Matthew Kugler Secretariat
Kip Madsen Various Characters, Self - Various Characters
Liza Coggins Self, Self - Guest, Self - Make-Up
Tuyen Tran Self, Self - Guest, Self - Make-Up

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