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Late Late Show host · stand-up · ScotlandCraig Ferguson
The Scottish-American comic who hosted The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS from 2005 to 2014.
- Born
- May 17, 1962
- From
- Scotland
- Late Late Show
- 2005–2014
- Peabody
- 2009
Who is Craig Ferguson?
Craig Ferguson is a Scottish and American actor, comedian, writer and television host. He started his career in the United Kingdom in music, comedy and theatre before moving to the United States, where he played Nigel Wick on ABC’s The Drew Carey Show (1996–2004).
He hosted the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson from 2005 to 2014 and won a Peabody Award for his 2009 interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. After that he hosted Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017), which won him two Daytime Emmy Awards, plus Join or Die with Craig Ferguson and The Hustler. He started his podcast Joy in 2023 and hosts Scrabble on The CW.
He has written a novel and two memoirs, American on Purpose (2009) and Riding the Elephant (2019), and voices Gobber in the How to Train Your Dragon films.
On the Harland Highway Podcast (Oct 27, 2026), Taylor Williamson says he got on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson early in his career, and Harland can’t resist the follow-up jokes.
Timeline
- 1996The Drew Carey Show (Nigel Wick)
- 2005Takes over The Late Late Show on CBS
- 2009Peabody Award; memoir American on Purpose
- 2014Last Late Late Show; Celebrity Name Game
- 2019Memoir Riding the Elephant
- 2021Hosts The Hustler on ABC
- 2023Launches the podcast Joy
Specials, TV & more
On the podcasts
Full episodes where Craig is a guest or comes up, newest first.
Craig Ferguson FAQ
What show did Craig Ferguson host?
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, from 2005 to 2014.
Did Craig Ferguson win a Peabody?
Yes, for his 2009 interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Who did Craig Ferguson play on The Drew Carey Show?
Nigel Wick, Drew’s boss.
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Norm MacdonaldPhotos: Taylor Williamson: Photo: JarJarble, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Jay Leno: Photo: US mission to the European Union, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Conan O’Brien: Photo: Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Johnny Carson: Photo: NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Harland Williams: Photo: We Might Be Drunk Podcast, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Norm Macdonald: Photo: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Facts checked Oct 26, 2026.
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