List of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson episodes
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show that aired weeknights at 12:37 am. (Los Angeles time) on CBS in the United States from January 3, 2005, to December 19, 2014. The hour-long show was hosted by Scottish American comedian, actor and author Craig Ferguson, with his animatronic robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson (voiced by Josh Robert Thompson), and featuring Secretariat, a pantomime horse. The shows writers and other staff appeared in skits and as themselves occasionally, with show producer Michael Naidus becoming a regular.[1][2] 2,058 episodes were produced.
2005[edit]
January[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1 | January 3, 2005 | David Duchovny, Nicole Sullivan | N/A | |
One of Ferguson's first guests is Nicole Sullivan, coincidentally the first woman Ferguson dated when he came to the United States from Scotland in 1994. | ||||
2 | January 4, 2005 | Jon Cryer, Sophie Okonedo | Keb' Mo' | |
3 | January 5, 2005 | Julian McMahon, Aisha Tyler | Howie Day performed "Colide" from Stop All The World Now | |
4 | January 6, 2005 | Jason Alexander, Hau Thai-Tang | The Donnas performed "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)" from Gold Medal | |
5 | January 7, 2005 | Jeremy Piven | G. Love | |
6 | January 10, 2005 | John Goodman, Emmy Rossum | N/A | |
Ferguson performed in a sketch as Super Mario. | ||||
7 | January 11, 2005 | Little Richard, William H. Macy | Little Richard performs "Baby What You Want Me to Do" from 1966's The Wild and Frantic Little Richard, and "Tutti Frutti" from 1955's Here's Little Richard | |
8 | January 12, 2005 | James Woods, Amanda Bynes | Comedian Jim Short | |
9 | January 13, 2005 | Teri Polo, Eddie Steeples | Wyclef Jean | |
10 | January 14, 2005 | Patricia Arquette, Peter Guber, Peter Bart | N/A | |
11 | January 17, 2005 | Renée Fleming | Mos Def performs "The Painties" from The New Danger | |
12 | January 18, 2005 | Regis Philbin, Rob Morrow | Billy Bragg performs ""Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" from Workers Playtime | |
13 | January 19, 2005 | Minnie Driver, Candace Bushnell | N/A | |
14 | January 20, 2005 | Samuel L. Jackson, Maria Bello | Collective Soul performs "How Do You Love" from Youth | |
15 | January 21, 2005 | Tara Reid, Crispin Glover | The Ditty Bops perform "There's A Girl" from their self-titled album | |
16 | January 24, 2005 | Jim Belushi, Kim Raver | DramaGods perform "So'k" from Love | |
17 | January 25, 2005 | Famke Janssen, Joe Montana | Comedian Richard Jeni | |
18 | January 26, 2005 | Blythe Danner | Comedian Stewart Francis | |
19 | January 27, 2005 | Ice Cube, Steve Jones | French Kicks perform the title track from The Trial of the Century[3] | |
20 | January 28, 2005 | Vanessa L. Williams, Scott Wolf | Razorlight performs "Somewhere Else" from Up All Night | |
21 | January 31, 2005 | Katey Sagal, Christine Barrett, Jake Shears | Scissor Sisters performed "Filthy/Gorgeous" from their self-titled album |
February[edit]
March[edit]
April[edit]
May[edit]
June[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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90 | June 6, 2005 | Jon Cryer, Garrison Keillor | Sound of Urchin performs a song from The Diamond | |
91 | June 7, 2005 | Marg Helgenberger, David Milch | Jaguares performs a song from Crónicas de un Laberinto | |
92 | June 8, 2005 | Dennis Hopper, Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Comedian Carlos Alazraqui | |
93 | June 9, 2005 | Ricky Schroder | Toby Keith performs "Honkytonk U" from Honkytonk University | |
94 | June 10, 2005 | Vivica A. Fox, Poppy Montgomery | Angie Stone performs "U-Haul" from Stone Love | |
95 | June 13, 2005 | Jason Lee, Drew Pinsky | Midlake performs "Mornings Will Be Kind" | |
96 | June 14, 2005 | Cheryl Ladd, Skeet Ulrich | Kaiser Chiefs performs "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" | |
97 | June 15, 2005 | Steven Wright, John F. Banzhaf III Skit with James Adomian as George W. Bush | Comedian Steven Wright Amos Lee performs "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight" from his eponymous album | |
98 | June 16, 2005 | Tommy Hilfiger, Lea Thompson | Nikka Costa performs "Till I Get to You" from Can'tneverdidnothin' | |
99 | June 17, 2005 | Debbie Reynolds, Thomas Lennon, Nick Hornby | TBA | |
100 | June 20, 2005 | Allison Janney, Julian Sands | Rilo Kiley performs a song from More Adventurous | |
101 | June 21, 2005 | Peter Krause, David LaChapelle | Tracy Bonham performs "Shine" from Blink the Brightest | |
"Host-whisperer" Peter Lassally, veteran producer of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and for David Letterman takes over the day-to-day running of the show as executive producer. Lassally was largely responsible for hiring Ferguson, and had been coaching him in his new role.[4] | ||||
102 | June 22, 2005 | John Waters, Loretta Devine | Comedian Demetri Martin | |
103 | June 23, 2005 | Mimi Rogers, James Ellroy | Brooke Valentine performs "Girlfight" from Chain Letter | |
104 | June 24, 2005 | Jeremy Piven, Melissa Bank | Mike Jones performs "Flossin" from Who Is Mike Jones? | |
105 | June 27, 2005 | Bryan Cranston, Peter Guber | The Krumpers perform a dance routine | |
106 | June 28, 2005 | Amy Yasbeck, Ringo Starr | Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band perform the title track from "Choose Love" and "I'm the Greatest" from his 1973 album Ringo | |
107 | June 29, 2005 | Kara Cooney | Dwight Yoakam perform a song from Blame the Vain | |
108 | June 30, 2005 | Jennifer Tilly, Corbin Bernsen, Leroy Chiao | TBA |
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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142 | September 12, 2005 | Neil Patrick Harris, Karen Fisher | Nickel Creek |
143 | September 13, 2005 | Bruce Campbell, Melinda Clarke | Flight of the Conchords |
144 | September 14, 2005 | Patricia Arquette, Connie Schultz | Paul Weller |
145 | September 15, 2005 | Carla Gugino, Alice Cooper | N/A |
146 | September 16, 2005 | Alyson Hannigan, Steve Jones | N/A |
147 | September 19, 2005 | Cybill Shepherd, Phil Keoghan | Institute |
148 | September 20, 2005 | Tyra Banks, Tyler James Williams | Ted Alexandro |
149 | September 21, 2005 | Nick Cannon, Jeff Probst, Lawrence Turman | N/A |
150 | September 22, 2005 | Aisha Tyler, Seth MacFarlane | Thirty Seconds to Mars |
151 | September 23, 2005 | Susan Sarandon, Tom Everett Scott | INXS |
152 | September 26, 2005 | Danny Bonaduce, Diane Farr | Shaggy |
153 | September 27, 2005 | Maria Bello, Jason Segel | N/A |
154 | September 28, 2005 | Alan Alda, Jennifer Coolidge | N/A |
155 | September 29, 2005 | Fran Drescher, Robert David Hall | Jo Dee Messina |
156 | September 30, 2005 | Toni Collette, Dave Price | Robert Plant & Strange Sensation |
October[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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157 | October 3, 2005 | Julian McMahon, Jennifer Finnigan | North Mississippi Allstars |
158 | October 4, 2005 | Taryn Manning, Dr. Drew | Butch Bradley |
159 | October 5, 2005 | David Duchovny | Sinéad O'Connor |
160 | October 6, 2005 | Henry Winkler, Aron Ralston | Julie Gribble |
161 | October 7, 2005 | Illeana Douglas | Macy Gray |
162 | October 10, 2005 | Macy Gray, Nuala O'Faolain | Rihanna |
163 | October 11, 2005 | Dennis Hopper, Cheryl Hines | Sarge |
164 | October 12, 2005 | Joe Mantegna, Sue Johanson | N/A |
165 | October 13, 2005 | Sanjay Gupta, Stephen Collins | N/A |
166 | October 14, 2005 | Bill Nye, Kevin Bacon & Michael Bacon | Bacon Brothers |
167 | October 17, 2005 | Joely Fisher, McG | Switchfoot |
168 | October 18, 2005 | Melina Kanakaredes, Stephen Robinson | N/A |
169 | October 19, 2005 | Betty White, Rhona Mitra | Ray J |
170 | October 20, 2005 | Stockard Channing, Michael Connelly | Jamie Cullum |
171 | October 21, 2005 | Jason Schwartzman, Mitch Braswell | Paul Weller |
172 | October 31, 2005 | Sharon Osbourne | N/A |
November[edit]
December[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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195 | December 1, 2005 | Miranda Lambert, Malachy McCourt | Miranda Lambert |
196 | December 2, 2005 | Tom Arnold, Helen Fielding | Lifehouse |
197 | December 12, 2005 | Jon Cryer, Amy Yasbeck | N/A |
198 | December 13, 2005 | John Waters, David Steinberg | Nada Surf |
199 | December 14, 2005 | Poppy Montgomery, Mancow (Band) | N/A |
200 | December 15, 2005 | Michelle Yeoh, Jeremy Roenick | Trey Anastasio |
201 | December 16, 2005 | Chris Isaak, Sara Gilbert | Keaton Simons |
202 | December 19, 2005 | Dennis Quaid, Bill Nye | Bob Marley |
203 | December 20, 2005 | Dwight Yoakam, Teri Garr | N/A |
204 | December 21, 2005 | Little Richard, Brian Cox | N/A |
205 | December 22, 2005 | Téa Leoni, Amy Tan | RZA |
206 | December 23, 2005 | Katey Sagal, Colin Hanks | Brian McKnight |
2006[edit]
January[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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207 | January 2, 2006 | Drew Pinsky, Bob Spitz | N/A | |
208 | January 3, 2006 | Fred Willard, Connie Schultz | N/A | |
209 | January 4, 2006 | Rob Morrow | Bob Marley | |
210 | January 5, 2006 | Don Rickles, Ivana Miličević | Aimee Mann | |
211 | January 6, 2006 | Daryl Hannah, Thomas Lennon | N/A | |
212 | January 9, 2006 | Cheryl Hines, Derek Luke | Trey Anastasio | |
213 | January 10, 2006 | Dr Phil McGraw | Sebastian Maniscalco | |
214 | January 11, 2006 | Seth Green, Peter Bart, Peter Guber | N/A | |
215 | January 12, 2006 | Tom Selleck, Connie Britton | Ian Edwards | |
216 | January 13, 2006 | Steven Wright, Lola Glaudini | Anthony Hamilton | |
217 | January 16, 2006 | Allison Janney, John C. McGinley | The 88 | |
218 | January 17, 2006 | Greg Kinnear, Paula Poundstone | Ming Tsai | |
219 | January 18, 2006 | Thomas Cavanagh | N/A | |
220 | January 19, 2006 | Vanessa Williams | Rogue Wave | |
221 | January 20, 2006 | Mimi Rogers | Living Things | |
222 | January 30, 2006 | Drew Pinsky, Amy Yasbeck | Wicked Tinkers | |
In this more serious episode, Ferguson memorably eulogizes his father, Robert Ferguson. | ||||
223 | January 31, 2006 | Jim Belushi, Parminder Nagra | Matisyahu |
February[edit]
March[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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244 | March 1, 2006 | Roseanne Barr, Wolfgang Puck | N/A |
245 | March 2, 2006 | Kathy Bates, Idina Menzel, Jeremy Bloom | N/A |
246 | March 3, 2006 | Milla Jovovich, Peter Travers | All American Rejects |
247 | March 6, 2006 | Paul Haggis, Ben Lee, James Blake | N/A |
248 | March 7, 2006 | Tyra Banks, Jackie Collins, Nathan Sawaya | N/A |
249 | March 8, 2006 | John Larroquette, Ethan Suplee | Fiona Apple |
250 | March 9, 2006 | Wynonna, Emilie de Ravin | D. C. Benny |
251 | March 10, 2006 | David Arquette | Cowboy Troy |
252 | March 20, 2006 | Stockard Channing | Big & Rich |
253 | March 21, 2006 | Rosanne Cash, Howie Mandel | N/A |
254 | March 22, 2006 | Jason Lee, Julian Sands | David Gray |
255 | March 27, 2006 | Joan Cusack, Mary McCormack | The New Cars |
256 | March 28, 2006 | Jane Kaczmarek, Tom Fontana | Dan Naturman |
257 | March 29, 2006 | John Goodman, Angela Nissel | Alkaline Trio |
258 | March 30, 2006 | Frankie Muniz, Annie Duke | N/A |
259 | March 31, 2006 | Chris Kattan, Mo'Nique | Ozomatli |
April[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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260 | April 3, 2006 | Mehcad Brooks, Anjelica Huston | Ne-Yo | |
261 | April 4, 2006 | Rosie O'Donnell, Harry Shearer | N/A | |
262 | April 5, 2006 | Paget Brewster, Sam Elliott | Adam Ferrara | |
263 | April 6, 2006 | Ben Kingsley, Roselyn Sánchez | UB40 | |
264 | April 7, 2006 | Kevin Pollak, Mira Sorvino | Train | |
265 | April 10, 2006 | Christian Finnegan, Chi McBride, Bebe Neuwirth | N/A | |
266 | April 11, 2006 | Carrie Fisher | John Corbett | |
267 | April 12, 2006 | Carl Hiaasen, Toby Keith | N/A | |
268 | April 13, 2006 | Roger Lay Jr., Ray Romano, Ken Shamrock | N/A | |
269 | April 14, 2006 | Melina Kanakaredes, Kyle MacLachlan | Shinedown | |
270 | April 24, 2006 | Dennis Quaid | The Wiggles | |
271 | April 25, 2006 | Radha Mitchell, Marion Ross | Erin Boheme | |
272 | April 26, 2006 | Jennifer Finnigan, Barry Sonnenfeld | N/A | |
273 | April 27, 2006 | Dave Barry | Dem Franchize Boyz | |
274 | April 28, 2006 | Kristin Chenoweth, Andy García, Mandy Moore | Rock Bottom Remainders | |
Ferguson returns to his punk rock roots to play the drums with the Rock Bottom Remainders. |
May[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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275 | May 1, 2006 | Neil Patrick Harris, Parminder Nagra | The BellRays |
276 | May 2, 2006 | Randy Jackson, Connie Schultz | N/A |
277 | May 3, 2006 | Reggie Bush, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Frank McCourt | Secret Machines |
278 | May 4, 2006 | Emily Deschanel, Kelsey Grammer, Aisha Tyler | The Go! Team |
279 | May 5, 2006 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Ying-Yang Twins |
280 | May 8, 2006 | Denis Leary | Bo Bice |
281 | May 9, 2006 | Donald Faison, Betty White | Bill Bailey |
282 | May 10, 2006 | Bill Carter, Jenna Fischer | Chris Isaak |
283 | May 11, 2006 | Paul Bettany, Kate Walsh | Damian Marley |
284 | May 12, 2006 | Jacinda Barrett, Mark Harmon | Rock Kills Kid |
285 | May 15, 2006 | Daryl Hannah | Sara Ramirez |
286 | May 16, 2006 | Phil McGraw | Jim Gaffigan |
287 | May 17, 2006 | Merv Griffin, Rick Reilly | N/A |
288 | May 18, 2006 | Diane Farr, Dominic Monaghan | Phil Vassar |
289 | May 19, 2006 | Mía Maestro | Nick Lachey |
290 | May 22, 2006 | Reba McEntire, Cynthia Watros | Toby Keith |
291 | May 23, 2006 | Anna Paquin, Casper Van Dien | Jason Aldean |
292 | May 24, 2006 | Ricki Lake, Oscar De La Hoya | The Wreckers |
293 | May 25, 2006 | Pauley Perrette | Brooks and Dunn |
294 | May 26, 2006 | Jenny McCarthy, Jim Short | Gomez |
June[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
295 | June 5, 2006 | Jon Favreau, Shooter Jennings, Lee Child | N/A |
296 | June 6, 2006 | Patricia Heaton, Claire Fordham | The New Cars |
297 | June 7, 2006 | Ian McShane, Joey Lauren Adams, Stanley Bing | N/A |
298 | June 8, 2006 | Edie Falco, David Lee Roth | N/A |
299 | June 9, 2006 | Tom Everett Scott | Ludacris, Speech |
300 | June 12, 2006 | Sara Rue, Anthony Michael Hall | Secret Machines |
301 | June 13, 2006 | Anderson Cooper, Mercedes Ruehl | Dan Cummins |
302 | June 14, 2006 | Lorraine Bracco, Kevin Connolly, Jamie Jenson | N/A |
303 | June 15, 2006 | Tony Shalhoub, Lucy Davis | Echo & the Bunnymen |
304 | June 16, 2006 | Jon Cryer, Jim Short | Three Days Grace |
305 | June 19, 2006 | Pepe the King Prawn, Sarah Wynter | The Charlatans |
306 | June 20, 2006 | Katey Sagal, David Milch, Arturo Gatti | N/A |
307 | June 21, 2006 | Stanley Tucci, Cat Deeley | Van Hunt |
308 | June 22, 2006 | Jack Black, James Marsden | Sonya Kitchell |
309 | June 23, 2006 | Tyrese Gibson, Def Leppard, Paul Morrissey | N/A |
310 | June 26, 2006 | Regis Philbin, John Landis | Snoop Dogg |
311 | June 27, 2006 | Henry Winkler, Judy Greer, Michael Young | N/A |
312 | June 28, 2006 | Dave Foley, Amy Sedaris | UB40 |
313 | June 29, 2006 | Tim Robbins | T.I. |
314 | June 30, 2006 | Jesse James, Paul Dinello | She Wants Revenge |
July[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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315 | July 5, 2006 | Laurence Fishburne, Illeana Douglas | Jack's Mannequin |
316 | July 6, 2006 | Tom Lennon | Jewel |
317 | July 7, 2006 | Donal Logue | Ne-Yo |
318 | July 10, 2006 | Toni Collette, Lawrence Block, Joe Theismann | N/A |
319 | July 11, 2006 | Julie Chen, Denise Mina | Echo & the Bunnymen |
320 | July 12, 2006 | Danny Bonaduce, Cote De Pablo, Bill McArthur | N/A |
321 | July 13, 2006 | Joe Mantegna | Brooks & Dunn |
322 | July 14, 2006 | Nick Cannon, Kyle Dunnigan | Family Force 5 |
323 | July 24, 2006 | Eddie Izzard, Greg Warren | The Buzzcocks |
324 | July 25, 2006 | Kevin Smith, Carrie Ann Inaba | Seether |
325 | July 26, 2006 | Cuba Gooding Jr., Jay Larson | Jurassic 5 |
326 | July 27, 2006 | Greg Kinnear, Hugh Hefner, Sammy Hagar | N/A |
327 | July 28, 2006 | Kyra Sedgwick, Keith Olbermann | N/A |
328 | July 31, 2006 | Andie MacDowell | Cirque du Soleil's KA |
August[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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329 | August 1, 2006 | Bonnie Raitt, Travis Pastrana | Randy Kagan |
330 | August 2, 2006 | Drew Pinsky, Carnie Wilson | Tally Hall |
331 | August 3, 2006 | Jaime Pressly, Robbie Coltrane | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
332 | August 4, 2006 | Carlos Mencia | Natasha Bedingfield |
333 | August 7, 2006 | Steve Carell | The Subways |
334 | August 8, 2006 | Aaron Eckhart, Cheyenne Kimball, Fran Solomita | N/A |
335 | August 9, 2006 | Tim Olyphant, Lindsay Sloane | The Editors |
336 | August 10, 2006 | Christina Milian, Tim Olyphant, Brian Malow | N/A |
337 | August 11, 2006 | Michael Clarke Duncan, Laura Kightlinger | Rob Zombie |
338 | August 14, 2006 | Chi McBride, Lili Taylor | Nick Lachey |
339 | August 15, 2006 | Matt Dillon, Padma Lakshmi | Paula DeAnda, Baby Bash |
340 | August 16, 2006 | Alice Cooper, Penelope Ann Miller | N/A |
341 | August 17, 2006 | Jane Kaczmarek, Esai Morales, Larke Miller | N/A |
342 | August 21, 2006 | Shannen Doherty, Eddie Kaye Thomas | E-40 T-Pain |
343 | August 22, 2006 | Fred Willard, Rachel Blanchard, Stephen J. Cannell | N/A |
344 | August 23, 2006 | Amy Smart, Trace Adkins | N/A |
345 | August 24, 2006 | Denis Leary, Lewis Dix | Matt Goss |
346 | August 25, 2006 | André Benjamin, David Boreanaz | Mellowdrone |
September[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
347 | September 11, 2006 | Aaron Brown, Ralph Geidel | Paolo Nutini |
348 | September 12, 2006 | Michael Rapaport, Joely Fisher | N/A |
349 | September 13, 2006 | Virginia Madsen, Jason Ritter | Matt Baetz |
350 | September 14, 2006 | Gary Sinise, Whitley Strieber | Chris Isaak |
351 | September 15, 2006 | Mia Kirshner | Method Man |
352 | September 18, 2006 | Edward Norton, Ethan Suplee | LeToya |
353 | September 19, 2006 | Skeet Ulrich, Nora Ephron | Rodney Atkins |
354 | September 20, 2006 | James Woods, George Eads | Heartland |
355 | September 21, 2006 | Chazz Palminteri, Kerry Washington | French Kiss |
356 | September 22, 2006 | Bradley Whitford, Trudie Styler, Larry Johnson | Sam Roberts |
357 | September 25, 2006 | Lauren Graham, Nick Griffin | Joan Jett |
358 | September 26, 2006 | Marie Osmond, Jacinda Barrett, Mitch Albom | N/A |
359 | September 27, 2006 | Forest Whitaker, Julie Walters, Shang Forbes | N/A |
360 | September 28, 2006 | Billy Connolly, Michael Ian Black | M. Ward |
361 | September 29, 2006 | Billy Bob Thornton, Duane Martin | Starsailor |
October[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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362 | October 2, 2006 | Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell | Amos Lee |
363 | October 3, 2006 | Tim Daly, David Cross | Diana Krall |
364 | October 4, 2006 | Busta Rhymes, Connie Britton | N/A |
365 | October 5, 2006 | Brooke Shields, Michael Ian Black | Billy Bragg |
366 | October 6, 2006 | Howie Mandel, Andy Summers | Rodrigo y Gabriela |
367 | October 9, 2006 | Emmitt Smith, Kristin Chenoweth | N/A |
368 | October 10, 2006 | Laura Linney, Jordanna Brester | Say Anything |
369 | October 11, 2006 | David Arquette | Monica |
370 | October 12, 2006 | Jennifer Beals, Michael Sheen | Chingy |
371 | October 13, 2006 | Michael Caine | Mario Vasquez |
372 | October 23, 2006 | Maria Bello, Derek Luke | Robin Thicke |
373 | October 24, 2006 | Alan Arkin, Paul Haggis | Jimmy Pardo |
374 | October 25, 2006 | Ron Rifkin, Kevin Nealon | Corinne Bailey Rae |
375 | October 26, 2006 | Brooke Hogan, Eva La Rue, Jason Schwartzman | N/A |
376 | October 27, 2006 | Danny Bonaduce, Gene Pompa | Mew |
377 | October 30, 2006 | Kim Raver, Bob Saget | Deana Carter & Heart |
378 | October 31, 2006 | Carrie Fisher, Todd Oliver | Alice Cooper |
November[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
379 | November 1, 2006 | Barry Pepper, Amy Sedaris | Carlos Alazraqui |
380 | November 2, 2006 | Tim Robbins, Jamie Lidell | N/A |
381 | November 3, 2006 | Alec Baldwin, Barry Manilow | N/A |
382 | November 6, 2006 | Val Kilmer, Rebecca Gayheart | Paolo Nutini |
383 | November 8, 2006 | Merv Griffin, Marshall Faulk | Carrot Top |
384 | November 9, 2006 | Emma Thompson, Eamonn Walker | Joseph Arthur |
385 | November 10, 2006 | Ashley Judd, Seth MacFarlane | Pet Shop Boys |
386 | November 13, 2006 | Hugh Laurie, Spike Feresten | OK Go |
387 | November 14, 2006 | Steven Weber, Emily Deschanel, Phil Rosenthal | N/A |
388 | November 15, 2006 | Anne Heche, Rain Pryor | Jeff Caldwell |
389 | November 16, 2006 | Maura Tierney, Scott Turow | Lindsay Buckingham |
390 | November 17, 2006 | Ice-T, Henry Cho | N/A |
391 | November 20, 2006 | Christian Slater, Sue Johanson | Driveblind |
392 | November 21, 2006 | Emilio Estevez, Eva Pigford | Jim Short |
393 | November 22, 2006 | Fred Willard, Ashley Scott | Gabriel Iglesias |
394 | November 23, 2006 | Felicity Huffman, Dax Shepard | Akon |
395 | November 27, 2006 | William Shatner, Mike Luckovich | Driveblind |
396 | November 28, 2006 | William H. Macy, Jeri Ryan, Isabel Allende | N/A |
397 | November 29, 2006 | Anthony LaPaglia, Carl Edwards | Sparta |
398 | November 30, 2006 | John Waters, Alex Borstein | Plain White T's |
December[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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399 | December 1, 2006 | Kevin Smith, Suzy Nakamura | Joseph Arthur |
400 | December 4, 2006 | Betty White, Twiggy | Sam Moore & Travis Tritt |
401 | December 6, 2006 | John Stamos, Sean Maguire | Ziggy Marley |
402 | December 7, 2006 | Chris Kattan, Chiwetel Ejiofor | Ciara |
403 | December 8, 2006 | John Novasad | Tyrese |
404 | December 11, 2006 | Ted Danson, Julia Sweeney | Akon |
405 | December 12, 2006 | Camryn Manheim, Stephen Fry | N/A |
406 | December 13, 2006 | Rob Morrow, Lucy Lawless | Jet |
407 | December 14, 2006 | Pat Croce | Jewel |
408 | December 15, 2006 | Michael Rapaport, Tom Kenny | N/A |
409 | December 18, 2006 | Edward Norton, Jenna Fisher | N/A |
410 | December 19, 2006 | Laura Dern, Ming Tsai, Danny Elfman | N/A |
411 | December 20, 2006 | Paula Poundstone | Xzibit |
412 | December 21, 2006 | Samuel L. Jackson, Avi Liberman | Hinder |
413 | December 22, 2006 | Dominic Monaghan, Anthony Mackie | Twisted Sister |
2007[edit]
January[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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414 | January 2, 2007 | James Denton, Dan Gabriel, Julie Gribble | N/A |
415 | January 3, 2007 | Kate Walsh, Clark Gregg, Skyler Stone | N/A |
416 | January 4, 2007 | Carl Reiner, Tracee Ellis Ross, Max Brooks | N/A |
417 | January 5, 2007 | Neil Patrick Harris, Sherri Shepherd | Hellogoodbye |
418 | January 8, 2007 | Mario Lopez, Shawn Colvin | Ne-Yo |
419 | January 9, 2007 | Jonathan Silverman, Antonio Gates | Greg Proops |
420 | January 10, 2007 | LL Cool J, Masi Oka | Chris Daughtry |
422 | January 11, 2007 | Emily Watson, Ed Begley Jr., Cash Levy | N/A |
423 | January 12, 2007 | Emily Blunt, Louis C.K. | Lady Sovereign |
424 | January 15, 2007 | Teutul Sr. & Jr., Kelly Hu, Greg Owen | N/A |
425 | January 16, 2007 | Helen Mirren | Steve Trevino |
426 | January 17, 2007 | Juliette Lewis, Aaron Lewis | Common |
427 | January 18, 2007 | Chevy Chase, Hannah Storm | Montgomery |
428 | January 19, 2007 | Tony Gonzalez | Fantasia |
429 | January 29, 2007 | Dylan McDermott, Connie Nielsen | Billy Bragg |
430 | January 30, 2007 | Julie Bowen, Terry Crews, Michael Meehan | N/A |
431 | January 31, 2007 | Chad Lowe, RZA | N/A |
February[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
432 | February 1, 2007 | Henry Winkler, Zoe Saldana | Jet | |
433 | February 2, 2007 | Jerry Springer, Robert Dubac | Aaron Lewis | |
TBA | February 4, 2007 | Billy Bob Thornton | Hank Williams Jr. and Lynrd Skynrd performs Gimme Three Steps; Phi Beta Signma Step Team | |
Super Bowl Special from Colony Theatre in Miami Beach. Ferguson chats strategy with Mike Ditka, tosses the football with Dan Marino, gets tattooed by Ami James at Miami Ink, speaks with Hannah Storm and Cato June from Dolphin Stadium and lunches with Gloria Estafan. IHOP skit with a plethora of "stars" all played by Ferguson. Tim Meadows and Bradley Laise also appear in skits. | ||||
434 | February 5, 2007 | Danny Bonaduce, Tom Lennon | Ben Garant | |
435 | February 6, 2007 | Mena Suvari, Lawrence Block | Naked Trucker | |
436 | February 7, 2007 | Bob Saget, Kaylee Defer | Jonny Lang | |
437 | February 8, 2007 | Thandie Newton | The Game | |
438 | February 9, 2007 | Eddie Griffin, Mat Kearney | Steve Mazan | |
439 | February 12, 2007 | Peter O'Toole, Joely Fisher | Dierks Bentley & The Grascals | |
440 | February 13, 2007 | Aisha Tyler, Harry Shearer, Tyler Williamson | N/A | |
441 | February 14, 2007 | David Hasselhoff, Richard Wiese | K.T. Tunstall | |
442 | February 15, 2007 | Jennifer Love Hewitt, John Cena | Three Days Grace | |
443 | February 16, 2007 | Kiefer Sutherland, Sam Tripoli | Rich Boy | |
444 | February 19, 2007 | Virginia Madsen, David Steinberg | Unwritten Law | |
445 | February 20, 2007 | Patricia Heaton, Parminder Nagra | N/A | |
446 | February 21, 2007 | Danny Bonaduce, Ioan Gruffudd | Gordie Brown | |
447 | February 22, 2007 | Mark Ruffalo, Wolfgang Puck | Tom Lennon & Ben Garant | |
448 | February 23, 2007 | Jennifer Tilly, Ami James | Rodney Atkins | |
449 | February 26, 2007 | Regis Philbin, James McAvoy | Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | |
450 | February 27, 2007 | Jill Hennessy, Oliver Hudson, Jim McDonald | N/A | |
451 | February 28, 2007 | Billy Connolly, Tricia Helfer | Blake Shelton |
March[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
452 | March 1, 2007 | Jennifer Tilly, Seth MacFarlane | The Cat Empire |
453 | March 2, 2007 | John Mellencamp, Oscar De La Hoya | N/A |
454 | March 5, 2007 | Jennifer Hudson, Gerard Butler | Anberlin |
455 | March 6, 2007 | Poppy Montgomery, Jeremy Roenick, Paul Morrissey | N/A |
456 | March 7, 2007 | Andy Garcia, Rob Corddry | N/A |
457 | March 8, 2007 | Bill Maher, Jacinda Barrett | Razorlight |
458 | March 9, 2007 | Kerry Washington, Jeff Applebaum | Aaron Lewis |
459 | March 19, 2007 | Merv Griffin, Nia Long | John Mellencamp |
460 | March 20, 2007 | Cuba Gooding Jr., Joely Richardson | Andy Vastola |
461 | March 21, 2007 | Tom Arnold, Drake Witham | Hinder |
462 | March 26, 2007 | Joss Stone, Rainn Wilson | Joss Stone |
463 | March 27, 2007 | Randy Jackson, Piper Perabo | Roy Wood Jr. |
464 | March 28, 2007 | Sigourney Weaver, Kal Penn | The Ataris |
465 | March 29, 2007 | Jeff Goldblum | Papa Roach |
466 | March 30, 2007 | Chandra Wilson, Bobby Miyamoto | Bone Thugs N' Harmony |
April[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
467 | April 2, 2007 | Josh Brolin, Jason Segel, Matt Knudsen | N/A |
468 | April 3, 2007 | Rose McGowan, Wolfgang Puck | N/A |
469 | April 4, 2007 | Robert Rodriguez, John C. McGinley | N/A |
470 | April 5, 2007 | Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Ice Cube | Omarion |
471 | April 6, 2007 | Carla Gugino, Randy Couture | Redman |
472 | April 9, 2007 | Kurt Russell, Barry Sonnenfeld | Paul Wall |
473 | April 10, 2007 | Quentin Tarantino, Laura Prepon | N/A |
474 | April 11, 2007 | Jeff Probst, Amy Yasbeck | Greg Warren |
475 | April 12, 2007 | David Duchovny, Nia Long | K-os |
476 | April 13, 2007 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rodney Carrington | Cold War Kids |
477 | April 23, 2007 | Mary Hart, Brady Quinn | The Exies |
478 | April 24, 2007 | Paula Abdul, Vinnie Jones | Billy D. Washington |
479 | April 25, 2007 | Jerry Springer, Mario | Simply Red |
480 | April 26, 2007 | Jenny McCarthy, Frank McCourt | Mo Mandel |
481 | April 27, 2007 | Jon Cryer, Boyd Matson | Good Charlotte |
482 | April 30, 2007 | Frank Caliendo, Samantha Mathis | The Noisettes |
May[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
483 | May 1, 2007 | Tim Daly, Charlie Viracola | Joe |
484 | May 2, 2007 | Eric Bana, Julia Sweeney | Fountains of Wayne |
485 | May 3, 2007 | Alice Cooper, Michael Rosenbaum | Gary Gulman |
486 | May 4, 2007 | Molly Shannon, Duane Martin | Ozomatli |
487 | May 7, 2007 | Sophia Bush | Ne-Yo |
488 | May 8, 2007 | Floyd Mayweather, Julianne Nicholson | Lynne Koplitz |
489 | May 9, 2007 | Steven Wright, Carrie Ann Inaba | Dinosaur Jr. |
490 | May 10, 2007 | Garry Shandling, Nathan Fillion | Craig Morgan |
491 | May 11, 2007 | Larry the Cable Guy, Maureen McCormick | Montgomery Gentry |
492 | May 14, 2007 | Carrot Top, Miranda Lambert | N/A |
493 | May 15, 2007 | Roseanne Barr, Malachy McCourt | N/A |
494 | May 16, 2007 | Bob Barker, Elizabeth Banks | Modest Mouse |
495 | May 17, 2007 | Phil McGraw | Tori Amos |
496 | May 18, 2007 | Gina Gershon, Dan Naturman | The Exies |
497 | May 21, 2007 | Lance Burton, Matt Serra | Chantal Kreviazuk |
498 | May 22, 2007 | Carrie Fisher, Naomie Harris, Nathan Gibson | N/A |
499 | May 23, 2007 | Jason Randal, Cat Deeley | Albert Hammond, Jr. |
500 | May 24, 2007 | Chi McBride, Rick Thomas | Patti Smith |
501 | May 25, 2007 | Bob Saget, Guy Torry | Jade |
June[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
502 | June 4, 2007 | Dennis Hopper, Eddie Pence | Darryl Worley |
503 | June 5, 2007 | Rosie Perez, David Milch | Patti Smith |
504 | June 6, 2007 | Carl Reiner, Jonah Hill | Bright Eyes |
505 | June 7, 2007 | Don Cheadle, Bret Michaels | Poison |
506 | June 8, 2007 | Jon Heder, Criss Angel | N/A |
507 | June 11, 2007 | Don Rickles, Ali Wentworth | Marty Stuart |
508 | June 12, 2007 | Parker Posey, Ian Hunter | N/A |
509 | June 13, 2007 | Eric Idle, S., Epatha Merkerson | Guy Torry |
510 | June 14, 2007 | Jeff Bridges, Carrie-Anne Moss | Mute Math |
511 | June 15, 2007 | Seth Green, Bob Barker | Henry Cho |
512 | June 18, 2007 | Avril Lavigne, Ioan Gruffudd | Avril Lavigne |
513 | June 19, 2007 | Drew Pinsky | Enrique Iglesias |
514 | June 20, 2007 | Mo'Nique | Big and Rich |
515 | June 21, 2007 | Ben Kingsley, Mary McCormack | Jesse Malin |
516 | June 22, 2007 | Eddie Izzard, John Roy | The Goo Goo Dolls |
517 | June 25, 2007 | Wanda Sykes, Tim Spall | Bobby Valentino |
518 | June 26, 2007 | Janeane Garofalo, Tina Brown | Bob Marley |
519 | June 27, 2007 | Mandy Moore, David Steinberg | N/A |
520 | June 28, 2007 | Wayne Brady, Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Ben Kweller |
521 | June 29, 2007 | Chris Isaak, Cory Kahaney | N/A |
July[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
522 | July 2, 2007 | Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald | Sinead O'Connor |
523 | July 3, 2007 | Kristen Bell, Wolfgang Puck | Big and Rich |
524 | July 5, 2007 | Brenda Blethyn, Mike Rowe | Army of Me |
525 | July 6, 2007 | Amy Sedaris, Jackie Collins | Breaking Benjamin |
526 | July 9, 2007 | Kathy Griffin, Ken Bruen | Marty Stuart |
527 | July 10, 2007 | Cedric the Entertainer, Kara Cooney | Jeff Keith |
528 | July 11, 2007 | Julie Chen, James Marsden | Sara Bareilles |
529 | July 12, 2007 | Ted Danson, Maggie Q | Silverchair |
530 | July 13, 2007 | Rupert Grint | Dr. Dog |
531 | July 23, 2007 | Glenn Close, Jeffrey Ross | Lily Allen |
532 | July 24, 2007 | Julia Stiles, Carl Bernstein | N/A |
533 | July 25, 2007 | Jason Priestley, Sherri Shepherd | Chris Reid |
534 | July 26, 2007 | Aaron Eckhart | Hanson |
535 | July 27, 2007 | James Denton, Amber Stevens | The Cribs |
536 | July 30, 2007 | Drew Carey, Megalyn Echikunwoke | N/A |
537 | July 31, 2007 | Jon Voight, Alicia Coppola | Will Marfori |
August[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
538 | August 1, 2007 | Miss Piggy, Jonathan Silverman | Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová |
539 | August 2, 2007 | Julie Delpy, Alfred Molina | N/A |
540 | August 3, 2007 | Pamela Anderson, Nellie McKay | Hans Klok, Avi Liberman |
541 | August 6, 2007 | Kyra Sedgwick, Paula Poundstone | Emerson Drive |
542 | August 7, 2007 | Ben Stein, Megyn Price | Rodney Laney |
543 | August 8, 2007 | Michelle Pfeiffer, Rachel Nichols | Kat DeLuna |
544 | August 10, 2007 | Cuba Gooding Jr., Cash Levy | Grace Potter & the Nocturnals |
545 | August 13, 2007 | Tori Spelling | Brother Ali |
546 | August 14, 2007 | Jonah Hill, Natascha McElhone | N/A |
547 | August 15, 2007 | Aishwarya Rai, Dom Irrera | Lifehouse |
548 | August 16, 2007 | Masi Oka | Emily Fox, Emerson Hart |
549 | August 17, 2007 | Aisha Tyler, Dwayne Perkins | Augie March |
550 | August 20, 2007 | Tony Danza, Rose Byrne | N/A |
551 | August 21, 2007 | Nick Cannon, Alan Bean | Jeremy Fisher |
552 | August 22, 2007 | Tom Lennon, Elizabeth Perkins | Wendy Kamenoff |
553 | August 23, 2007 | Samuel L. Jackson | The Cliks |
554 | August 24, 2007 | Holly Hunter, Adam Goldberg | Ferraby Lionheart |
September[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
554 | September 10, 2007 | Frank Caliendo, Sherman Alexie | Clay Walker |
555 | September 11, 2007 | Gavin de Becker, Dwight Yoakam | N/A |
556 | September 12, 2007 | Julie Chen, Dario Franchitti | Matt Baetz |
557 | September 13, 2007 | Jason Alexander, Barbara Morgan, Scott Kelly | Wendy Kamenoff |
558 | September 14, 2007 | Eric Idle, Les Stroud | Finger Eleven |
559 | September 17, 2007 | Alan Alda, Alex O'Loughlin | N/A |
560 | September 18, 2007 | Jeff Goldblum, Paul Haggis, Mandy Moore | N/A |
561 | September 19, 2007 | Phil McGraw, Kaley Cuoco | Bob Dubac |
562 | September 20, 2007 | James Woods, Ben Lee | N/A |
563 | September 21, 2007 | Terrence Howard, Jennifer Westfeldt | Zap Mama |
564 | September 24, 2007 | 50 Cent, Emily Deschanel | N/A |
565 | September 25, 2007 | D.L. Hughley, Kaitlin Olson, Hannibal Buress | N/A |
566 | September 26, 2007 | Marg Helgenberger, Seth MacFarlane | The National |
567 | September 27, 2007 | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Hudson | Cary Brothers |
568 | September 28, 2007 | Greg Kinnear, Paul Morrissey | Raul Midon |
October[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
569 | October 1, 2007 | Juliette Lewis, David Boreanaz | N/A |
570 | October 2, 2007 | Chi McBride, Teri Polo | Steve Bertrand |
571 | October 3, 2007 | Kevin Smith, Tasha Smith | J.L. Cauvin |
572 | October 4, 2007 | Anjelica Huston, Pat Monahan | Cathy Ladman |
573 | October 5, 2007 | Josh Duhamel, Radha Mitchell | Diana Krall |
574 | October 8, 2007 | Jimmy Smits, Michelle Monaghan | Shout Out Louds |
575 | October 9, 2007 | Tim Daly, Nia Long | Ron Pearson |
576 | October 10, 2007 | Fred Willard, Saffron Burrows | Modest Mouse |
577 | October 11, 2007 | Tom Arnold, Tori Amos | N/A |
577 | October 12, 2007 | Lt. Col Kevin Robbins | N/A |
578 | October 15, 2007 | Michael Caine | Lizzy Cooperman |
579 | October 16, 2007 | Vicente Fox, Leslie Bibb | Ron Pearson |
580 | October 17, 2007 | Ian McKellen, Jena Malone | Avril Lavigne |
581 | October 18, 2007 | John Larroquette | They Might Be Giants |
582 | October 19, 2007 | Kenneth Branagh, Todd Sawyer | N/A |
583 | October 29, 2007 | Kristin Chenoweth, Clive Barker | James Jonah |
584 | October 30, 2007 | Steve Carell | Good Charlotte |
585 | October 31, 2007 | John Lydon, Steve Jones, Joe Theisman | The Sex Pistols |
November[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
586 | November 1, 2007 | Anthony Hopkins, Yvonne Strahovski | N/A |
587 | November 2, 2007 | Seth Green, Dwight Yoakam | N/A |
There were no other episodes produced in November due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.
December[edit]
There were no episodes produced in December due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.
2008[edit]
January[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
589 | January 2, 2008 | None | N/A | |
No guests. Although the Writers Guild of America was on strike, David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc., which produced The Late Late Show and owned its timeslot, negotiated with the WGA and met their demands.[5][6] | ||||
590 | January 3, 2008 | Dominic Monaghan, Jason Randal | N/A | |
591 | January 4, 2008 | Leonard Nimoy, Lyle Lovett | N/A | |
592 | January 7, 2008 | RZA, Greg Proops | N/A | |
593 | January 8, 2008 | Marion Cotillard, Kevin Fitzgerald | Rogue Wave | |
594 | January 9, 2008 | Emile Hirsch, Wolfgang Puck | N/A | |
595 | January 10, 2008 | Val Kilmer, Michael Gates Gill | Ian Hunter | |
596 | January 11, 2008 | Alec Baldwin, Lena Headey | Spoon | |
During Baldwin's interview, Ferguson notes the obvious and oversimplified nature of his notecard, and tears it up.[7] This tearing of notecards becomes a permanent hallmark of Ferguson's interviews, signaling his intent to have a real, unscripted conversation with guests.[8] | ||||
597 | January 14, 2008 | Ben Kingsley, Laura Prepon | Lupe Fiasco | |
598 | January 15, 2008 | Drew Carey, Seth Gabel | Kate Nash | |
599 | January 16, 2008 | James McAvoy, Jon Cryer | Blake Lewis | |
600 | January 17, 2008 | Trace Adkins, Julie Benz | N/A | |
601 | January 18, 2008 | Ted Danson, Ali Wentworth | N/A | |
602 | January 21, 2008 | Sylvester Stallone, Steve Wiebe | N/A | |
603 | January 22, 2008 | Tony Shalhoub, Becki Newton | Dean Edwards | |
604 | January 23, 2008 | Carmen Electra, Justin Bartha | Comedienne Margaret Cho | |
605 | January 24, 2008 | Ringo Starr | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | |
606 | January 25, 2008 | Diane Lane, James Johann | Ayọ | |
607 | January 28, 2008 | Denis Leary | Deana Carter | |
608 | January 29, 2008 | Raquel Welch | Lyle Lovett | |
609 | January 30, 2008 | Antonio Gates, Adam Arkin | Ryan Sickler | |
610 | January 31, 2008 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lindsay Sloane | N/A |
February[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
611 | February 1, 2008 | Eva Longoria Parker, Allen Covert | Al Madrigal | |
612 | February 4, 2008 | Kristen Bell | Wicked Tinkers | |
Video of Ferguson being sworn in as a US citizen. Monologue includes a description of his first solo flight,[9] and announcement of his being chosen to host the 2008 White House Correspondents' Dinner.[10] | ||||
613 | February 5, 2008 | Amy Ryan, Terry Crews | Sebastian Maniscalco | |
614 | February 6, 2008 | Bradley Whitford, Lake Bell, Cynthia Littleton | N/A | |
615 | February 7, 2008 | Jon Favreau, Alicia Coppola | Shelby Lynne | |
616 | February 8, 2008 | Jessica Alba, Dierks Bentley | Mo'Nique | |
617 | February 11, 2008 | Julie Chen, Natasha Bedingfield | N/A | |
618 | February 12, 2008 | Susan Sarandon, Bonnie Somerville | N/A | |
619 | February 13, 2008 | Michael Clarke Duncan, Jan Davidson | North Mississippi Allstars | |
620 | February 14, 2008 | Evangeline Lilly, Adam Goldberg | Bebel Gilberto | |
621 | February 15, 2008 | Jeffrey Tambor, Ivana Miličević, Bobby Miyamoto | N/A | |
622 | February 18, 2008 | Alice Cooper, Angela Kinsey | Wyclef Jean | |
623 | February 19, 2008 | Andre Benjamin, Craig Bierko | Melinda Hill | |
624 | February 20, 2008 | Tom Selleck, Dario Franchitti | Ziggy Marley | |
625 | February 21, 2008 | Don Rickles, Joe Mantegna | N/A | |
626 | February 22, 2008 | Fred Willard, Rachel Bilson | N/A | |
627 | February 25, 2008 | Jennifer Beals, Carrie Ann Inaba | Little Big Town | |
628 | February 26, 2008 | Regis Philbin | Alice Smith | |
629 | February 27, 2008 | Eric Bana, Patricia Clarkson | Barry Manilow | |
630 | February 28, 2008 | Natasha Henstridge, Carl Bernstein | Steve Mazan | |
631 | February 29, 2008 | Dweezil Zappa, Jason Randal; Josh Robert Thompson appears as Arnold Schwarzenegger | Coolio |
March[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
632 | March 3, 2008 | Brooke Shields, Ming Tsai | Michelle Biloon | |
633 | March 4, 2008 | Christina Ricci, Dee Dee Myers | Collective Soul | |
634 | March 5, 2008 | Dennis Hopper, Yunjin Kim | Nicole Atkins | |
635 | March 6, 2008 | Wanda Sykes, Saffron Burrows | Grizzly Bear | |
636 | March 7, 2008 | Amy Sedaris, Shanna Moakler | Blake Shelton | |
637 | March 17, 2008 | Ray Romano, Kate Flannery | Jeff Caldwell | |
U2 skit with Ferguson as Bono and Philip McGrade as The Edge | ||||
638 | March 18, 2008 | Kate Beckinsale, Ken Tucker | N/A | |
639 | March 19, 2008 | Parker Posey | Graham Colton performs "Best Days" | |
640 | March 24, 2008 | Laurence Fishburne, Rashida Jones | Joe Devito | |
641 | March 25, 2008 | Thandie Newton, Dom Irrera | Comedian Dom Irrera | |
Invisible sidekick Davis assists Ferguson with the monologue | ||||
642 | March 26, 2008 | Pamela Anderson, Christian Siriano | N/A | |
Skit: "The Rather Late Programme with Prince Charles" | ||||
643 | March 31, 2008 | Aisha Tyler, Richard Branson | N/A | |
Larry King skit with Ferguson as Larry King and show writer John T. Reynolds as Ferguson First "What Did We Learn On The Show Tonight Craig?" |
April[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
644 | April 1, 2008 | Forest Whitaker, Jean-Michel Cousteau | Your Lips Your Lips | |
645 | April 2, 2008 | Marg Helgenberger, Kylie Minogue | Kylie Minogue | |
646 | April 3, 2008 | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jonny Lee Miller | N/A | |
647 | April 4, 2008 | Jena Malone | Mrs. Hughes | |
648 | April 7, 2008 | Bob Saget, Jennifer Esposito | N/A | |
649 | April 8, 2008 | Anne Heche, Deion Sanders | Comedian Clinton Jackson | |
650 | April 9, 2008 | Roseanne Barr, Kaley Cuoco | Counting Crows perform "You Can't Count on Me" from Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings | |
U2 skit with Ferguson as Bono, show writer Philip McGrade as the Edge, and show writer John T. Reynolds as Brad Pitt | ||||
651 | April 10, 2008 | Alyson Hannigan, Todd Allen | Del the Funky Homosapien | |
652 | April 11, 2008 | Christina Applegate, Brittany Snow | Gene Pompa | |
653 | April 14, 2008 | John Waters, Daniel Lanois | N/A | |
654 | April 15, 2008 | Julie Andrews, David Krumholtz | N/A | |
655 | April 16, 2008 | Lynn Ferguson, Jackie Chan | Bell X1 | |
656 | April 17, 2008 | Henry Winkler, Cobie Smulders | Liam Finn performs "Second Chance" from I'll Be Lightning | |
Playboy Mansion skit: "Bunny" Ferguson is tries to get in to the party Skit: "The Rather Late Program with Prince Charles" with warm-up comedian Chunky B as the guard | ||||
657 | April 18, 2008 | Kristen Bell, Oliver Hudson | N/A | |
658 | April 24, 2008 | Ben Stein, Alicia Witt | Andrew Norelli | |
659 | April 25, 2008 | Jason Segel, Connie Schultz | N/A | |
660 | April 28, 2008 | Ewan McGregor | Morissey performs "All You Need is Me" | |
Ferguson recounts events at his White House Correspondents' Dinner gig Ewan McGregor joins Ferguson and Philip McGrade for a thoroughly unrehearsed "ESPN UK/Field of Weems" skit. | ||||
661 | April 29, 2008 | Kathy Griffin, Scott Kennedy | Morrissey[11] | |
662 | April 30, 2008 | Jeff Bridges, Sophia Myles | Grand Archives |
May[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
---|---|---|---|
663 | May 1, 2008 | Helen Hunt, Sarah Chalke | She & Him |
664 | May 2, 2008 | Lake Bell, Kal Penn | N/A |
665 | May 5, 2008 | Hugh Laurie, Michael Starr | N/A |
666 | May 6, 2008 | John Goodman, Jason Aldean | N/A |
667 | May 7, 2008 | Felicity Huffman, Mike Doughty | N/A |
668 | May 8, 2008 | Emily Deschanel, Melvin Lardy | N/A |
669 | May 9, 2008 | Rachel Griffiths, Christopher Gorham | N/A |
670 | May 12, 2008 | John Stamos, Judith Smith-Levin | Jaymay |
671 | May 13, 2008 | John Cusack, Parminder Nagra | N/A |
672 | May 14, 2008 | Tony Danza, Maura Tierney | N/A |
673 | May 15, 2008 | David Boreanaz | Carrot Top |
674 | May 16, 2008 | Reba McEntire, Vinnie Jones | N/A |
675 | May 19, 2008 | Valerie Bertinelli, Paulina Porizkova | Estelle |
676 | May 20, 2008 | Clay Aiken, Chelsea Handler | N/A |
677 | May 21, 2008 | Laura Dern | k.d. lang |
678 | May 22, 2008 | Steven Wright, Tricia Helfer | N/A |
June[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
679 | June 2, 2008 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Matt Costa | |
680 | June 3, 2008 | Kristin Davis, Joel McHale | Shooter Jennings | |
681 | June 4, 2008 | Jane Kaczmarek, Greg Proops | N/A | |
682 | June 5, 2008 | Jeff Foxworthy, Chelsea Handler | N/A | |
683 | June 6, 2008 | Poppy Montgomery, Drake Witham | N/A | |
Show spoofs itself in a skit with show writer John T. Reynolds as Ferguson, and Ferguson as Sean Connery. | ||||
684 | June 9, 2008 | Evan Handler, Betty White | MGMT | |
685 | June 10, 2008 | Rachel Dratch, Carl Reiner | Augustana | |
686 | June 11, 2008 | Stockard Channing, Bill Engvall | N/A | |
687 | June 12, 2008 | Jenna Fischer, Wolfgang Puck | N/A | |
Skit with Ferguson as Queen Elizabeth and James Adomian as George W. Bush | ||||
688 | June 13, 2008 | Elizabeth Perkins | Coolio | |
Betty White drops in for a comedy bit; Murder She Wrote sketch with show writers John T. Reynolds and Philip McGrade | ||||
689 | June 16, 2008 | Alfred Molina, Salman Rushdie | N/A | |
Jamie Denbo does a skit as Hillary Clinton | ||||
690 | June 17, 2008 | Virginia Madsen, Darin Strauss | John Hiatt | |
691 | June 18, 2008 | Don Cheadle, Olivia Thirlby | N/A | |
692 | June 19, 2008 | Lewis Black, Billy Bob Thornton | The Boxmasters | |
693 | June 20, 2008 | Jeffrey Tambor | The Fratellis | |
"The J.K. Rowling Show" skit with writer Philip McGrade | ||||
694 | June 23, 2008 | David Hasselhoff, Miriam Shor | Amos Lee | |
695 | June 24, 2008 | Lawrence Block, Chris O'Donnell | Phantom Planet | |
696 | June 25, 2008 | Stanley Bing, Sigourney Weaver | Three 6 Mafia | |
697 | June 26, 2008 | James McAvoy, Bengt Washburn | N/A | |
Murder She Wrote sketch with Alfred Molina and show writer John T. Reynolds. | ||||
698 | June 27, 2008 | Holly Hunter | N/A | |
Henry Winkler drops in for a comedy bit. | ||||
699 | June 30, 2008 | Tricia Helfer, Steven Wright | N/A |
July[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
700 | July 1, 2008 | Tyler Matthew Davis, Richard Lewis | Duffy | |
701 | July 14, 2008 | Chris Isaak, Debbie Reynolds | N/A | |
702 | July 15, 2008 | Julie Andrews, Raymond Crowe | N/A | |
703 | July 16, 2008 | Ben Kingsley | Popovich Comedy Pet Theater | |
704 | July 17, 2008 | Ron Perlman, Rita Rudner | N/A | |
705 | July 18, 2008 | Criss Angel, Mary Steenburgen | N/A | |
Bit with show writer John T. Reynolds as Ferguson, and Ferguson as Michael Caine | ||||
706 | July 21, 2008 | Jarod Miller, Aisha Tyler | Keaton Simons | |
707 | July 22, 2008 | Julie Chen, Adam Scott | Ricky Skaggs | |
708 | July 23, 2008 | Wayne Newton, Les Stroud | Curt Smith | |
709 | July 24, 2008 | Lance Morrow, Amanda Peet | N/A | |
710 | July 25, 2008 | Xzibit | Griffin House | |
711 | July 28, 2008 | Eric Idle, Nancy Travis | N/A | |
712 | July 29, 2008 | Belinda Carlisle, Jet Li | Belinda Carlisle | |
713 | July 30, 2008 | Julie Chen, Tom Sullivan, Michelle Yeoh | LS3 | |
714 | July 31, 2008 | Jean-Michel Cousteau, Will Ferrell | N/A |
August[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
715 | August 1, 2008 | Rainn Wilson, Cory Kahaney | The Hold Steady perform "Construct the Summer" from Stay Positive | |
Skit with Ferguson as himself and Tom Lennon as a CBS executive | ||||
716 | August 4, 2008 | Cheryl Hines, Harry Shearer | Jakob Dylan | |
717 | August 5, 2008 | Regis Philbin, Paula Patton | N/A | |
718 | August 6, 2008 | Eddie Izzard, Julie Chen | N/A | |
719 | August 7, 2008 | Jack Black, Tom Arnold (actor) | Conor Oberst | |
720 | August 8, 2008 | Toby Keith | Toby Keith | |
721 | August 11, 2008 | Robert Downey Jr., Amy Smart | N/A | |
722 | August 12, 2008 | Kate Mara, Kiefer Sutherland | N/A | |
723 | August 13, 2008 | Julie Chen, Hugh Moore | music from Henry Poole Is Here | |
724 | August 14, 2008 | Ben Kingsley, Idina Menzel | Idina Menzel | |
725 | August 15, 2008 | Radha Mitchell | Comedian Aaron Karo | |
Cold open: Late Late Show version of the opening scene from Apocalypse Now Skit with Ferguson as Simon Cowell and show writer John T. Reynolds as the bartender |
September[edit]
No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
726 | September 1, 2008 | Julie Bowen, Jonathan Winters | Priscilla Ahn plays "Leave the Light On" | |
727 | September 2, 2008 | Katey Sagal, Nathan Fillion | N/A | |
728 | September 3, 2008 | Julie Chen, Maria Bello | Shelby Lynne plays "How Can I Be Sure" | |
Skit with James Adomian as George W. Bush | ||||
729 | September 4, 2008 | Eva Longoria, Neal McDonough | N/A | |
730 | September 5, 2008 | Kal Penn | Gabe Dixon Band plays "Till You're Gone" | |
731 | September 8, 2008 | Julie Chen, Neil Patrick Harris, Sophia Myles | N/A | |
732 | September 9, 2008 | Russell Brand | N/A | |
John T. Reynolds does a comedic bit impersonating Ferguson in the cold open. | ||||
733 | September 10, 2008 | Alice Cooper, AnnaLynne McCord | Alice Cooper performs "Elected" from Billion Dollar Babies | |
Monologue on the media's coverage of politics and the importance of voting[12][13] | ||||
734 | September 11, 2008 | Lynn Ferguson, Lance Morrow | N/A | |
Cold open: short, serious discussion of Ferguson's views on this anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks[14] | ||||
735 | September 12, 2008 | Lena Heady | N/A | |
When Seann William Scott, a scheduled guest, is stuck in traffic, Ferguson improvises with an interview of segment producer Lisa Ammerman, who had been in charge of coordinating Scott's appearance | ||||
736 | September 15, 2008 | Julie Chen, Jason Biggs | The Ting Tings | |
737 | September 16, 2008 | Paulina Porizkova, Ken Tucker | Tally Hall | |
738 | Sep |