Alcoholics by nature create so much negative press that sometimes the success stories slip by unnoticed. Fortunately this will not be the case for one of my favorite celebrity alcoholics and host of the CBS The Late, Late Show, Craig Ferguson who hit a rating milestone last week.
The CBS "Late Late Show" averaged more viewers than O'Brien's "Late Night" (1.88 million to 1.77 million) for the first week during which they each competed with all-original shows since Ferguson, a Scotsman, started in January 2005. ~ Fox News
Not exactly a pop culture Einstein I first noticed Craig Ferguson in the Drew Carey Show, where in an apt bit of casting he portrayed a cocaine addict boss. But it was his monologue about alcoholism and Britney Spears that gained my admiration when he obviously worked through part of his own recovery in front of a live audience… and made it funny! One of my favorite lines is at 6:50 when he says, “… one thing led to another and I forgot to kill myself that day.”
So here’s a TDA Salute to Craig Ferguson, a very funny and a very successful alcoholic.
As a weekend bonus follow the story below to see Mr. Ferguson interview another one of my favorite celebrity alcoholics in recovery. Hint: Golf is a major part of his recovery program.
Click “Read more” to see the bonus video…
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the other craig was good on late night-----just not as good as my craig ferguson.
craig ferguson and i are the same age---seeing a lot of the same insanity---many times from different parts of the world---i'm an early bird---waking at 4am....he's the only reason i stay up "late" at night---his monologue is how i end each day...even the repeats are meaningful. thanks cbs for keeping this voice of sanity in this kooky world----he leaves, i'm going with him. but i still won't watch conan.
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