Tell Dave to TAKE A HIKE... This guy is the funniest man on television

For weeks my pal Bill had been telling me to Tivo the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and for weeks I had been nodding my head and forgetting to do it. Bill said, "This guy is off the rails funny". Since he made his bones in the television business and has a great sense of humor, I should have paid more attention when Bill recommended the show.

Wow! When I finally got around to setting the Tivo...er, when my more technically astute wife got around to setting the Tivo for the Late Late Show on CBS, we were both hooked about five minutes into it. This Ferguson guy is WAY funny. And I'm a tough audience.

Ferguson is hilarious in a "pull my finger" way. He's like your goofy cousin or an old college pal who you just like being around. It's observational humor in a "I can't believe he just said that OUT LOUD" mode. There's nobody else like him and maybe that's why he's beating Conan after four years of chasing him. NBC should be worried. In fact, if I were running CBS I'd be moving Ferguson to Letterman's slot just to get a head start on the new Conan hosted Tonight Show. It would be a stroke of genius.
Since Dave owns the Late Late Show in addition to his own show on CBS, my guess is that NO CBS V.P. will be having that particular stroke anytime soon unless he or she wants a "not so friendly" stroke of another kind. Too bad.

Craig Ferguson was born in Scotland but has since become an American citizen. He worked construction in Harlem, been a bouncer in a New York dive, and has done stand-up comedy everywhere from casinos to college campuses and he's only just begun. This guy is going to be BIG.

For now, set your Tivo or video recorder for 12:30 AM Eastern and Pacific. Most nights you'll find Ferguson more compelling than what is on in local prime time. My guess is that nothing can stop this screamingly funny new American from becoming a big part of network prime time very soon.

Leno seems to be a nice guy, but you get the sense that he's "working" at it. Letterman was once funny and now just seems tired and mean. Kimmel and Conan are both good, but Craig Ferguson is not only funny, he seems like a funny PAL and that is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.