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Craig Ferguson pays tribute to his dad

by Joel Keller, posted Jan 31st 2006 2:19PM
Craig Ferguson pays tribute to his
fatherDid anyone see The Late Late Show last night? All I have to say about it is... wow. Craig Ferguson used the show to pay tribute to his father, Robert Ferguson, who died on Sunday. Dressed in a black suit and tie, Craig opened the show with a monologue that was moving, emotional, and funny all at the same time. In it, he gave the audience memories of his rough-and-tumble dad, who worked in the Post Office back in Craig's native Scotland, talking about his relationship with him and how his passing has affected him. From time to time, Ferguson had to catch himself as he reminisced; he got especially emotional when he described an affectionate gesture his dad gave on his deathbed, one that he hadn't done since Craig was a kid. It was moving, fascinating television.

Then Craig had Dr. Drew Pinsky on to talk about the loss of a parent and pay further tribute. The interview -- what I saw of it, since it was getting late -- was not at all hokey or inappropriate; Dr. Drew was able to get Craig to open up a little more and was able to relate his emotions to ones that everyone feels when they lose a loved one. Again, it was fascinating to watch.

But I didn't see who was on after Dr. Drew. Can anyone who watched it let me know what happened after that?

Video of the monologue, by the way, is at the CBS web site.

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