Behind The Scenes…Craig Ferguson’s Show, CBS Studio 56
When we first see the studio around 1:20, be ready for a surprise. It’s a lot smaller than it looks on television. It’s only 5,963 square feet and you can see the layout at this link. http://www.cbstelevisioncity.com/stages#
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_m19xqpl4I
This is a short promo piece from June 2008, offering a peek behind the scenes of the show on a typical day. Decidedly industrial decor back then, and still is!
An Updated Report On My Night At SNL…May 3, 2014 I’m re-posting my report from the next morning with some updates and added comments. New: I originally only mentioned this is passing, but I was fortunate enough to spend six hours in 8H on Friday afternoon watching rehearsals. I had come directly from a two […]
Judy Garland Christmas Special…1963 From Studio 43 at CBS Television City, here’s the whole on hour special complete with commercials and notice how FEW there were back then, only 8 minutes per hour. I think this was shot with their new Marconi Mark IV b/w cameras. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzCL3FM9dDc In this charming live holiday TV special […]
Classic! Bob Newhart…How He Became His Own Straight Man In the clip, you’ll see Bob doing what made him famous…being his own straight man in one of his famous one sided telephone calls. In the photo we see Bob at Chicago’s WGN in 1959. Chicago native, Bob Newhart was drafted into the Army and served […]
Letterman and Fallon: Alone with Sandy! Neither had studio audiences for yesterday afternoon’s taping sessions. If you go to the link, you can see clips from each show with eerily empty seats. Sandy Fallout: David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon Tape With No Audiences If David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon crack wise and no one’s around to […]
I’ve always liked Craig’s show
The studio that Late Late is in now was Carol Burnett’s rehearsal studio. I wish Craig would wander the halls like David Letterman used to do at 30 Rock.
I, for one, will miss Craig and Geoff Peterson and Secretariat when they leave in November, maybe then I’ll get a little more shut eye.