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Whether it was because of the combined star wattage of his guests Alicia Silverstone and Salman Rushdie, or perhaps because of Ferguson’s unceasing campaign against vampires, the power went out in his Late Late Show studio last night, resulting in this final segment, lighting courtesy only of flashlight:
Or maybe the gods of the Village People were seeking vengeance, smiting Craig for his opening segment. You decide:
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Surely not! That was the first time I ever enjoyed that song!
Why was the camera working if the power was out?
Sometimes the camera has a back-up power, like batteries. They also could have added the title cards later. Although I agree that this might be a stunt/joke…
How come the cameras and mics still work? Surely the power wasn’t “out.”
The power outage was real. We had very high winds here in LA yesterday. Some areas had gusts up to 70 miles per hour. Lots of power outages throughout LA and Hollywood.
And my computer and dvr both went off and on but my tv and dvd carried on playing. It was weird.
who cares what happened.. Craig is freakin hilarious!!! Best Talk show ever!!!
I think this “power outage” was a fake publicity stunt.
Damn, Tucker, you scared me with that headline! What with it implying cancellation and all.
It scared me too.
Scared the crap out of me! But it’s a great day for America!
Me too! Love Craig.
Different power sources?
I think Cameras and Mic’s can be battery operated or maybe Craig is campaigning for a new studio. Whatever, it was funny with or without lighting.
No the power really was out. I live near CBS studios and the power was flickering on and off yesterday afternoon due to high winds.
it wasn’t just cbs studios, winds knocked out the power where i was too.
The lights and power sockets will most likely be connected to different sources. The lights occasionally go out in my house but i’m still able to watch tv.
I was LMAO last night watching this. My favorite line when the lights went out was Craig proclaiming, “We’re going to radio now, everybody!” He’s whip smart, that guy. I thought at first it was a Halloween-gag, but obviously not. It’s so funny though because Craig has been complaining about the lighting for WEEKS, maybe months during his monologue. And he’s shown the buckets that collect the water the comes in through holes in the ceiling, along with audience members who have the misfortune of getting a seat below a drip. Did they stick this show in an abandoned warehouse??? WTF, CBS? But despite the fact that Ferguson deserves more from them, all of the things that go wrong on the show just prove how d@mn clever and quick that man is.
Craig Ferguson is the hottest thing on Earth! And the funniest! I LOVE CRAIG!!!
I have seen this before happen on our local nbc news broadcast in NYC about 5 years ago. They all had to do the news by flashlight and there were Lol’s to be had when the sports caster threw a prima donna fit that he couldn’t work under those condition as they were live.
Happened here in KC once when Lightening struck the news building. Everything went down for a minute and when they came back they had only backup lights and cameras.
Craig doesnt need a band, a wacky sidekick or even lights.