The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Season 5

Air Date

September 1, 2008

Episodes

210 episodes

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Season 5

Episodes

1. Julie Bowen / Jonathan Winters / Priscilla Ahn

September 1, 2008
60 min

2. Katey Sagal / Nathan Fillion

September 2, 2008
60 min

3. Julie Chen / Maria Bello / Shelby Lynne

September 3, 2008
60 min

4. Eva Longoria / Neal McDonough

September 4, 2008
60 min

5. Kal Penn / Gabe Dixon Band

September 5, 2008
60 min

6. Julie Chen / Neil Patrick Harris / Sophia Myles

8.0
September 8, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes TV host Julie Chen for a "Big Brother" update, actor Neil Patrick Harris and actress Sophia Myles.

7. Russell Brand / Margaret Cho

September 9, 2008
60 min

8. Alice Cooper / AnnaLynne McCord

September 10, 2008
60 min

9. Lynn Ferguson / Lance Morrow

8.0
September 11, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes his sister, actress Lynn Ferguson and author Lance Morrow.

10. Seann William Scott / Lena Heady

September 12, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Lena Heady. Sean William Scott is stuck in traffic, so he welcomes segment producer Lisa Ammerman instead.

11. Julie Chen / Jason Biggs / The Ting Tings

September 15, 2008
60 min

12. Paulina Porizkova / Ken Tucker / Tally Hall

September 16, 2008
60 min

13. Alan Alda / Illeana Douglas

September 17, 2008
60 min

14. Jason Segel / Dr Dog / Steve Hofstetter

September 18, 2008
60 min

15. Kristen Bell / Josh Radnor

September 19, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Kristen Bell, actor Josh Radnor. With special feature of "Murder, She Wrote" with Samuel L. Jackson.

16. Denis Leary / Marianne Jean-Baptiste

September 22, 2008
60 min

17. John Krasinski / Lisa Masterson

September 23, 2008
60 min

18. Michael Clarke Duncan / Shirley Manson / Jamie Lidell

September 24, 2008
60 min

19. Tim Gunn / Elizabeth Reaser

September 25, 2008
60 min

20. Drew Carey / Tony Parker / Lady Antebellum

September 26, 2008
60 min

21. Melina Kanakaredes / Gina Carano / Amy Macdonald

September 29, 2008
60 min

22. Tim Daly / Anna Friel / Alice Cooper

September 30, 2008
60 min

23. Jennifer Love Hewitt / Jim Parsons

October 1, 2008
60 min

24. Lauren Graham / Patrick Pedraja / Michael Franti & Spearhead

October 2, 2008
60 min

25. Margaret Cho / Randy Newman / Randy Newman

October 3, 2008
60 min

26. Seth Green / Betty White / Smothers Brothers

October 6, 2008
60 min

27. Thandie Newton / Barry Sonnenfeld / Jim Bianco

7.0
October 7, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Thandie Newton and director Barry Sonnenfeld. Musical Guest Jim Bianco performs "I Got A Thing For You".

28. Rufus Sewell / Natasha Bedingfield

October 8, 2008
60 min

29. Russell Crowe / Jennifer Esposito

October 9, 2008
60 min

30. Matt Lucas & David Walliams / Tom Morello

October 10, 2008
60 min

31. Dee Dee Myers / Noah Emmerich

October 20, 2008
60 min

32. Rachael Ray / Leanne Marshall / Laura Marling

October 21, 2008
60 min

33. Chris Matthews / Christopher Mintz-Plasse

October 22, 2008
60 min

34. John Malkovich / Little Jackie

October 23, 2008
60 min

35. Mo'Nique / Bill Santiago / Lenka

October 24, 2008
60 min

36. Kathy Griffin / Carl Bernstein

October 27, 2008
60 min

37. Pepe the King Prawn / Saffron Burrows

October 28, 2008
60 min

38. Ben Stein / Parminder Nagra / The New York Dolls

October 29, 2008
60 min

39. Kevin Smith / Kaitlin Olson

October 30, 2008
60 min

40. Lauren Graham / The Damned

October 31, 2008
60 min

41. Bill Maher

November 3, 2008
60 min

42. Paris Hilton / Drew Pinsky

November 5, 2008
60 min

43. Elizabeth Banks / Jay Mohr

November 6, 2008
60 min

44. Christian Slater / Luke Dempsey / Eric Hutchinson

November 7, 2008
60 min

45. Mark Harmon / Ron White

November 10, 2008
60 min

46. Coolio / Tom Dreesen / Tim Reid

November 11, 2008
60 min

47. Seann William Scott / Kathy Kinney

November 12, 2008
60 min

48. Andy Richter / Cold War Kids

November 13, 2008
60 min

49. Jim Parsons / Ray Davies

November 14, 2008
60 min

50. Poppy Montgomery / Nick Hornby

November 17, 2008
60 min

51. Steve Harvey / Sarah Shahi / The Bacon Brothers

November 18, 2008
60 min

52. James Lipton / Sara Gilbert / Sarah McLachlan

November 19, 2008
60 min

53. Larry the Cable Guy / Third Day

November 20, 2008
60 min

54. George Hamilton / Cobie Smulders

November 21, 2008
60 min

55. Eamonn Walker / Low vs Diamond

November 24, 2008
60 min

56. Neil Patrick Harris / Julia Fordham

November 25, 2008
60 min

57. Adam Arkin / Jen Kirkman / Adele

November 26, 2008
60 min

58. Tony Curtis / Megalyn Echikunwoke / Oppenheimer

November 27, 2008
60 min

59. Kristin Chenoweth / Diedrich Bader

6.0
November 28, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Kristin Chenoweth and actor Diedrich Bader. Kristin Chenoweth performs "I'll Be Home For Christmas".

60. Chi McBride / Seal

December 8, 2008
60 min

61. Elizabeth Banks / Ken Tucker

December 9, 2008
60 min

62. Alfred Molina / Tokyo Police Club

December 10, 2008
60 min

63. Brooke Shields / Dom Irrera

December 11, 2008
60 min

64. Carrie Fisher / Julie Benz

7.0
December 12, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes actresses Carrie Fisher and Julie Benz.

65. Carmen Electra / Dennis Lehane

December 15, 2008
60 min

66. Don Rickles / Joanna Garcia

December 16, 2008
60 min

67. Samuel L. Jackson / Death Cab for Cutie

December 17, 2008
60 min

68. Julia Ormond / Michael Connelly

December 18, 2008
60 min

69. Jeffrey Tambor / Patrick Keane

December 19, 2008
60 min

70. Joel McHale / Matt Nathanson

December 22, 2008
60 min

71. Billy Bob Thornton / Conor Oberst

December 23, 2008
60 min

Craig welcomes actor Billy Bob Thornton, Conor Oberst performs "Cape Canaveral". Special Guest Tom Arnold stops by.

72. Kristen Bell / Wolfgang Puck

December 26, 2008
60 min

73. Richard Lewis / Tracie Thoms

January 5, 2009
60 min

74. Marisa Tomei / Pauley Perrette

January 6, 2009
60 min

75. William Shatner / Jazmine Sullivan

January 7, 2009
60 min

76. Amy Sedaris / Dennis Haysbert

January 8, 2009
60 min

77. Ted Danson / Paula Poundstone

January 9, 2009
60 min

78. John Corbett / Tracie Thoms

January 12, 2009
60 min

79. Kristin Scott Thomas / Josh Jackson

January 13, 2009
60 min

80. John Waters / Norah O'Donnell

January 14, 2009
60 min

81. Wanda Sykes / Glasvegas

January 15, 2009
60 min

82. Dev Patel / Greg Proops

January 16, 2009
60 min

83. Sarah Chalke / Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Seal

January 19, 2009
60 min

84. Joel McHale / The Submarines

January 20, 2009
60 min

85. Trace Adkins / Perez Hilton

January 21, 2009
60 min

86. Jennifer Love Hewitt / Matthew Rhys

January 22, 2009
60 min

87. James Earl Jones / Rosemarie DeWitt

January 23, 2009
60 min

88. Chris Matthews / Paul Morrissey

January 26, 2009
60 min

89. RZA / Jared Harris

January 27, 2009
60 min

90. Cuba Gooding Jr. / Freida Pinto

January 28, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actor Cuba Gooding Jr., actress Freida Pinto and Special Guest Henry Winkler.

91. Dominic Monaghan / Rosemarie DeWitt

January 29, 2009
60 min

92. Michael Sheen / Russell Peters / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

January 30, 2009
60 min

93. Alfred Molina / Lance Burton

February 2, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actor Alfred Molina and in this first show of "Magic Week" magician Lance Burton, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris. Features a special segment of "ESPN UK".

94. Robin Williams / Jason Randal

February 3, 2009
60 min

In the second night of "Magic Week", Craig welcomes actor Robin Williams and magician Jason Randal, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.

95. Samuel L. Jackson / Jason Hudy

February 4, 2009
60 min

As "Magic Week" continues, Craig welcomes actor Samuel L. Jackson and magician Jason Hudy, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.

96. Garry Shandling / Ed Alonzo

February 5, 2009
60 min

In this Episode of "Magic Week", the roof is leaky and Craig welcomes comedian Garry Shandling as well as magician Ed Alonzo, introduced by Neil Patrick Harris.

97. Kristen Bell / Franz Ferdinand

8.0
February 6, 2009
60 min

In the final show of "Magic Week", Craig welcomes actress Kristen Bell and musician Alex Kapranos. He later performs magic with the help of Kristen Bell and "Marguerite" (Ed Alonzo). Franz Ferdinand perform "Ulysses".

98. Michael Clarke Duncan / Richard Zoglin / Adele

February 9, 2009
60 min

99. Sean Combs / Olivia Williams

February 10, 2009
60 min

100. Steve Coogan / Connie Britton

February 11, 2009
60 min

101. Lewis Black / Shirley Manson

February 12, 2009
60 min

102. Tom Selleck / Glen Campbell

February 13, 2009
60 min

103. David Boreanaz / Philip Johnson / Zac Brown Band

February 16, 2009
60 min

104. Bill Maher / Chris Klein

7.0
February 17, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes comedian Bill Maher and actor Chris Klein.

105. Wynonna / Peter Bart

February 18, 2009
60 min

106. Paula Abdul / Carl Edwards

February 19, 2009
60 min

107. Rosie O'Donnell / The Knux

February 20, 2009
60 min

108. Paris Hilton / Dee Dee Myers

March 2, 2009
60 min

109. Kristin Davis / Wolfgang Puck

March 3, 2009
60 min

110. Desmond Tutu

9.0
March 4, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

111. Holly Hunter / Andrew Bird

March 5, 2009
60 min

112. Amy Adams / M Ward / Nick Griffin

March 6, 2009
60 min

113. Jason Segel / Dave Attell

March 9, 2009
60 min

114. Rosario / Gordon Ramsay

March 10, 2009
60 min

115. Tim Daly / Kara Cooney

March 11, 2009
60 min

116. Jim Parsons / Sara Bareilles

March 12, 2009
60 min

117. Christina Ricci / Mike Birbiglia

March 13, 2009
60 min

118. Regis Philbin / The Upper Crust

March 16, 2009
60 min

119. Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Dropkick Murphys

March 17, 2009
60 min

120. Steven Wright / Rashida Jones

March 18, 2009
60 min

121. Paul Rudd / George Wallace

March 23, 2009
60 min

122. Virginia Madsen / Jason Ritter / Chicago

March 24, 2009
60 min

123. Jerry O'Connell / Tucker Albrizzi / Patrick Pedraja / Ra Ra Riot

March 25, 2009
60 min

124. William Shatner / Regina King

March 30, 2009
60 min

125. Isabella Rossellini / Linda Cardellini

March 31, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actresses Isabella Rosselini and Linda Cardellini. Also appearing: comedian Steven Wright.

126. Jennifer Tilly / Heidi Newfield

April 1, 2009
60 min

127. Brittany Murphy / Christopher Gorham

April 2, 2009
60 min

128. Zooey Deschanel / Lance Krall

April 3, 2009
60 min

129. Dwight Yoakam / Mary McCormack

8.0
April 13, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes musician Dwight Yoakam and actress Mary McCormack.

130. Adam Goldberg / Anna Gunn / Brett Dennen

April 14, 2009
60 min

131. Michael Caine / Matt Beatz

April 15, 2009
60 min

132. Madeleine Albright / Amy Smart

April 16, 2009
60 min

133. Jessica Lange / Tom Lennon / Madeleine Peyroux

April 17, 2009
60 min

134. Simon Cowell / Jean Smart / Erin McCarley

April 20, 2009
60 min

135. Rob Morrow / Jean-Michel Cousteau

April 21, 2009
60 min

136. Bob Barker / Jean Smart

April 22, 2009
60 min

137. Teri Hatcher / Martina McBride

April 23, 2009
60 min

138. Eddie Izzard / Chris Botti

April 24, 2009
60 min

139. Shirley Manson / Breckin Meyer

April 27, 2009
60 min

140. John McEnroe / Stana Katic

April 28, 2009
60 min

141. Kenneth Branagh / Antony and the Johnsons

April 29, 2009
60 min

142. Michael Douglas / Carrie Ann Inaba

6.0
April 30, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actor Michael Douglas and dance competition judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

143. Henry Winkler / Ricky Hatton

May 1, 2009
60 min

144. Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Stana Katic

May 4, 2009
60 min

145. George Hamilton / Jenny Lewis

May 5, 2009
60 min

146. Melina Kanakaredes / Nathan Fillion / Zac Brown Band

May 6, 2009
60 min

147. Matthew McConaughey / Cokie Roberts

May 7, 2009
60 min

148. Amy Smart / Kunal Nayyar

May 8, 2009
60 min

149. Steven Wright / Bryce Dallas Howard

8.0
May 11, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes comedian Steven Wright and actress Bryce Dallas Howard. Henry Winkler appears as a 'personal budget expert'.

150. Paulina Porizkova / Andy Nulman

May 12, 2009
60 min

151. Laurence Fishburne / Paula Poundstone

May 13, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actor Laurence Fishburne and comedienne Paula Poundstone, who also performs stand-up.

152. Howie Mandel / Laura Lippman

May 14, 2009
60 min

153. Ewan McGregor / All American Rejects

May 15, 2009
60 min

154. Justin Long / Lawrence Block

May 18, 2009
60 min

155. Kathy Griffin / Nelson George

May 19, 2009
60 min

156. Guy Pearce / Hattie Hayridge

May 20, 2009
60 min

157. John Waters / Manda Mosher

May 21, 2009
60 min

158. Mark Ruffalo / Mindy Kaling / The Decemberists

May 22, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actor Mark Ruffalo and actress Mindy Kaling. The Decemberists perform "Hazards of Love 2".

159. Bob Saget / P. W. Singer

May 25, 2009
60 min

160. Chris Isaac / Moon Bloodgood

May 26, 2009
60 min

161. Mary-Louise Parker / Guillermo del Toro / Tori Amos

June 1, 2009
60 min

162. Denis Leary / Diane Birch

June 2, 2009
60 min

163. Jeffrey Tambor / Gabrielle Anwar

June 3, 2009
60 min

164. Elizabeth Perkins / Mark Burnett / Bernie Williams

June 4, 2009
60 min

165. Chris Kattan / Henry Cho

June 5, 2009
60 min

166. Kevin Bacon / Michael Irvin

June 8, 2009
60 min

167. Dame Edna Everage

June 9, 2009
60 min

168. Chris Matthews / Theresa Andersson

June 10, 2009
60 min

169. Larry King / Anna Friel

June 11, 2009
60 min

170. Dane Cook / Peter Travers

June 12, 2009
60 min

171. Holly Hunter / Camera Obscura

June 15, 2009
60 min

172. Jeff Foxworthy / Gavin DeGraw

June 16, 2009
60 min

173. Julia Ormond / Derrick Pitts

June 17, 2009
60 min

174. Sandra Bullock / Metric / David Feldman

June 18, 2009
60 min

175. Bryan Cranston / Ben Kweller

June 19, 2009
60 min

176. Marion Cotillard / Michael Musto

June 22, 2009
60 min

177. Jim Parsons / James Frey

June 23, 2009
60 min

178. Mary Steenburgen / Bettye LaVette / Todd Sawyer

June 24, 2009
60 min

179. Larry David / Wolfgang Puck

June 25, 2009
60 min

180. Lisa Kudrow

June 26, 2009
60 min

181. Eric Idle / Dr. Lisa Masterson

July 6, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes comedian Eric Idle.

182. Evan Rachel Wood / Christopher Gorham

July 7, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Evan Rachel Wood and actor Christopher Gorham.

183. Julie Chen / Michael Ian Black / Will Dailey

7.0
July 8, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes TV host Julie Chen and comedian Michael Ian Black. With special guest "America's No. 1 Lifeguard" Henry Winkler.

184. Jeff Goldblum / Jackie Collins

July 9, 2009
60 min

185. Ray Romano / Michael Bublé

July 10, 2009
60 min

186. Selma Blair / Connie Schultz

July 13, 2009
60 min

187. John Larroquette / Will Dailey / Charlie Viracola

July 14, 2009
60 min

188. Rosie Perez / Mike Massimino

8.0
July 15, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Rosie Perez and astronaut Mike Massimino.

189. Isaac Mizrahi / Shohreh Aghdashloo

July 16, 2009
60 min

190. Paris Hilton / Alan Furst / Ray LaMontagne

July 17, 2009
60 min

191. Margaret Cho / Michael Lewis / Eric Church

July 20, 2009
60 min

192. Gerard Butler / Jackie Collins

July 21, 2009
60 min

193. Tom Lennon / Kelly Rowland / Dobie Maxwell

July 22, 2009
60 min

194. Cheryl Hines / Ben Mezrich

July 23, 2009
60 min

195. Rashida Jones / José Andrés / Jim Breuer

July 24, 2009
60 min

196. Chelsea Handler / Richard Wolffe

July 27, 2009
60 min

197. Christiane Amanpour / Johnny Galecki

July 28, 2009
60 min

198. Toni Collette / Rodney Carrington

July 29, 2009
60 min

199. James Spader / Rose Byrne

July 30, 2009
60 min

200. Saffron Burrows

July 31, 2009
60 min

Craig welcomes actress Saffron Burrows.

201. Edie Falco / Les Stroud / Lisa Landry

August 3, 2009
60 min

202. Tony Shalhoub / Minka Kelly

August 4, 2009
60 min

203. Wolf Blitzer / Rose Byrne

August 5, 2009
60 min

204. Zooey Deschanel / Glasvegas

August 6, 2009
60 min

205. Don Rickles / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

August 7, 2009
60 min

206. Carrot Top / Alexis Bledel

August 10, 2009
60 min

207. Betty White / Mitch Albom / Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal

August 11, 2009
60 min

208. Eric Bana / Holly Williams

August 12, 2009
60 min

209. Jon Cryer

August 13, 2009
60 min

210. Liza Minnelli / Kara Cooney

August 14, 2009
60 min