Did you catch Craig Ferguson at the splashy dinner Saturday night of the White House Correspondents' Association? C-SPAN offered arrival footage that made it look like the Academy Awards. You could see snippets of "American Idol" ejectee Michael Johns, Morgan Fairchild, Tracey Ullman and Jonas Brothers (who are coming to Orlando this week for the Disney Channel Games).
But Scottish-born Ferguson was the main story, because he was providing the comedy. CBS didn't miss a chance to hype the host of its "Late Late Show" this weekend: He was profiled this weekend on "CBS News Sunday Morning." And the plug was deserved: Ferguson is a delight.
On Saturday night, Ferguson steered a smart, amusing course with his remarks. This is a hard, hard night for any comedian. And let's face it: Journalists have thin skins and are very hard to please. So I loved that Ferguson dissed both Fox News Channel and The New York Times.
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