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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Tartan Army fan who walked to Germany embarking on new challenge for the World Cup
He went viral for his last effort and even got a shout out from famous faces SUPER STRIDER Tartan Army fan who walked to Germany embarking on new challenge for the World Cup Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A TARTAN Army superfan who walked to Germany for the Euros is embarking on another monumental challenge. Craig Ferguson, 21, went viral for his thousand-mile stride from Hampden Park to Munich for the national side's first game of the 2024 tournament. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Craig Ferguson is embarking on yet another challenge Credit: Tom Farmer 4 Craig will be on the march again Credit: PA 4 He will now be doing something ahead of the World Cup Credit: Tom Farmer He donned a specially made sports kilt as he trekked through six countries for mental health charity Brothers In Arms. Craig, from Paisley, is now setting out on yet another walking challenge - this time attempting to walk the length of Scotland, one year after his march to Munich. The football-daft lad wants to embark on the Scotland stride to celebrate next World Cup in North America. Craig said: 'Exactly one year on from my walk to Germany, I think it's time for a new challenge. 'With the World Cup fastly approaching next year and everyone hoping that Scotland qualifies, in the meantime, Im away for a little wander to keep myself busy.' He added: 'On June 14, I will start at the Mull of Galloway lighthouse, the most southerly point and make the near 400-mile journey to the most northerly point in mainland Scotland. 'I'll be walking the length of Scotland. 'As with last summer this will be raising vital funds and awareness for men's mental health and the charity of choice will again be Brothers In Arms.' Craig's first trek to Germany raised over £77,000 and he was made an official ambassador for the charity. He was even nominated for a FIFA Award for his monumental trek across Europe. Hero's welcome for inspirational Scotland fan who walked 1000 miles to Munich His trek to Germany was inspired by The Proclaimers hit song 500 miles. The young football fan gained so much attention that the musical duo even gave him a shout out. He received a hero's welcome after arriving in the German city, with Tartan Army fans gathering round to get him a well-deserved pint. Craig added: 'The journey will take me along iconic routes like the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way. I'll be passing some of Scotland's most famous landmarks, all leading to Dunnet Head — the northernmost point on the mainland.'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Casting News: New Scrabble Host, Kaia Gerber in Ryan Murphy Series and More
Comedian Craig Ferguson is taking over as host of The CW's Scrabble, replacing Raven-Symoné, who will remain an executive producer on the recently renewed game show. Both Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, hosted by LeVar Burton, have been picked up for 30-episode second seasons to air in 2026 on The CW. More from TVLine Shark Tank Says an Emotional Goodbye to Mark Cuban - Will You Still Watch Without Him? Casting News: Ernie Hudson Joins Boston Blue, Elle Adds Van Der Beek and More Michael J. Fox Joins Shrinking Season 3, Marking His First TV Role in 5 Years and Reunion With Bill Lawrence 'We are excited to continue growing family game night on The CW by bringing a supersized order of 30 new episodes of both Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble to the network next year,' Heather Olander, Head of Unscripted Programming for The CW, said in a statement. 'The one and only LeVar Burton is back as host for Trivial Pursuit, and we welcome superstar comedian Craig Ferguson to The CW family as the new host of Scrabble. We are also incredibly grateful and lucky that Raven-Symoné will continue to work with us as executive producer of the series.' Added Ferguson: 'I'm cock-a-hoop to be hosting Scrabble. I've wanted to do this show ever since I found out the letters of my name can be used to spell Cougar Fingers.' In other recent casting news… * Kaia Gerber (Overcompensating, American Horror Story) will star in Ryan Murphy's series adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis prep school thriller novel The Shards, which is in early development at FX, our sister site Deadline reports. * Leslie Mann (Knocked Up) and Gabrielle Union (Truth Be Told, Being Mary Jane) are being eyed to star in the Strangers On a Train-esque thriller series Strangers, which is in development at Peacock, per Deadline. * Hallmark Channel's Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story will star Holland Roden (Teen Wolf), Matthew Daddario (Shadowhunters), Tony Danza (Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Who's the Boss?), Tracy Pollan (Family Ties), Caroline Aaron (Ghosts, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Steve Schirripa (Blue Bloods, The Sopranos) and Patti Murin (Broadway's Frozen, Chicago Med). Premiering during this year's Countdown to Christmas, the movie will also feature Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott, Running Back Ray Davis, Safety Damar Hamlin, Offensive Tackle Dion Dawkins, Tight End Dawson Knox, Long Snapper Reid Ferguson, Defensive Tackle DeWayne Carter and Wide Receiver Joshua Palmer, plus Buffalo Bills legend Jim Kelly, former teammates Steve Tasker, Thurman Thomas, Scott Norwood and Andre Reed, Bills play-by-play announcer Chris Brown and broadcast journalist/die-hard Bills fan Tim Russert's son, Luke Russert. Hit the comments with your thoughts on the above castings! Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
RNZ News
13-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Overnight parking to be banned on some central Queenstown streets
Queenstown Lakes District Council's Infrastructure Committee voted for a parking ban from 10pm until 6am on Park Street. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd At an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Queenstown Lakes District Council's Infrastructure Committee voted for a parking ban from 10pm until 6am on Park Street, and one side of Lake Esplanade. It also voted in favour of a new 'no stopping' rule on a section of Glenorchy-Queenstown Road. Community Requests for Service, sent to the council by residents in March and April, describe "waste everywhere, people cooking, partying, making noise in the small hours" on Park Street. One resident told the council they had counted up to 80 campers parked on the street at one time. The council will investigate parking permits for residents down the track. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd Residents of Lake Esplanade also wrote to council, complaining about people using the reserve as a toilet, hedges as bins and the lake as a place to brush their teeth. The council opted to impose the ban on both sides of Park Street, but only the lakefront side of Lake Esplanade to maintain some parking for its hotels. Council staffers assured the committee it would be possible to explore parking permits for residents down the track. Queenstown deputy mayor Quentin Smith said the rapid rate at which the problem had become worse meant it was imperative to take firm action. Councillor Craig Ferguson agreed it was important to "go hard" on the issue. "Is what we have now what we want our residents to tolerate? Going by the photos shared, and taking a quick look myself recently, down Park Street, dare I say it, for me had shades of Woodstock about it. Which is totally unacceptable." Councillor Lisa Guy said she had a bit of concern that the new night-time rules would be an inconvenience for the council staff to enforce. But she said overall, she strongly supported the overnight parking ban and hoped it would not create unintended consequences for residents. One Park Street resident said they had counted up to 80 campers parked on the street at one time. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd The decision follows a High Court ruling in November, deeming the council's Freedom Camping Bylaw invalid . Council staff said they intend to treat freedom camping as a separate issue to parking - and revisit the Freedom Camping Bylaw down the track. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Times
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Craig Ferguson: ‘I'm sick of listening to people I agree with'
The comedian, actor, writer and drummer Craig Ferguson was born in Glasgow, grew up in Cumbernauld, and moved to the United States in the mid-1990s where he became the host of The Late Late Show. An hour and a half. It's more anecdotal and observational. Zero politics. I made a decision a few years ago to keep it that way. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm even sick of listening to the people I agree with. Fish supper with a fritter roll at Graziano's in Girvan. We went to Millport. I loved it and still do. It's the Cap-Ferrat of the Clyde. I don't know yet. I played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, but everybody knows the festival isn't Scotland. It's
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Scotsman
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Former Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson on new stand-up show he is bringing to UK
Watch more of our videos on and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. As part of his world tour, Craig Ferguson brings his latest stand-up show to London and Glasgow in June 2025. He told us what its all about. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Craig Ferguson kickstarted his entertainment career as a drummer for a punk band - the lead singer was Peter Capaldi - then as an actor and stand-up comedian in the late 80s. After a successful turn at the Edinburgh Festival and shows at Glasgow's Tron Theatre - he credits Sir Michael Boyd, the artistic director of The Tron as the person who persuaded him to take to the stage - he moved to the United States in 1994, going on to star in The Drew Carey Show, writing and appearing in movies before securing his role as the host of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2005. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The show ran for eleven seasons featuring interviews with celebrities including Betty White, Jon Hamm, Steve Carrell, Rashida Jones and Mila Kunis. A multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian with a diverse career that encompasses film, television and the stage, Ferguson is a New York Times bestselling author and has recorded numerous stand-up specials for Netflix, Epix, Comedy Central and Amazon. Supplied With such a varied career, why does he continue to return to stand-up? 'I think it's, it's your original it's thing. It's like your original instrument' he says, speaking from his home in New York. 'If you're a guitar player, you can go out and if you do well, you'll play in a band and maybe do somewhere an orchestra and do a concept album about knights of the round table and have a 50 piece thing and all that. But really what you do is you play the guitar, so you go back out and play the guitar, and I feel like that's what stand-up is for me. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It's what I did at the beginning. I've done it all the way through. I mean, I stopped for a bit, I think in the nineties I stopped because I was doing those independent films and I was working on the Drew Carey Show and there wasn't really any time. 'But other than that, when I started in late night in America, I went back doing stand-up. I felt the two things complimented each other and it is just something I've always done and I like doing it. It's a weird thing. I would probably only say this to someone from Scotland, but it's my job. It's what I do, so I'm going to do it.' Craig made a conscious decision to move his comedy away from topical beats, the political fodder that informed his opening monologues on The Late Late Show. He talks about the show he is bringing to the UK: 'It's anecdotal in the sense that it's stories and it's personal observations. The only rule I give myself about standup, I started round about 2016, is that I gave myself a stylistic choice. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'That I would no longer discuss any kind of politics at all. I'm not going to do it, because particularly, I mean, look, it's a long time since I've done stand-up in the UK, so I don't know if it's the same kind of temperature, but in America, certainly, everybody's doing it. 'It's such a hot button. It's kind of an interesting way to go for me to avoid it. And also I felt like as an audience member, I thought that what I would like is a break look. 'I'm sick of the people that I agree with, nevermind the people that don't. I'm just like, I'm just sick of hearing it. So for an hour and a half or however long I'm on stage, there'll be no politics and all the stuff that you're angry at will still be there when you get out. So nobody's going to lose.' Further information and tickets are available here. Craig Ferguson: Pants on Fire will be at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on 14 June and Glasgow's 02 Academy on 21 June.
