The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Season 5

01 Julie Bowen / Jonathan Winters / Priscilla Ahn

Sep 1, 20081h

02 Katey Sagal / Nathan Fillion

Sep 2, 20081h

03 Julie Chen / Maria Bello / Shelby Lynne

Sep 3, 20081h

04 Eva Longoria / Neal McDonough

Sep 4, 20081h

05 Kal Penn / Gabe Dixon Band

Sep 5, 20081h

06 Julie Chen / Neil Patrick Harris / Sophia Myles

Sep 8, 20081h★ 8.0

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

07 Russell Brand / Margaret Cho

Sep 9, 20081h

08 Alice Cooper / AnnaLynne McCord

Sep 10, 20081h

09 Lynn Ferguson / Lance Morrow

Sep 11, 20081h★ 8.0

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

10 Seann William Scott / Lena Heady

Sep 12, 20081h

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

Sep 15, 20081h

12 Paulina Porizkova / Ken Tucker / Tally Hall

Sep 16, 20081h

13 Alan Alda / Illeana Douglas

Sep 17, 20081h

14 Jason Segel / Dr Dog / Steve Hofstetter

Sep 18, 20081h

15 Kristen Bell / Josh Radnor

Sep 19, 20081h

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

Sep 22, 20081h

17 John Krasinski / Lisa Masterson

Sep 23, 20081h

18 Michael Clarke Duncan / Shirley Manson / Jamie Lidell

Sep 24, 20081h

19 Tim Gunn / Elizabeth Reaser

Sep 25, 20081h

20 Drew Carey / Tony Parker / Lady Antebellum

Sep 26, 20081h

21 Melina Kanakaredes / Gina Carano / Amy Macdonald

Sep 29, 20081h

22 Tim Daly / Anna Friel / Alice Cooper

Sep 30, 20081h

23 Jennifer Love Hewitt / Jim Parsons

Oct 1, 20081h

24 Lauren Graham / Patrick Pedraja / Michael Franti & Spearhead

Oct 2, 20081h

25 Margaret Cho / Randy Newman / Randy Newman

Oct 3, 20081h

26 Seth Green / Betty White / Smothers Brothers

Oct 6, 20081h

27 Thandie Newton / Barry Sonnenfeld / Jim Bianco

Oct 7, 20081h★ 7.0

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

Oct 8, 20081h

29 Russell Crowe / Jennifer Esposito

Oct 9, 20081h

30 Matt Lucas & David Walliams / Tom Morello

Oct 10, 20081h

31 Dee Dee Myers / Noah Emmerich

Oct 20, 20081h

32 Rachael Ray / Leanne Marshall / Laura Marling

Oct 21, 20081h

33 Chris Matthews / Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Oct 22, 20081h

34 John Malkovich / Little Jackie

Oct 23, 20081h

35 Mo'Nique / Bill Santiago / Lenka

Oct 24, 20081h

36 Kathy Griffin / Carl Bernstein

Oct 27, 20081h

37 Pepe the King Prawn / Saffron Burrows

Oct 28, 20081h

38 Ben Stein / Parminder Nagra / The New York Dolls

Oct 29, 20081h

39 Kevin Smith / Kaitlin Olson

Oct 30, 20081h

40 Lauren Graham / The Damned

Oct 31, 20081h

41 Bill Maher

Nov 3, 20081h

42 Paris Hilton / Drew Pinsky

Nov 5, 20081h

43 Elizabeth Banks / Jay Mohr

Nov 6, 20081h

44 Christian Slater / Luke Dempsey / Eric Hutchinson

Nov 7, 20081h

45 Mark Harmon / Ron White

Nov 10, 20081h

46 Coolio / Tom Dreesen / Tim Reid

Nov 11, 20081h

47 Seann William Scott / Kathy Kinney

Nov 12, 20081h

48 Andy Richter / Cold War Kids

Nov 13, 20081h

49 Jim Parsons / Ray Davies

Nov 14, 20081h

50 Poppy Montgomery / Nick Hornby

Nov 17, 20081h

51 Steve Harvey / Sarah Shahi / The Bacon Brothers

Nov 18, 20081h

52 James Lipton / Sara Gilbert / Sarah McLachlan

Nov 19, 20081h

53 Larry the Cable Guy / Third Day

Nov 20, 20081h

54 George Hamilton / Cobie Smulders

Nov 21, 20081h

55 Eamonn Walker / Low vs Diamond

Nov 24, 20081h

56 Neil Patrick Harris / Julia Fordham

Nov 25, 20081h

57 Adam Arkin / Jen Kirkman / Adele

Nov 26, 20081h

58 Tony Curtis / Megalyn Echikunwoke / Oppenheimer

Nov 27, 20081h

59 Kristin Chenoweth / Diedrich Bader

Nov 28, 20081h★ 6.0

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

60 Chi McBride / Seal

Dec 8, 20081h

61 Elizabeth Banks / Ken Tucker

Dec 9, 20081h

62 Alfred Molina / Tokyo Police Club

Dec 10, 20081h

63 Brooke Shields / Dom Irrera

Dec 11, 20081h

64 Carrie Fisher / Julie Benz

Dec 12, 20081h★ 7.0

Craig welcomes actresses Carrie Fisher and Julie Benz.

65 Carmen Electra / Dennis Lehane

Dec 15, 20081h

66 Don Rickles / Joanna Garcia

Dec 16, 20081h

67 Samuel L. Jackson / Death Cab for Cutie

Dec 17, 20081h

68 Julia Ormond / Michael Connelly

Dec 18, 20081h

69 Jeffrey Tambor / Patrick Keane

Dec 19, 20081h

70 Joel McHale / Matt Nathanson

Dec 22, 20081h

71 Billy Bob Thornton / Conor Oberst

Dec 23, 20081h

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

72 Kristen Bell / Wolfgang Puck

Dec 26, 20081h

73 Richard Lewis / Tracie Thoms

Jan 5, 20091h

74 Marisa Tomei / Pauley Perrette

Jan 6, 20091h

75 William Shatner / Jazmine Sullivan

Jan 7, 20091h

76 Amy Sedaris / Dennis Haysbert

Jan 8, 20091h

77 Ted Danson / Paula Poundstone

Jan 9, 20091h

78 John Corbett / Tracie Thoms

Jan 12, 20091h

79 Kristin Scott Thomas / Josh Jackson

Jan 13, 20091h

80 John Waters / Norah O'Donnell

Jan 14, 20091h

81 Wanda Sykes / Glasvegas

Jan 15, 20091h

82 Dev Patel / Greg Proops

Jan 16, 20091h

83 Sarah Chalke / Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Seal

Jan 19, 20091h

84 Joel McHale / The Submarines

Jan 20, 20091h

85 Trace Adkins / Perez Hilton

Jan 21, 20091h

86 Jennifer Love Hewitt / Matthew Rhys

Jan 22, 20091h

87 James Earl Jones / Rosemarie DeWitt

Jan 23, 20091h

88 Chris Matthews / Paul Morrissey

Jan 26, 20091h

89 RZA / Jared Harris

Jan 27, 20091h

90 Cuba Gooding Jr. / Freida Pinto

Jan 28, 20091h

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

91 Dominic Monaghan / Rosemarie DeWitt

Jan 29, 20091h

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

Jan 30, 20091h

93 Alfred Molina / Lance Burton

Feb 2, 20091h

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

Feb 3, 20091h

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

Feb 4, 20091h

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

96 Garry Shandling / Ed Alonzo

Feb 5, 20091h

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

Feb 6, 20091h★ 8.0

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

Feb 9, 20091h

99 Sean Combs / Olivia Williams

Feb 10, 20091h

100 Steve Coogan / Connie Britton

Feb 11, 20091h

101 Lewis Black / Shirley Manson

Feb 12, 20091h

102 Tom Selleck / Glen Campbell

Feb 13, 20091h

103 David Boreanaz / Philip Johnson / Zac Brown Band

Feb 16, 20091h

104 Bill Maher / Chris Klein

Feb 17, 20091h★ 7.0

Craig welcomes comedian Bill Maher and actor Chris Klein.

105 Wynonna / Peter Bart

Feb 18, 20091h

106 Paula Abdul / Carl Edwards

Feb 19, 20091h

107 Rosie O'Donnell / The Knux

Feb 20, 20091h

108 Paris Hilton / Dee Dee Myers

Mar 2, 20091h

109 Kristin Davis / Wolfgang Puck

Mar 3, 20091h

110 Desmond Tutu

Mar 4, 20091h★ 9.0

Craig welcomes Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

111 Holly Hunter / Andrew Bird

Mar 5, 20091h

112 Amy Adams / M Ward / Nick Griffin

Mar 6, 20091h

113 Jason Segel / Dave Attell

Mar 9, 20091h

114 Rosario / Gordon Ramsay

Mar 10, 20091h

115 Tim Daly / Kara Cooney

Mar 11, 20091h

116 Jim Parsons / Sara Bareilles

Mar 12, 20091h

117 Christina Ricci / Mike Birbiglia

Mar 13, 20091h

118 Regis Philbin / The Upper Crust

Mar 16, 20091h

119 Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Dropkick Murphys

Mar 17, 20091h

120 Steven Wright / Rashida Jones

Mar 18, 20091h

121 Paul Rudd / George Wallace

Mar 23, 20091h

122 Virginia Madsen / Jason Ritter / Chicago

Mar 24, 20091h

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

Mar 25, 20091h

124 William Shatner / Regina King

Mar 30, 20091h

125 Isabella Rossellini / Linda Cardellini

Mar 31, 20091h

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

126 Jennifer Tilly / Heidi Newfield

Apr 1, 20091h

127 Brittany Murphy / Christopher Gorham

Apr 2, 20091h

128 Zooey Deschanel / Lance Krall

Apr 3, 20091h

129 Dwight Yoakam / Mary McCormack

Apr 13, 20091h★ 8.0

Craig welcomes musician Dwight Yoakam and actress Mary McCormack.

130 Adam Goldberg / Anna Gunn / Brett Dennen

Apr 14, 20091h

131 Michael Caine / Matt Beatz

Apr 15, 20091h

132 Madeleine Albright / Amy Smart

Apr 16, 20091h

133 Jessica Lange / Tom Lennon / Madeleine Peyroux

Apr 17, 20091h

134 Simon Cowell / Jean Smart / Erin McCarley

Apr 20, 20091h

135 Rob Morrow / Jean-Michel Cousteau

Apr 21, 20091h

136 Bob Barker / Jean Smart

Apr 22, 20091h

137 Teri Hatcher / Martina McBride

Apr 23, 20091h

138 Eddie Izzard / Chris Botti

Apr 24, 20091h

139 Shirley Manson / Breckin Meyer

Apr 27, 20091h

140 John McEnroe / Stana Katic

Apr 28, 20091h

141 Kenneth Branagh / Antony and the Johnsons

Apr 29, 20091h

142 Michael Douglas / Carrie Ann Inaba

Apr 30, 20091h★ 6.0

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

143 Henry Winkler / Ricky Hatton

May 1, 20091h

144 Jeffrey Dean Morgan / Stana Katic

May 4, 20091h

145 George Hamilton / Jenny Lewis

May 5, 20091h

146 Melina Kanakaredes / Nathan Fillion / Zac Brown Band

May 6, 20091h

147 Matthew McConaughey / Cokie Roberts

May 7, 20091h

148 Amy Smart / Kunal Nayyar

May 8, 20091h

149 Steven Wright / Bryce Dallas Howard

May 11, 20091h★ 8.0

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, 20091h

151 Laurence Fishburne / Paula Poundstone

May 13, 20091h

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

152 Howie Mandel / Laura Lippman

May 14, 20091h

153 Ewan McGregor / All American Rejects

May 15, 20091h

154 Justin Long / Lawrence Block

May 18, 20091h

155 Kathy Griffin / Nelson George

May 19, 20091h

156 Guy Pearce / Hattie Hayridge

May 20, 20091h

157 John Waters / Manda Mosher

May 21, 20091h

158 Mark Ruffalo / Mindy Kaling / The Decemberists

May 22, 20091h

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

159 Bob Saget / P. W. Singer

May 25, 20091h

160 Chris Isaac / Moon Bloodgood

May 26, 20091h

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

Jun 1, 20091h

162 Denis Leary / Diane Birch

Jun 2, 20091h

163 Jeffrey Tambor / Gabrielle Anwar

Jun 3, 20091h

164 Elizabeth Perkins / Mark Burnett / Bernie Williams

Jun 4, 20091h

165 Chris Kattan / Henry Cho

Jun 5, 20091h

166 Kevin Bacon / Michael Irvin

Jun 8, 20091h

167 Dame Edna Everage

Jun 9, 20091h

168 Chris Matthews / Theresa Andersson

Jun 10, 20091h

169 Larry King / Anna Friel

Jun 11, 20091h

170 Dane Cook / Peter Travers

Jun 12, 20091h

171 Holly Hunter / Camera Obscura

Jun 15, 20091h

172 Jeff Foxworthy / Gavin DeGraw

Jun 16, 20091h

173 Julia Ormond / Derrick Pitts

Jun 17, 20091h

174 Sandra Bullock / Metric / David Feldman

Jun 18, 20091h

175 Bryan Cranston / Ben Kweller

Jun 19, 20091h

176 Marion Cotillard / Michael Musto

Jun 22, 20091h

177 Jim Parsons / James Frey

Jun 23, 20091h

178 Mary Steenburgen / Bettye LaVette / Todd Sawyer

Jun 24, 20091h

179 Larry David / Wolfgang Puck

Jun 25, 20091h

180 Lisa Kudrow

Jun 26, 20091h

181 Eric Idle / Dr. Lisa Masterson

Jul 6, 20091h

Craig welcomes comedian Eric Idle.

182 Evan Rachel Wood / Christopher Gorham

Jul 7, 20091h

Craig welcomes actress Evan Rachel Wood and actor Christopher Gorham.

183 Julie Chen / Michael Ian Black / Will Dailey

Jul 8, 20091h★ 7.0

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

Jul 9, 20091h

185 Ray Romano / Michael Bublé

Jul 10, 20091h

186 Selma Blair / Connie Schultz

Jul 13, 20091h

187 John Larroquette / Will Dailey / Charlie Viracola

Jul 14, 20091h

188 Rosie Perez / Mike Massimino

Jul 15, 20091h★ 8.0

Craig welcomes actress Rosie Perez and astronaut Mike Massimino.

189 Isaac Mizrahi / Shohreh Aghdashloo

Jul 16, 20091h

190 Paris Hilton / Alan Furst / Ray LaMontagne

Jul 17, 20091h

191 Margaret Cho / Michael Lewis / Eric Church

Jul 20, 20091h

192 Gerard Butler / Jackie Collins

Jul 21, 20091h

193 Tom Lennon / Kelly Rowland / Dobie Maxwell

Jul 22, 20091h

194 Cheryl Hines / Ben Mezrich

Jul 23, 20091h

195 Rashida Jones / José Andrés / Jim Breuer

Jul 24, 20091h

196 Chelsea Handler / Richard Wolffe

Jul 27, 20091h

197 Christiane Amanpour / Johnny Galecki

Jul 28, 20091h

198 Toni Collette / Rodney Carrington

Jul 29, 20091h

199 James Spader / Rose Byrne

Jul 30, 20091h

200 Saffron Burrows

Jul 31, 20091h

Craig welcomes actress Saffron Burrows.

201 Edie Falco / Les Stroud / Lisa Landry

Aug 3, 20091h

202 Tony Shalhoub / Minka Kelly

Aug 4, 20091h

203 Wolf Blitzer / Rose Byrne

Aug 5, 20091h

204 Zooey Deschanel / Glasvegas

Aug 6, 20091h

205 Don Rickles / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Aug 7, 20091h

206 Carrot Top / Alexis Bledel

Aug 10, 20091h

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

Aug 11, 20091h

208 Eric Bana / Holly Williams

Aug 12, 20091h

209 Jon Cryer

Aug 13, 20091h

210 Liza Minnelli / Kara Cooney

Aug 14, 20091h