Craig Ferguson Speaks From The Heart
For those who aren’t familiar with the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, Craig is a very sharp witted and sarcastic comic who regular lampoons all manner of public figures. On Monday Craig replaced his monologue with a speaking from the heart segment where he talked about his own struggles with alcoholism and how he overcame them. The context are recent news items related to Britney Spears as well as Anna Nicole Smith’s tragic death. Craig is funny and entertaining and he really works to humanizes people who are struggling with addictions and makes the point that money and fame don’t fix people’s problems.
The video is worth a watch and so that is why I wanted to share it with you.
[…] Thanks to Joe’s Blog, I had the privledge of hearing Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson talk about his own recovery from alcoholism and suicidality. In this video he talks about the recent death of Anna Nicole Smith and the ongoing struggles of Britney Spears. He basically extends compassion to people suffering from mental health/addiction problems by telling his own story and declaring that some issues are too tragic to be fodder for late night talk show hosts. I thought the same thing the other night when I heard Jay Leno make a joke out of the recent news story of an 84-year-old woman sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy. Leno also made jokes about child sexual abuse during the trial of Michael Jackson. Some issues are so horrific that they should never be the topic of jokes. […]