About this episode

Craig Ferguson discusses his new documentary series and his journey to becoming an American citizen.

Craig Ferguson joins us to chat about his new documentary series, Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose . He talks to us about his love for America and his experience with becoming an American citizen. He also talks with us about his time hosting the Late Late Show and how he dealt with the stress of making new episodes every day. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Thorn

Guest: Craig Ferguson

Topics covered

• documentary
• American citizenship
• comedy
• television hosting
• personal experience

Keywords

• Craig Ferguson
• American On Purpose
• Late Late Show
• documentary
• citizenship
• comedy
• television

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Late Late Show, NPR

Books & works: Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose

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