Another program called The Late Late Show is Ireland's longest-running TV chat show.

Craig Ferguson, current host of the Late Late Show on CBS

The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety show on CBS. It immediately follows The Late Show with David Letterman and is produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The program dates to 1995, and has had three hosts: Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn, and Craig Ferguson.

Tom Snyder hosted the program until 1999 in an intimate interview format somewhat similar to the Charlie Rose show.

The show was reorganized into a format closer to Letterman and other major late-night programs when Craig Kilborn took over in March 1999. Kilborn left The Daily Show to become the new host. Kilborn left the program on August 27, 2004, following negotiations which ended unexpectedly after he opted not to renew his contract.

Subsequent new shows featured guest hosts, culminating in week-long showcases for four finalists: Craig Ferguson, D. L. Hughley, Damien Fahey (an MTV VJ), and Michael Ian Black. It was announced on December 7, 2004 that Ferguson, a Scottish comedian best known from his role on The Drew Carey Show, was to become Kilborn's permanent replacement. A Chicago Sun-Times television critic reported that Letterman made the decision. Ferguson's first show aired January 3, 2005.

External links

• Official website (http://www.cbs.com/latenight/latelate/)
• On Being a Candidate to Take Over a Late-Night Network Talk Show (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2004/11/30black.html), a McSweeney's article by Michael Ian Black
• Another Craig will put his accent on late night (http://www.chicagosuntimes.com/output/rosenthal/cst-ftr-phil08.html), an article from the Chicago Sun-Times