The CBS late-night host Craig Ferguson likes to have fun with the bare-bones nature of his show but on Thursday it was no joking matter. Or actually, the only thing he could do was make jokes when a power failure at his Los Angeles studio meant he had to tape the show without the usual complement of stage lighting. The production relied instead on flashlights, a hand-held floor stand and some house lights above the audience, a network spokeswoman said by email.
Mr. Ferguson wasn’t fazed. “It’s a great day if you are an electrician and you work at CBS,” he said in his opening monologue. And he explained on Twitter:
I was told the electrical failure at the show was the result of a blown transformer. Do your own Optimus Prime joke.
— Craig Ferguson (@CraigyFerg) June 28, 2012
This isn’t the first time a power failure has hit his studio at CBS Television City. In October 2009 the lights went out for the final segment of one episode, and he carried on with a flashlight then as well. On Thursday he joked: “People sometimes say to me ‘Craig you are moving to a new studio?’ And I say, ‘Yes, I am.’ And they say ‘Why are you moving to a new studio?’ And I say, ‘Oh, no reason”
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