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Four hours early and one week late with Craig Ferguson
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You may know him as the host of daytime TV’s The Price is Right game show, but once upon a time, Drew Carey starred in his own half hour sit-com, a hilarious composite of run of the mill misfits making Cleveland rock with insightful humor. The show helped sparked a movement toward cubicle comedy, becoming the impetus for contemporary incarnations such as Britain’s The Office and its American doppelganger.
At the helm of Carey’s corporate mayhem stood Nigel Algernon Wick, brilliantly portrayed by Scottish-American actor, writer and comedian Craig Ferguson. The host of CBS’s The Late Late Show since 2005, Ferguson continues to hone his comedic talent at tony events like The White House Correspondents Dinner and this Saturday’s benefit performance for Jewish Recovery Houses.
I spoke with volunteer board member and co-chair Andrea Jaskulski about this Saturday’s event and the mission of JRH. Jaskulski and her hard-working co-chair Deborah Dauer couldn’t wait to fly Ferguson in from L.A. to headline the program, calling him one of the funniest people on TV, albeit one whose show airs too late for some of its 18 –49 year old demographic. That anomaly inspired the benefit’s title, Four Hours With Craig Ferguson.
“I’d like to say four hours early and one week late,” joked Jaskulski, a reference to the show’s one week postponement and change of venue.
CBS decided to keep Ferguson in L.A. this past Saturday, causing a last minute scramble to alter publicity and alert ticket holders. To his credit, he willingly rearranged his personal schedule to appear at the rescheduled event. The organization couldn’t be more pleased.
‘Dedicated volunteers like Jay of Mission Media and Sylvia who helps run our main office banded together to alert the public,’ explained Jaskulski. ‘Jewish Recover Houses provides a safe living environment for Jewish men and women who are in recovery for substance addiction. This event is our annual fundraiser. Tova House for women and House of Hope for men are run almost entirely on donations and volunteer support. Residents contribute only $125 a week for room, board, maintenance, transportation, medical services, therapy, and incidentals.’
The benefit event will consist of a brief MC introduction and award presentation, then Ferguson performing stand-up. Afterward, VIP guests will enjoy a kosher dessert reception with the starring attraction. That is if they don’t mind staying up a bit longer to nosh and mingle.
Tickets to Four Hours with Craig Ferguson are still available from Mission Tickets. $75 general admission and $250 for VIPs. Show starts at 8:00 p.m., November 8th at Towson University’s Chesapeake Ballroom. For more information call 410-585-1223.
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