This is me, Craig Ferguson. I'm inviting you to come and see my brand new comedy hour.

Well, it's actually about an hour and a half and I don't have an opener because these guys cost money.

But what I'm saying is I'll be on stage for a while.

Anyway, come and see me live on the Pants on Fire tour in your region. Tickets are on sale now

and we'll be adding more as the tour continues throughout

2025 and beyond. For a full list of dates, go to the Craig Ferguson Show.com. See you on the road,

my dears. Hello everyone. Welcome to the Joy podcast. My name is Craig Ferguson. I'm your host of the

Joy podcast today.

Now, if you are listening to me talking and you are not looking at a screen, then you may hear the occasional

That's the sound of Santa is on his way. If you are actually watching with a video assist, i.e. on the face tubes or wherever,

then you'll know that I'm wearing my Christmas sweater.

My Christmas sweater with the little jangly bells on it.

It makes me look like a giant elf or something creepy but the um it's christmas time and if i'm wearing my sweater

it means that i'm home for the last few months as you know my friends who are regular on the

jolly podcast of your regular listeners slash watchers slash whatever,

jot purse, I call you Joyd Purse, then you'll know I've been away so much. I've been

in all sorts of different places. I was in California and I was in the South. I was working,

I was very busy on a job, which, as is the way often in show business, I'm not allowed to tell you about until that job was announced.

But I was on the road and I was in hotels and motels and occasionally in my truck, sleeping in my truck. Well, I wasn't sleeping in my truck, but, well, actually, I did sleep in my truck sleeping in my truck

well I wasn't sleeping in my truck

but

well actually I did sleep in my truck

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