Craig Ferguson is grateful to not be hosting late night TV - Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Craig Ferguson was born and raised in Scotland. And that's probably not a big surprise to hear if you've ever heard him talk - like, for example, on the Late Late Show, which he hosted for nearly a decade. Craig Ferguson is also American. He's lived here for over 40 years and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2008. Ferguson loves being an American. He loves to talk about America, American history, and what it means to be an American so much so that he has a new television series about exactly that. Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose is a five-episode cross-country series where Ferguson interviews dozens and dozens of people about the stuff that makes this nation great, not so great, and everything in between. Craig joined us to chat about his new show, his love for America, and his experience with becoming an American citizen. He also talks with us about hosting the Late Late Show and how he dealt with making new episodes every day. 00:00 intro 0:55 Craig Ferguson loves living in the United States 7:12 Getting wasted and playing in Punk Rock bands 14:39 Show Business Aspirations 18:41 On his show "American on Purpose" 25:45 Late night television 34:14 Becoming an American citizen 43:25 outro Want to hear more? Subscribe to Bullseye now via Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Get MORE of Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: ► FOLLOW us on Instagram: /   / bullseyewithjessethorn   ► FOLLOW us on X: / https://x.com/Bullseye ► LIKE us on Facebook: /   / bullseyewithjessethorn   ► VISIT our show page: / https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/bulls... Bullseye is a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form. Host Jesse Thorn sifts the wheat from the chaff to bring you in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary minds in our culture. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney's, which called it "the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world."