. >> ladies and gentlemen, craig ferguson! [applause] craig: candy! whoa! come on in. welcome.host, tv's craig ferguson. thanks, everybody. [applause] fine. no, you're fine, really. very good. please, sit down. relax. that was really very well done, everybody. very well done indeed. you didn't feel forced or coerced in any way. i sometimes think -- i started to say i sometimes think and i said i thumb times -- so perhaps i'll talk like this for the rest of the show. i sometimes think that you scare the audience, the warm-up comedian scares the audience because they think i'm going to hurt them or do something naughty if they don't do my bidding and of course that is true. i wouldn't hurt them. i would just kind of like tweak you a bit. [laughter] what's the safety word tonight? mango. safety word mango. [laughter] that's not a very good choice of safety word because mangos are delicious. [laughter] am i frightening you now? it's a great day for america, everybody. [applause] yes, indeed it is. it is friday, of course. friday, hooray it has been a spectacular news week with obam

also, jason alexander was on the "late late show with craig ferguson."on busts out with this line. he says you know how i know it's really kind of a gay game, it's the pitch. it's the weirdest. it's not like a manly baseball pitch. it's a queer british gay pitch. well, of course, glaad and other folks didn't take kindly to those comments. he issued an apology. he says, my daily life is filled with gay men and women both socially and professionally. i'm profoundly aware of the challenge these friends of mine face and i've openly advocated on their behalf so i can only apologize, and i do. jason, backtracking, foot out of mouth for gwyneth and george costanza. >> good thing, jason alexander has small feet. he could just pop them out. >>> when you think "titanic" you think -- ♪ near, far i love that song. celine dion is saying that song makes her sick a little bit as well because kate winslet said it made her feel like she wants to throw up. celine dion said she admits one way it makes her feel sick because she has to perform it and hear it over and over. t