You Have To Be Responsible

You Have To Be Responsible – Craig Ferguson – Bio

Craig Ferguson
Born May 17, 1962
Scottish-born American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice artist.

You Have To Be Responsible – Alcoholism

Ferguson is a recovering alcoholic, and has been sober since 18 February 1992.

Ferguson said he had considered committing suicide on Christmas Day 1991, but when offered a glass of sherry by a friend for celebrating the holiday, he was distracted from jumping off Tower Bridge in London as he had planned.

You Have To Be Responsible – Britney Spears

A Craig Ferguson monologue from over a decade ago is getting renewed attention after this weekend’s Hulupremiere of The New York Times Presents documentary Framing Britney Spears.

now I have been sober for 15 years

there is absolutely no way I have a drinking problem

I don’t have a drinking problem

I can get one fast

but I don’t have a drinking problem

I have a thinking problem

I’m 15 years sober

last week, right, I find out that Guinness has 125 calories a pint

and without a word of a lie

I am thinking maybe I should go on a diet

that’s clearly insane

what Guinness did to me

and I’m thinking – what – it’s only 125 calories?

what could possibly go wrong? …

The Late Late Show monologue, which originally aired on Feb. 19, 2007, shows the host taking a stand that not many, if any, late night figures has been brave enough to take by refusing to make jokes at the expense of Britney Spears.

This woman has two kids

She’s 25 years old

She’s a baby herself

She’s a baby