“Hey dawg, wassup?" he said, in the strange way that white talent agents from Los Angeles do in an attempt to sound like young black men from underprivileged backgrounds. A linguistic fashion as peculiar as the lisp that everybody in medieval Spain had to adopt after the king developed a speech impediment.”

Scottish and American actor, comedian, writer and television host

Craig Ferguson is a Scottish and American actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is known for hosting The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS from 2005 to 2014, and for winning a Peabody Award for his 2009 interview with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu. He has worked across comedy, writing, acting, and television presenting. He is also the host of Scrabble on The CW Network, which began in 2026.