Craig Ferguson: Hot and Grumpy at The Palladium

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson got his start in the entertainment industry as a drummer for some of the worst punk bands in the UK. Too wimpy to be in punk rock, he started acting. He played Drew Carey’s boss, Nigel Wick, in The Drew Carey Show from 1996 to 2003.



Ferguson has also become a huge success on the North American comedy circuit. He performs all over the country and has sold out Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall. Additionally, Craig has three widely acclaimed stand-up comedy specials: A Wee Bit o’ Revolution, which premiered on Comedy Central, Does This Need To Be Said, which premiered on Epix in February 2011 and I’m Here To Help, which premiered on Netflix in March of 2013.



Ferguson wrote the feature films The Big Tease and Saving Grace. In 2003, he made his directorial debut with I’ll Be There, which he wrote and starred in. I’ll Be There went on to receive the Audience Award for Best Film at the Aspen, Dallas and Valencia Film Festivals. Craig also named Best New Director at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Ferguson’s other film credits include Niagara Motel, Prendimi ‘lanima, Life Without Dick, Chain of Fool and Born Romantic. Craig was in DreamWorks’ animated feature How To Train Your Dragon as the Viking, Gobber, a role he will reprise in the 2014 sequel. In 2011, Craig portrayed Owl in the Disney classic Winnie The Pooh and this year, he played Lord Macintosh in Pixar’s Oscar®-winning animated feature, Brave.