Joy with Craig Ferguson – Details, episodes & analysis

By the time you read this Craig will be in London again continuing to work on another project. While we might be upset that he is not home anymore, there's no reason to despair because here's a fresh episode of the Joy podcast. And as Craig put it, 100% guest free for your pleasure. Have a question for Craig? Drop him an email at: craigfergusonpodcast@gmail.com, send him a message on social media, or drop a comment below. _______________________________________________ Craig is also on the road. Dates and tickets can be found here ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thecraigfergusonshow.com/tour ⁠⁠⁠_________________________________________________ FIND CRAIG: Website - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thecraigfergusonshow.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/craigyferg⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@craigy_ferg⁠⁠⁠ X - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/craigyferg⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecraigfergusonshow⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT THE JOY PODCAST: Storied late-night talk host Craig Ferguson brings his interview talents and singular world view to a discussion of the modern state of JOY, sitting down with notable guests from the worlds of entertainment, science, government, and more. How's our Joy doing? Bridled? On life support? Where do we find joy in a world that seems by any rational measure to be collapsing around us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the new year and we have the first episode of the Joy Podcast of the new year. And what better way to kick off 2026 with Craig checking in with you all? But first some light housekeeping and a quick addressing of a unintentionally controversial take about bagpipes from last week's episode and possibly following it up with another unpopular opinion about more music. Heck, even Emily In Paris is unsafe. Have a question for Craig? Drop him an email at: craigfergusonpodcast@gmail.com, send him a message on social media, or drop a comment below. _______________________________________________ Craig is also on the road. Dates and tickets can be found here ⁠⁠https://www.thecraigfergusonshow.com/tour ⁠⁠_________________________________________________ FIND CRAIG: Website - ⁠⁠https://www.thecraigfergusonshow.com⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/craigyferg⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@craigy_ferg⁠⁠ X - ⁠⁠https://www.x.com/craigyferg⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thecraigfergusonshow⁠⁠ ABOUT THE JOY PODCAST: Storied late-night talk host Craig Ferguson brings his interview talents and singular world view to a discussion of the modern state of JOY, sitting down with notable guests from the worlds of entertainment, science, government, and more. How's our Joy doing? Bridled? On life support? Where do we find joy in a world that seems by any rational measure to be collapsing around us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Joy Podcast, Craig sits down for a pleasant chat with his old friend and acclaimed author, Salman Rushdie. The friends catch up and talk about Salman's new book, The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories which is available today wherever you get your books. The conversation is not only about Salman's book, but the two discuss art, philosophy, religion, and even the art of humor. It's a breezy hour of two friends and book fans catching up and we're just hanging out watching it. Have a question for Craig? Drop him an email at craigfergusonpodcast@gmail.com, send him a message on social media, or drop a comment below. _______________________________________________ Craig is also on the road. Dates and tickets can be found here https://www.thecraigfergusonshow.com/tour _________________________________________________ Find Craig: Website - https://www.thecraigfergusonshow.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/craigyferg TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@craigy_ferg X - https://www.x.com/craigyferg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thecraigfergusonshow WATCH THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@thecraigfergusonshow About the Joy Podcast Storied late-night talk host Craig Ferguson brings his interview talents and singular world view to a discussion of the modern state of JOY, sitting down with notable guests from the worlds of entertainment, science, government, and more. How's our Joy doing? Bridled? On life support? Where do we find joy in a world that seems by any rational measure to be collapsing around us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet "Weird Al" Yankovic , an American treasure and best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. Al and Craig are good friends in real life and the conversation shows! Al recently picked up his very first Emmy for being one of the producers of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, which also won the award for Outstanding Television Movie at the Creative Arts ceremony. The movie also won an Emmy for its score, besides winning many other awards and nominations. It is a must watch! You can see it here: http://tinyurl.com/yms9tsdf. EnJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Illeana Douglas is an American actress, filmmaker, and writer. Listen to Craig and Illeana chat about movies, her life in Connecticut and LA, and bunch more. Her new book called Connecticut In The Movies is out now and available here for purchase: http://tinyurl.com/3ep2ejw5, EnJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Ronny Chieng, a stand up comedian, actor and Correspondent on "The Daily Show". In addition to two Netflix stand-up comedy specials, Ronny has starred in "Crazy Rich Asians", Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", "M3GAN", "American Born Chinese", "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.", "Vacation Friends 2", "Joy Ride" and will star in the upcoming Hulu series "Interior Chinatown". Catch Ronny on his stand up tour named Love to Hate It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Colm Dillane, an American artist, fashion designer, and musician. He is the founder of KidSuper, a streetwear clothing brand based in Brooklyn, New York. Besides many accomplishments, Dillane's collaborated with the luxury fashion house, Louis Vuitton, part of the LVMH conglomerate. EnJOY this brilliant mind of Colm and check out www.kidsuper.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ed Begley Jr. needs no introduction. Beloved actor and environmental activist. Check out his new memoir To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It! and buy it here http://tinyurl.com/nxj4ahr8. In his memoir Ed shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, the origins of his environmental activism, addiction and recovery, and his lifelong search for wisdom and common ground. EnJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Julie Demarest. Julie has worked in social/human services for 20 years predominately in emergency shelters, homeless services, drop-in centers, and supportive/transitional housing programs. She spent 10 of those 20 years being on-call for any emergencies and due to no real work/life separation experienced severe work "burn out". She has recently switched careers to massage therapy. To say the least, Julie has an interesting story to tell. Do not miss. EnJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ere is Tom Welsh, Craig's old friend and a music aficionado. Tom was the Director of Performing Arts at the Cleveland Museum of Art, was the Managing Director of Big Ears in 2023, and is the manager of legendary composer Terry Riley. EnJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices