Craig Ferguson Taking the Late Late Show and Kristen Bell to Paris!

Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson – CBS) made a surprise announcement on his show Monday night… he’s “taking it on the road!”

Now, lots of talk shows do remote shows from various locations, but Craig is famous for poking fun at his show’s $0 budget, so the surprise was where the show is going: Paris, France.

Next week, Ferguson will film a week’s worth of shows in Paris that will air in August. Not a lot of details were given and I suspect will hear more as the week proceeds.

The really cool part of this was that Craig announced he would be taking his “favorite girl” (besides his wife) with him… oh, and Geoff Peterson, sidekick robot as well.

Ferguson’s “favorite girl?” If you watch his show there can be no doubt that its Kristen Bell!

Kristen Bell has made 17 appearances on Craig’s show in the last 6 years. From her first somewhat tentative appearance, there was an obvious chemistry between the two and now when you see them together on the show it is kind of like they are at home in the living room shooting the bull. If I am not articulating how amazing this chemistry is, go to YouTube and view all of her appearances.

From things Kristen has said on the show, she and Craig’s wife Megan have spent time together as well… and Kristen’s fiancé Dax Shephard is no stranger to the show either.

Kristen does have a long standing bone to pick with Geoff Peterson, sidekick-robot. Kristen has long suffered the loss of the sidekick job that she wanted and as such the two frequently trade barbs… it has become a running gag on the show. It wouldn’t surprise me if she tried to sell him while they are in Paris!

Fans of Kristen Bell regularly tweet Craig (@CraigyFerg ) asking when Bell (@IMKristenBell) will next be on the show as each appearance is celebrated and tweeted about endlessly. It really is a love fest. Her last appearance on April 14^th of this year followed Ferguson’s promotional trip to Las Vegas with Geoff Peterson, robot-sidekick. Kristen asked Geoff “Have you finally disproved the adage that anyone can get laid in Vegas?”

Five shows of Kristen & Craig should prove to be a win-win for both the fans and the show!