Late Night Legend Craig Ferguson Enters the Podcast Arena with New iHeartPodcast Series 鈥淛oy, A Podcast.鈥

Premiering on August 1, the weekly interview series will feature celebrity guests including Gabriel Iglesias, Tony Hawk, Angela Kinsey, and Lewis Black

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WHAT: iHeartPodcasts and Craig Ferguson today debut a new weekly series 鈥淛oy, A Podcast. Hosted by Craig Ferguson.鈥 Ferguson will bring 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?

WHO: Hosted by Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director, comedian and storied late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson. Upcoming guests include Gabriel Iglesias, Tony Hawk, Angela Kinsey, Kathie Lee Gifford, Diedrich Bader, Lewis Black, Wendie Malick, Shirley Manson, and Tom Papa.

WHEN: Premieres Tuesday, August 1, with new episodes airing every Tuesday. Listen to the now.

WHERE: 鈥淛oy, A Podcast. Hosted by Craig Ferguson鈥 is distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Fans can listen on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

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ABOUT CRAIG FERGUSON

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Craig Ferguson is a Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian with a diverse career that encompasses film, television and the stage. He is a New York Times bestselling author and has recorded numerous standup specials for Netflix, Epix, Comedy Central and Amazon. The wildly popular Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ran on CBS for ten years and remains a cult favorite on YouTube racking up millions of views every year on fan posted bootleg clips.

In addition to comedy, Ferguson is a film writer and director, with film credits that include 鈥淭he Big Tease, 鈥淪aving Grace,鈥 鈥淚'll Be There,鈥 鈥淣iagara Motel,鈥 鈥淟enny the Wonder Dog,鈥 鈥淧rendimi l鈥檃nima,鈥 鈥淟ife Without Dick,鈥 鈥淐hain of Fools鈥 and 鈥淏orn Romantic,鈥 鈥淲innie the Pooh,鈥 鈥淏rave,鈥 and 鈥淗ow To Train Your Dragon.鈥 He has five widely acclaimed stand-up comedy specials: 鈥淎 Wee Bit O鈥 Revolution, 鈥淒oes This Need to Be Said,鈥 鈥淚鈥檓 Here to Help,鈥 鈥淛ust Being Honest,鈥 鈥淭ickle Fight,鈥 and 鈥淗obo Fabulous.鈥

In 2006, Ferguson debuted his first novel entitled Between the Bridge and the River, which made it onto the bestseller list. In 2009, he released his memoir American on Purpose, a book about why and how he became an American. The book was listed on the New York Times bestseller list and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word. His most recent book Riding the Elephant is a series of linked biographical stories.

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含羞草传媒, Inc. (Nasdaq: IHRT) is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans in every month. iHearts broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit 含羞草传媒.com for more company information.