Craig Ferguson - Istanbul

There will never be a late night host as good as Craig.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...best show in late night. Man i wish he was still on the air. God, how I miss his show.

This is a song about Turkey, written by two Canadians, performed by a Scot on an American TV show. Seems like the ultimate compliment to ethnic diversity to me :-)

i remember watching this live as a 14 year old and just being stunned

I am convinced that when Craig does these fantastic, musical openings, He is channeling the spirit of Ernie Kovacs

Long live They Might Be Giants! I miss Craig Ferguson.

I could never watch the show during its run when it aired but I am gobbling up YouTube clips lately and discovering that late night TV in the 2000s was something extraordinary because of Ferguson and his team. Just this number alone is the zenith of entertainment, and you know that it was carefully choreographed, memorized, and rehearsed. Have to say, too, that the fez dude is rockin' it, and obviously having one helluva blast doing this song. It's a delight getting acquainted with this show ... Craig, Secretariat, Geoff, the puppets, Alfred Sauce and the Shy Fellas-- pure silly bliss. Geoff is one of the best and funniest creations to ever grace the small screen. Big props to Josh for giving that skeleton robot hilarious improvised humor, fantastic voices and remote control movements; it takes talent to do it all at the same time.

You won't find anything else like this on television. Kudos to Craig!

My absolute favorite opening number! Craig doing the "Ahhhh!" in the back, then the pause, then the "Ahhh!" again totally cracks me up! The whole thing is hilarious, but that part really gets me every time. XD

Puppets make everything better.

this show will go down in cbs history as "having the weirdest shit by a foreign guy on late nite ever" I love craig and his puppets then and not so much now lol

This is what makes me a proud member of the Robot Skeleton Army! No one but Craig is this inventive and just outright hilarious. He doesn't need fancy edited videos, or a flashy set, just some music, a scarf, and several puppets!

Great! Never tire of watching this. Love the show and the puppets!

As a Turk, I don't find it offensive at all. I mean sure, it's culturally inaccurate but who cares? It's comedy for christ's sake!

Now THIS is entertainment!

Craig Ferguson is awesome. His mannerisms alone in this classic make me laugh like crazy. Ilike the naked guy with the fez. That's nobody's business but the Turks!! Makes it sound so wildly unconnected. Unconnectedness is hilarious.

Seriously, who else dares to do something like this?? Craig's the best!!!

come back every once in a while when i need a chuckle

As a turk, this is funny as hell lol ı love him

All these people arguing about history. This is a funny video, go have a war someplace where happiness isn't present.