Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
| Join or Die with Craig Ferguson | |
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| Presented by | Craig Ferguson |
| Narrated by | Shadoe Stevens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Craig Ferguson Phil Cottone Brian Volk-Weiss Jim Biederman Tim Healy Matt Ginsburg Paul Cabana |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Comedy Dynamics Green Mountain West Lionsgate TV |
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| Original network | History |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | February 18, 2016 – present |
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| Website | |
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson is an American panel show hosted by Scottish-American comedian Craig Ferguson. The first season, consisting of 22 episodes, began airing on History on February 18, 2016. The show features Ferguson and a panel of special guests including comedians, actors and academics discussing unorthodox and provocative historical topics.
The title of the show refers to the well-known 1754 political cartoon of the same name, which was created by Benjamin Franklin and became a symbol of colonial freedom during the American Revolutionary War. Ferguson also got the cartoon tattooed on his arm when he became an American citizen.
Individual episodes cover topics such as bad medical ideas, worst political blunder, most influential drug, most influential band, greatest Founding Father, and history's biggest frenemies. Ferguson and a three-guest panel (usually consisting of scholars, comedians and people that Ferguson "talked to, liked, and respected" during his time as host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) conduct a humorous discussion about six candidates for the title in question. Viewers are invited to vote for their top choice on Twitter, and once the panel has narrowed the field from six candidates to two, the studio audience decides the winner by majority vote.
Each episode starts with a humorous monologue by Ferguson; the first 13 episodes also end with a more contemplative one in which he relaxes on the set with his suit jacket, vest, and tie removed.
During the February 24, 2016 episode of the online show Larry King Now, Ferguson told host Larry King that 22 episodes of Join or Die had already been produced. He added that the History Channel had placed an order for additional episodes, however... on March 31, 2017 during an episode of Fergusons new Sirius XM radio show on channel 94 told guest Larry King the show had been cancelled.
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