# Craig Ferguson - what is Geoff's new voice? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410 "2011-08-20T05:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/1 "2011-08-20T05:37:29Z")
I haven’t watched it a while - so who is it? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/2 "2011-08-20T08:00:28Z")
Same as the old voice, only it’s no longer pre-recorded, it’s all live. His name is [Josh Robert Thompson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Robert_Thompson), and he does all the impressions and celebrity voices on the show. You may have seen him do Governator Schwarzenegger or Robert DeNiro. At first “Geoff” struggled with the live format, not being able to come up with quick witted repartee, but he’s rapidly adjusted and sometimes is fantastically funny. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/3 "2011-08-20T08:30:33Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > At first “Geoff” struggled with the live format, not being able to come up with quick witted repartee, but he’s rapidly adjusted and sometimes is fantastically funny. In your pants. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/4 "2011-08-20T08:52:54Z")
In YOUR pants! he does a good Morgan Freeman impression. i’m not sure if Freeman didn’t record it himself. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/5 "2011-08-20T14:38:14Z")
BALLS! I love that show ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/6 "2011-08-21T04:01:33Z")
You beat me to BALLS! …Wait… that didn’t… Never mind… I’m going to go back to my place in Miami. You should come with. We’ll do the town. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/7 "2011-08-21T04:05:29Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qAHSUTB5BJc/hqdefault.jpg "Geoff Peterson makes Craig Ferguson cry 💀") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAHSUTB5BJc) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/8 "2011-08-21T04:45:34Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Same as the old voice, only it’s no longer pre-recorded, it’s all live. His name is [Josh Robert Thompson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Robert_Thompson), and he does all the impressions and celebrity voices on the show. You may have seen him do Governator Schwarzenegger or Robert DeNiro. > > At first “Geoff” struggled with the live format, not being able to come up with quick witted repartee, but he’s rapidly adjusted and sometimes is fantastically funny. I haven’t been paying attention - the last I knew, Geoff had a few lines prerecorded and somebody pushed a button to make him say something. Having spent a few minutes (OK, many minutes) over on YouTube, the new setup is terrific! That 5:05 clip is great - both Craig and Josh totally lose it. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-what-is-geoffs-new-voice/593410/9 "2011-08-21T05:21:55Z")
> [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](#): > > You beat me to BALLS! > …Wait… that didn’t… > > Never mind… > > I’m going to go back to my place in Miami. You should come with. We’ll do the town. Can we go swimming? Get some beads?