# Was Amanda Peet tipsy on Craig Ferguson 02/05? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323 "2013-02-14T21:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/1 "2013-02-14T21:10:31Z")
It sure seemed like it. Did anyone else think so? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/2 "2013-02-14T21:53:01Z")
Anyone have a link to it? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/3 "2013-02-14T21:59:02Z")
I didn’t see that particular appearance, but I have seen other talk show appearances where I thought she was definitely under the influence of something. Either she has a particularly out-of-it talk show persona, or she indulges more than she should before appearances. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/4 "2013-02-15T03:35:01Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bUDDonBoKY) ---
**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:** [February 15, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/5 "2013-02-15T03:47:32Z")
I think that, because she is a fan of the show and understood a lot of the specific silliness that goes on, she wanted to participate and got giddy over it. It’s approaching a kind of over-familiarity, where she felt she had a bit of license to go further. If you want “tipsy guest on talk show” action, you need to see [Mark Wahlberg on Graham Norton](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsAqrrW3ZJc). ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/6 "2013-02-15T06:28:35Z")
I’m pretty sure TLLS encourages this sort of thing. I’ve noticed it quite often. I’m pretty sure there’s a little bit of alcohol in the green room, and that guests that get nervous are encouraged to drink it. And of course, some drink a little too much, or at least think they have (and the placebo effect is pretty strong, especially early on in drinking). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/7 "2013-02-15T11:09:26Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’m pretty sure TLLS encourages this sort of thing. I’ve noticed it quite often. I’m pretty sure there’s a little bit of alcohol in the green room, and that guests that get nervous are encouraged to drink it. And of course, some drink a little too much, or at least think they have (and the placebo effect is pretty strong, especially early on in drinking). Cite? Since Craig Ferguson has been very vocal about being an alcoholic with a severe drinking problem I would find it very odd for the show to try to get the guests drunk. He does not seem to be the type to lecture others about drinking but I don’t see him encouraging it. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/8 "2013-02-15T15:48:20Z")
Probably. I would assume they probably encourage that. In general people are much more entertaining when a little tipsy. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/9 "2013-02-15T15:55:58Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Cite? Since Craig Ferguson has been very vocal about being an alcoholic with a severe drinking problem I would find it very odd for the show to try to get the guests drunk. He does not seem to be the type to lecture others about drinking but I don’t see him encouraging it. It probably isn’t provided alcohol. But The Late Late Show is sometimes very bizarre and some guests (Kristen Bell) get very into that. From what I’ve seen of Amanda Peet in other places, I could see her doing it as well. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/10 "2013-02-15T16:07:55Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I think that, because she is a fan of the show and understood a lot of the specific silliness that goes on, she wanted to participate and got giddy over it. It’s approaching a kind of over-familiarity, where she felt she had a bit of license to go further. … this. her appearance on Craig Ferguson’s when she was a spokesperson for Crest was similar but worked much better that time. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/11 "2013-02-15T16:14:36Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Cite? Since Craig Ferguson has been very vocal about being an alcoholic with a severe drinking problem I would find it very odd for the show to try to get the guests drunk. He does not seem to be the type to lecture others about drinking but I don’t see him encouraging it. > **[Booze Flows on Tonight Show](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=105869&page=1)** But, of course, maybe not on TLLS. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/12 "2013-02-15T16:25:06Z")
Looks like typical starlet talk show behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/13 "2013-02-15T16:34:47Z")
Its kind of a weird situation to be in. Make small talk for ten minutes with someone you’ve barely met while a room full of people look on expecting to be entertained. I think Peet was just trying to dial up the wackiness because, well, she had to do something to fill the time. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/14 "2013-02-15T17:56:04Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > [Booze Flows on Tonight Show - ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=105869&page=1) > > But, of course, maybe not on TLLS. Oh I have no doubt it happens on other shows. I also am not stating that the green room is totally dry. It probably isn’t. But I would have a hard time believing he encourages that kind of behavior given his background. However, he does actively encourage goofy behavior. His interviews are rarely standard talk show fare. She was probably trying to get into the spirit of the show and failing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/15 "2013-02-15T18:51:59Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > If you want “tipsy guest on talk show” action, you need to see [Mark Wahlberg on Graham Norton](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsAqrrW3ZJc). I watched the entire episode and I have to say, he just seemed like a jerk for most of it. Not drunk, just rude. [Here is the part where he is the rudest, but he was rude to Sarah Silverman throughout.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsAqrrW3ZJc&feature=player_detailpage#t=674s) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/16 "2013-02-15T18:55:39Z")
Ya know what, I just re-watched the section I linked to. Maybe he was drunk. He totally missed what the girl in the red chair said and seemed stunned…and then tipped her back repeatedly. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/17 "2013-02-16T14:26:48Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > this. her appearance on Craig Ferguson’s when she was a spokesperson for Crest was similar but worked much better that time. oh and here’s a link - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBtSL8oPPY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBtSL8oPPY) ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/18 "2013-02-17T01:38:36Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Ya know what, I just re-watched the section I linked to. Maybe he was drunk. > > He totally missed what the girl in the red chair said and seemed stunned…and then tipped her back repeatedly. If I had to guess, I’d say he was on ecstasy. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/19 "2013-02-19T02:57:05Z")
Graham Norton referenced Wahlberg this week. He said, with luck, his cast would be entirely sober this week. And crossed his fingers. Yeah, Wahlberg was either drunk or high. Everyone could tell. ---
**Author:** ![jtrocker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jtrocker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtrocker)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323/20 "2014-06-30T19:18:45Z")
Sarah Sashi specifically mentioned the backstage booze in her interview with Craig … [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8osxdzMknwo) … at about the 4:02 point. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amanda-peet-tipsy-on-craig-ferguson-02-05/650323.md?page=2)