The Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson’s poignant 2007 monologue defending Britney Spears is considered his best. But now, the former CBS host revealed that he thought it would cost him his show.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "What surprises me about that monologue is that I thought I would get fired ... but I didn't care," he said. "My late-night show ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The former CBS late-night host recalls how his most memorable monologue nearly cost him his job on “Obsessed: The Podcast.” The Late Late Show host Craig ...

Former Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson said he genuinely believed he would lose his CBS job after delivering his widely praised 2007 monologue defending Britney Spears. Speaking on “Obsessed: The ...

"What surprises me about that monologue is that I thought I would get fired," Ferguson, 64, the current host of CNN's American On Purpose, told Obsessed: The Podcast, adding, "But I didn't care." "I ...

“What surprises me about that monologue is that I thought I would get fired ... but I didn’t care,” he said. “My late-night show is much bigger now than it was when I was doing it. And when I did that ...