Geoff Peterson
Geoff Peterson is an animatronic human skeleton that served as the sidekick on the late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He was voiced and operated by Josh Robert Thompson and first appeared on The Late Late Show on April 5, 2010. Often referred to as a "robot skeleton", Peterson is a radio-controlled animatronic robot puppet designed and built by Grant Imahara of MythBusters.
| Geoff Peterson | |
|---|---|
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson character | |
| First appearance | April 5, 2010 on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
| Last appearance | December 19, 2014 on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
| Voiced by | Josh Robert Thompson |
| Designed and built by | Grant Imahara |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Animatronic human skeleton |
| Occupation | Talk show sidekick |
Geoff has glowing blue eyes, a metal mohawk (which is sometimes covered by a Santa Claus hat in December) and wears an oversized suit with his name scrawled on a contestant's name tag from The Price Is Right on his jacket, as well as Mardi Gras beads and a Super Bowl XLVII press pass around his neck. He serves as a co-host of sorts and Ferguson refers to him as "my gay robot pal". He was most visible during the first half of the show (the cold openings, monologues, and Tweets and Emails segments) and the final segment, "What Did We Learn on the Show Tonight, Craig?".
According to a tweet from Imahara dated on December 23, 2016, Ferguson took the robot home as a souvenir after his run on The Late Late Show ended.