A technique to create a joke
made prominent by late-night talkshow host Craig Ferguson. The audience is led to believe that he is talking about a certian topic. The joke is delivered by Craig clarifying that he was, in
fact, talking about
something else.
Fergism 1 (confusing two topics): "The Eiffel Tower and Margaret Thatcher are very different, of course.
One'
s had thousands of men climbing
all over it since the 1800s, and the other one is the Eiffel Tower."
Fergism 2 (twisting the meaning of an expression or sentence): "My first guest tonight (...) is the first comedian to perform a solo show at the (Hollywood) Bowl, you know, doing comedy. I did a solo piece at the Bowl myself, but it was in the audience."
Fergism 3 (changing to a sex-related topic): "My first concern, of course, was for my staff, and by staff I mean
penis."