What do Dracula, Bill Clinton and an unnamed German boy with a high-pitched voice have in common? 

They all happen to be personalities that late night talk show host and stand-up comedian Craig Ferguson impersonates every night during “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on CBS.

On Valentine’s Day, when the comedian visited Austin as a part of his Hot and Grumpy tour, Ferguson shared his impersonation of Clinton to the delight of a packed Paramount Theatre.

During the show, Ferguson warned that no group—ethnic, racial, religious, sex, sexual orientation, nation of origin or otherwise—would leave the show without being offended. 

Similarly, he explained that audience members should have no expectation of his profane language being censored. He referenced an element of his show in which the flag of a random country covers his mouth when he lets an obscenity slip.

Ferguson’s show centered around him revealing the third funniest joke known to man, which he settled for since the first two were not in English. 

Between the time he established this intention and eventually told the joke at the end of the show, the audience was brought up to speed on everything from Ferguson’s fascination with Mick Jagger and his dislike of the sultry sounds of Kenny G.

Prior to Ferguson’s entrance, Josh Robert Thompson, who plays the voice of Geoff Peterson, Ferguson’s sidekick on “The Late Late Show,” offered a short stand-up performance to get the crowd warmed up. Following the main event, Thompson rejoined Ferguson on stage, and the pair explained how they work together.

Improvisation was the answer. The interactions that take place between Ferguson and the various personalities Thompson enacts during the show are the product of purely unscripted improvisation.

After this explanation, the two invited the audience to ask one question to which the duo would respond completely off the cuff.

Asked which profane word each comedian liked the most, Thompson responded with a word not fit for print and Ferguson responded that he could not share his.

In contrast to his usual evening attire—two or three-piece suit, loosened neck-tie and white shirt with an open collar button—Ferguson’s garb consisted of jeans, sneakers and a leather jacket. The atmosphere was prone to hilarity in conjunction with the casual demeanor of the canny comedian.

The Scottish actor, who recently began his tenth season on the Late Late show, immigrated to the United States in 1995. 

He is the author of numerous books including his memoir “American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot” and a fictional novel titled “Between the Bridge and the River.”

“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” airs every weeknight on CBS at 11:35 p.m. CST.