Craig Ferguson: character study
Hello, folks! I'm sorta new here (I've been lurking for a while, and didn't really have anything useful to add until now), and a friend of Krig the Viking and Currere.
Together, we have been conducting character studies using Craig Ferguson's talk show. We tend to believe that Craig is an ILE "clown" subtype that is mentioned on Wikisocion. We can confirm very similar behavioral patterns with one of Currere's close friends who is beyond a shadow of a doubt ILE Clown subtype.
To back up our claims of Ferguson's ILE-ness, I present to you a few videos from YouTube. Also, one of the interesting aspects of Craig's show is that his interviews are just random conversations. They aren't pre-scripted, they just wing it. This brings out the best in Craig, and a lot of his guests.
Here is an interview with Kristen Bell, whom we think is ESE. Being an ILE myself, I see a lot of parallels between their interaction and my interactions with ESEs. It's certainly an Activation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2yzJrG7luw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nr_7Z1mWPY
Here is the unfortunate result of Craig interviewing Paris Hilton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dky-8nabEEk
I think the general consensus is that she's ESI, Craig's Conflictor. Craig does a pretty good job of not freaking out and breaking her neck (I will admit, he is a stronger man than I), but the conversation never really gets off the ground. It just sits there. Perhaps that is a showing of her overall lack of intelligence, but I think it's because they couldn't find anything that interested them both.
In order to confirm the hypothesis that Craig is ILE, videos of an interview between him and an LII and an SEI should be produced. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any. YouTube isn't the most Socionics-friendly website in the world, so you can't just go and search "Craig Ferguson interviews an SEI" and get anything relevant. Also, I'm terrible at remembering specific celebrities and their names, let alone their types. If you kind folks can offer any help, please do so!