Ferguson finishes taping late show by flashlight

Lights started dimming as talk show host was interview Alicia Silverstone

Mark Von Holden / Getty Images file	Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his show by flashlight after the power went out in Hollywood. View related photos

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updated 9:53 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2009

LOS ANGELES - “Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his program by flashlight on Tuesday after high winds knocked out power at CBS Television City in central Los Angeles.

Show publicist Katie Barker says lights started dimming and then suddenly went black about 5:45 p.m. as Ferguson was interviewing actress Alicia Silverstone, leaving both in the dark as to what was going on.

Producers decided to keep the blackout as part of the show and handed Ferguson a flashlight.

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With wind gusts reaching up to 70 mph, scattered power outages have been reported around the greater Los Angeles region.