Having waved goodbye to Carpool Karaoke earlier in the week, James Corden brought the curtain down on his stint as host of The Late Late Show on Thursday night. Corden was joined during the finale by Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, and Harry Styles.
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Despite Adele only being one award away from becoming a EGOT winner, the singer plainly revealed it’s “never gonna happen.”
The remarkable award is given to artists who’ve won all four of Hollywood’s major art awards- an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony- hence the acronym. Respectively, the exceptional achievement honours artists’ success in television, recording, film and Broadway theatre.
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Though Adele has already secured a top spot in the industry- she has an Emmy for her “Adele: One Night Only” special, 16 Grammys and her song “Skyfall” earned her an Oscar for best original song- she has yet to scoop up a Tony award.
“You are one Tony award away from EGOT. You now have the EGO,” James Corden pointed out to Adele on the final Carpool Karaoke segment during his last week of hosting “The Late Late Show”.
“[I’ve] always had the ego,” Adele joked before explaining why winning a Tony “is never gonna happen,” despite the achievement being more than attainable for the talented musician.
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“I would never write a musical or anything like that because I f**king hate musicals,” she revealed. “I f**king hate musicals. I don’t think I’ve ever said how much I f**king hate musicals.”
Although Adele “absolutely” appreciates the art form, she elaborated: “I just don’t need to hear everything in f**king song all the time.”
“I also think the EGO suits me better.”
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Elsewhere during the final “Carpool Karaoke”, Adele and James take a trip down memory
Having waved goodbye to Carpool Karaoke earlier in the week, James Corden brought the curtain down on his stint as host of The Late Late Show on Thursday night. Corden was joined during the finale by Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, and Harry Styles.
Jack Nicholson was in the building for Game 6 Friday night, returning to his usual courtside spot (though without his usual sunglasses). Nicholson has been a proud Lakers season-ticket holder since 1970. Check out this compilation the NBA put together of some of the stars at Friday night’s game, including Larry David, “Red Hot Chili Peppers” bassist Flea, Adele (girlfriend of LeBron James’ longtime agent Rich Paul) and Dr.
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Carpool Karaoke, James Corden appeared to address backlash he has received over the course of the series.Taking place on Monday (April 24), the British comedian, actor and television host shared the final episode of his popular segment Carpool Karaoke, which featured Adele driving him around as they sang along to a number of her songs.Held just days before he brought The Late Late Show to an end (April 27), the conversion took a more emotional turn than usual, and saw both Adele and Corden tearfully discuss recent hardships they have faced.In the segment, Adele recalled what had inspired her song ‘I Drink Wine’ — stating that it was written following a vacation with Corden in January 2020, shortly after her split from husband Simon Koncheki.“It was the first year that I felt like I had to hold myself accountable for just being an adult. When the year before that, I had left Simon and stuff like that,” she explained.
It’s good news (possibly) for One Direction fans!
James Corden's time on The Late Late Show is coming to an end on Thursday, after more than eight years as host. While his decision to the hit series took many by surprise, his rationale for his departure is surprisingly emotional.The British comic sat down for a chat with Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show back in January, and she asked about his choice to leave as host — a decision that seems to come amid a successful run with a number of successful spin-off projects.«Look it’s not easy in any way to walk away from something that is so, I mean, I’ll never work in a better environment than the one I work in now,» Corden explained. «Nothing about leaving the show was to do with not enjoying it.
James Corden‘s The Late Late Show is wrapping up is ending tonight after 8 years on the air.
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Adele was James Corden’s final guest on Carpool Karaoke, one of his most popular segments. The two have known each other for years, and used the time to reminisce about their friendship and share personal stories with each other. Adele and Rich Paul are reportedly engaged! Learn the details hereAdele makes bride’s dream come true at her Las Vegas show: WATCHOver the course of the segment, Adele was the one on the wheel, providing Corden with the opportunity to talk about their eight years of friendship and Adele’s questionable driving skills.
Hello from the other side - Adele popped by for the final week of James Corden's US chat show The Late Late Show for the final instalment of his popular Carpool Karaoke series, offering a stirring and surprisingly emotional farewell to the popular internet segment.
James Corden's final Carpool Karaoke had fans sobbing as he and singer Adele became emotional as they reminisced on their friendship. The pair discussed everything from life in LA to Adele's songwriting inspiration during the sing-along session, ahead of Corden’s last episode of The Late Late Show.
Adele and James Corden reunited for the last segment, and it was a wondrously touching final drive.In the 21-minute long video, the «Someone Like You» songstress surprises the host in his home before the duo buckles up and takes a drive down memory lane, reminiscing on previous guests like Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder, and giving viewers an intimate peek inside their close friendship.Adele reveals that Corden and his wife, Julia, have been her two greatest confidantes for years, especially after she relocated to Los Angeles after her split from Simon Konecki, the father of her son, Angelo. The singer explains that a conversation between her and Corden inspired the song «I Drink Wine,» which she boasts has some of her «best writing.» «We'd been on vacation together with the kids and we were on our way home and my mood had changed. And it was the first year that I felt like I had to hold myself accountable for being an adult whereas the year before that, I had just left Simon and stuff like that,» she recalls.
Adele has said that the first verse of her song ‘I Drink Wine’ was partly inspired by a long conversation she had had with James Corden.‘I Drink Wine’ appeared on her 2021 album ’30’. “How can one become so bounded by choices that somebody else makes? How come we’ve both become a version of a person we don’t even like?” she asks in its opening lines.The revelation came during Corden’s last ever episode of the popular Carpool Karaoke segment as he prepares to step down as host of The Late Late Show. Adele said the idea for the song came to her during a six-hour conversation as they travelled home from a holiday together with their families.She credited Corden and his family as being “so integral in looking after me” and her son Angelo after her divorce from Simon Konecki in 2019 [via BBC].However, Corden turned to her for advice when he admitted he wasn’t happy in America, which she said made her feel “unsafe”.“You seemed down.
Adele broke down in tears during an emotional heart to heart with her close pal James Corden in the TV star's final Carpool Karaoke. The duo were filming the final instalment of the actor and chat show host's hugely-popular Late Late Show segment Carpool Karaoke, when the 34 year old singer started opening up about the difficulties of her divorce to ex-husband Simon Konecki, 49.The Rolling in the Deep superstar, who now resides in the US with her son Angelo, 10, whom she shares with Simon, was introducing a song "very special" to both her and James, 44.
Adele is turning the tables on James Corden this week!
James Corden may not feel entirely ready to leave but he's confident it's the right decision. The comedian spoke with ET ahead of his final show on Thursday, explaining why he felt «compelled» to organize his departure now. «You don't want to be making a mistake but I just feel compelled to do it,» Corden told ET's Nischelle Turner. «I feel like I've got to, I feel like if I don't leave now, I never will...or it will be me just being pushed out the door.» Corden first announced plans to leave in April 2022.
Adele left The Late Late Show host James Corden rather scared after almost crashing their car during his final Carpool Karaoke.The Rumour Has It singer, 34, gave James, 44, a rude awakening with some cymbals, as she announced she would be driving him to work for his last week on the show. A video clip of the duo's drive to work, in which they took part in the show's Carpool Karaoke, began with Adele telling James that she's "actually not a brilliant driver." She then added that she can't sing without closing her eyes, which, considering they were about to start karaoke could have been cause for concern.
first “Carpool Karaoke” appearance in 2016 while Corden was home in London for the holidays.Adele’s “Carpool Karaoke” clip has over 206 million views and is the most-watched video on the show’s YouTube channel.In the special, “Adele surprises her longtime friend at home in the morning, waking him up and offering to drive the late-night host to work,” according to CBS. “Once in the car, Adele then turns the tables on Corden, asking him about past Carpools, pivotal moments in their friendship (including the time he tried, unsuccessfully, to prank her) and even a song she wrote that was inspired by an emotional conversation they shared.”The video shows Adele sneaking into Corden’s house and waking him up, telling him that she will drive him to work for the final carpool, which elicits an emotional reaction from the late-night host.In the final drive, Adele turns the tables on Corden, putting him in the passenger seat and interviewee position.