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Farewell, James Corden: How ‘The Late Late Show’ Host Said Goodbye To His CBS Show
28.04.2023 - 04:55 / deadline.com
SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from James Corden’s primetime special and final installment of The Late Late Show on CBS.
So long, James Corden. The affable Brit who took over for Craig Ferguson in 2015 ended his eight-year run as host of CBS’ The Late Late Show on Thursday.
To help say goodbye to its late-night star, CBS set aside an hour in primetime for a pre-taped special that included video montages and candy-coated skits so Corden could show off his singing chops. First up: a musical number with Corden, who stood on top of the old Television City building to sing a rendition of Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” — but in this case, it was changed to “Last Show.”
That was followed by a playful bit with Tom Cruise, who agreed to perform with Corden in a Hollywood staging of The Lion King. With Cruise as the warthog and Corden as the fox, the duo performed “Hakuna Matata” for a live audience — and yes, the Top Gun: Maverick star, whose hair was spiked black, actually belted the tune.
Then it came time for one final Carpool Karaoke session with old pal Adele, who sung a few tunes with Corden before asking him to recall some of his more memorable karaoke moments. “Stevie Wonder changed it a lot,” he recalled, before saying how Adele’s first carpool appearance in 2016 — which has been watched more than 250 million times on YouTube — led to performers like Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga to participate, as well.
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Then, they swapped personal stories that made them both choke up.
“I’ll miss everything,” Corden told Adele as she “drove” him to his final Late Late Show taping. “I underestimated how many friends I made doing
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star-studded final show.Corden, 44, announced his departure from “The Late Late Show” in April 2022, just before renewing his contract for an eighth and final year.CBS revealed that after almost three decades, the network will be ending the franchise with Corden’s departure. They’re expected to replace the time slot with a reboot of Comedy Central’s series “@midnight,” executive-produced by “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, according to Deadline.He revealed on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that his decision to leave was a “very easy” one.“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,” he said in January.“Nothing about leaving the show was to do with not enjoying it.
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has come to an end. The affable host made his final appearance on Thursday, and was joined by some famous friends and surprise guests.Before the actual finale, Corden hosted a primetime special that featured pre-taped segments — including his final Carpool Karaoke with Adele, which was released online ahead of the finale episode.The primetime special also featured some fun moments with his longtime friend and stunt-buddy Tom Cruise doing something to truly get their adrenaline pumped up — live musical theater.
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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.
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