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.
26.04.2023 - 17:05 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: James Corden is heading to TikTok, sort of.
CBS is curating a 20+ hours-long collection of the 1,200 most memorable moments of The Late Late Show ahead of its final episode on Thursday.
The TikTok Live Countdown kicks off after the penultimate East Coast airing of The Late Late Show on Wednesday (April 26) and will stream continuously, with no moments repeated, until the start of the East Coast airing of The Last Last Late Late Show with James Corden Carpool Karaoke Special on Thursday at 10pm.
The countdown will feature monologues, news, guest interviews, musical performances, Carpool Karaoke and recurring segments. It was curated by Nick Bernstein, the Senior Vice President, Late Night Programming, CBS, West Coast, who is well known to viewers for many of the daft positions that Corden put him in during the pandemic.
Corden will also be seen throughout the primetime schedule as he is “hosting” the lineup. Ahead of his own primetime special, he will pop up on screen with intros for Young Sheldon, Ghosts and So Help Me Todd. The Brit will also be seen driving in animated form across screens during various CBS shows through Thursday.
Bernstein said, “I personally went through 900 plus episodes of the show and I think we curated a real mix of the big moments that everyone will have fun watching again and other moments that will have people say “this is really what they did during the pandemic?” And every hour during the countdown, Steve Scalfatti will be playing some of his best known news jingles, a sentence that would have sounded insane in 2019. Also, if James ever asks me specifically what it is I do, now I can tell him I made a TikTok for them. Actually, someone else physically made it, but I made a lot
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.
BreAnna Bell “The Late Late Show with James Corden” ends on a high note, scoring 1.43 million viewers with its series finale, which aired on Thursday night. The show moved up 77% from its season-to-date Live+Same Day average. Additionally, the 10pm primetime special, “THE Last Last Late Late Show with James Corden Carpool Karaoke” brought in 3.65 total viewers — that’s up 32% from the last “Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke” primetime special, which aired in May 2019. In his last hoorah, Corden took the time to say his goodbyes to several stars who’ve graced his show in the past including Tom Cruise and Adele. He opened the final show with a rendition of “Last Show” (to the tune of “Last Dance”), and a quick opening monologue, before jumping into the final pre-taped scene with Cruise showing their performance of “The Lion King” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. He also had visits from guests Harry Styles and Will Ferrell, who both played “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” and destroyed “The Late Late Show” desk.
“The Late Show with James Corden” was given an epic farewell.
Will Ferrell, like a batter strolling confidently to the plate, walked through the curtain Thursday night for the final “Late Late Show with James Corden” with a sledgehammer over his shoulder.It then took Ferrell all of 28 seconds to stamp his mark on the farewell proceedings.And stamp, he did. Or more specifically, smash.In trademark “Late Late Show” fashion, Ferrell was paired up for his appearance with pop star and actor extraordinaire Harry Styles. Ferrell was introduced after Styles, and an indicator of what followed came immediately as the curtain parted.
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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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James Cordenbid farewell to after eight years. The 44-year-old British late-night host had a star-studded lineup for his send-off and even shed quite a few tears.
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.
James Cordenbid farewell to after eight years. The 44-year-old British late night host had a star-studded lineup for his send off and shed quite a few tears.
Tom Cruise stepped outside of his comfort zone while making an appearance on the final episode of James Corden‘s The Late Late Show!
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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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.
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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.