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James Corden Pulls Out The Stops For Beverly Blvd. Traffic and People Camping Out For Sneakers

April 8, 2015

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James Corden has gone where no late night host has gone before in stopping traffic on LA’s very busy Beverly Blvd. and a line of sneakerheads waiting for a shoe release.

So far on this week of The Late Late Show with James Corden, they’ve already had two clever remotes.

One of them has Corden rallying up an entire production of Grease to be performed in costume in the crosswalk while midday traffic is stopped. The other has James getting in with some of the folks camping out to be the first to get a new pair of limited edition Jordans, then flipping the script on them with some unexpected trivia.

Anywhere in the vicinity of CBS Television City will probably be part of some Late Late Show bit over the next year.

James Corden to Host The CFDA Awards

April 4, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

We’re pretty sure it’s now safe to say that James Corden has had a successful launch to being the host of The Late Late Show.

With only two weeks under his belt as a late night talk show host in America, Corden has curried enough favor to be tapped to host The Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards on June 1st.

If James keeps all of this up, we wouldn’t be surprised at all to see him get a shot at hosting bigger and bigger awards shows down the road.

Only a Few Shows In, James Corden Took “The Late Late Show” To a Stranger’s House

April 3, 2015

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We’ve been saying it and we’ll keep saying it: if James Corden is willing to take these fun risks and roll with whatever happens, then The Late Late Show is headed in the right direction.

Most late night talk shows so rarely leave the comfort of their studio for an entire episode that press releases are sent out months in advance when it happens.

As part of breaking new ground and breaking into the late night club, Corden is continuing to shake things up as he just taped an entire episode, monologue guests, bits, musical performance, and all at a strangers’ house.

So many genuine moments were had without the veil of soundstage and the sound of a studio audience and we’re pretty sure James made one of the residents’ day when they got to meet their hero Beck.

Hide and Go Seek got amped up because it’s a talk show, again, at a random house as well as guests Beck and Jeff Goldblum playing along.

A classic talk show staple of having animals and an animal trainer also gets taken to a whole new level as most of the animals make the inhabitants a little uneasy.

By the end of the night, there were no strangers and James most certainly got closer to meeting the people of America up close. If you want to watch the episode in its entirety, do so here.

We can only cross our fingers that Corden and company keep this sort of thing going on The Late Late Show.

Reggie Watts Took “The Late Late Show” Out on a Song

April 2, 2015

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The Late Late Show having Reggie Watts closing out the show with a song, made up or not, would be a more than welcome regular segment.

Last night, Reggie got to showcase a little more of how The Late Late Show could utilize him by doing a song that’s full of “Reggie-isms”, let’s say, like “You are a tattoo.”

Watch it here.

James Corden Unveils New Underwear Line Collaboration with David Beckham

March 30, 2015

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Welcome to week two of The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Much like Matthew McConaughey, David Beckham is oft seen on screen with his shirt off to show off how ripped he is as well as to sell menswear.

That’s why James Corden took advantage of that fact and made this bit for this week’s Late Late Show.

Don’t you dare look away and enjoy.

Reggie Watt’s Question For Will Ferrell on “The Late Late Show”

March 28, 2015

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If this keeps going, this will make for a pretty fun montage or, as the Internet says, supercut.

For how supremely talented and mastered Reggie Watts is, we can’t even imagine all the ways that he could potentially be utilized as the bandleader and a sidekick for The Late Late Show with James Corden.

So far, Reggie asking a question, seemingly off the top of his head, to guests is a great start.

Just check this latest query he posed to Will Ferrell.

James Corden Describes What It’s Like To Be a Late Night Talk Show Host For The First Time

March 26, 2015

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In addition to doing his own program The Late Late Show, James Corden stopped by Warner Bros. to have a late-night-talk-show-host-to-late-night-talk-show-host chat with Conan O’Brien.

One of the more nerve racking things you can do is be the of host a late night talk show for the first time and walk through the curtain when your name is called. Only a few of us get to go through such an experience, so Corden describes in detail to Conan what is what like for him.

Watch it here.

“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Already Has a “Very Best of” DVD and Delivers Pizza

March 25, 2015

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OK, if they keep having fun like this at The Late Late Show with James Corden, they’re headed in the right direction.

Utilizing bandleader Reggie Watts for absurdist bits, putting Corden in situations with real folks, and planning some entirely unexpected surprises could be a winning combination for the new Late Late Show.

Just watch this best of DVD bit and Corden deliver pizza around Fairfax.

And “The Late Late Show With James Corden” Begins With a Cool New Set, Clever Segments, and Sincerity

March 24, 2015

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As far as we can tell, James Corden is off to a good start at The Late Late Show.

The premiere episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden aired last night and gave America a good showing of what Corden, bandleader Reggie Watts, and this new era of late night is all about as far they’re concerned.

These two segments of how Corden “got” the Late Late Show host gig and how he runs through this thorough retrospective of Tom Hanks’ career kick the show off to a fun, yet clever premiere.

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Right off the bat, you’ll note the set doesn’t trying to relive some late night talk show sets of yesteryear, but instead is quite dark in its color palate and delightfully all over the place. See the checkered floor that Reggie and his band Karen play on.

Oh yeah, Reggie’s wonderful band is named, for now, Karen according to this interview with The A.V. Club and Reggie will seemingly get to bring some of the Comedy Bang! Bang! flavor to network television as shown by the one question he asked Hanks.

They definitely employ other things that slightly eschew traditional late night tropes like Corden’s monologue leaning more towards his predecessor Craig Ferguson’s style of being in the moment and coming from the heart. James also doesn’t sit behind the desk for the interview, interviewed both Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis at the same time sort of like The Graham Norton Show, and even had slick black cards instead of the traditional light blue that talk show hosts used to stay on point throughout the show.

Of course, this is just the premiere episode and all of this could end up changing, but it’s clear that, whatever happens, James will be completely genuine about it as you can see with his closing ballad.

You can watch the whole premiere here and see it all in its entirety for yourself.

As Long As James Corden Can Get Into The Studio, “The Late Late Show with James Corden” Will Be Premiering Tonight

March 23, 2015

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CBS Television City runs a tight ship and will make sure that the premiere of The Late Late Show with James Corden will go off with a hitch, making sure no stragglers wander in.

Any stragglers whatsoever.

Even with all of James Corden’s accolades and massive following back in the UK, he’s still working on making himself into a household name here in the States and is starting off with the guard at the CBS Television City’s front gate.

Make sure to catch the premiere tonight at 12:35AM with guests Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis following The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.

“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Sets More Guests

March 20, 2015

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The first few episodes of the new Late Late Show with James Corden will have Tom Hanks, Kevin Hart, and more

Following that, they’ve scheduled more guests to include Rob Corddry, Thomas Lennon, Tig Notaro, and more.

CBS announced an upcoming list of said guests this morning:

David Beckham, comedian Rob Corddry, Simon Cowell, Courteney Cox, Jon Cryer, Claire Danes, Michael Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Mark Harmon, Thomas Lennon, Katharine McPhee, Megan Mullally, Matthew Perry, Freida Pinto, Tig Notaro, Gordon Ramsay and Kerry Washington.

Additional performances include George Ezra, Noel Gallagher, OK Go, Olly Murs, The Ting Tings and Jessie Ware.

That’s a good run of guests, but we are curious if Hanks will end up being like Bill Murray is to Letterman or Amy Poehler is to Seth Meyers as a first and frequent guest.

James Corden and Reggie Watts Make Sure to Soundcheck Everything in Their First Late Late Show Soundcheck

March 11, 2015

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It’s a new era of late night, so it wouldn’t hurt to make sure that every single crevice of the new Late Late Show set sounds pristine.

It’s bits like this that’ll be why the new Late Late Show host James Corden and bandleader Reggie Watts should be having a lot of unabashed silly fun.

The premiere is less than two weeks away on Mon. Mar. 23rd on CBS.

“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Fills Out Their Writing Staff

March 9, 2015

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(via Splitsider)

At the beginning of the year, we reported that the very funny Sean O’Connor and Ian Karmel were brought on board to write for the new Late Late Show hosted by James Corden.

As their premiere is less than a month away, they’ve filled the rest of their writing staff.

So, the writers of The Late Late Show with James Corden are:

Mike Gibbons who is the co-creator of Tosh.0
Sean O’Connor
Ian Karmel
James Davis who recently appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly
Lauren Greenberg
Ben Hoffman from The Ben Show
David Dineen-Porter (host of Party of Four podcast)
Nedaa Sweiss
DJ Javerbaum from The Daily Show

So, this bunch makes for a good, wide mix along with Corden and Reggie Watts that has us even more enticed for their debut.

James Corden Wants To Change Up The Traditional Late Night Format With “The Late Late Show”

March 4, 2015

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In a recent interview with Variety, the new host of The Late Late Show, James Corden let on a little as to what he might have up his sleeve.

The traditional late night format of monologue, sketch, guest, etc. are going to be “tinkered” with as Corden doesn’t think of himself as a stand-up comedian that could plow through monologue jokes night after night.

Instead, Corden is going to have the inimitable Reggie Watts as his bandleader and plans on focusing in on his acting, singing, and dancing background. On top of that, he also seems to have a very charming sense of self-deprecation.

Being at 12:35AM will allow James to definitely play up Watts spontaneity and we can only hope that he runs in that direction hard and fast.

You should note that the last time a late night host who didn’t have a background in stand-up and could sing and dance and had overwhelming charisma while constantly poking fun at themselves was Conan O’Brien when he started out at Late Night in 1993. Knowing that, we’re looking forward to James Corden taking over on Mar. 23rd more and more.

Also, you can hear about the shade that David Letterman threw at Corden while appearing on The Late Late Show when Regis Philbin was filling in.

Do James Corden and Reggie Watts “Have” a “New Gig” in Addition to “The Late Late Show”?

February 9, 2015

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We’re still just over a month away from James Corden and his bandleader Reggie Watts taking over The Late Late Show and we’re curious as to how/what/etc. the show will fit into the realm of late night.

At this point, we’re still unsure, but it would seem in this first promo that James and Reggie will be keep themselves busy on and off the show (as well as having some famous British friends in One Direction right from the get go).

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Won’t Premiere Until Sept. 8th

January 12, 2015

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“Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will debut on Sept. 8, CBS announces. Colbert’s comment below: pic.twitter.com/IPJX0xBD2a

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff)

January 12, 2015

So, one of the very final dates in the beginning of this new era of late night is set. Sept. 8th, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will premiere on CBS at 11:30PM (via @ditzkoff).

You read that right. We all have to wait nine months until Colbert resumes his role as a host on the legendary Late Show. As he has said himself, "I have nine months to make a show, just like a baby. So first, I should find out how you make a baby.“

That’s a long time, especially considering what’s going to be happening in the meantime.

For one, David Letterman is signing off from The Late Show on May 20th.

James Corden, who will be following Colbert with The Late Late Show, starts his hosting duties several months earlier on Mar. 23rd.

…and…

Larry Wilmore will be starting next week on Jan. 19th with The Nightly Show at Comedy Central.

…then…

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver returns for its second season Feb 8th at HBO.

…then…

Grace Helbig will be headlining her own talk show on E! ostensibly replacing Chelsea Handler starting in April, though it will air in primetime.

…then…

Conan O’Brien will tape a week of episodes at Comic Con this summer, which should be one of the most fun things to happen this year in late night.

The only other thing that is going to happen in the late night realm after Colbert takes over in the latter part of 2015 is the aforementioned Chelsea Handler doing a talk show on Netflix in 2016.

All of this is in addition to Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, and Jon Stewart, continuing to build their late night empires both live on TV and online.

So, with all of those dates set, that leaves four months at CBS where 11:30PM is vacant. Apparently, there will be reruns (via THR) playing in that slot during that time leading in Corden. All other late night programs will be more than happy to play against reruns at 11:30PM at CBS.

What interests us is what exactly will Colbert be up to in these nine months. The format for his tenure at The Late Show is set to be much more traditional than The Colbert Report, which, we think, wouldn’t necessarily need nine months of pre-production and retooling.

Is there something else that Colbert is up to for most of this year? Maybe it’s just some well deserved time off?

Either way, we definitely want 2015 to go way faster now.

The Interim Hosts of The Late Late Show Start Off Tonight with Drew Carey

January 5, 2015

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Craig Ferguson has given his last monologue, interview, and obligatory big musical number to say goodbye as host of The Late Late Show at CBS.

However, The Late Late Show isn’t going on hiatus waiting for the new host, James Corden, to take over. CBS has guests hosts lined-up to fill in each week for the interim.

This interim period of The Late Late Show begins tonight with Craig’s good friend and The Price Is Right host Drew Carey as the first guest host. Also, please note that Eric Idle, Lachlan Patterson, Jessica St., Clair, and Esther Povitsky are all scheduled to appear as guests this week as well.

So, maybe you’ll want to tune in 12:35AM on CBS?

Ian Karmel and Sean O’Connor Writing for The Late Late Show with James Corden

December 14, 2014

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I will do anything that @IanKarmel does. That’s why, I am writing for the new Late Late Show with James Corden.

— sean oconnor (@seanoconnz) December 12, 2014

This week has seen a lot of exciting developments for the upcoming Late Late Show with James Corden. The veteran producing team is set to perform and the amazing Reggie Watts is going to by Corden’s side as bandleader.

Additionally, the writing staff, so far, will have Sean O’Connor whose written at at Sports Show with Norm MacDonald, The ESPYs, and MTV Video Music Awards and Ian Karmel whose written at Chelsea Lately at its table. Both are also pretty damn funny stand-up comedians. With those two and probably more fine comedy folks to be announced, Corden’s era of The Late Late Show looks is going to have a nice kickoff.

The Late Late Show with James Corden Has Premiere Date Moved and Gets Reggie Watts to Leave Comedy Bang! Bang! To Be Their Bandleader

December 12, 2014

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(via Deadline/@scottaukerman)

Originally, James Corden was supposed to take over The Late Late Show from Craig Ferguson on Mar. 9th, but CBS has opted to move the start date two weeks back to Mar. 23rd.

We’re not sure the exact reasoning behind that, but, perhaps, it might have something to do with getting the one and only Reggie Watts, who is the current bandleader on Comedy Bang! Bang! at IFC, to come over to pair up with Corden.

At first, we thought that he might split his time between the two shows like Fred Armisen does at Late Night with Seth Meyers, but Comedy Bang! Bang! host Scott Aukerman confirmed in a series of tweets that Watts will be leaving as his bandleader in the second half of 2015.

Reggie is sticking around thru the first half of 2015, during which he have planned a very fitting goodbye for him.

— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman)

December 12, 2014

Aukerman also added that we all should be listening for shouting in the streets in regards to who the exciting new bandleader for Comedy Bang! Bang! will be soon.

Who will be the new bandleader? I can’t say yet but it’s very exciting. Please listen for newsies shouting on street corners in early 2015.

— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman)

December 12, 2014

On top of all of that, Corden has gotten a team of veteran producers who have run the gamut in late night including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly, Lopez Tonight, and more. One of these producers, Mike Gibbons, has even been noted to be the co-creator of Tosh.0.

All of this makes for a much more intriguing beginning to Corden’s start at 12:35AM here in America.

CBS Set Interim Hosts for The Late Late Show Before James Corden Takes Over

November 26, 2014

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(via Deadline)

While Craig Ferguson is set to end his run of The Late Late Show on Dec. 19th and James Corden isn’t taking over the role of host until Mar. 9th, CBS will still continue The Late Late Show with a grouping of guests hosts.

Announced today, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Thomas Lennon, and more will fill in during the winter at The Late Late Show.

As John Oliver’s run as host at The Daily Show ended up being a test run for his own show, perhaps the very same thing could happen during any of the weeks that any of the aforementioned interim hosts.

However, there is no word on whether there will be interim Geoff Petersons.

Craig Ferguson to End Run of “The Late Late Show” in December, James Corden to Start in March

October 23, 2014

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(via TV Guide Magazine)

The dates have been made official for the departure of The Late Late Show’s current host Craig Ferguson and his upcoming predecessor James Corden.

Ferguson’s final show will air Dec. 19th and Corden will have his debut on Mar. 9th.

There is rumor, according to The Wrap, that there will be guest hosts throughout that winter gap. If this does indeed happen, there’s a treasure trove of comedians for those spots here in LA and around the country, not to mention the other folks that were in talks for The Late Late Show earlier this year, that would do splendidly.

Craig Ferguson Gives a Welcome to His Replacement James Corden

September 9, 2014

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Yesterday, the news broke that James Corden will indeed be replacing Craig Ferguson as the host of The Late Late Show.

As you’d expect, Ferguson noted this on last night’s episode of The Late Late Show and gave a nice welcome to the new host as Craig, Geoff Peterson as well as bits as Awkward Pause are getting to go.

James Corden Will Indeed Be Replacing Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show

September 8, 2014

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

A few months ago, there was a rumor that leaked that one James Corden from the UK would be replacing Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show at CBS. There was only one unnamed source and neither CBS, Ferguson, or Corden would confirm the rumor, so we continued to wait for the official word on CBS’ choice.

Well, as of today, CBS has confirmed that Corden will succeed Ferguson as another host from across the pond of The Late Late Show starting some time after Ferguson leaves in December and heads for his syndicated 7PM show through Tribute Media.

So, 2015’s CBS late night line-up will be The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden, which will be probably the most intriguing move in late night in the last few years.

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