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In advance of his upcoming gig hosting this year’s Tony Awards, The Late Late Show’s James Corden HAD to do a Broadway version of his uber-popular segment “Carpool Karaoke,” right?
And who better to join him than Broadway stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jane Krakowski and Jesse Tyler Ferguson?
Stick around for the “One Day More” from Les Miz (Audra’s last note!).
Last night on CBS’ The Late Late Show, David Schwimmer and host James Corden threw down in a “Drop The Mic” rap battle, and some hilarious rhymes were dropped.
Corden began with this: “Millennials, let me introduce you to this guy. His name is David – he was famous in ’95. He was on TV then. Now it’s 2016, and he has no Friends.”
Referencing Schwimmer’s new role in The People v. O.J. Simpson against him: “He was a Kardashian on TV, but that was only for pretend. You played Robert, and that was a great combo. But you were so white, you shoulda probably played the Bronco.”
Schwimmer was not intimidated, opening his salvo with this: “We all know as an actor your roles were all the same: the heavy best friend, the humorous side-kick with a belly so big you can’t find your own –.”
Along the way, the former Friends star took aim at Corden’s weight (“They know me in Japan; they know you at In & Out”), and TV pedigree (“You’re late night; I’m prime-time. You’re cola, I’m fine wine.”)
The battle looked like a draw until Rebel Wilson crashed the party with rap attacks for both Corden (“Carpool Karaoke, you think it’s your big thing. But everyone is thinking, ‘Shut up and let Adele sing.'”) and Schwimmer (“David, your career – it’s a huge mistake. It’s like Ross and Rachel; it’s ‘on a break.'”).
Some fun stuff here. You can watch the full battle royale below.
The fabulous Sia joins The Late Late Show host James Corden for some “Carpool Karaoke,” and the results are big fun.
Corden, who finds himself lost on the way to work, sees Sia and realizes SHE is the perfect person to give him directions to work.
Along the way, Sia and Corden belt out some of her biggest hits like “Chandelier”, “Diamonds,” “Elastic Heart”, “Alive”, and “Titanium.”
The awesome Aussie also explained the famously over-sized, face-obscuring wigs and hats: “I don’t wear this unless there’s cameras around. I only wear this to maintain a modicum of privacy.”
At one point Corden takes issue with Sia’s diction while singing. And she just laughs LOL…
I love that I had the unexpected but fabulous experience of meeting Sia when she visited Las Vegas in March of last year. She came to see her idol, Olivia Newton-John, in concert and she came backstage for a spell. She was more than joyous, and very happy to take a pic with me. Like just about every Aussie I’ve ever met, she was full of life and completely down to earth.
James Corden is hysterical (as always) and Adele is so very charming. Fun clip.
James Corden shares a sneak peek at his next guest who will be joining him for some “Carpool Karaoke” – Adele!
The full fun will air Wednesday night, but we get this advance clip to enjoy.
Previous “carpoolers” include Justin Bieber, Jennifer Hudson and One Direction.
Corden is killing it on The Late Late Show.
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| James Corden and Josh Groban perform Public Domain songs |
Josh Groban joins James Corden of The Late Late Show for a mini-concert of Public Domain songs since more current songs are so expensive.
Now you might think this would be a tad boring, but Groban finally finds his PD voice and “raises” everyone’s excitement about the endeavor by “Grobanizing” the final ditty.
Groban surprises a bit here by singing with his eyes open (for the most part), which has been a pet peeve of mine regarding his performances for some time.
Cute segment.
Christmas comes early for Kylie Minogue fans as she shares the first single from her upcoming holiday album, Kylie Christmas.
Duetting with Late Late Show host James Corden, “Only You” is a cover of the 1982 hit by Yazoo.
About the track, Kylie says, “As a fan and friend, I’m so excited to have James Corden duetting with me on the song ‘Only You’. He suggested the song for my Kylie Christmas album and I just knew he would sound amazing on it. It’s so subtle and lovely and I think it will surprise a lot of people.”
The full album drops this Friday, November 13th. You can pre-order the album now and get “Only You” immediately at iTunes.
Another great segment by James Corden and The Late Late Show team.
In this Carpool Karaoke clip, Stevie Wonder helps James get to work(it’s easier to commute in the carpool lane, don’t you know?), although in the beginning no one’s quite sure who’s going to drive.
Once that gets sorted out, Stevie shares some ideas he has about James including forming a new band called The WonderCats, although Stevie puts his foot down that James must never play the harmonica.
In a FaceTime call to a friend, Stevie does come to the ultimate truth that “all English guys look the same” to him.
Funny, funny stuff and great chemistry between the two. Plus, lots of Stevie Wonder karaoke along the way.
James Corden”crushes it” (his words) when he makes the most of a one-night only guest starring appearance in the Los Angeles company of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Very funny segment. Corden’s really making his mark with these segments on The Late Late Show.
Betsy Layne High School in rural Kentucky honored the boys basketball team with a two-page spread in the school’s yearbook.
Well, almost all the team. One senior was left out of the tribute: Dalton Maldonado, the team’s starting point guard who came out publicly as gay a couple months ago.
James Corden of The Late Late Show took on the scandal last night during his opening:
“He’s a gay basketball player. Or as I like to call him, ‘a basketball player.’ Because there’s no such thing as gay basketball.”
“If you’re a homophobic school, you do not call yourself Betsy Layne High. Betsy Layne sounds like a girl who would LOVE a gay friend”