James Corden will no longer host “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” starting next year.
Corden, who has hosted his eponymous late-night comedy talk show since its premiere in 2015, has extended his deal with CBS for one more season, but plans to leave the series in spring 2023.
In a preview clip of his monologue aired Thursday night, Corden, 43, addressed his departure and said hosting the show has changed his life. “It’s been beyond my wildest dreams,” he said.
“When I started this journey, it was always going to be that. It was going to be a journey, an adventure. I never saw it as my final destination,” Corden continued. “I never want this series to drag on in any way. I always want to love doing it. And I really think a year from now will be a good time to move on and see what else might be out there.”
Corden promised that his final season of “The Late Late Show” will feature plenty of sketches as well as tears.
“This has been the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, really. I’ve never taken this job for granted. Ever. Not once,” he said. “Being able to try to entertain you and spend time with you is an absolute privilege for me and every single person who does this show.”
CBS president and CEO George Cheeks addressed Corden’s impending departure in a statement, saying the British comedian has taken U.S. television “by storm, with huge creative and comedic swings that resonated in a big way with viewers on-air and online.”
“James has truly reimagined many elements of the late night format. He has also been the consummate showman for the network, entertaining audiences from his late-night perch in Television City, as well as on the Tony and Grammy stages,” he added. “In my two years at CBS, I have been privileged to see James’ creative genius up close and experience his valuable collaboration with CBS, both as a performer and producer. We wish he could stay longer, but we are very proud that he has made CBS his American home and that this partnership will be extended for one more season on ‘The Late Late Show.’ “
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Stephen Colbert, who hosts a late-night show of his own, congratulated Corden for Twitter Thursday after the news.
“12:30 won’t be the same without you,” Colbert wrote. “But looking forward to your exciting adventures as the new Doctor Who!”.
Corden took over as host of “The Late Late Show” following the 2014 departure of Craig Ferguson, who hosted the program for 10 years. “Ten years is a very long time in one job – for me,” Ferguson said at the time. “I wanted to quit the program before I stopped enjoying it.”
Tom Snyder was the first host of “The Late Late Show” since its inception in 1995. After Snyder’s departure in 1999, Craig Killborn hosted the talk show from 1999 to 2004.
Corden was considered an unlikely choice when he was named host of “The Late Late Show.” He had starred in the British sitcom “Gavin & Stacey” and was a Tony Award winner in 2012 for his Broadway performance in “One Man, Two Guvnors,” but was not well known to American viewers.
On “The Late Late Show,” Corden interviews celebrities and participates in quirky segments that often go viral on the Internet. One of the most popular recurring segments is “Carpool Karaoke,” in which Corden drives around with a music star while the two sing songs. A 2016 “Carpool Karaoke” with Adele has. accumulated more than 254 million views. on YouTube.
The Late Late Show has not been without controversy during its seven seasons. In June 2021, Corden said he would update the food used in a segment called “Spill Your Guts,” in which celebrities were forced to choose between answering a difficult question or eating something “unusual.” The segment inspired a petition on Change.org calling for the segment’s removal for cultural insensitivity.
And in September 2021, Corden provoked backlash from BTS fans for joking on-air that the group’s appearance at the United Nations marked “the first time 15-year-old girls around the world wished they were (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres.”
James Corden apologizes to BTS fans. For jokes that provoked an “extreme” reaction.
Two months later, Corden cleared the air with BTS while having them on “The Late Late Show.”
“We said – and this is where I think we got it wrong – that your fans were 15-year-old girls, which, of course, is not true, because I’m 43 years old and I consider myself one of the biggest BTS fans,” Corden said. “I did find the response to what I thought were two fairly harmless jokes, which we never meant to be at anyone’s expense, to be extreme. Because – I hope you know – we absolutely love you guys, and we love all of ARMY. We do.”
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Contributing: Erin Jensen, Jenna Ryu, Carly Mallenbaum; Lynn Elber, The Associated Press
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