While wifey was all about soap opera watching I took time out to watch the latest addition to American late night talk show dynasty, Brit James Corden’s Late Late Show.
I am a fan of Corden and he has always been a great guest on talk shows and funny hosting Sky TVs ‘A League of their Own’. Therefore, I was looking forward to having a look at this new offering, as I was a huge fan of his predecessor Craig Ferguson.
From early reviews and social media outlets the Brit did well and the American audience seemed to like the more British style of talk show akin to the Graham Norton Show. House band is not a British thing and the desk an American tradition in USA talk shows. I was disappointed to see Corden plop himself behind one but thankfully it was soon discarded.
He set the bar high with his first show with the guests and pre-record cameos full of A-listers with the likes of Meryl Streep, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno and many more. Hollywood royalty were sit down guests Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis. He came out from behind the desk for the interview with Kunis and Hanks on what looked like a computer chair. It a big thing in America to bring out your guest at the same time it was widely remarked about on social media and in the many reviews.
Kunis was her normal cute self all baby talk and did Corden get conformation that she and fiancé Ashton Kutcher are married. Hanks was on top form later launching himself into a quick change sketch with Corden where they rapidly changed outfits and props to depict scenes from his many films.
I thing he cracked it but we will have to see what happens on the night the guests are not so A-list that will tell if a made this talk show his own.
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