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I star is a multifaceted performer, and Award-winning star is a multifaceted performer, and Graham Norton, Chris Evans, Jonathan Ross, Michael As excited as he is about the job, feel like the luckiest man on earth. he writes and produces. On Monday, he writes and produces. On Monday, he takes on a Parkinson,” Corden says. “My influences purely by losome personal sacrifices I’m just to Johnny get to sitCarson and watch he takes on a new new challenge aschallenge the host as of the “The Latethere Late are Show cation of where I grew up going are not or across the him every night.grew Do you host James of “The Corden, Late Late” airing Show with with at 12:37 a.m.Corden’s on CBS.making. Moving Cavett, Letterman, Leno. I never upknow with what those means the night. 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I’m going to miss are to be in a room with him and him be Withgoing a successful film and television doesn’t it that nothingmymore cre-and my friends, “I would introduce lotsmakeup of people to show Ameriparents and I love to in the absolute of our career, itsee might seemway. odd“There’s for Corden ative I think I’ll ever do in my career than toatry andold soncan audiences, not and justthe British performers who are have 3 year and 9 week old DNA of what it is, is the most to take on something that’s going to make an hour of television every day,” Corden friends, brilliant bands daughter,says. and if I thinkmyabout how” he continues. exciting“There thing forare me. If someone like tie him down for several years. But “All of those things, that’s a combination of probably, here who haven’t been on TV whom I would love to far I’m taking them away from their Jack (Whitehall) happens to be in L.A. doesn’t seethree it thatorway. “There’s Ihe don’t know, four years of work. I bet if you give a platform. There are great comedians here, briland fancies coming on and five grandparents, make me nothingup more creative I thinkofI’llthat, ever it would added all of the hours be aboutit’s enough liant,tobrilliant comedians whom I would likedoing to introminutes, I would loveboard to introduce so thoseI are the things that do months in my career thanshow. to trySo, andinmake six of our terms ofcry, creativity, duce to anI’llaudience and say, ‘Get on with this American audiences to such awould talent.” miss. And those are the reasons couldn’t less likeevery I’m putting the brakes on and guy. I thinkthat you’re going to love him.’ Nothing an hour offeel television day,” Cordmore like“All I’mofputting my foot on the gas really. But I it the make me that happier is going to It’s that. mind Reggie bogglingWatt the preparation I have to make very thing it than en says. those things, that’s know in termsofofprobably, the different I do in runopportunity our house band; I feel to lucky. feel like the it takes get aI late-night talkluckiest show is, which is amy wonderful a combination I don’tthings that career, I justorfeel thisofiswork. an opportunity me. I’m brilliant. manWhen on earth. going get to sit isand watch ready to air,tobut Corden taking it to dofor something I thinkI’m just know, three fourlike years I from High Wycombe, which you’ve never heard of, in know I would stride. “Thewhat truth Iismean? we could prep about missing things,him I loveevery Westnight. Doinyou bet if you added up all of the hours of Buckinghamshire, and there is just no rhyme or reawalk to Brooklyn to watch him perform, and so to sit for this show for a year,” he says. “It’s Ham United Football Club to bits, but that,why it would be about six months of son I should be given the opportunity to host a and to be in a room with him and him be in the abonlyshow in theand doing of DNA it thatofit’swhat goingitto they are not the things I feel far away our show. So, in terms of creativity, I late-night talk show and talk to America every night, solute makeup of our the tell us whatforit is, and our audience couldn’t feel lesstrylike I’mmake puttingthem the smilefrom.” and hopefully and before or is, is the most exciting thing me. If someone likehas to take to on be thein ownership the show Corden hopes to bring a happens brakeslike on and more likefall I’masleep. putting” more whilst they Jacksomething (Whitehall) L.A. andoffancies as much as we do. ISo, it’s only in to little different table. getgas really carried away about how quiteto the late-night coming on and doing five minutes, would love my“People foot on the really. But I know fulfilling making a movie is,” he mean, I love are, you introduce Americanthe audiences suchday a talent. ” getting uptoevery and making influences know, Graham in terms of the different things thatjokes. “I“My it,I do and there are times, particularly last one, ‘IntoEvans, Jonathan It’s mind preparation it takes totoget Chris Ross,boggling surethe every day, and we’re going in my career, I just feel like this the Norton, the is thefor greatest a late-night talk show ready to air,and butwe’re Corden takMichaelI’ve Parkinson,” Corden says. “My make mistakes, goingis to is anWoods’ opportunity me. I’m filming from experience ever had. But that is not most filming experiences. ing it in stride. “The truth is we could prep for this influences purely by location of where get things wrong, but hopefully we’re High Wycombe, which you’ve never Most of the time, you’re sat in a trailer on a parking show for a year,” he says. “It’s only in the doing of it I grew up are not Johnny Carson or going to get something right as well. heard of, in Buckinghamshire, and lot, freezing cold, you know, going to the toilet on a that it’s going to tell us what it is, and our audience Cavett, Letterman, Leno. I never And I think we a reallyasgreat therelow is just no rhyme reason very plastic toiletorthat you,why like, flush where you has to takegrew on the ownership of have the show much up with guys every night. So, Iit’s only shot the teamup thatevery we’reday putting I should given the opportunity to of your use yourbe foot. That’s it. That’s most day.those ” as we do. So, in with the getting and hopeare that I could bring a flavorsure of theevery together making a show that finds host late-night andthe talkjob, to there Asaexcited as talk he isshow about some making day, andofwe’re going to make people across whom I love and admire from own audience, that finds a place, America every night,Corden’s and hopefully try Moving personal sacrifices making. mistakes, and we’reitsgoing to get things wrong, but the means leaving of the people hopefully we’re going something rightgo, as‘This well. home. he findstoaget group of people who andpond make them smile beforesome or more loves behind. And I think really great shottowith theasteam “I would love to introduce lots ofwe haveisathe person I want sit with I like whilst they fall asleep. “The things I’m carried going to miss are mypeople parents and that we’renot putting together making a show that to American audiences, cozy up inofbed, and this is the person “People get really away my friends, and fulfilling I have amaking 3-year-old andBritish 9-weeka place, finds performersfinds whoits areown my audience, that’sthat goingfinds to make me feel likea about how quite a sonjust old daughter, and if I think about how far I’m taking group of people who go, ‘This is the person I want to friends,” he continues. “There are everything’s going to be all right.’” movie is,” he jokes. “I mean, I love them away from their grandparents, it’s enough to sit with as I cozy up in bed, and this is the person brilliant bands here who haven’t been it, andme there aresotimes, make cry, thoseparticularly are the things that I’ll miss. that’s going to make me feel like everything’s going

Sunday, March 22 - 28, 2015 Award-winning actor James Corden takes on a new challenge as the host of “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” beginning Monday at 12:37 a.m. on CBS.

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