James Corden is preparing to say his goodbyes to The Late Late Show.
He just extended his contract for for one more year. He will depart this time next year. Corden will have hosted for eight and a half years by the time he departs. He told Deadline,
It’s been a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show. I’m thrilled to be extending…
I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave and then I stayed on. I’ve really been thinking about it for a long time, thinking whether there might be one more adventure.”
Conan O’Brien recently left the space after a long career behind the desk and Jimmy Kimmel’s future is might be uncertain with the comedian publicly discussing whether or not he will continue to host his ABC show.
Corden said that he and his family
…think about and we talk about a lot but we haven’t really made a decision on that yet. That’s the life side of things which we’ll figure out. I love living here. I love everything it’s given. My family and I have never taken this incredible adventure for granted.
Every day I drive down Sunset to work and I just think I’m from High Wycombe.
There’s still some other things that I feel I want to do. I’d like to try and write. There’s some [stories] I’d like to tell. I’d like to see if I’m capable of it. The fact that it’s terrifying is the reason to do it.”
But first, he’s got 200 more shows to go, which will take him to around 1250 since he started. Corden wanted to give his entire team a good amount of notice so that the move wasn’t a surprise so he told his entire. staff this afternoon.
CBS will also have to figure out how they will replace him.
Corden signed a contract to host The Late Late Show (previously hosted by Colin Ferguson) and premiered it on March 23, 2015.
James Corden to Leave ‘Late Late Show’ After One More Season https://t.co/uMXO4KzqGt
— Variety (@Variety) April 28, 2022
(via Deadline)
