By Peter White Television Editor The Late Late Show host James Corden is personally picking up the tab for a number of furloughed employees of the late night CBS talkshow.
The British presenter is to pay the salaries of around 60 staff that have been sidelined as a result of the COVID-19 production shutdown.
CBS covered eight weeks of salary for production staff when the show, which is produced by CBS TV Studios and Fulwell 73, the production company co-run by Corden and Late Late Show exec producer Ben Winston, was shutdown on March 15.
A number of employees are set to be furloughed from May 4 and Corden will now cover these salaries. The Late Late Show returned on April 13 with episodes shot in Corden’s garage, after putting together
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