James Corden Explains Why Leaving 'Late Late Show' Became 'A Very Easy Decision'

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James Corden's time on The Late Late Show is coming to an end on Thursday, after more than eight years as host. While his decision to the hit series took many by surprise, his rationale for his departure is surprisingly emotional.The British comic sat down for a chat with Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show back in January, and she asked about his choice to leave as host — a decision that seems to come amid a successful run with a number of successful spin-off projects.«Look it’s not easy in any way to walk away from something that is so, I mean, I’ll never work in a better environment than the one I work in now,» Corden explained. «Nothing about leaving the show was to do with not enjoying it.

I love it.»«But the truth is it became a very easy decision,» he continued, «because I always knew it was an adventure and I never, ever considered it to be the final destination.»For Corden, the choice became crystal clear while he was on set shooting his Prime Video drama last year.«One day I was filming on a Sunday and I came downstairs, it was about 6 a.m.

and my son, who was 10 at the time, was sat on the stairs and he said, ‘Are you working today?’ and I said, 'I am,' and he said, 'I thought, well it’s Sunday,' and I said, 'I know, buddy, but this schedule’s just all over the place.

We just got to get it done because we only have a tiny amount of time before we have to go back and do the show,' and his face just kind of dropped,» Corden recalled. «I got in the car and I called my wife Jules and I said, 'I’ve realized, best case scenario, we have six more summers where Max even remotely wants to be around us and I cannot waste another one.'»Corden explained that, when it came down to it, he realized, «If I really want to.