James Corden’s time is up: ‘The Late Late Show’ end date revealed

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joked that Corden got “fired” from his job.“It’s such a privilege to be here. I’m sorry about the news, I’m sorry you got fired,” quipped Cruise during a May 2022 appearance.“I’m here for you tonight, whatever you need,” he continued. “I would not have fired you.

I’m here for you if you need anything.”More details about the primetime special will be announced by CBS in the coming weeks, as well as special guest stars who will join Corden during his final moments on-air.Corden is the fourth person to host “The Late Late Show” — and the last.

CBS recently revealed that after almost three decades, the network will be ending the franchise with Corden’s departure. They’re expected to replace the time slot with a reboot of Comedy Central’s series “@midnight,” executive produced by “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, according to Deadline.The British talk show host announced his departure in April 2022, just before renewing his contract for an eighth and final year.He revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that his decision to leave was a “very easy” one.“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,” he said in January.“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 because I always knew it was an adventure and I never ever considered it to be the final destination.”Corden admitted that if he wanted to continue his time in the desk chair, it couldn’t have been “at the expense of [his] children.”“That is really all it comes down to,” the actor said. “I will know at my core that the best thing for me and the best thing for us as a family is to put down some.