James Corden Is Taking Extreme Measures To Keep The Gavin & Stacey Script Under Wraps

Posted on 21/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Gavin & Stacey creators James Corden and Ruth Jones are apparently taking no chances when it comes to protecting the script for the much-loved sitcom’s final outing.

James and Ruth finally gave fans the news they’ve been waiting almost five years for back in May, when they announced that Gavin & Stacey would return to our screens this Christmas for a one-off special that they’ve insisted will be its last ever episode.

And with production getting underway later this year, it seems the pair are taking security very seriously.

According to the BBC’s Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, he hasn’t actually been allowed to see a copy of the script yet – despite being the one who commissioned the special.

Speaking at a comedy showcase this week, Jon said (via the Daily Mail): “I genuinely still haven’t seen the script, James and Ruth won’t let us look at it yet.

He added:”I think [that’s] great, they are really keeping it under wraps and don’t want people to see it outside of their very, very tight circle until they’re 100 per cent certain of it.

“I think it will be hard when they are filming it because it’s such a huge show and everyone will want to watch, everyone in all the locations where it’s shot, it will be obvious what’s being shot.”

Gavin & Stacey stars James Corden, Joanna Page, Mathew Horne and Ruth Jones

Of course, you can’t blame James and Ruth for being overzealous, particularly as news of the special was leaked in the press weeks before they actually announced it.

Ruth has previously made no secret of her upset about this leak, admitting last month: “I wanted to give everybody a nice surprise and I think it was really mean that they leaked it.”

Meanwhile, James disclosed during a Radio 2 interview last week that the Christmas special’s script isn’t actually finished yet, telling Zoe Ball: “Ruth and I have to do one last pass and clean up of it, really.

“The cast are like, ‘when can I read it?’, [but] we don’t want to really give it to anybody if we feel like we have to make a few trims and adjustments. But I’m really excited to share it with people.”

Hugh Grant Would Be Really Pleased If We All Forgot About This 1 Movie

Posted on 06/01/2024 by Boris Clair

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Hugh Grant wouldn’t mind if a certain film suddenly got dropped from his filmography.

The “Love Actually” star revealed during an appearance on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that he would “happily shred my IMDb page” because he “specialised in being bad for decades, really.”

“As you know as someone in the industry, [it’s] one thing for me to say I was bad, but I can’t bring down the rest of the wonderful colleagues who work with me on any film by saying it was bad,” Grant said, before naming the film he’d like make disappear.

“The Lady and the Highwayman,” Grant finally said, as Corden and fellow actor Chris Pine laughed about the title of the 1988 film.

“Mid-’80s, made for television film,” Grant explained. “I’m a highwayman. I’m meant to be sexy.”

“Low-budget, bad wig, bad hat,” he added, just as the show pulled up a look at Grant in the film:

Hugh Grant and Lysette Anthony pictured in "The Lady and the Highwayman." — Hugh Grant and Lysette Anthony pictured in “The Lady and the Highwayman.”

While Grant attempted to take pains to not insult any of his previous colleagues, he did make a rather frank admission about his former co-star, Drew Barrymore, just two weeks ago. The two starred in the 2007 romantic comedy “Music and Lyrics” together.

“Drew Barrymore was in that film with me, and I don’t think she’d mind me saying her singing is just horrendous,” he said, laughing, during an interview with Wired. “I’ve heard dogs bark better than she sings.”

Despite his blunt confession, Grant told Barrymore on her talk show in 2021 that the movie the two made is “impossible to hate.”

“I love to hate the films I’ve been in, and I do hate some of them,” Grant said. But ‘Music and Lyrics,’ it’s impossible to hate. We’re so good in it, and so charming.”

Here’s Who’ll Be Taking Over James Corden’s Former Talk Show Slot

Posted on 02/11/2023 by Boris Clair

When James Corden stepped down as the host of his aptly-named US chat show The Late, Late Show earlier this year, the first question on the lips of many viewers was who would be taking over his slot.

Enter: comedian Taylor Tomlinson, who has confirmed she’ll be occupying the spot on the schedule once occupied by the former Gavin & Stacey star.

Taylor – who has previously fronted two Netflix specials in 2020 and 2022 – will present a new show, After Midnight, in the same slot that James used to (that’s 12:37am ET/PT, for those wondering).

Produced by talk show great Stephen Colbert, the announcement was made during an episode of the comedian’s own show, The Late Show.

In the clip, Stephen plucks Taylor out of the audience, seemingly at random – oh, the magic of television – and brings her onto the couch.

Taylor begins by introducing herself to the audience and saying: “I’ve never had a real job… I’ve been doing stand-up since I was 16, which is not a job.”

She then went on to field any objections to her appointment as host, saying: “I’m 29 so if you don’t know who I am, don’t worry. I barely know myself.”

With her 30th birthday just days away, Stephen replied: “Happy birthday, I got you a network show.”

Taylor Tomlinson performing stand-up on The Tonight Show

After Midnight will follow Stephen’s show in the schedule, and Taylor’s introduction as host will make her the only female late-night host across the United States, and the youngest by 20 years.

After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson will be based on the previous Comedy Central show, Midnight With Chris Hardwick, which originally ran from 2013 to 2017.

Her show is set to premiere in early 2024.

Chelsea Handler Hilariously Roasts James Corden And Prince Harry’s ‘Frostbitten Penis’ In Critics’ Choice Awards Opening Monologue

Posted on 16/01/2023 by Boris Clair

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Prince Harry, James Corden and Ellen DeGeneres were among the famous faces roasted by Chelsea Handler during her opening monologue at Sunday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards.

The US star didn’t hold back in having a jokey dig at the headline makers of the last 12 months as she opened this year’s bash in Los Angeles.

“It is an honour to be your host tonight after everything that we have all been through together over the past few years between Covid, monkeypox, the Don’t Worry Darling press tour,” Chelsea began. “It’s been a lot.”

And just a week after he released his memoir, Spare, it didn’t take long for Chelsea to have a dig at Prince Harry – or rather the royal’s “frostbitten penis”.

Chelsea Handler speaks onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards.

“Niecy Nash-Betts is nominated for Dahmer,” Chelsea continued. “Dahmer became the third highest viewed show on Netflix, which a combined watch time of 1 billion hours, which, apparently, is the same amount of time we’re going to have to listen to Prince Harry talk about his frostbitten penis. Enough already.”

Prince Harry’s mate James Corden wasn’t spared either, following his alleged behaviour towards waiting staff that saw him briefly banned from NYC restaurant Balthazar.

Acknowledging the cast of the restaurant-based dramedy The Bear, Chelsea said: “They showed us how gruelling and how absolutely miserable working in the restaurant industry can be, and they didn’t even have to wait on James Corden.”

She went on to take aim at another talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, and the toxic workplace allegations by staffers on her former daytime show, although Chelsea didn’t go as far as naming Ellen.

“In the movie Tár, Cate [Blanchett] portrayed an iconic lesbian whose career is affected by her toxic behaviour. And she didn’t even have to host her own daytime talk show,” Chelsea told the audience.

Jennifer Coolidge and Brendan Fraser were among the winners at Sunday night’s awards, which are often an indicator of success at the Academy Awards.

Watch Chelsea’s opening monologue in full above.

James Corden Reflects On ‘Risky’ Decision To Quit The Late Late Show

Posted on 24/09/2022 by Boris Clair

James Corden has opened up about his decision to quit the The Late Late Show, saying it felt like “a greater risk to stay”.

The Gavin & Stacey star has hosted the US talk show since March 2015, but announced he was stepping down in April this year.

The presenter and actor has extended his contract with CBS to present the show for one more year before finishing in the summer of 2023.

Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life, James was asked whether he worried his persona as a chat show host stops people seeing him as the kind of performer he would like to be.

He said: “Honestly, I don’t know. I guess we’re about to find out.

“Look, I’m aware that this isn’t a road often travelled. I’m aware that there’s not a plethora of people who have walked away from these late night talk shows, ever. I get why they wouldn’t walk away. It’s amazing.

“And for me really the reason to leave is the same as the reason to do it, which is, I wonder if this is possible.

“And if this is it then, do you know what, it’s been quite a ride anyway. I get that it will be difficult.”

Asked whether he felt it was a risk leaving the show, James replied: “No. I think it’s a greater risk to stay.

“There’s an amazing clip, in which David Bowie talks about never playing to the gallery.

“On the day of the announcement that I was going to walk away, it was still made very clear to me that there was a job here for the next five years and I’m not gonna lie, financially it’s good.”

James said he had watched the clip of Bowie repeatedly as a way of reassuring himself.

Asked whether he felt scared or anxious about the move, he added: “Of course, who wouldn’t.

“Like you say, you’re hoping that maybe there’s one more thing I’ve got to do. Maybe there’s one more adventure. You’ve got to jump, and it might take a minute.

“I’m pretty all right with the idea that I might have to get comfortable in some silence for a minute.

“By the time I finish, I’ll have done 1,235 shows. That is a lot of television.”

as a British host of a US late night show, James has enjoyed immense success with the programme which features scores of celebrity guests and special segments.

His popular Carpool Karaoke series, in which he drives to work with different musicians, singing their back catalogue over the radio and discussing their careers, has included Adele, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.

He previously promised viewers that his final 12 months would be full of fan favourites and “other surprises” which would be “a blast”.

James took over as presenter of The Late Late Show in 2015 from Scottish-born comedian Craig Ferguson, who spent 10 years as host.

This Cultural Life airs at 7.15pm on Saturday on BBC Radio 4 and on BBC Sounds.

James Corden Says There Will Be ‘So Many Tears’ As He Announces He’s Leaving The Late Late Show

Posted on 29/04/2022 by Boris Clair

James Corden has promised to “go out with a bang” after announcing he will depart The Late Late Show next year.

The British star revealed he his quitting the US talk show during Thursday night’s episode, saying the programme had “changed my life” and promised there would be “lots of tears” when his tenure came to an end.

The presenter and actor has extended his contract with CBS to present the show for one more year before finishing in the summer of 2023.

“Seven and half years ago I started hosting this show and there’s no other way to put it, it has changed my life,” he said.

“I love it, I love all the people that work here, I am so proud of what we’ve achieved, it’s been beyond my wildest, wildest dreams.

“When I started this journey it was always going to be just that, a journey, an adventure.

“I never saw as it as my final destination, and I never want this show to overstay its welcome, I love making it and I really think in a year from now that will be a good time to move on and see what’s out there.”

Despite his status as a British host of a US late night show, James has enjoyed immense success with the programme which features scores of celebrity guests and special segments.

He promised viewers that his final 12 months would be full of fan favourites and “other surprises” which would be “a blast”.

“We are all determined to make this the best year we have ever had … we are going to go out with a bang,” he said.

“There’s going to be carpools and crosswalks and sketches and other surprises and there will be tears, there will be so many tears.”

He added: “This has been the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. I’ve never taken this job for granted. Ever. Not once.

“The fact that you watch this … all over the world … is an absolute privilege for me and every single person who makes this show.

“Here’s to the next twelve months and it’s going to be a blast, I promise you that.”

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James took over as presenter of The Late Late Show in 2015 from Scottish-born comedian Craig Ferguson, who spent 10 years as host.

His first episode, which aired in March of that year, featured Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks as a special guest.

George Cheeks, president and Chief Executive of CBS, told Variety: “In my two years at CBS, I’ve had the privilege to see James’ creative genius up close and experience his valuable partnership with CBS, both as a performer and a producer.

“We wish he could stay longer, but we are very proud he made CBS his American home and that this partnership will extend one more season on The Late Late Show.”