the Angels — With the final episode of “The Late Late Show With James Corden” airing Thursday night after a successful eight-year run, the British artist opened up about what has become one of the most iconic sketches in history. of late-night television.
Corden released “Carpool Karaoke” in March 2015 and it was an instant hit.
“I was like, ‘this is bulletproof, it’s going to work as a segment, I know it will,'” Corden told CBS News.
The first episode, with Mariah Carey and Corden driving through Los Angeles, garnered more than 36 million views on YouTube.
“Mariah Carey came out of the house and said to me, ‘I’m not going to sing today, I was up all night,'” Corden said. “And you can see me in the car, ‘let’s go’.”
Corden said it was when he got a call from the White House that he knew it was working.
“Michelle Obama, you know, her team called the office directly to say, ‘First lady really like to do a ‘Carpool Karaoke,'” Corden said. “And you go, ‘I guess this is working.'”
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Corden Long Ridge 2016 with adela has been viewed more than 260 million times on YouTube. And in 2018, he took “Carpool Karaoke” abroad to England, driving through the streets of Liverpool with Sir Paul McCartney. The episode was emotional, with McCartney giving Corden a tour of her childhood home.
Speaking to “60 Minutes” in 2020, described order which he believes was the key to “Carpool Karaoke” becoming a hit.
“There’s a common thread… These are all about showing a human being inside this very, very famous person. That’s really what it is,” Corden said at the time. “The core of it is the intimacy of the interview. That these are some of the most famous people on planet Earth. You know, the biggest singers in the world, and they’re in an environment that’s completely humanizing.”
this week corden broadcast its finale “Carpool Karaoke,” which, fittingly, was with Adele. This time, however, Corden was finally riding shotgun.
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