Lynn Elber, Associated Press Published Thursday, April 28, 2022, 7:29 PM EDT Last Updated on Thursday, April 28, 2022, 7:54 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) – James Cordon will pay homage to his latest CBS TV show next year.
Cordon announced his decision during Thursday’s recording of The Late Late Show, which he hosted in 2015.
In a statement, CBS President and CEO George Cheeks praised Cordon for “huge creative and comedic moves,” including the Carpool Karaoke video, in which Cordon and pop stars, including Adele and Paul McCartney, sing along the way.
Cordon’s contract expired this August, but the London-born actor and writer extended the contract for another season. He will leave the show, which airs during the week at 12:37 east in the spring of 2023.
“We want him to be able to stay longer, but we are very proud that CBS has made its home in the United States and that this partnership will extend another season of The Late Late Show,” said Cheeks.
The network had no further comments, including who could replace Cordon. The previous host of the show was Craig Ferguson.
Cordon was considered an unlikely choice when he was named host of The Late Show. He starred in the British sitcom Gavin & Stacey and won the Tony Award in 2012 for his performance on Broadway in One Man, Two Guvnors, but was not widely known to American viewers.
Carpool Karaoke and other comedy segments, including Crosswalk the Musical, have proven popular online, building Corden and the show’s reach beyond its reach.
It heralds its decision, including in a December 2020 podcast episode of Smartless. Cordon said he had “an irresistible feeling that my family had been playing my drum for a very long time.”
Cordon said he did not have an end date for the show and that it would always be a bigger family decision than a professional one. It will be about people we miss a lot, about whom we grieve at home. “
AP writer Alicia Ransilio of New York contributed to the report.
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