CNN
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James Corden’s days of carpooling in late evening are nearly over.
The host of “The Late Late Present” is about to vacate his seat in 2023, bringing to a detailed of what’s going to at that time be an eight-season run.
Corden acquired emotional whereas talking about his choice in his monologue on Thursday evening.
“Once I began this journey, it was at all times going to be simply that. It was going to be a journey, an journey. I by no means noticed it as my last vacation spot,” he mentioned. “I by no means need this present to overstay its welcome in any method. I at all times need to love making it. And I actually assume in a yr from now, that will probably be an excellent time to maneuver on and see what else may be on the market.”
Corden added that he intends for the following season to be the present’s “greatest yr” and “exit with a bang.”
“Seven years in the past, James Corden got here to the U.S. and took tv by storm, with big artistic and comedic swings that resonated in a giant method with viewers on-air and on-line,” mentioned George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, in an announcement supplied to CNN.
Corden’s present was residence to common segments like “Crosswalk the Musical” and “Carpool Karaoke,” which helped the present generate greater than a billion YouTube views and drove dialog across the program, regardless of its sleepy timeslot.
“In my two years at CBS, I’ve had the privilege to see James’ artistic genius up shut and expertise his precious partnership with CBS, each as a performer and a producer,” Cheeks added. “We want he might keep longer, however we’re very proud he made CBS his American residence and that this partnership will lengthen yet one more season on ‘The Late Late Present.’”
Corden has hosted the present since 2015.