James Corden Leaves 'Late Late Show' With Star-Studded, Emotional Finale Featuring Harry Styles & Tears

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Having waved goodbye to Carpool Karaoke earlier in the week, James Corden brought the curtain down on his stint as host of The Late Late Show on Thursday night. Corden was joined during the finale by Tom Cruise, Will Ferrell, and Harry Styles.

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BreAnna Bell “The Late Late Show with James Corden” ends on a high note, scoring 1.43 million viewers with its series finale, which aired on Thursday night. The show moved up 77% from its season-to-date Live+Same Day average. Additionally, the 10pm primetime special, “THE Last Last Late Late Show with James Corden Carpool Karaoke” brought in 3.65 total viewers — that’s up 32% from the last “Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke” primetime special, which aired in May 2019. In his last hoorah, Corden took the time to say his goodbyes to several stars who’ve graced his show in the past including Tom Cruise and Adele. He opened the final show with a rendition of “Last Show” (to the tune of “Last Dance”), and a quick opening monologue, before jumping into the final pre-taped scene with Cruise showing their performance of “The Lion King” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. He also had visits from guests Harry Styles and Will Ferrell, who both played “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” and destroyed “The Late Late Show” desk.

“The Late Show with James Corden” was given an epic farewell.

Will Ferrell, like a batter strolling confidently to the plate, walked through the curtain Thursday night for the final “Late Late Show with James Corden” with a sledgehammer over his shoulder.It then took Ferrell all of 28 seconds to stamp his mark on the farewell proceedings.And stamp, he did. Or more specifically, smash.In trademark “Late Late Show” fashion, Ferrell was paired up for his appearance with pop star and actor extraordinaire Harry Styles. Ferrell was introduced after Styles, and an indicator of what followed came immediately as the curtain parted.

James Corden was joined by 1.43M people for the farewell to CBS’ The Late Late Show on Thursday night.

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star-studded final show.Corden, 44, announced his departure from “The Late Late Show” in April 2022, just before renewing his contract for an eighth and final year.CBS 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.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.

James Cordenbid farewell to after eight years. The 44-year-old British late-night host had a star-studded lineup for his send-off and even shed quite a few tears.

 has come to an end. The affable host made his final appearance on Thursday, and was joined by some famous friends and surprise guests.Before the actual finale, Corden hosted a primetime special that featured pre-taped segments — including his final Carpool Karaoke with Adele, which was released online ahead of the finale episode.The primetime special also featured some fun moments with his longtime friend and stunt-buddy Tom Cruise doing something to truly get their adrenaline pumped up — live musical theater.

After more than eight years, “The Late Late Show With James Corden” has come to an end. The affable host made his final appearance on Thursday, and was joined by some famous friends and surprise guests.

Tom Cruise stepped outside of his comfort zone while making an appearance on the final episode of James Corden‘s The Late Late Show!

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from James Corden’s primetime special and final installment of The Late Late Show on CBS.

He announced he was leaving The Late Late Show in 2023 as its host after eight years, and James Corden’s children play a big part in his decision to pack up and move back to the UK.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large James Corden said farewell to CBS on Thursday evening by doing something no one ever thought would be possible: Getting Tom Cruise to sing Elton John’s hit ballad “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.” After an opening “The Last Last Late Late Show with James Corden Carpool Karaoke Special” by singing “Last Show” (to the tune of “Last Dance”), and quick opening monologue, Corden switched to its heavily promoted final pre-tape with Cruise.  As previously announced, the action star icon and the host joined a performance of “The Lion King” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The first part of the clip showed the two rehearsing and singing on stage in costume — but from there, the sketch turned into a bit of a farewell between the two.

James Corden is leaving The Late Late Show much like he entered: with a bang.