If you were driving through the streets of London and saw James Corden not listening to ANY music, it would seem wrong not to shove him into your vehicle and sing along to hours of karaoke, right? Or show one, when we did the movie thing with Tom Hanks.
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Despite cannibalization fears, such shows are breathing new life into the reality genre, which has struggled to launch new hits And they’re adding a revenue stream for late-night shows The most successful test case is Spike’s Lip Sync Battle, hosted by Chrissy Teigen and LL Cool J, born on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Moreover, two segments from Corden’s show have already proven so popular online – “Drop the Mic” and “Carpool Karaoke” – they’ve already been spun-off into their own series. But as Corden himself noted, “the very notion of talking about time slots to be something archaic really”. The former asked, “Have you watched Stephen’s show in the last two weeks?” It’s incredible. It’s fantastic. “It kind of feels like telling the time with a sundial”, he shares. “That they would be able to find our show 24 hours a day and find stuff there that would make them feel a little lighter”. “I couldn’t tell you when it’s on, because I just don’t make a show that’s about time slot in any way”. “The implication of that question is that the show isn’t good enough in its present position”. “It’s just been awesome to watch”, he says.
He even said that he is proud that his show airs after Colbert’s TV feat.
“So of course that makes you feel bad”. “But [the rumor] doesn’t jibe with what I know about our show, so you recover”.
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As for Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, it has gotten praise for its live coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions, but those only happen every 4 years.
