From generally shrinking viewerships to changes in network decisions to behind-the-scenes personal issues, recent years haven’t been the easiest for TV talk show hosts on the whole. But despite having as much job security as one could hope for, James Corden is officially saying farewell to his long-standing position as host of CBS’ The Late Late Show, with his last episode airing on April 27. That decision wasn’t spurred on by fears of being fired or financial disagreements, though, but for reasons closer to his heart that no amount of money could be an effective substitute for.
James Corden appeared on The Howard Stern Show this week to talk about his big late night exit, as well as reliving tons of memories from the last eight years or so of rocking out in “Carpool Karaokes” and more. When Howard Stern asked the UK comedian about turning down a reported $50 million to continue on as the Late Late Show’s viral video-spawning host, he said on the whole, there were myriad reasons that went into the choice to step down, but they all boiled down to “time” and “family.” Here’s how he put it:
