After what will be eight and a half grueling years of comedic chicanery, James Corden will be leaving The Late Late Show ahead of summer 2023. He told Deadline, “It’s been it’s a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show. I’m thrilled to be extending [for a year]. I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave, and then I stayed on. I’ve really been thinking about it for a long time, thinking whether there might be one more adventure.”
The news comes at a time when Corden has been quickly falling out of popularity, especially with the younger generations who don’t appreciate his brand of queer pantomiming — it does not help that rumors have also circulated about him being unpleasant to work with and rude to fans. Much like the fall of Ellen DeGeneres, the general viewing public doesn’t respond well to someone centering their brand on universal goodness, only to be found out to be a low-key asshole.
