James Corden has been accused of 'stealing' a joke from Ricky Gervais almost 'word for word' - and The Officer star humiliatingly called out his fellow comedian. Corden, who is already in hot water after being banned from a top New York City due to his treatment of waiting staff, is now facing allegations of copying one of Gervais' most famous gags.
During a Halloween special of his talk show on Monday night, James was discussing Elon Musk's controversial takeover of Twitter and plans to charge verified users in a passionate rant. The host said: "When you see Elon Musk talk about Twitter, he does this thing where he goes 'It's the town square.'
"But it isn't, because if someone puts up a poster in a town square that says 'guitar lessons available', you don't get people in the town going 'I don't want to play the guitar! I wanna play the piano you piece of s***!'
