Farewell, James Corden: How ‘The Late Late Show’ Host Said Goodbye To His CBS Show

This story contains details fromJames Cordens primetime special and final installment ofThe Late Late Showon CBS.

So long, James Corden.

The affable Brit whotook over for Craig Fergusonin 2015ended his eight-year run as hostof CBSThe Late Late Showon Thursday.

Late-Night Wars?

Then, they swapped personal stories that made them both choke up.

Ill miss everything, Corden toldAdeleas she drove him to his finalLate Late Showtaping.

I underestimated how many friends I made doing it.

More than anything, Ill miss going into work with my friends everyday.

I am going to miss Los Angeles.

But first: Cordens actualfinalshow.

Corden expressed gratitude that he didnt have an extreme right-wing producer who would have brought on Donald Trump.

They also begged him to not grow a long beard and end up on a show likeThe Masked Singer.

(David Letterman even appeared via remote.)

So how did the skit end?

Corden showed up onThe Masked Singerwithfellow late-night quitter Trevor Noah.

Its your last show, man, justified Ferrell.

Ferrell consumed two without incident.

Bravo, great job.

We started with Obama then Trump then a global pandemic.

My entire life, its always been a place of optimism and joy.

Sure, it has flaws.

Show me a country that doesnt … every single one of us is a work of progress.

Just because someone disagrees with you, it doesnt make them bad or evil.

There are so many people who are trying to stoke those differences.

Thats all this show has ever been about.

Thank you for letting me do this.

Thank you for letting into your home every night.

Corden ended the show with a original song about leaving the late-night genre.