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Baffled by his accent and left cold by his jokes... Is THIS why James Corden fea
rs U.S. meltdown?
By Caroline Graham In Los Angeles For The Mail On Sunday 22:16 14 Mar 2015, upda
ted 08:44 15 Mar 2015
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Corden due to make his debut as anchor of The Late, Late Show this month
But secret dress rehearsal to gauge reception has revealed problems
Audience members complain British actor's accent is hard to understand
Others said it was 'boring', with nothing to make it stand out from the rest
Corden and his young family relocated to LA so he can host the CBS show
But 36-year-old has admitted the job is 'the biggest gamble of his life'
He admits it is the biggest gamble of his life and is terrified that his latest te
levision venture will be a flop.
And it would seem comedian James Corden, who makes his debut this month as ancho
r of The Late, Late Show one of America s top talk shows
is right to be concerned.
Corden and his new employers, CBS, are so worried that American audiences won t ge
t his British brand of humour that they have staged a secret dress rehearsal to ga
uge reaction and ensure he is word perfect for his first live show on March 23,

when Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks will be a guest.

Response: James Corden is to make his debut as anchor of The
er this month - but CBS bosses are worried about how he will
ecret dress rehearsal was held this week
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Response: James Corden is to make his debut as anchor of The
er this month - but CBS bosses are worried about how he will
ecret dress rehearsal was held this week

Late, Late Show lat

be received, so a s
Late, Late Show lat
be received, so a s

A source on the programme revealed they needed to iron out the glitches and find
out what works , adding: The US audience is totally different to anything James has
experienced before. It s been a real rollercoaster of highs and lows.
The Mail on Sunday gained exclusive access to Corden s rehearsal last week, and wh
ile some of the 200 invited audience many of them professional actors paid to fil
l seats
seemed charmed by his laid-back delivery, most complained that they were b
affled by his sense of humour and found his estuary accent difficult to understan
d.
Though he told interviewers last week that he intends to shake up
the US, the new show is surprisingly formulaic.
More...

late-night TV in

Playful Kelly Brook pokes fun at 'shameless' Brits as she posts cheeky nude
photos of herself and James Corden on Instagram
Welcome to your new night time host! James Corden bares his bottom in nothin
g but an apron as he prepares for hosting job on The Late Late Show
Look at this guy! James Corden posts his own billboard in Los Angeles to pro
mote his upcoming Late Late Show hosting debut
Corden, 36, sits behind a desk topped with an old-fashioned rotary phone, while
guests sit on a blue sofa in front of a fake backdrop of Los Angeles. There is a
small bar set up in the corner of the studio, staffed by barman Ian, and a hous
e band led by wild-haired musician Reggie Watts.
The comic opened the show with a monologue of jokes, including one about last week s
scandal over US Secret Service members who crashed into a White House barrier a
fter a drunken party. They ve got a new motto
to protect and serve me another, he to
ld his audience.
Guest Susan Wittan, from Rockville, Maryland, who attended Thursday s rehearsal sa
id: I d never heard of James Corden until today.
'He seems to be a very friendly, nice guy but I didn t get some of his jokes and I
found him a bit hard to understand at times. He speaks quite quickly and used B
ritish words like mate.
I enjoyed some of the humour but I m not sure how well he will go down in America.
One Direction star in new teaser for James Corden chat show
Revolutionary: Despite Corden - seen here interviewing Whitney Cummings, of sitc
om 2 Broke Girls, and Eric Christian Olsen, from crime show NCIS: Los Angeles promising the shake up the tried-and-tested format, some audience members compla
ined there was little to differentiate it from other talk shows
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Revolutionary: Despite Corden - seen here interviewing Whitney Cummings, of sitc
om 2 Broke Girls, and Eric Christian Olsen, from crime show NCIS: Los Angeles promising the shake up the tried-and-tested format, some audience members compla
ined there was little to differentiate it from other talk shows
Another woman, Christine, who revealed she was being paid as a

seat filler

said:

don t think enough people know who he is. I didn t enjoy the show much. It was borin
g.
The dress rehearsal came amid increasing concerns that Corden, who has lost 6st
in the run-up to the show s launch, has been under tremendous stress, doubtless mi
ndful that many other Britons, such as Ant and Dec, and Russell Brand, tried and
failed to crack the American audience.
While friends and family insist his new, slimline image is the result of a consc
ious effort to look svelte for his big launch, others close to the show say his
fear of failure is the real reason that he has lost so much weight.
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In recent weeks he has displayed obvious signs of anxiety.
There have been a few heated moments, the source said. There was one day when he lo
cked himself in his office. There have been a few raised voices. But that can be
normal for any new show.
You can t blame him for being stressed and nervous. His entire professional future
is on the line.
Corden, who relocated to LA at Christmas with wife Julia and their children Max,
three, and 14-week-old Carey, is on a reported 1.5 million-a-year deal.
He admits CBS has taken a huge gamble bringing him to the United States, saying: I
don t know if I m making a huge mistake. But I d rather regret doing something than no
t doing something.
It s madness really. When I got the job I d never even been on an American talk show.
Before Thursday night s rehearsal began Corden, clearly on edge, spoke to the audi
ence.
He told them: This is a dream come true for me. If you d told the 12-year-old me th
at I would be doing this I would never have believed it.
He also spoke about his children, saying: When you have one kid it s like having a
pet. When you have two it s like getting the whole zoo.
But he appeared distracted at times, with one onlooker commenting: He seemed like
he had a lot on his mind. There were times during the moments by himself when h
e looked stressed and worried.
He interviewed comedian Whitney Cummings, of sitcom 2 Broke Girls, and actor Eri
c Christian Olsen, from crime show NCIS: Los Angeles. Both are CBS shows.
When Cummings joked about Britain being a nation of alcoholics Corden replied: I wo
uld refute that although I am aware that I m the only late-night host with a bar i
n his studio.
David Letterman blasts James Corden calling him 'chubby'
Family man: Corden told the audience about his newly expanded brood, saying: When
you have one kid it s like having a pet. When you have two it s like getting the wh
ole zoo.
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Family man: Corden told the audience about his newly expanded brood, saying: When
you have one kid it s like having a pet. When you have two it s like getting the wh
ole zoo.
Unknown?: Some said they thought Corden was not well-known enough to do well as
a talk show host in the States - but CBS have been doing a lot of promotion to s

pread his name around, like this

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Unknown?: Some said they thought
a talk show host in the States pread his name around, like this

billboard stunt
Corden was not well-known enough to do well as
but CBS have been doing a lot of promotion to s
billboard stunt

Afterwards one British audience member said: The show was pretty predictable. The
main difference between this one and the other American late-night shows is tha
t the guests walked out and sat on the sofa together. It s more like Graham Norton s
show in format.
There were skits and jokes and a house band. He made the effort to engage the aud
ience and invited everyone up on to the stage at the end to dance.
'But there s nothing revolutionary about it. He s likeable but won t win any originali
ty awards. He was trying very hard, though. The tone of the show is sweet.
Amelia Darwin, who also watched the show, added: James Corden worked really hard
and is a likeable man. But I m not sure he s got what it takes to be a huge success
here. The show is too similar to everything else out there.
'I wish him well but I won t be tuning in.

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