After being called out on social media, The Late Late Show with James Corden has revealed some behind the scenes secrets about the show’s popular Carpool Karaoke segments. Coming onto the late-night scene back in 2015, Corden made a splash early on with the recurring segment that brings in famous singers to perform stripped-down version of their own songs while driving through the streets of Los Angeles. Featuring famous guests like Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, and Adele, the recurring sketch was an immediate hit, and has even spawned a separate TV series at Apple Music.
The Late Late Show segment has recently been met with some controversy. A video, showing the Carpool Karaoke SUV being towed on a trailer instead of Corden driving, spread across social media platforms, leading some to call out the show for false claims. In the short clip, host Corden and guest Justin Bieber can be seen rocking out in an SUV being towed by another vehicle.
Corden addressed the issue in a recent episode of The Late Late Show, playfully calling the whole affair “fake news.” While Corden does own up to the towing video, he affirms that he is normally driving the car during the segments, stating, “I always drive the car, unless we’re doing something where we think it might not be safe, like, you know, like a dance routine, or a costume change, or you know, if I’m drunk.” All jokes aside, the host made it clear, he does actually drive the vehicles, but ultimately safety come first. In regards to the safety concerns for the Bieber episode, Corden humorously claimed he “kept getting lost in his eyes.”
Corden went on to clarify the handful of times they’ve had to tow the vehicle for safety concerns. Including the most recent Bieber segment, only four other Carpool Karaoke rides required being towed. The British comedian listed off Meghan Trainor, Migos, Cardi B, and Chance the Rapper as the other artists whose segment required extra safety precautions. That still leaves Corden with over 50 episodes where he was doing his own driving. Always quick to find the humor in the situation, he pointed out other “lies” about the sketch, including the bogus premise that celebrities would actually need or want to carpool to work as well as noting they’ve never used an actual carpool lane.
Judging by the media headlines Corden reads off during this segment, it’s clear some may have jumped to conclusions presuming the whole series to be fake. On the other hand, it did take being called out for them to own up to using some TV trickery here and there. While the heart of this matter doesn’t seem to be that controversial after all, it’s still a healthy reminder that not everything is as it appears when it comes to TV.
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The Late Late Show with James Corden airs weeknight at 12:37 am on CBS.
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