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Behind the Scenes of James Corden’s Final Episode of The Late Late Show

James Corden Ends His Run on ‘The Late Late Show A Special Look Behind the Scenes of the Final Episode
Photo: Terence Patrick

On Thursday, after eight joyful years of leaping from aircraft with Tom Cruise, urging guests to spill their guts, and lots of Carpool Karaoke-ing, James Corden bade farewell to CBS’s The Late Late Show in a star-studded final taping.

With guests Will Ferrell and Harry Styles in the studio (incredibly, Styles still has the words “Late Late” inked to his arm from a game of “Tattoo Roulette” in 2015), and special appearances from President Joe Biden and fellow late-night hosts Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, and a grandfatherly David Letterman, Corden celebrated some 1,200 episodes of TLLS with both characteristic humor and touching sincerity—shouting out the hard work of bandleader Reggie Watts, head writers Ian Karmel and Lauren Greenberg, and the many more who have kept the show ticking along for nearly a decade.

Here, Vogue takes a special look behind the scenes of the show.

  • Corden in his Los Angeles office on Thursday.
    Photo: Terence Patrick
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    Corden in his Los Angeles office on Thursday.

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    The Late Late Show’s four Critics Choice Real TV Awards have pride of place.

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