James Corden has enjoyed singing along with a veritable list of Hollywood’s biggest stars ever since Carpool Karaokemit Mariah Carey in The Late Late Showdebuted in 2015.
And the British television personality has now revealed that of all the dozen he’s recorded since then, his favorite episode was starring none other than the legendary Sir Paul McCartney.
In an interview with Bill Whittakervon 60 minutesthe talk show host was asked what his favoriteCarpool-Karaoke was to which he replied, “Well there are so many. I mean, doing it with Paul McCartney is likely to take some beating from me personally. It was just a day I’ll never forget. “
When asked what stood out about the episode, Corden said, “All of it … Sometimes I think if that was an auction price, what would it be for, you know, and I’m at work.”
The episode in question was posted on YouTube in June 2018 and has been more than 61 million times since it was on the channel of The Late Late Showhas been uploaded.
Carpool Karaokehas welcomed a comprehensive list of stars including Adele, Celine Dion, Madonna, Britney Spears, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, One Direction, BTS, Ariana Grande, and former first lady Michelle Obama, among others.
Each episode of Corden is usually seen offering a celebrity a ride to work before enjoying a fun chat and sing-along session while they drive around together.
over Carpool-Karaokeon 60. speakminutesCorden said, “The core of this really isn’t the songs. The core of it is the intimacy of the interview. That these are some of the most famous people on planet earth. You know, the greatest singers in the world and they’re in one environment that is completely humanizing. “
When asked by Whittaker if it was initially difficult to remove his high profile guests from the traditional studio setting in the passenger seat of a car, Corden said, “Hard, are you kidding? Of course it was! Imagine getting that call.
“You are Adele’s publicist. For example, “Yeah, so it’s a host whose show is completely unproven. You’ve never hosted a show. We’d love for you to just get in a car, drive around and sing your songs. And we’re not really each other.” sure about the insurance in this case.
“You know it was crazy. I mean, we managed to get Mariah Carey and I will always be indebted to her for saying yes. To be honest, I don’t know if we’re having this conversation if she hadn’t said yes. I think it’s so important to our show. “
Adding to the growth of the show, “I think when the show started we were in, I don’t know, eight or ten countries. And I think we are now in over 100 countries completely amusing to me how far that goes. “
After the interview with the cast of Friendsfor the HBO Max special Friends: The ReunionLast month, Corden was driving them around the Warner Bros. property in a golf cart.
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry clapped and sang on The Rembrants’ catchy track, “I’ll Be There for You,” the famous one Friends-Title song.
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