Bad Bunny has been confirmed as James Corden’s next guest for his popular Carpool Karaoke segment, which will air on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Late Show.
In a teaser for the special, the 29-year-old Puerto Rican rapper, who is dating Kendall Jenner, and English comic, 44, can be seen rocking out to his track Tití Me Preguntó, which is about a man that refuses to settle down as he juggles several girlfriends.
This marks the singer (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio)’s first time performing with Corden, who has welcomed Adele, One Direction, Céline Dion, Selena Gomez and Bruno Mars into his passenger seat to jam out to some of their greatest hits.
Corden’s final episode of his late-night show, which he took over in 2015 upon Craig Ferguson’s departure, is set to end on April 28, which makes this one of his last Carpool Karaoke sessions.
In addition to having one of the top albums of 2022, the Grammy winner has broken records on Spotify and is set to headline Coachella this April.
Jamming out: Bad Bunny has been confirmed as James Corden’s next guest for his popular Carpool Karaoke segment, which will air on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Late Show
Next guest: In a teaser for the special, the 29-year-old Puerto Rican rapper, who is dating Kendall Jenner , and English comic, 44, can be seen rocking out to his track Tití Me Preguntó, which is about a man that refuses to settle down as he juggles several girlfriends
Coming soon: This marks the singer (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio)’s first time performing with Corden, who has welcomed Adele, One Direction, Céline Dion, Selena Gomez and Bruno Mars into his passenger seat to jam out to some of their greatest hits
Earlier this month, Corden was also spotted filming an episode of Carpool Karaoke this week with Lil Nas X.
Next month, James will end his run on The Late Late Show and return to his native UK in order to spend more time with his wife and young children.
In April 2022, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed Corden, 44, had quit the CBS show to spend more time with his young family.
The star will present The Last Last Late Late Show primetime special next month, followed by the final episode of his hit show.
Corden made the decision to quit at the end of season eight despite the best efforts of CBS executives who exclusively told DailyMail.com that they ‘desperately tried to keep him for longer.’
The star and his wife of 10 years Jules are mulling over a return to the UK with their three children but they are still trying to ‘figure out’ what’s next for the family.
An insider tells DailyMail.com that spending more time in the UK when the show ends is ‘definitely on the horizon.’
Another source suggested he is planning on moving close to West Ham United’s London Stadium in east London.
Leaving: In April 2022, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed Corden, 44, had quit the CBS show to spend more time with his young family (seen in October)
An insider told the Sun: ‘James and Jules have had barely any time to see their families in the UK over the past few years due to his work schedule. They will go backwards and forwards for a while.
‘Long-term, they both want to see more of their parents and are considering a permanent move back in a couple of years.
‘They sold their house in London so would have to look for a new base in the capital.’
The Late Late Show, which films out of Los Angeles, first premiered in 1995 with host Tom Snyder. Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson followed as host until James Corden came along in 2015.
Corden promised to ‘go out with a bang’ as he informed audiences of his decision to step down as the host of The Late Late Show.
Revealing the news during the latest episode of the US talk show he said the show had ‘changed my life’ and promised there would be ‘lots of tears’ when his tenure came to an end.
Doting dad: The British star has three children, Max, 11, Carey, eight, and Charlotte, five, with wife Julia is planning to spend more time with his family after leaving the show (pictured together in 2019)
‘Seven and half years ago I started hosting this show and there’s no other way to put it, it has changed my life,’ he said.
‘I never saw as it as my final destination, and I never want this show to overstay its welcome, I love making it and I really think in a year from now that will be a good time to move on and see what’s out there.’
He added: ‘We are all determined to make this the best year we have ever had…we are going to go out with a bang.
‘The fact that you watch this…all over the world…is an absolute privilege for me and every single person who makes this show.’
‘We [CBS] desperately tried to keep him for longer but James only wanted to do one final year that will keep him on the show until next year,’ a senior CBS source revealed. ‘He’s been such a hit for us for so many years, we will miss him very much.’
‘It’s very rare to find a talent who can redefine a long running format. His skits went viral globally, smashing records and creating the most watched online clips in the history of late night TV,’ they continued.
‘The biggest stars in the world have appeared on his show – which even took him to the White House!’
Corden told Deadline it’s been a difficult decision after enjoying such huge success.
‘It’s been it’s a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show. I’m thrilled to be extending [for a year]. I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave and then I stayed on. I’ve really been thinking about it for a long time, thinking whether there might be one more adventure.’
When asked if he plans to move home, Corden said he and his wife ‘genuinely don’t know the answer to that’.
James Corden before an episode of Carpool Karaoke in London with Paul McCartney, one of the many celebs to appear on his show
‘We [CBS] desperately tried to keep him for longer but James only wanted to do one final year that will keep him on the show until next year,’ a senior CBS source revealed. ‘He’s been such a hit for us for so many years, we will miss him very much.’
‘It’s something we think about and we talk about a lot but we haven’t really made a decision on that yet. That’s the life side of things which we’ll figure out,’ he added.
‘I love living here [in LA]. I love everything it’s given. My family and I have never taken this incredible adventure for granted. Every day I drive down Sunset to work and I just think I’m from High Wycombe.’
He did admit he’s eager to spend more time with his close pal Mark Noble, who is the captain of his favorite football team West Ham United. Noble is retiring at the end of this season.
‘He’s the happiest that I’m not leaving in September because he’s desperate to get out and play some golf,’ Corden said.
‘I’ll have been here for eight and a half years, he’s been at that club since he was nine. Nothing makes me happier to be thought of in the same breath as Mark Noble but I would be undeserving of such praise.’
An insider added to DailyMail: ‘What’s next? Well James is focused on producing a really spectacular current and final season of the show.’
‘He’ll also be launching Mammals in autumn (Fall), which he is excited about.’
‘However more time in the UK after filming wraps is definitely on the horizon as he is very close with his family there.’
Under Corden’s tenure at The Late Late Show, he developed smash hit segments like Carpool Karaoke, where he drives a celebrity around and they sing together. Carpool Karaoke was later spun off into its own show for Apple in 2017 and even took home an Emmy Award. It currently in season five.
‘He told us that he has had an amazing time and is incredibly grateful to CBS but feels now is right time to go out on a high and make his final year the biggest one yet,’ a CBS source said.
Several stars have appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden. They include the likes of Cher and Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The Late Late Show with James Corden has become a smash-hit. Pictured is Corden with Benedict Cumberbatch and Kylie Minogue
‘James and the show have won countless Emmys, he’s won a Critics Choice as well as winning a Tony Award in 2012 before taking his post at CBS. He immediately won critics and fans over as well as the huge celebrities he managed to secure.’
The father-of-three has previously referred to his team on the show as his family and even paid them out of his own pocket during the pandemic.
James’ time at the network has not been without controversy, however. In 2021, the show was forced to change one of Corden’s more famous skits, Spill Your Guts, after it as accused of being anti-Asian.
The segment, which has featured stars such as Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Chrissy Teigen, sees participants presented with the choice of either answering a prying question or eating something dubbed ‘gross’.
Several of the unpalatable items hailed from Asian culture and Corden himself had called many of them ‘disgusting.’
But Corden admits leaving the show will be a bittersweet farewell for him.
‘I’ll miss the adrenaline of thinking ‘Next week I’m going to jump out of a plane with Tom Cruise or in two weeks’ time, we’re going to drive around the White House in a car with Michelle Obama or sing Penny Lane with Paul McCartney driving down Penny Lane,’ he said.
Beyond his own show, James hosted the Tony Awards and Grammy Awards, as well as fronting other prime time shows for CBS and the Friends reunion for HBO Max.
He also has a film career starring in movies like Peter Rabbit, Prom, Into the Woods, Trolls and Cats.
His career and reputation seemingly took a hit back in October, when Keith McNally, owner of famed New York City restaurant Balthazar, banned him from the restaurant, calling him a, ‘a tiny cretin of a man’ and ‘the most abusive customer.’
Corden was allegedly banned for ‘yelling like crazy’ at a server who got his wife’s egg yolk omelette wrong.
Corden insisted he told the server to send the omelette back because his wife is allergic to egg white, but he says he told her, ‘But don’t worry if you can’t manage it.’
‘It’s been the most surreal moment. I mean, it’s so odd. I never screamed at anyone, I didn’t shout, didn’t call anyone a name or swear or use derogatory language. … How is it remotely a thing?’ Corden said in an interview with The Times.
The British star appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show in January, where he was asked why he was leaving the CBS talk show after what will be eight years on the air.
Corden recalled a story from two summers ago when he was shooting his Amazon Prime Video series Mammals, and an interaction with his son, Max, who was 10 at the time.
The chat show host was filming on a Sunday and Max’s ‘face dropped’ when he said he was working that day, prompting him to realize he ‘cannot waste another summer’ where his son wants to hang out with him.
‘Look it’s not easy in any way to walk away from something that is so… I mean I’ll never work in a better environment than the one I work in now,’ Corden began.
‘Nothing about leaving the show was to do with not enjoying it. I love it, but the truth is it became a very easy decision because I always knew it was an adventure and I never ever considered it to be the final destination,’ he added.
Issues: James’ time at the network has not been without controversy, however. In 2021, the show was forced to change one of Corden’s more famous skits, Spill Your Guts, after it as accused of being anti-Asian
‘I was filming on a Sunday and I came downstairs, it was about six a.m. and my son, who was ten at the time, was sat on the stairs and he said, “Are you working today?” and I said, “I am”.
‘He said, “I thought, well it’s Sunday,” and I said, “I know buddy but this schedule’s just all over the place.
‘We just got to get it done because we only have a tiny amount of time before we have to go back and do the show,” and his face just kind of dropped,’ Corden said.
‘I got in the car and I called my wife Jules and I said, “I’ve realized, best case scenario we have six more summers where Max is like, even remotely wants to be around us and I cannot waste another one,”‘ Corden explained.
‘So, really the choice was to go, “Well if I really want to do this other work, that cannot be at the expensive of our children, our family,” and that is really all it comes down to,’ Corden added.
He admitted, ‘I will be a mess on that last show.
‘I will cry my eyes out but I will know at my core that the best thing for me and the best thing for us as a family is to put down some roots in London, and it feels absolutely right in every single way.’
Corden started his career in the U.K. on hit sitcoms such as Fat Friends and Gavin & Stacey, which he co-created with co-star Ruth Jones.
With the immense popularity of the Late Late Show and segments like Carpool Karaoke, James has become one of America’s most beloved late night presenters
He also created and starred in The Wrong Mans in 2013 and appeared in the Disney musical Into the Woods in 2014 before he landed The Late Late Show gig in 2015.
He has continued to work regularly on the big screen while still hosting The Late Late Show, with roles in Trolls, Peter Rabbit, Ocean’s Eight, Cats and Cinderella.
He also created the 2020 game show Game On, an American version of the British game show A League Of Their Own.
Corden currently stars in Amazon Prime Video’s Mammals, a six-episode series that debuted in November thought it’s unclear if it will be renewed.