James Corden reveals why he’s leaving The Late Late Show on The Drew Barrymore Show

While his final episode of The Late Late Show isn’t fully set up yet at this point, James Corden is opening up about why he’s leaving the late-night talk show.

The 44-year-old comedian announced in late April that he would be leaving the talk show sometime in mid-2023, and it was later reported that his contract was due to expire in August 2023 many months away.

The Cats star appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show on Monday, where she was asked why she was leaving the CBS talk show after eight years on the air.

Why: While his final episode of The Late Late Show isn’t fully set up yet at this point, James Corden is opening up about why he’s leaving the late-night talk show.

Appeared: The Cats star appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show on Monday, where he was asked why he was leaving the CBS talk show after eight years on the air

“Look, it’s by no means easy to walk away from something that’s so…I mean I’ll never work in a better environment than the one I work in now,” Corden began.

‘Nothing about leaving the program had to do with not enjoying it. I love it, but the truth is that it became a very easy decision because I always knew it was an adventure and I never considered it the final destination, ”she added.

Corden recalled a story from two summers ago when she was filming her Amazon Prime Video series Mammals, which debuted in November, which featured an interaction with her then-10-year-old son Max.

It’s not easy: “Look, it’s not easy in any way to walk away from something that’s so… I mean I’ll never work in a better environment than the one I work in now,” Corden began.

Story: Corden recalled a story from two summers ago when she was filming her Amazon Prime Video series Mammals, which debuted in November, that featured an interaction with her 10-year-old son, Max.

“I was filming on a Sunday and I came downstairs, it was around six in the morning and my son, who was ten at the time, was sitting on the stairs and he said to me, ‘Are you working today?’ and I said, ‘I am. I am,” and he said, “I was like, well, it’s Sunday,” and I said, “I know, dude, but this schedule is all over the place.” We just have to finish it because we only have a small amount of time before we have to come back and do the show,” and his face just fell off,” Corden said.

I got in the car and called my wife Jules and said, “I’ve realized, at best, we’ve got six more summers where Max is like, he even remotely wants to be around us and I can’t waste another one.” . Corden explained.

“So really the choice was to say, ‘Well, if I really want to do this other job, that can’t be at the expense of our kids, our family,’ and that’s really all it’s about,” Corden added.

Filming: ‘I was filming on a Sunday and I came downstairs, it was like six in the morning and my son, who was ten years old at the time, was sitting on the stairs and he said to me: “Are you working today?” and I said, “I am,” and he said, “I thought, well, it’s Sunday,” and I said, “I know, dude, but this schedule is all over the place.” We just have to do it because we only have a small amount of time before we have to go back and do the show, “and his face just fell off,” Corden said.

He explained: ‘I got in the car and called my wife Jules and said, ‘I’ve realised, at best, we’ve got six more summers where Max is like, he even remotely wants to be around us and I can’t waste another. Corden explained.

He admitted: ‘I’ll be a mess on that last show. I will cry my eyes out, but I will know deep down that the best thing for me and the best thing for us as a family is to put down roots in London, and it feels absolutely right in every way.”

Corden began his UK career on hit sitcoms like Fat Friends and Gavin & Stacey, which he co-created with co-star Ruth Jones.

He also created and starred in The Wrong Mans in 2013 and appeared in the Disney musical Into the Woods in 2014 before landing a role on The Late Late Show in 2015.

Mess: He admitted, ‘I’m going to be a mess on that last show. I will cry a lot, but I will know deep down that the best thing for me and the best thing for us as a family is to put down roots in London, and it feels absolutely right in every way.

Early Years: Corden began his career in the UK on hit sitcoms like Fat Friends and Gavin & Stacey, which he co-created with co-star Ruth Jones.

He continued to work regularly on the big screen while 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 though it’s unclear if it will be renewed.

New series: Corden currently stars in Amazon Prime Video’s Mammals, a six-episode series that debuted in November though it’s unclear if it will be renewed