--- description: The pair don shiny jackets for a routine on the 'Late Late Show' title: Watch Patrick Stewart Attempt to Perform Magic Tricks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Patrick Stewart and James Corden Attempt to Perform Magic Tricks by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2015 2:48 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2015 2:48 PM CUT Sir Patrick Stewart dropped by the _Late Late Show_ Tuesday night, where he was recruited to perform a series of magic tricks with host James Corden. Both Stewart and Corden, decked out in shiny magician outfits, commit to making this as ridiculous as possible. There are pyrotechnics, dramatic gasps and an assistant in a sequined hat. Pretty much everything you’d expect. The big finale comes when Stewart and Corden attempt to saw an audience member in half. Enjoy. _Read next:_ [_Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart Request to Join Taylor Swift’s Squad_](http://time.com/3962150/taylor-swift-ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4002977/patrick-stewart-magic-show-james-corden/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4002977/patrick-stewart-magic-show-james-corden/"},"headline":"Watch Patrick Stewart and James Corden Attempt to Perform Magic Tricks","datePublished":"2015-08-19T14:48:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:36.358Z","description":"The pair don shiny jackets for a routine on the 'Late Late Show'","url":"https://time.com/4002977/patrick-stewart-magic-show-james-corden/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4002977/patrick-stewart-magic-show-james-corden/","name":"Watch Patrick Stewart and James Corden Attempt to Perform Magic Tricks"}}]}] ```