--- description: The Late Late Show host will take on the Tonys this June. title: James Corden to Host the 2016 Tony Awards image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb536d3bf2dbeea36/69887bc1bc6cfc66883db8c2/james-corden-tony-host.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # James Corden to Host the 2016 Tony Awards by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 2, 2016 3:56 PM CUT  Actor/TV persoanlity James Corden attends the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. Actor/TV persoanlity James Corden attends the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 2, 2016 3:56 PM CUT _The Late Late Show_’s [James Corden](http://www.ew.com/topic/james-corden "undefined") is temporarily taking his hosting talents to another show come June: The English comedian will be hosting this summer’s Tony Awards, CBS announced Tuesday. Although Corden’s now most known for helming the CBS late night show, he’s no stranger to theater. He made his big (theater) break starring in _The History Boys_ beginning in 2004, and went on to nab a Tony in 2012 for his performance in _One Man, Two Guvnors._ More recently, he’s showed off his theatrical talents by playing the Baker in 2014’s [_Into the Woods_](http://www.ew.com/article/2014/12/25/woods "undefined")_,_ a film adapted from the Tony-winning musical of the same name. This marks Corden’s first time hosting the Tony Awards, but he’s hosted the BRIT Awards five times since 2009, when he made his debut on the awards show co-hosting with Kylie Minogue and Mathew Horne. Watch the Tony Awards when they air June 12 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/02/james-corden-hosting-tony-awards "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4204265/james-corden-tony-awards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4204265/james-corden-tony-awards/"},"headline":"James Corden to Host the 2016 Tony Awards","datePublished":"2016-02-02T15:56:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:41:04.310Z","description":"The 'Late Late Show' host will take on the Tonys this June","url":"https://time.com/4204265/james-corden-tony-awards/","keywords":["Oscars","Late late show","Theater","Tony Awards","james corden"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb536d3bf2dbeea36/69887bc1bc6cfc66883db8c2/james-corden-tony-host.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb536d3bf2dbeea36/69887bc1bc6cfc66883db8c2/james-corden-tony-host.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"james-corden-tony-host","caption":"Actor/TV persoanlity James Corden attends the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.","creditText":"Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4204265/james-corden-tony-awards/","name":"James Corden to Host the 2016 Tony Awards"}}]}] ```