--- description: A 2-minute video primer on the British comedian expected to take over the Late Late Show. title: The Best-Known Roles of James Corden, The "Next" Late Late Show Host, in 2 Minutes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta52854e7a11b8a7e/69869e9dcd684866be095f46/james-corden1.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 # Meet James Corden, the Rumored New Host of _The Late Late Show_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 6, 2014 7:26 PM CUT  James Corden presents The BRIT Awards 2014 at The O2 Arena on February 19, 2014 in London, England. James Corden presents The BRIT Awards 2014 at The O2 Arena on February 19, 2014 in London, England.Samir Hussein—Redferns/Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 6, 2014 7:26 PM CUT British comedian James Corden is the frontrunner to replace Craig Ferguson as the host of _The Late Late Show_ on CBS, EW [reports](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/05/james-corden-late-late-show/ "undefined"). This two-minute video mashup highlights some of TV shows he has appeared in, from _Doctor Who_ to _The Wrong Mans_. The funnyman has also starred in _One Man, Two Guvnors_ on Broadway, as a guy who finds himself working for two bosses simultaneously; for that, he won a Tony Award for best leading actor in a play, and the video caps off with his emotional acceptance speech at the 2012 ceremony. And you can catch him on the big screen this summer in _Begin Again_ and the upcoming modern adaptation of _Into the Woods_ due out Christmas Day. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3086924/james-corden-late-late-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3086924/james-corden-late-late-show/"},"headline":"Meet James Corden, the Rumored New Host of The Late Late Show","datePublished":"2014-08-06T19:26:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:13.538Z","description":"A 2-minute video primer on the British comedian who's rumored to take over The Late Late Show","url":"https://time.com/3086924/james-corden-late-late-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","james corden"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta52854e7a11b8a7e/69869e9dcd684866be095f46/james-corden1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta52854e7a11b8a7e/69869e9dcd684866be095f46/james-corden1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Brit Awards 2014 Live Show At O2 Arena London","caption":"The Brit Awards 2014 Live Show At O2 Arena London","creditText":"Samir Hussein—Redferns/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/3086924/james-corden-late-late-show/","name":"Meet James Corden, the Rumored New Host of The Late Late Show"}}]}] ```