--- title: Jay Leno on James Corden: The 'The Late Late Show' is Likeable description: The British actor put a different spin on U.S. late-night television canonical: https://time.com/3755797/jay-leno-james-corden-the-late-late-show/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-24T13:25:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:23:24.291Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Jay Leno: James Corden is 'Likeable' on 'The Late Late Show' og:description: The British actor put a different spin on U.S. late-night television og:url: https://time.com/3755797/jay-leno-james-corden-the-late-late-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0ad37eae07c2e63/698784f0e53aba04804d8399/corden-late-critics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: James Corden steps on stage for the first episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden," in Los Angeles on March 23, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jay Leno: James Corden is 'Likeable' on 'The Late Late Show' twitter:description: The British actor put a different spin on U.S. late-night television twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0ad37eae07c2e63/698784f0e53aba04804d8399/corden-late-critics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Critics and Jay Leno Agree: James Corden is 'Likeable' on _The Late Late Show_ > Sponsored content. 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In the run-up to the show, there a was much discussion on whether Corden’s British accent and humor would translate with American audiences. Yet after his debut, it appears that it wasn’t Corden’s Britishness that shone through, but his sheer affability. Through interviews with guests Mila Kunis and Tom Hanks, along with pre-taped segments with Meryl Streep, Chris Rock, Eddie Redmayne, Billy Crystal, Lena Dunham, Simon Cowell, Katie Couric, Chelsea Handler, Allison Janney, Shia LaBeouf, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Leno, Corden managed to come off as charming, gracious and earnest — all while earning laughs. Former late-night host Leno spoke to the [BBC radio show _Today_](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mnps2) early on Tuesday and summed up Corden’s appeal: “He’s a very funny guy and he’s an especially likeable guy. I think that’s sort of the key.” He added, “I think the era of ironic snarkiness in over in America.” Other critics seem to agree with Leno’s assessment. Brian Lowry, in his review for Variety, wrote, “Unlike Letterman (and to a degree Craig Ferguson, who was content to simply be goofy much of the time), Corden comes across as natural and likeable.” [Michael Slezak at TV Line wrote](http://tvline.com/2015/03/23/james-corden-late-late-show-premiere-review-recap-jay-leno/) that “Corden came off as charming and unexpectedly earnest for a late-night host.” Other critics made comparisons between Corden and NBC’s _Tonight Show_ host Jimmy Fallon (also known for his non-snarky personableness). [_The Wrap_‘s Dana Gordon noted](http://www.thewrap.com/late-late-show-with-james-corden-premiere-review-impressive-first-outing-will-make-you-smile/) that “The humour and musicality of Corden’s show are similar in spirit, if not execution, to Fallon.” While [Tim Goodman at _The Hollywood Reporter_ wrote](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/james-cordens-late-late-show-783872) in his review of the show, “This much was clear from Corden’s debut – he’s different. The glaring difference is that he comes without almost any snark, which is a modern American late-night talk show host must-have quality that was only recently spurned by Jimmy Fallon.” But not every critic found Corden’s likeableness that, well, likeable. (The same could of course be said for Fallon.) Writing in for [the _Guardian_, Brian Moylan noted](http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2015/mar/24/james-cordens-late-late-show-debut-witty-inspired-and-horrendously-charming) some of Corden’s attempts to charm rubbed him the wrong way. “It’s like he’s a new guy at a small party who is working the room to win everyone over,” Moylan wrote. “He also has a bit of the embarrassing effusiveness that people find grating about Jimmy Fallon. Having respect for your guests is one thing, but gushing is never becoming, even if it’s over stars of this calibre.” _Read next:_ [_James Corden Wants to Make the World of Late-Night TV More Diverse_](http://time.com/3749843/james-corden-late-late-show-interview/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3755797/jay-leno-james-corden-the-late-late-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3755797/jay-leno-james-corden-the-late-late-show/"},"headline":"Critics and Jay Leno Agree: James Corden is 'Likeable' on The Late Late Show","datePublished":"2015-03-24T13:25:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:23:24.291Z","description":"The British actor put a different spin on U.S. late-night television","url":"https://time.com/3755797/jay-leno-james-corden-the-late-late-show/","keywords":["Television","Late Night Television","The Late Late Show","james corden"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0ad37eae07c2e63/698784f0e53aba04804d8399/corden-late-critics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0ad37eae07c2e63/698784f0e53aba04804d8399/corden-late-critics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"James Corden steps on stage for the first episode of \"The Late Late Show with James Corden,\" in Los Angeles on March 23, 2015.","caption":"James Corden steps on stage for the first episode of \"The Late Late Show with James Corden,\" in Los Angeles on March 23, 2015.","creditText":"Monty Brinton–CBS/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/3755797/jay-leno-james-corden-the-late-late-show/","name":"Critics and Jay Leno Agree: James Corden is 'Likeable' on The Late Late Show"}}]}] ```