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# James Corden Decided to Host _The Late Late Show_ From an Unsuspecting Stranger's House

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by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Apr 3, 2015 1:47 PM UTC

by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Apr 3, 2015 1:47 PM UTC

Well, here’s a late night gimmick we haven’t seen before — and, let’s face it, probably won’t see again.

In James Corden’s second week hosting _The_ _Late Late Show_, the comedian decided to broadcast Thursday’s episode from a stranger’s house. And he found the living room by knocking on random people’s doors in the middle of the night. (Think Hugh Grant in _Love Actually_, only later and with fewer carols.)

Corden decided on Tommy’s living room — “You look so terrified,” the host told Tommy, who ended up being his first guest — and Beck played from [#TommysHouse](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TommysHouse?src=hash), a hashtag that obviously started trending.

> [](https://twitter.com/JessicaSaras/status/583880472863842304)

Other guests included Jeff Goldblum and a very, very large snake.

> [](https://twitter.com/chmayer/status/583911750765916160)

> [](https://twitter.com/ZooKeeperRick/status/583867182267793410)


Absolutely bizarre? Yes. In a good way? Sure, why not.

We can only imagine what Corden has in store for week three.

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