--- ---  # You Can't Unsee James Corden as the Murderous _It_ Clown  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 14, 2017 3:35 PM UTC   by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 14, 2017 3:35 PM UTC It turns out there is something scarier than having to contact the IT guy — [Pennywise the clown](http://time.com/4935221/it-box-office-stephen-king/) showing up to fix your computer. In a Wednesday segment on the _The Late Late Show_, [James Corden](http://time.com/4937170/gwyneth-paltrow-crashes-james-corden/) spoofed the new movie remake of [Stephen King’s classic horror tale _It_](http://time.com/4934369/movie-review-it-stephen-king/) by demonstrating what happens when there’s a departmental mix-up at work. “I see the problem. You’ve called the IT department and I’m _It_,” Corden explained after his coworker jumped at the sight of him in full clown makeup. “So there’s been a mix-up. It’s not your fault. It happens all the time.” However, his colleague made the mistake of popping the red balloon Corden helpfully removed from under his desk to fix the Wi-Fi signal. “I wouldn’t if I was you,” Corden warned before the balloon spattered a blood-like substance all over him. “Everyone knows you don’t pop a murderous clown’s balloon. That’s on you.” Watch the clip below. James Corden Terrorizes Coworker as 'It' Clown VIDEO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4941299/james-corden-it-pennywise-clown/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4941299/james-corden-it-pennywise-clown/"},"headline":"You Can't Unsee James Corden as the Murderous It Clown","datePublished":"2017-09-14T15:35:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:15.774Z","description":"\"You've called the IT department and I'm It\"","url":"https://time.com/4941299/james-corden-it-pennywise-clown/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","movies","TV","IT","Late Night Television","The Late Late Show","james corden","The Late Late Show with James Corden"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69b5613e44db7bb7/6988ddc8cf40a824e5c49654/screen-shot-2017-09-14-at-10-22-52-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69b5613e44db7bb7/6988ddc8cf40a824e5c49654/screen-shot-2017-09-14-at-10-22-52-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2017-09-14 at 10.22.52 AM","caption":"","creditText":"","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4941299/james-corden-it-pennywise-clown/","name":"You Can't Unsee James Corden as the Murderous It Clown"}}]}] ```