--- title: Michelle Obama Brings A-Game to Celebrity Dodgeball Match description: Here's what happened when Michelle Obama challenged James Corden to a Team USA vs. Team U.K. celebrity dodgeball match. canonical: https://time.com/5609050/michelle-obama-dodgeball-james-corden/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-18T15:07:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:14.123Z og:title: Michelle Obama Dominates in a Celebrity Dodgeball Match og:description: "When they go low, we also go low" og:url: https://time.com/5609050/michelle-obama-dodgeball-james-corden/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd140d3fa4af0e7cf/69894b58656a3f83e9bd7451/screen-shot-2019-06-18-at-10.58.36-am.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Michelle-Obama-Dodgeball-James-Corden og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Obama Dominates in a Celebrity Dodgeball Match twitter:description: "When they go low, we also go low" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd140d3fa4af0e7cf/69894b58656a3f83e9bd7451/screen-shot-2019-06-18-at-10.58.36-am.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'When They Go Low, We Also Go Low.' You Haven't Seen Michelle Obama Until You've Seen Her Dominate in Dodgeball  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 18, 2019 3:07 PM UTC  The Late, Late Show—CBS  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 18, 2019 3:07 PM UTC As a [former first lady](https://time.com/5421731/michelle-obama-white-house/), it’s no surprise that [Michelle Obama](https://time.com/collection-post/5567670/michelle-obama/) wasn’t about to let [James Corden](https://time.com/5534659/james-corden-calvin-klein/) get away with dissing America. After Corden took an anything-Americans-can-do-Brits-can-do-better jab at Obama, she challenged the _Late, Late Show_ host to a Team USA vs. Team U.K. dodgeball match. Obama called up an all-star, all-female team of Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Lena Waithe, Kate Hudson and Melissa McCarthy to face off with Corden’s squad of Benedict Cumberbatch, John Bradley, Harry Styles and Reggie Watts, who he declared an honorary Brit-for-the-day. Obama then delivered one of her signature inspirational speeches to get Team USA fired up. “I want you to know that I am proud of each and every one of you. Strength is not measured on how you throw the ball, it is measured in here,” she said, patting her heart. “When they go low, we also go low, because that’s how dodgeball works.” Watch the full clip below to see which team came out on top.. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5609050/michelle-obama-dodgeball-james-corden/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5609050/michelle-obama-dodgeball-james-corden/"},"headline":"'When They Go Low, We Also Go Low.' 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