Night 3...
Show opened with yet another Conan ripoff. A pretaped comedy bit Corden calls Carpool Karaoke. Mariah Carey must have nothing better to do
because she was stuck in the passenger seat for it. We were subjected to 5 minutes of James
Corden doing a sing-along with Mariah Carey who was really only there to get a
mention of her upcoming album on the show.
What did we learn? James Corden can't sing and he's got no
game...
Now on to that ugly couch again....
Tonight's guests were Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. Corden stayed true to his formula having both
Hart and Ferrell on at the same time. We
learned that Will Ferrell recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame which segued into a short comedy bit from Ferrell.
Kevin Hart was there and that's about all we can say about
that. Will Ferrell on the other hand is
virtually guaranteed to boost anybody's ratings. True to form, he launched into numerous
improv bits which was welcome relief to Corden's gushing.
Intervening conversation included a deep discussion of the
ass print Will Ferrel made in his latest movie, "Get Hard" which he
co-stars with Kevin Hart followed by a clip from the film.
So far Corden's guests this week are by and large doing the
current talk show circuit meaning their appearance is nothing special. Ferrell and Hart, for example, are currently
promoting their new film while Patricia Arquette was promoting her new series, CSI: Cyber.
The Jimmy Fallon rip-off bit tonight was a game called "Mind
Link" with Corden playing emcee and Hart and Ferrell reading off note
cards. One set was questions and one
answers and if the question and answer matched up it was considered a
"Mind Link."
Yawn...
By the way, at one point before the game Corden said that if
there was a "Mind Link" the patrons at the bar would get $100.
Did I mention there's a bar on the set? Yeah, it's just product placement for Bud Light so nothing to get excited
about. Now if somebody passed out at the
bar or vomited during Corden's monologue that might be interesting...
Anyway, Corden promised that if a "Mind Link" happened
that each patron would be guaranteed $100 which he calculated to be .27 cents a
day for a year. Apparently Corden
doesn't have a calculator because .27 times 365 days only comes out to $98.55. I'd be pissed if I didn't get my $1.45...
Back to the talk show textbook and again the show was brought
to a close with yet another musical nobody.
This time it was an R&B group fronted by Leon Bridges only recently
discovered at the drunkfest known as South by Southwest (SXSW.) They weren't too bad, I'm sure they'll get
booked for a lot of weddings now.
There were a few minutes left at the end of the show which
Corden used to thank his guests and prove that he can add dancing to the skills
he does not possess.
As I checked the schedule on CBS.com it showed that Thursday
and Friday's shows were pre-empted. This
is the middle of March Madness which is the likely cause. That or a golf game. This is CBS you know.
In any case I find it a blessing. I know I've been pretty negative on Corden
but I honestly hoped I would have changed my opinion but if anything my initial
assessment back in November has been confirmed.
This guy has no talent and CBS is just throwing money at his show to
make up for it.
Online reviews have been overwhelmingly positive which I
find suspect. Either the reviewers are
completely without taste, blind or paid off.
I wouldn't put it past CBS to pay
for positive promotion of Corden's show as it's virtually impossible to find
anything critical of it. From British
newspapers to Variety and CNN, nary a discouraging word can be
found.
I know you've seen those commercials for cleaning up your
online image. I bet CBS has one of those
in their contact list...
Nobody is that perfect, especially James Corden. There's no creativity here and his show reflects
it. It's a cavalcade of poorly executed rip-offs
of other talk shows seasoned with a bit of British "chat show." I don't know whether it's Corden or CBS
that's responsible but I'd be surprised if the show has half as long a run as
its predecessor.
So I'm going to end the series here. Honestly, there's just nothing more to be
said and I really don't like spending too much time on negative topics.
I'm done with James Corden and thank the lord for that...
This guy makes Seth Meyers look entertaining.
Grade F -----
