England – James Corden last night tool over an American talk show which through a long and enviable task made it his own. The show late night show had kicked off on a high note and on a simple fact that James had learnt almost everything required of hosting a talk show from Jay Leno.
Though he is relatively not known by the US audience, Corden was heaped with sincerity during his opening to a point of tearing up as he introduced his parents. He looked eager to go although within the comfort of planned bits than having to interact with guests.
The show did well with Ferguson hence there may be no too much pressure for Corden to make it a hit. However CBS hopes that Corden who was lastly seen in Rob Marshall’s Into the Woods will draw an incredible audience over time.
That said it may take quite amount of time to establish what kind of a brand that is and if history is anything to go by while considering how things have been evolving. Besides it may not be a Corden’s review and neither would it be about the Late Night Show. At its best is how Corden introduced himself during the one hour American show.
The same will be done on Tuesday and Wednesday which is the norm with any talk show business whereby you do the much during the first one night and on the next nights, you work on improving yourself in terms of honing your jokes and improved comfort level. Every day turns out to be a clean slate hence a slow building of learning while on the job.
What one seeks on a large scale is a continuous engagement with the audience just it was with the first show. This means you have to work on your confidence in a big way. This is so clear to Corden as he feels different. He comes without any snark as expected of any American Late Night Show host.