David Schwimmer has been busy promoting his upcoming AMC series, Feed the Beast, where he plays a dark, but comedic chef in trouble with the law. Not only is Schwimmer’s new role different from many others he has portrayed; the actor surely has other talents as evidenced earlier this week.
His promotional efforts led him to The Late Show with James Corden to entertain the audience in an unusual way. Although the talk show host is known for his wildly successful “Carpool Karaoke,” where he rides along with big name celebrities in acting and music, his new Drop the Mic skit is on its way to becoming a smashing success. This week alone included the likes of Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, along with Schwimmer to battle Corden in rap music.
While Wilson won Thursday’s battle among Corden and Schwimmer, his performance was shockingly great as acknowledged by the audience. Corden started strong with, “Millennials, let me introduce you to this guy: His name is David, he was famous in ‘95. He was on TV then, now it’s 2016 and he has no Friends.”
Schwimmer’s response? “A brit in America is your one claim to fame, we all know as an actor your roles were all the same … the heavy best friend, the humorous sidekick with a belly so big you can’t find your ….. Dickens, the author we all read as kids, he’s British like you, but people know he is.”
The Friends actor continued, “Did you think I’d be scared, walk around gingerly when everyone knows your middle name is Kimberley.” That wasn’t a joke or an attempt to rhyme, as Corden’s middle name is, in fact, Kimberley.
You can catch the full video below: