Who says you can’t go home? James Corden did that this week, taking his “Late Late Show” back to London. The CBS host also packed “Crosswalk the Musical” for the trip, which he broke out Tuesday night for a “Mary Poppins” performance that was particularly appropriate given the setting.
“I think if we can make this show as Supercalifrag as I know it can be, then the audience is gonna be like, ‘Wow, that was expialidoc,'” Corden gloats to his cameras during rehearsal.
The returning Tony Awards host handled the title role, of course, and he dragged Sir Ben Kingsley into this whole thing to play Bert.
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“Look, it’s not for me to say. I can hear people — I hear whispers: ‘Oh, my God. He’s better than Julie Andrews,'” the all-confidence Corden said of his own performance. “I can’t say that. Those aren’t my words. But I think I’m better than Julie Andrews.”
He also reserved some praise for the accomplished Kingsley: “That made ‘Gandhi’ look like amateur hour,” Corden tells his guest and co-star.
Watch the video above.
25 Top-Rated TV Shows of 2016-17 Season (Photos)
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Sorry, "Blacklist" -- you just missed the cut this year. James Spader and the gang can scroll through our gallery to see the Top 25 entertainment series across the Big 4 broadcast networks from the 2016-17 season. These Nielsen TV ratings among adults 18-49 include one week's worth of delayed viewing.
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Fox
Rank: 20 (tie)
Show: "The Simpsons"
Net: Fox
Rating: 2.1Also Read: Why NBC Will Win Its 7th Straight Summer in TV Ratings
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Fox
Rank: 20 (tie)
Show: "24: Legacy"
Net: Fox
Rating: 2.1Also Read: Ratings: ’60 Minutes’ Rerun Tops ‘Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly’ Premiere in Total Viewers
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ABC
Rank: 20 (tie)
Show: "The Goldbergs"
Net: ABC
Rating: 2.1Also Read: Ratings: Solid ‘Beat Shazam’ Hands Fox 2nd Place Against NBA Finals
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ABC
Rank: 20 (tie)
Show: "Dancing With the Stars"
Net: ABC
Rating: 2.1Also Read: NBA Finals: Can Cavs-Warriors ‘Three-Match’ Top Last Year’s Record Ratings?
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ABC
Rank: 20 (tie)
Show: "Black-ish"
Net: ABC
Rating: 2.1Also Read: Ludacris-Hosted ‘Fear Factor’ Hands MTV Its Highest-Rated Series Premiere in 2 Years
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NBC
Rank: 20 (tie)
Show: "Timeless"
Net: NBC
Rating: 2.1Also Read: Ratings: J Lo’s ‘World of Dance’ Scores Big Premiere After ‘AGT’
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Fox
Rank: 17 (tie)
Show: "Lethal Weapon"
Net: Fox
Rating: 2.2Also Read: ‘Ellen’ Passes ‘Live With Kelly & Ryan’ in Daytime Ratings Race
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CBS
Rank: 17 (tie)
Show: "Kevin Can Wait"
Net: CBS
Rating: 2.2Also Read: May Ratings: Fox News Tops Basic Cable But MSNBC Grows 93 Percent
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CBS
Rank: 17 (tie)
Show: "Bull"
Net: CBS
Rating: 2.2Also Read: This Show Is Guilty of Being the Lowest-Rated on Broadcast TV
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NBC
Rank: 16
Show: "Chicago Fire"
Net: NBC
Rating: 2.3Also Read: Here’s How Much Fox News Is Hurting Without Bill O’Reilly
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CBS
Rank: 15
Show: "Criminal Minds"
Net: CBS
Rating: 2.4Also Read: Sean Hannity Pulls a Rachel Maddow, Reaps Huge Ratings for Twitter Bait-and-Switch
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ABC
Rank: 12 (tie)
Show: "Scandal"
Net: ABC
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CBS
Rank: 12 (tie)
Show: "Survivor"
Net: CBS
Rating: 2.5Also Read: ‘Twin Peaks’ Ratings: Showtime Rebirth Lands Soft Start
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CBS
Rank: 12 (tie)
Show: "NCIS"
Net: CBS
Rating: 2.5Also Read: ‘Live With Kelly & Ryan’ Dips 12 Percent in Ratings From Seacrest’s Premiere Week
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ABC
Rank: 10 (tie)
Show: "How to Get Away With Murder"
Net: ABC
Rating: 2.6Also Read: David Muir’s ABC Newscast Wins 3 Straight Sweeps for First Time Since Peter Jennings 21 Years Ago
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CBS
Rank: 10 (tie)
Show: "Big Brother" - Wednesday
Net: CBS
Rating: 2.6Also Read: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Tops ‘Tonight Show’ in Total Viewers for Sept-May Season
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NBC
Rank: 9 (tie)
Show: "The Voice" - Tuesday
Net: NBC
Rating: 2.8Also Read: ‘Last Man Standing’ Cancellation Sparks Call for ABC Boycott
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ABC
Rank: 7 (tie)
Show: "Modern Family"
Net: ABC
Rating: 2.9Also Read: ‘Fargo’ Season 3 Premiere Breaks Into 3 Million Viewers’ Homes
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ABC
Rank: 7 (tie)
Show: "Designated Survivor"
Net: ABC
Rating: 2.9Also Read: TV Shows to Watch Right Now That Are Based on Books (Photos)
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NBC
Rank: 6
Show: "The Voice"
Net: NBC
Rating: 3.0Also Read: ‘Flip or Flop Vegas’ Renewed by HGTV for Second Season
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ABC
Rank: 5
Show: "The Bachelor"
Net: ABC
Rating: 3.1Also Read: 18 Kids’ Cartoons That Are Perfectly Acceptable to Watch as Adults (Photos)
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ABC
Rank: 4
Show: "Grey's Anatomy"
Net: ABC
Rating: 3.4Also Read: TV Shows to Watch Right Now That Are Based on Books (Photos)
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Fox
Rank: 3
Show: "Empire"
Net: Fox
Rating: 4.0Also Read: Bill Cosby Scandal Timeline: From First Accusation to Criminal Trial (Photos)
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NBC
Rank: 2
Show: "This Is Us"
Net: NBC
Rating: 4.6Also Read: ‘Twin Peaks': 18 Big Questions We Have After Part 5 (Photos)
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CBS
Rank: 1
Show: "Big Bang Theory"
Net: CBS
Rating: 4.9Also Read: 11 Recent Cancellations We’re Still Upset About, From ‘Sense8’ to ‘Sweet/Vicious’ (Photos)
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And that's all, folks! To further celebrate the big "Big Bang" accomplishment, here's a picture of a pug in a "Green Lantern" shirt.
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Sorry, "Blacklist" -- you just missed the cut this year. James Spader and the gang can scroll through our gallery to see the Top 25 entertainment series across the Big 4 broadcast networks from the 2016-17 season. These Nielsen TV ratings among adults 18-49 include one week's worth of delayed viewing.
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