James Corden has another edition of his annual The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special planned and this year he’ll be joined by five-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera as headliner of the 2018 special. Corden has also snagged Mom stars Anna Faris and Oscar winner Allison Janney to perform in “Crosswalk the Musical: The Sound of Music” skit during his upcoming primetime special. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kunal Nayyar and Young Sheldon‘s Iain Armitage will also dodge cars and sing during red lights on the “Crosswalk the Musical: The Sound of Music” skit.
CBS is set to air The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special on Monday, April 23rd at 10pm ET/PT.
The 2016 Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special won an Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Special category and earned a Directors Guild of America nomination for Tim Mancinelli in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category. The 2017 Carpool Karaoke hour-long special also picked up the Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Special category.
James Corden will kick off this year’s The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special by teaming up with bandleader Reggie Watts for a Bruno Mars-inspired musical number. Corden will also look back at some of this favorite moments as The Late Late Show host.
More on The Late Late Show with James Corden: Each weeknight, James Corden invites the audience to join in on the fun as the Emmy Award-winning The Late Late Show with JAMES CORDEN features a mix of celebrity guests, musical acts, games and sketches. The show regularly features viral segments such as “Carpool Karaoke,” “Crosswalk the Musical,” “Drop the Mic” and “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts.” The show holds the YouTube record for the most-watched late night clip with “Adele Carpool Karaoke,” which has 179 million views. The Late Late Show with James Corden airs weeknights (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on CBS. Ben Winston and Rob Crabbe are the executive producers.
