Lelei808 They're kinda making fun of actors' vocal/oral dexterity warmups, and at the same time they're making a bit of fun of the 'unwieldiness' of Benedict C.'s name.
I watch this and JC other crosswalk musical... I lol over & over again like seeing it for the first time bust out true belly ache muscle spasm laughter.. .. when I think I'm done I scroll down read your comment "oh no! " ...I'm LMAO awe'gann!!! 😂 👏
The people who honked obviously don't know who the heck James Corden is. Imagine seeing this online, and realizing you were one of the people on that street at the time.
i like james. he makes a fool of himself and he doesn't care lol also compare to other late night hosts, james does more public stunts/appearances, probably feels more comfortable doing stuff like that bc no one knows him yet.
I love that British humour is actually coming across really well over there! So much better than other hosts in USA. It's great to see more of him regularly too, as we don't too often in the UK.
I share your appreciation for James Corden~been a fan since first seeing HISTORY BOYS, and the National Theatre cinecast of ONE MAN, TWO GUV'NORS really cemented it, with his fabulous performance (I so wish that that and the other shows from N.T were available on DVD, or at least to see online. But, I can't agree with your blanket "So much better than other hosts in USA." John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Conan O'Brian, and Jimmy Fallon are all excellent in their differing ways. Even David Letterman can be wonderful still sometimes; I especially appreciate that he will at times feature authors, policy makers, serious journalists, and other non-celebrity types, and have a particular kind of serious discussion. He seems almost always to present himself as an ignorant rube, who wants to learn about and understand the issues and subjects on which these people are experts, mixing in bits of humor here and there, but allowing the main subject to get a hearing. Sometimes, using his 'aw shucks, clueless me' persona, he manages to get things to a point where he really digs a knife into this or that guest's pretentiousness, or prejudice or just -- from Letterman's viewpoint -- wrongness on an issue, doing so in a sneaky, subversive way, then, at times, just coming out and seriously challenging the guest. Two other things Letterman does well is now and then handling a seriously tragic matter, where it's hard to imagine how one could even do such a talk show at all. Some I remember include the wake of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the deaths of Johnny Carson and of Warren Zevon, to both of whom he devoted the entire show, really honoring them, while presenting an entertaining show. I also love that his show brings in ample extra musicians when needed, often adding a lovely string section, and especially that he often features performance spots by current theater offerings, particularly, though not exclusively, from Broadway (something that Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon also do, AND I'll forever be grateful to Mr. Fallon and his folks, for bringing the TONIGHT SHOW back to New York City, where it belongs). Another host I really like, in a very different vein from all the aforementioned, is Tavis Smiley, who brings in a broad array of guests and simply has good conversation with them. His quality of friendly, intelligent civility shines in a context with no studio audience, and no particular need to be funny (though he's certainly not without humor). And Bill Maher provides a needed service, skewering a lot of B.S. peddlers that badly need it, and getting interesting panels of guests to discuss and argue their various views on issues. Larry Wilmore is also looking promising with that and more, on his fairly new THE NIGHTLY SHOW. Lastly, in somewhat different ballpark is the essential Rachel Maddow, who has more intelligence than most on this planet, and who, along with her staff, investigates and reports on a lot of important stuff that it seems would just be ignored by major media, if not for them. All that said, I do have to get my Graham Norton fix pretty regularly, and wish we could see some of the other hosts and their shows, from the UK. Who are some you particularly like?
It's not really British Humour, just because he's British doesn't make his humour British - singing and dancing in public is like the opposite of British humour.
Implantedclub MonticArckeys not necessarily .Yes definably not BBC but maybe some shows on ITV2 might feature something like this. Like in that case you could say Keith Lemon isn't british humour but it is. It depends on what you think is british or not. Besides that i loved this
Aaron Smith Calling Keith Lemon's humour 'British humour' is an insult to British comedy - Keith Lemon comedy is garbage and he is an unfunny, talentless idiot who relies on cheap, crude jokes and silly outfits. Lemon unsuccessfully attempted to satirises a specific collective but ended up becoming the very thing he mocked. British humour is normally associated with satire, innuendo, macabre, the absurd, surreal and sarcasm. British comedy often has more layers of meaning beyond the typical american fart and poop jokes. Shows that come to mind when thinking of British humour are Black Adder, The Office, Alan Partridge, Only Fools and Horses, Dad's army, Monty Python, Mock the week and the Inbetweeners. These are good British comedy shows. Keith Lemon is childish, lewd, coarse and mindnumbingly boring. I don't have a problem with James Corden, he's funny and likeable - some of the reasons he was given a show. Obviously he is going to cater to American audiences by using their humour. The fact that Keith Lemon even has fans is an embarrassment to society and culture, Keith Lemon is to comedy, what X-factor is to music, utter shite.
Implantedclub Well now you've done it -- I'm going to have to go look up Keith Lemon, and see what the fuss is about. Could he truly be that awful? Probably so; after all, there's Benny Hill to try to forget. I first came to enjoy British humor (well -- humour, I suppose) probably when very young, hearing a recording of old BEYOND THE FRINGE skits. Also, reading THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, which actually has some pretty droll aspects, as well as Shaw's PYGMALION (1st play I ever read). Also saw the movie KIND HEARTS & CORONETS while still pretty young. And my older sister used to read us bits from THE CANTERBURY TALES, which seemed like something we might get in trouble for, and was pretty hilarious; might've been her delivery. Living in Dallas, we were the first TV market to see MONTY PYTHON, having a more adventurous public TV management than all the other affiliates that were offered (begged) to show it. I saw that very first airing, and fell in love! Later came FAWLTY TOWERS ~ wonderful. There's been so much, through the years. One of my favorite movies from a few years ago was OUT OF THE LOOP; still find it brilliant stuff. Some of the humor in THE HISTORY BOYS is great. And of course, lots of Brit theater is hilarious ~ I'm so old that I got to see Maggie Smith star in Coward's PRIVATE LIVES on Broadway, which was absolutely brilliant! Any well done production of Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF is side-splitting, and Alan Ayckborn's ABSURD PERSON, SINGULAR is is a comic gem. I loved the chance to get to perform in Peter Schaeffer's BLACK COMEDY, and to hear audiences truly laugh raucously throughout. And James Corden (along with the rest of the cast) gave a comic tour de force in ONE MAN, TWO GUV'NORS, broadcast from the National Theatre to cinemas in the US and elsewhere. Generally, I've mostly found British musical theater not as much to my taste as some of my favorite U.S. stuff, but growing up with the cast recording of STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF, gave me an appreciation for Anthony Newley, and had some humor we kids found deliciously naughty. There's just too much to cover, because Brit humour is awesome.
It's amazing to me how, the very SECOND the light turns green, the impatient, unimpressed drivers are honking their horns. How rude. Lighten up people! Have fun! You are so lucky to be right there in that moment! Enjoy it!!! 😆
I LOVE how James Corden has perfected the likeable asshole for his TV persona. It's a straight-up ripoff of David Brent, except Corden always keeps the stakes super low -- like, you can see him thoroughly enjoying earning all that angry honking at the end, except he hasn't actually done anything but delay people on their commute by like 20 seconds. It's just so fun to watch.
My best friend introduced me to Crosswalk. She knew I would love it and that I would do my own version. I did the first with only three loyal friends singing Julie Andrew's songs. Luckily, my friend saw that one. Then we had an intermission for Covid. Last summer she died in May and I knew I had to do Hamilton as a Crosswalk for her birthday in June and we did with many friends. Tomorrow we will do Annie/Dear Evan Hansen/Rent. Happy birthday, dear friend!
