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To sign up, visit olelo.org/training olelo.org ON THE COVER | CARPOOL KARAOKE SPECIAL Buckle up James Corden takes a spin with Corden has hosted an annual hour-long special laughter his karaoke sessions have brought to Celine Dion in ‘Carpool Karaoke’ dedicated to the popular segment, with past audiences, saying, “we didn’t think it would turn specials featuring such superstars as Jennifer out the way it has.” Lopez and Katy Perry. “The Late Late Show One of the most famous episodes of By Joy Doonan Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019,” fea- “Carpool Karaoke” is the one featuring Paul TV Media turing guest star Celine Dion, airs Monday, May McCartney. The original 23-minute video was 20, on CBS. so raved about that an extended special was hen comedian James Corden came Corden has explained that the idea for created shortly after it was first released. to the U.S. in 2015, he was relatively “Carpool Karaoke” was conceived before Corden said in an interview with Deadline that Wunknown outside of his native U.K. He he was ever noticed by CBS. He had risen to they “captured something quite special” from had been asked by CBS to succeed Craig Fer- prominence in the U.K. for a succession of the opportunity to interview McCartney from guson as the host of “The Late Late Show,” but roles in small productions, most notably his a space as casually intimate as a car. The two he was acutely aware of the need to win over own BBC Three series, “Gavin & Stacey.” In took turns driving around McCartney’s home American audiences in a hurry, and he lost no 2009, Corden performed for the charity tele- town of Liverpool, engaging in an exception- time doing so. thon Comic Relief. He appeared in a sketch in ally uplifting interview about the Beatle’s Corden’s exuberant charm and knack for which he drives to the telethon with singer youth and songwriting, crooning along to facilitating interesting variety specials helped George Michael in his passenger seat, singing well-known hits such as “Penny Lane” and him to succeed at capturing a fanbase, but along to some of the latter’s “Wham!” hits from “Let It Be,” and even paying a surprise visit to “Carpool Karaoke” has easily been the most the ‘80s. The giddily lighthearted clip became McCartney’s childhood home. The special ends popular creation to come out of his ten- the first episode of “Carpool Karaoke” with McCartney performing in an old familiar ure on “The Late Late Show.” In this when Corden decided to resurrect Liverpool pub from his early days as a musician. segment, Corden drives around this sketch format for “The Late Late Corden comments to McCartney at one point: with A-list recording artists and Show.” As soon as he managed to “Your music is so full of positivity and joy, and a interviews them in a casual format, nab some big-name celebrities for message of love and togetherness. I feel like asking questions in between ran- the segment, beginning with Mariah it’s more relevant now, today, than it’s maybe dom fits of spirited radio singalong Carey, its popularity quickly took off. ever been.” to the star’s own songs. Reflecting more recently on the It’s no wonder, then, that this episode is so The following that the segment show’s success, Corden emblematic of what “Carpool Karaoke” repre- gained resulted in it getting told Stephen Colbert sents culturally: audiences cherish the hopeful its own dedicated se- that he is overjoyed attitude of the series seemingly as much as ries. Artists who have at the amount of Corden himself does. The uplifting tone is only been featured on the made more authentic by the fact that Corden James Corden segment include Adele, hosts “The so genuinely delights in the company of his Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Late Late ever-rotating roster of passengers, resulting in Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Show with many moments of relaxed humor that wouldn’t Barbara Streisand and James usually be seen in the manicured world of ce- Corden” Madonna. 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Lyriq Bent (“Rookie Blue”) feature-length film, it certainly made a mark. plays Jamie Overstreet, a man who seems NEW ON AMAZON PRIME: These days it’s considered a classic, and is kind, affectionate and good; Cleo Anthony “Federal Hill” (1994) even used in many film classes — it’s no sur- (“Extant”) plays Greer Childs, an attractive and prise that Netflix jumped at the chance to get fun narcissist; and Anthony Ramos (“A Star Is A string of ‘90s movies starts streaming on in on that kind of success.