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James Corden’s Late Late Show to Debut in March

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: James Corden attends the BFI London Film Festival Awards during the 58th BFI London Film Festival at on October 18, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
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The new James Corden–hosted version of CBS’s The Late Late Show has a premiere date: The U.K. actor will make his debut as Craig Ferguson’s replacement on March 9, the Eye network just announced. With Ferguson stepping down December 19, Vulture hears CBS will fill most of the three-month gap between his exit and Corden’s debut by having rotating guest-hosts on The Late Late Show. Meanwhile, Corden and CBS have also decided to outsource the job of Late Late Show executive producer to another Brit, hiring Ben Winston, an exec producer of hit music competition show The X Factor, to oversee Corden’s new chatfest. Winston and Corden have worked together before on the Brit Awards and on sketches for charity telethon Red Nose Day. Oh, and Winston directed Corden in the One Direction video for “Best Song Ever.”

James Corden’s Late Late Show to Debut in March