Digested week: how can the US embrace James Corden, but not quiche? | Emma Brockes
This week there was the last ever Carpool Karaoke, more royal rumblings, and a pastry pursuit
A milestone in television history this morning, as the last ever Carpool Karaoke, the hugely popular section of James Corden's CBS Late Late Show in which he interviews music icons while driving them around, airs ahead of his final show. Put it down to lack of eye contact, novelty format, or the sheer balls of a host willing to chip in and duet with Celine Dion, but even for Corden-sceptics the feature was irresistible. The most viewed Carpool of all time was the 2016 episode starring Adele, which has been watched on YouTube by more than 260 million people. Adele is a hoot. Corden is - I can't believe I'm saying this - delightful. It is a genuinely great piece of television.
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