The British late-night host confirmed that he will be exiting the CBS show at the end of his extension in spring 2023.
“It’s been, it’s a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show. I’m thrilled to be extending [for a year], ” Corden told Deadline on Thursday. “I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave and then I stayed on. I’ve really been thinking about it for a long time, thinking whether there might be one more adventure.”
It was announced in 2014 that Corden would replace Craig Ferguson as host of “The Late Late Show.” He would officially take over in 2015. During the past seven years, Corden has created viral and memorable segments such as Carpool Karaoke, Spill Your Guts, Crosswalk Musical and Drop the Mic, which went on to become a three-season competition show.
Corden told the publication that his bosses have “been incredibly supportive and extraordinarily patient” while he made his decision. He also expressed that doesn't know if he and his family will be returning to the U.K. after his hosting gig ends.
"It's something we think about and we talk about a lot but we haven't really made a decision on that yet. That’s the life side of things which we'll figure out" Corden shared. "I love living here. I love everything it’s given. My family and I have never taken this incredible adventure for granted. Every day I drive down Sunset to work and I just think I’m from High Wycombe."
"I'd like to try and write. There’s some (stories) I'd like to tell. I'd like to see if I’m capable of it. The fact that it’s terrifying is the reason to do it, " he added, before sharing what he will miss most about hosting "The Late Late Show."
"I'll miss the adrenaline of thinking "Next week I’m going to jump out of a plane with Tom Cruise or in two weeks' time, we're going to drive around the White House in a car with Michelle Obama or sing Penny Lane with Paul McCartney driving down Penny Lane" he reflected. "All of my greatest ambitions for what it what (the show) could be, it's absolutely surpassed all of them. My intention is to try and go out in exactly the same way we came in, which is just going out with a with a bang."