Carpool Karaoke is a recurring segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden in which James Corden, the host of the show, invites famous musical guests to sing along to their songs with him whilst he is driving on a planned route usually in Los Angeles, under the pretense of needing to get to work and preferring to use the high-occupancy vehicle lane.
Apple Inc. bought the worldwide rights to Carpool Karaoke in 2016. Its adaptation of the series premiered in August 2017 for Apple Music subscribers.
Video Carpool Karaoke
Origin
Corden explained that the segment was inspired by a Gavin & Stacey-themed sketch he had participated in for the British charity television special Red Nose Day 2011, in which he sang along with George Michael in a car.
For the 2014 documentary When Corden Met Barlow which aired on BBC One, Corden included a 6-minute 45 second Carpool Karaoke segment in the documentary with Take That singer Gary Barlow. The documentary was directed by Ben Winston. Corden explained that "Ben Winston and I always thought there was something very joyful about someone very, very famous singing their songs in an ordinary situation. We just had this idea: Los Angeles, traffic, the carpool lane -- maybe this is something we could pull off."
Maps Carpool Karaoke
Guests
The segments, which have featured artists such as Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, One Direction, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Sia, Carrie Underwood and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, became viral videos on the Late Late Show's YouTube channel. A Carpool Karaoke segment featuring Adele reached 42 million views within 5 days, making it the most popular video originating from a late night program since 2013. The Adele segment has received over 176,926,756 views as of January 2018. A segment featuring then-current First Lady Michelle Obama (eventually joined by Missy Elliott singing "This Is For My Girls") was released in 2016 and has reached over 55 million views as of May 2017.
On March 29, 2016, CBS aired a primetime special featuring highlights of the segment, and a new edition with Jennifer Lopez. The special won a 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special. The Red Hot Chili Peppers appeared on the June 13, 2016 segment. During the filming, singer Anthony Kiedis saved the life of a baby. Kiedis later said, "A woman came out of her house, holding a child, saying, 'My baby, my baby, my baby can't breathe!' We all ran across the street, the woman thrust the baby into my arms, the baby was not breathing and I thought, 'I'm gonna try and do a little baby CPR real quick, see if I can get some air in this kid.' Tried to open the mouth, [it was] like locked shut. So I started rubbing the belly, bubbles came out of the mouth, the eyes rolled back into place, the ambulance showed up and I handed the baby over, who was now breathing and fine, and we went back to Carpool Karaoke."
In May 2017, an Israeli version was launched on the Israeli TV channel KAN 11.
List
The guests in chronological order appearing on the Carpool Karaoke segment of the show.
2015
2016
2017
The Late Late Show Primetime Special
Special broadcasts on prime time (10 pm) highlighting the Carpool Karaoke segment of The Late Late Show. The first show broadcast on March 29, 2016 on CBS won the Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 for "Outstanding Variety Special" category.
Apple Music series
In 2016, Apple Music announced that it would distribute a TV series, based on Corden's segment, called Carpool Karaoke: The Series. The series premiered on August 9, 2017, with new episodes each Wednesday, available to Apple Music subscribers. The LINKIN PARK and Ken Jeong episode was recorded less than a week before Chester Bennington's death, and is dedicated in his memory. On February 15, 2018, it was renewed for a second season.
In popular culture
Spike announced plans in 2016 to air a series inspired by the segment titled "Caraoke Showdown", to be hosted by Craig Robinson. Dubai TV bought the Arabic version of "Carpool Karaoke" in 2017 and its first episode is planned to air in February 2018, to be hosted by Hisham Howaish.
In Israel, a local version of Carpool Karaoke was produced for channel 11 (Kan).
See also
- List of The Late Late Show with James Corden episodes
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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