James Corden’s late-night discuss present host substitute revealed

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By Nika Shakhnazarova

James Corden’s late-night discuss present time slot can be helmed by comic Taylor Tomlinson.

Tomlinson, recognized for her Netflix specials “Look At You” and “Quarter-Life Disaster,” has been tapped to host the CBS discuss present sequence “After Midnight.”

“I obtained a job,” Tomlinson, 29, wrote Wednesday night time on Instagram.

The large reveal was introduced on “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert,” as Colbert will function govt producer of the sequence, launching in 2024.

The brand new present relies on Comedy Central’s “@midnight,” which ran from 2013 to 2017.

“I’ve by no means had an actual job,” Tomlinson instructed Colbert Wednesday. “No, I’ve been doing stand-up since I used to be 16, which isn’t a job.”

“So like this has been a very enjoyable couple of months like I used to be on TikTok looking like the way to nail a job interview — TikTok is Google for youngsters. How do you impress your possibly boss?”

Her new boss, Colbert, responded, “Because it seems, one of the best a part of having considered one of these jobs is having the ability to discover and rent actually good folks.” 

The present will fill the 12:30 a.m. slot, beforehand held by “The Late Late Present With James Corden.”

Corden introduced his departure from the hit CBS discuss present final 12 months and formally wrapped the present in April.

The British actor-turned-broadcaster addressed his departure on the time, reflecting that leaving the present was “the toughest resolution I’ve ever needed to make.”

“Once I began this journey, it was all the time going to be simply that. It was going to be a journey, an journey. I by no means noticed it as my remaining vacation spot,” Corden shared.

“I by no means need this present to overstay its welcome in any approach. I all the time need to love making it. And I actually suppose in a 12 months from now that can be a great time to maneuver on and see what else may be on the market.”

The “Gavin & Stacey” star revealed he can be shifting his focus onto theater work after feeling a way of “urgency” to go away the CBS present and the Golden State as an entire.

Regardless of feeling a mixture of feelings, Corden, who formally took over the desk chair at Los Angeles’ Studio 56 in March 2015, believes he’s making the right decision to name time on “The Late Late Present.”

“I’m so sure it’s the proper factor to do. I’m so completely sure that we did all the things we wished to do and I believe it’s actually vital to have issues finish,” he added.

Previous to Corden’s presenting stint, actor-comedian Craig Ferguson helmed CBS’s 12:30 a.m. ET slot between 2005 and 2014, following comedian Craig Kilborn’s five-year stint beginning in 1999.