James Corden

Christmas TV and movie guide: the best shows and films to watch

December 24th-27th: including new Christmas specials of Doctor Who, Outnumbered, Gavin & Stacey, and Wallace & Gromit

Tue Dec 24 2024 - 05:30

Ruth Jones: ‘I think live theatre is so valuable, so special – especially something like Sister Act’

The Welsh actor and writer talks about TV, novels and her wish to replace cynicism with joy

Sat Jan 27 2024 - 05:15

Jennifer O’Connell: James Corden’s omelette eruption explanation has a touch of the Will Smiths

‘Sticking up for his wife’ isn’t an excuse for the TV host’s bad behaviour. It’s a symptom of an archaic view of masculinity

Wed Oct 26 2022 - 06:05

‘Abusive cretin’ James Corden on his restaurant ban: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong, on any level’

The host of the US Late Late Show dismisses the flap stemming from an Instagram post accusing him of boorishness

Fri Oct 21 2022 - 11:15

Pillow Queens: Leave the Light On – An astounding leap forward

The Dublin-based band’s second album sees the songwriting soar to exciting new heights

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 00:00

Sky Ireland set to add BBC Three to channel line-up as Virgin talks continue

BBC this week relaunched the youth-targeting linear service after a six-year hiatus

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 05:50

Stripe leads $38m investment in Irish-founded start-up Imprint

Company founded and led by Daragh Murphy has raised $53m in just 16 months

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 05:30

Musicians on gig restrictions: ‘I’m on anti-depressants for the first time in my life’

Wild Youth, Pillow Queens, Elaine Mai, Mango and others, on continued event closures

Wed Aug 25 2021 - 06:00

Minnie Driver on her mother’s death: ‘Grief is just another expression of love’

Modern Love actor says being bereaved amid the pandemic has given her greater insight on loss

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 09:41

Ewan McGregor: I’ve been sober a long time. Addiction is part of my life

The actor has drawn on his experience of addiction to portray the fashion designer Halston

Thu May 13 2021 - 06:00

Golden Globes 2021: Who should win, who will win and are any of them Irish?

Wolfwalkers, Brendan Gleeson and Normal People could win in the controversy-hit awards

Sun Feb 28 2021 - 06:00

‘Very surreal’: Pillow Queens make US TV debut on James Corden show

Irish rock band personally booked by CBS talkshow host, who ‘absolutely loves’ the group

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 17:53

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s new podcast: is it any good?

Big names including Elton John and Deepak Chopra feature in the debut episode of Archewell Audio podcast

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 10:00

Meryl Streep hasn’t had this much fun on screen since The Devil Wears Prada

Review: The Prom, also starring Nicole Kidman, is an old-fashioned toe-tapping feelgood musical

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 13:03

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in December

Including Mank, The Prom, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Midnight Sky and Bridgerton

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 06:00

Shutdown show-stoppers: Broadway and West End stars sing in these six home videos

Stars from Hamilton, Mamma Mia! and more perform hit songs to raise Covid-19 morale

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 12:30

Imagine Gal Gadot hadn’t roped her friends into making this cringy video

Look, there’s Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams. Even Chris O’Dowd. And a lot of celebrity warbling

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 13:32

Coronavirus: When the show must not go on

Media & Marketing: Home entertainment is now missing a vital element: its live audience

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 06:00

Dave Hannigan: Tyson Fury, Trump’s perfect heavyweight champion

The British fighter might just play perfectly with the US president’s base of supporters

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 20:51

Why are actors quick to blame everyone else for bad films?

There is a long history of actors deriding poorly received work, with Cats star Rebel Wilson being the latest

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00

Will the fur fly when Cats finally hits our screens?

Donald Clarke: The online kerfuffle should do Tom Hooper’s project no harm

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00

Drama at Inish gets the ‘funny fixer’ treatment

Cal McCrystal has worked as a comedy adviser – from Paddington to One Man, Two Guvnors – and now comes to Dublin to direct Lennox Robinson’s 1933 play at the Abbey

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00

Cats trailer: It's like if celebrities became deformed mutant cats but were still kind of sexy

Patrick Freyne: A bunch of cats in an alleyway is not remotely as magical as this film depicts

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 14:21

Tony Awards 2019: Northern Irish drama The Ferryman wins best play

The production, penned by James Bond co-writer Jez Butterworth, tells the tale of a former IRA man in Co Armagh during The Troubles

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 10:11

What’s occurring? Gavin & Stacey’s back. Here are the catchphrases to brush up on

James Corden and Ruth Jones’s sitcom is returning for a Christmas special. Well lush

Tue May 28 2019 - 12:20

The under-sevens need toughening up when it comes to scary trailers

Donald Clarke: Who are the weedy children collapsing at the merest glimpse of blood?

Sat May 25 2019 - 05:00

Coming soon... 50 films to look out for in 2019

From Ad Adstra to Frozen 2 and Martin Scorsese's latest, there's plenty to look forward to in the new year

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00

Tubridy: UK company could not deal with demand for Late Late tickets

‘Unprecedented’ number of applicants led to dozens of ticket holders being refused entry

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 10:57

Paul McCartney: Egypt Station – pharaoh ’nuff effort from former Beatle

New album has echoes of his old Fab Four tunes – and a big smattering of cheese

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 05:00

Dominic Cooper: ‘Working with ex-girlfriends? What's the alternative? Sulk in a corner?’

How he nearly didn’t go for Mamma Mia! and why we need more women on film sets

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 09:19

England football team remains Ireland’s dark obsession

Our neighbour threatening to win a World Cup still raises the hackles of many Irish

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 07:00

Two spoofers collide: Baron Cohen posts teaser video slagging Trump slagging him

Video ‘trailer’ sees POTUS telling the comedian: ‘Go to school! Learn about being funny’

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 14:30

Paul McCartney releases two new songs and announces new album

Egypt Station album will be out in September as singer releases I Don’t Know and Come On To Me

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 17:45

Ocean’s 8: The acting’s formulaic. And then there’s Helena Bonham Carter’s Irish accent

Review: Apart from Anne Hathaway, the Ocean’s 8 cast barely qualify as characters at all

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 11:41