As much as I like James Corden, I couldn't help but feel that the send-off of his Late, Late Show was excessive in terms of press and self-congratulation. It was like the folks behind it felt that his eight years deserved more praise and attention than the exits of Carson (30 years), Letterman (33 years) and Leno (17 years and then 4 more) combined. Craig Ferguson's Late, Late Show was on for just shy of ten pretty good years and his departure didn't get a prime-time special or anywhere near as much hoopla.
Ferguson also never had the budget to produce segments like some of Corden's more impressive ones like this video. It gathers together — and I'm not including a SPOILER ALERT because you probably know by now and if not, the thumbnail gives it away — appearances by Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman and Trevor Noah.
Did any article or anything anyone said say where and when they shot this? It was a marvel of coordinating schedules, probably helped a bit by the fact that some of these men have the same agent. (And yes, I know Letterman was filmed separately from the others and so was the segment with Corden and Noah together.)
Before anyone asks why certain other people weren't in it: I believe Conan O'Brien has been shooting his new show in other countries. As for the rest, I dunno. Here's the video…