James Corden to Host of The 31st Annual TCA Awards

James Corden, host of THE LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, will serve as emcee for the 31st Annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards, on Saturday, August 8, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, announced TCA President Scott D. Pierce.

As part of the festivities, Corden will open the untelevised event with a special monologue before launching into the evening where presenters and recipients are announced by the critics. Awards will be presented in a wide variety of categories and genres such as news and information, youth, drama, reality, and comedy, as North America’s top TV critics gather to celebrate outstanding television programs of the 2014-2015 season.

Corden took over as host of the hit CBS staple THE LATE LATE SHOW on March 23, 2015. During the short time since Corden took the helm, THE LATE LATE SHOW has generated numerous buzzworthy viral videos (23 of which boast more than 1 million online views), reached series highs in viewers and earned a Critics Choice Awards nomination.

James Corden Named Host of 'The Late Late Show'

James Corden

CBS announced today that James Corden will be the new host of The Late Late Show. Corden – a multi-faceted performer, host, writer and producer with accomplishments that span television, theater, film and comedy – will take the reins of the daily late night show in 2015.

The 36-year-old Corden comes to American late night television with a growing list of award-winning and critically acclaimed credits. He is a Tony Award-winning performer on Broadway, a BAFTA-winning star of a UK television series, a feature film actor with two releases this year, and an acclaimed host, writer and producer in several genres of television.

Currently, Corden is starring opposite Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again, which is in theaters now, and will star opposite Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt in the highly anticipated feature film Into the Woods, which hits theaters in December. Additionally, Corden hosts the BAFTA Award-winning UK sports-themed comedy game show “A League of Their Own” on Sky 1 and stars in, produces and writes the BAFTA nominated comedy thriller “The Wrong Mans,” which is available on Hulu and airs on the BBC.