News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

VIDEO: James Corden Ranks Neil Patrick Harris as Best Recent TONY AWARDS Host

By: Mar. 27, 2019
Get Access To Every Broadway Story

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click.




Existing user? Just click login.




On last night's episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden," James, Kobe Bryant and Cara Delevingne played 'Spill Your Guts."

The three of them sat down to at a table full of stomach-turning delicacies, such as boiled duck feet and cricket tapenade toast, and take turns posing each other very personal questions leaving them with a choice: answer truthfully or eat whatever is in front of them.

During the game, Corden, who was recently announced as the host for the 2019 Tony Awards, was asked to rank recent hosts for the Broadway ceremony. He responded with, "It would go Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman, Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban and Kevin Spacey."

Watch the entire game below!

The American Theatre Wing's TONY AWARDS have announced that Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor, and host of CBS' "The Late Late Show," James Corden, will host the 73rd Annual Tony® Awards, airing LIVE on Sunday, June 9, 2019 (8:00PM ET / delayed PT) from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on CBS. This marks Corden's second time hosting The Tony Awards. Corden previously hosted the 70thAnnual Tony Awards, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program. Corden also won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his 2012 performance in "One Man. Two Guvnors."

James Corden is an Emmy Award-winning, multifaceted performer, host, writer and producer with accomplishments that span television, theater, film and comedy. Individually, Corden has won seven Emmy Awards, for his work on "The Late Late Show," the "Carpool Karaoke" series for Apple Music, and "The 70th Annual Tony Awards." Since he took over as host of "The Late Late Show" on March 23, 2015, the show itself has won five Emmys, a Critic's Choice Award for Best Talk Show, has achieved its highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995, and has become known for Corden's groundbreaking videos and sketches, including the viral segments "Carpool Karaoke," "Crosswalk the Musical," "Drop the Mic" and "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts." Additionally, Corden hosted the GRAMMY AWARDS in 2017 and 2018. Also, he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in "One Man, Two Guvnors" in 2012.

Photo Credit: Terence Patrick/CBS




Videos