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By: Jan. 20, 2021
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James Corden is celebrating the imminent departure of the Trump administration with a Les Miserables parody! The bit includes appearances from Joshua Grosso, Jillian Butler, Emily Bautista, Kyle Scatliffe, Shuler Hensley, Patti LuPone and Matt Lucas.

Laura Benanti reprised her role as First Lady Melania Trump one last time on a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She sang a parody of the song 'Belle' from Beauty and the Beast about all the things she looks forward to doing after she and her husband hand over the keys to the White House.

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What we're watching: James Corden, Patti LuPone, and More Celebrate 'One Day More' of the Trump Era with a LES MISERABLES Parody

James Corden is celebrating the imminent departure of the Trump administration with a Les Miserables parody!

In the clips, James arrives at work in a good mood knowing there's only One Day More of monologue jokes with Donald Trump serving as President of the United States.

The bit includes appearances from Joshua Grosso, Jillian Butler, Emily Bautista, Kyle Scatliffe, Shuler Hensley, Patti LuPone and Matt Lucas.


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