James Corden On His Unforgettable Carpool Karaoke With Paul McCartney | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

the great thing about this Arc is you. decide I'm going to take matters into my. own hands and then you have uh this. other success some Broadway and but then. you you come to the The Late Late Show. there are a lot of successful segments. but the carpool karaoke just blows up. and I rarely see other people do things. I like to usually the things that I do. in comedy are things that just appeal to. me and uh it's not often that I see. someone else do something where I think. oh man I wish that had been me but when.

you spent the day and CU I I ran into. you once and asked you about it I'm such. a Beatles fanatic and when you spent the. day with McCartney I was just like damn. it why couldn't I have just been in the. backseat listening you know like why. couldn't I have been there CU that that. was a dream come true for me it was. extraordinary you know I don't know if. you're like this but I'm rarely aware of. what a great time I'm having it's only. retrospectively I look back and go oh. yeah that was fun at the time I don't. you know I just you're in it you're.

doing it yeah but doing that. day that day was. was you know I I I just knew that we. were doing something that was incredibly. special I and I knew I think I knew. before I even watched the edit that it. was like okay well this is the Pinnacle. of this bit and it's all going to be. it's it's really up to us how slowly we. can glide away from it we won't we won't.

hit a peak like this again it's not just. that you're in a car with Paul McCartney. and you're singing Beatles songs but. you're driving through Liverpool yeah. because that's going to fire neurons in. McCartney and it clearly did. that yes he's he's giving interviews all. the time to everybody and he's sometimes. probably saying things he said before. but if you're driving him around. Liverpool he's going to neurons are. going to fire and he's going to say. things that maybe he hasn't said before. and that's the that's the impression I.

got of that time you guys had together. completely well I think I think what I. realized that day is is actually true. for anybody who's left their Hometown. anybody who leaves their Hometown when. you go back like I can't remember what I. did last week if you said to me what did. you do last Tuesday it would really take. me a long time to oh what day was. Tuesday I can remember the journey from. my house to Richard shed's house to. Greg's house to Andy's house to school.

to the back of like that and so when you. go home you are so in you're so acutely. aware of the road you've traveled from. it you can see it so being there with. Paul who you know he was kind of. reticent to do to do it is you did. mention this to me you said that you'd. been obviously he's the obvious person. to go to to do car carpool karaoke and. that looked like it was going to happen. but then he was out and then he was back. in and then he was out again and then. even on the day what do you think the.

reticence was about I just think at that. point that that segment you could so. clearly view. it in numbers and I think he felt like. ah but you know I think when you're in. like if Justin Bieber was in the car. last week and One Direction in the car. next week do you look like you do you. look like your Paul McCartney or do you. I think he was aware of trying not to. look like he was trying to grab on to. something that was perhaps quite Young. and youth for and I was saying to him.

look Paul we've we've never done. anything like this where we've traveled. somewhere we are we have a stunt at the. end we're going to go into your house. you know we are giving this everything. we're going to switch places and drive. my car we are going to we will not let. this fail we will not even if one of. these bits doesn't work there's going to. be three other bits in the segment that. will and and even on the day you know he. he said to we were in this. hotel again like he up and this where.

we're going to leave from and. microphones and all these things and he. said to me um he said James can I can I. speak to you for a minute and I said. sure and we go into this walk-in closet. and he shuts the door and I say you okay. and he goes uh I don't want to go in my. house yeah I said what do you mean he. said I don't want to go in I've never. been in whenever I bring people to. Liverpool we just drive up outside and I. show them the house and I drive on he. said I feel a bit weird about it cuz. it's now a National Trust house so it's. all been put it all looks the same and.

he said I just don't feel comfortable. with it and I was thinking okay this is. this is quite a big bit that we were. going to do but I I just went to him I. said. Paul there is the only point of today is. that you and I have a great time and if. we're having a great time this is going. to be great you shouldn't be worried. about anything but I wouldn't dismiss. anything now either you don't know how. we're going to feel we'll have been in. the car for 45 minutes at that point so. why don't we do this we'll pull up.

outside and if you give me a look that. says you don't want to go in we'll just. drive on and I'll take the hit for it. right I'll I'll say it was me it was my. fault but don't you shouldn't overthink. it in any way so we're doing it it's all. going great we're having a great time. we're singing the songs and we put up. outside and uh and then I then I was. thinking a I should have said code. word because what if he's giving me a. look and. I is we never really worked out what it. was he does wink a.

what if. gas so I'm going and it's actually it's. in the finished clip where I go. um should we do you want to go inside. and he goes yeah let's go in and I was. like okay and then we you know let's go. in was the signal meaning let's not go. in let's leave you it up he's. never forgotten it that day I've never. seen people you know how now like you. know you the now the the self is the.

thing everyone wants a I have never seen. people. not be wanting anything from someone. who's famous they just want to thank him. I've never seen anything like it like. going up Penny Lane and going in the. barber shop and all those things you. know when people go oh my God it stopped. traffic but it didn't not really I've. traffic stand still people just every. car around this roundabout just no one. moving just there's Paul McCartney on. Penny Lane and then going into his going.

into that house and all these things I I. I've just never ever been so aware of. like what an absolute privilege a a day. is to to spend a day like this I've NE. I'll never ever forget it.