New Late Late Showhost James Corden almost didnt survive his secondweek as host after a death-defying prank byKatie Couric.
After introducing the author and Yahoo News anchor, the camera panned to what appeared to be Couric fixing her shoe, tripping and falling down the stairs. As Couric laid on the ground motionless, the music stopped and Corden rushed over, panicked, to see if she was okay.
Up here, James, the real Couric said from atop the stairs while her stuntwoman doppelgnger revealed herself. April Fools! Corden clutched his hands to his heart before lifting Couric up and bringing her to the chair. That was the most terrifying thing, the host said. I cant breathe. Thats my worst nightmare. We were talking about those stairs and I thought, Oh my God. Katie Couric just died.'
Corden seemed less terrified on his first show last week, when the host welcomed Tom Hanks to recreate most of his filmographyin less than seven minutes.Hanks and Corden rocketed through movies like Forrest Gump, A League of Their Ownand Big, during which the pair expertly recreated the Down Down Baby rap and dance. Hanks also allowed for clever twists on some of his most famous pictures, proclaiming during the Saving Private Ryan segment thatthe guy theyre searching for looks a little like Matt Damon!