James Corden is giving everybody everything they want before leaving The Late Late Show. The host did one last Crosswalk the Musical segment during his final episode of the CBS talk show, which aired Thursday (April 27), and this time, gave a voice to the many innocent drivers he’s angered in the streets of Los Angeles.
The musical bit debuted in 2015 and never reached the peak of Carpool Karaoke, but gave Corden an outlet for his musical interests.
The segment has seen flash mob performances in the middle of crowded crosswalks from the cast of Frozen, The Greatest Showman and the 2021 remake of Cinderella, the latter of which sparked controversy over a major traffic hold-up.
The final segment saw Corden reunite with Crosswalk alums Jane Krakowski and Josh Gad for a final medley of musical hits. As they neared the end of their performance with a sunny performance of “Someone in the Crowd” from La La Land, Corden had a meltdown about the musicals they never got to cover, such as Wicked and Fiddler on the Roof.
He ran back into the street and yelled, “Don’t honk at me. I am a star!”
Corden began to sing “If I Were a Rich Man” from the 1964 Jerry Brock musical when he was hit by a black vehicle, as part of the bit. Krakowski and Gad ran to comfort him as the former host succumbed to his fate while singing the pre–death anthem “A Little Fall of Rain” from Les Miserables.
He asked the two if they managed to “save the theater,” to which Gad said, “You saved the theater, James.” Krakowski quipped, “You and Lin-Manuel Miranda.”
Earlier this week, Corden aired his final Carpool Karaoke segment, which involved Adele surprising the host at his house and having one last jam session while driving him to work. The emotional video featured the two discussing their long friendship and Corden’s attachment to the popular segment.
He later shared in an interview that he does not “envisage a scenario” where he would return to host another late-night program.
Watch the full Crosswalk the Musical segment in the video above.