Mo Gilligan addresses ‘beautiful speculation’ he’ll replace James Corden on The Late Late Show
Comedian believed to be main contender for the job
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Your support makes all the difference.Mo Gilligan has addressed whether he’ll replace James Corden on The Late Late Show.
The comedian appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday (28 October), where hosts Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins grilled him on whether he’ll be stepping into Corden’s shoes.
In April, Corden announced he was quitting the series after eight years. Since then, Gilligan has been rumoured to be taking over.
When Ray asked Gilligan if he would soon be moving to New York, where he believed the late night show was filmed, the comedian responded: “It’s filmed in LA.”
Asked if this was him confirming he would be Corden’s replacement, Gilligan replied: “No, it’s not confirmation. It’s beautiful speculation. To be linked with that job is really cool.”
Corden made a pre-precorded appearance on GMB earlier in the episode, where he teased his return to the UK once his final Late Late Show episode has aired in summer 2023.
Gilligan, who was promoting new stand-up series new series Mo Gilligan & Friends: The Black British Takeover, also commented on whether he might be hosting ITV2’s Big Brother reboot.
“I would love to do that, but no, I won’t be doing that unfortunately,” he said, adding: “I’m too busy. It’s an amazing show. I’m glad they’re doing it.”
TV host Rylan recently addressed rumours he might be hosting the new series of Big Brother, telling The Independent: “I’ll make no secret of the fact I want to do it. There have been talks, but there’s probably a million talks with different people.”
Mo Gilligan and Friends: The Black British Takeover is on Channel 4 tonight (28 October) at 11.05pm.
Elsewhere on GMB, Michael Jackson’s son, Prince, reflected on his father’s “legacy”, saying “it’s worth celebrating’ the fact he “is the greatest”.
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