Interview: James Corden on Missing the Summer of London While on Broadway

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While Tony nominee James Corden storms Broadway in the NYC transfer of the stage comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, he’ll be missing out on all of the hubbub back home surrounding the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics. Does he regret skipping the Summer of London? The Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey star spoke to us about it – watch below:

This interview took place right here in the BBC America offices before Corden’s Q&A about One Man, Two Guvnors, which was moderated by Kurt Andersen. Here’s James cracking wise about the inevitable lapses in his diet while in the culinary capital of New York City:

James also spoke about creating and starring in Gavin & Stacey, his acclaimed comedy which aired on BBC America. “The greatest thing about writing a TV show is having the license to say things that’ve always bugged you,” he said.