JAMES CORDEN’s US chat show is poised to be replaced by a game show packed with comics.
US telly network CBS is revamping an old show featuring stand-up stars joking about social media.
James, who replaced Scot presenter Craig Ferguson in 2015, will see out his run in the next couple of months.
Insiders say that his budget of £50m annually needs to be trimmed by 30 per cent this year.
Corden’s The Late Late Show scores huge numbers through online clips, but the live audiences tuning in are less than 2m.
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Blimey, you know things are bad when more people are watching EastEnders.
Stephen up four drama
COMEDIAN Stephen Merchant says appearing in true crime drama Four Lives has encouraged him to do more serious roles.
The writer played serial killer Stephen Port in the BBC1 show and says the “challenge” made him keen to do more work outside comedy.
Stephen, who co-wrote and stars in BBC1 comedy The Outlaws, says: “As time’s gone on I’ve felt more confident as an actor so someone offered me the chance to play that character.
“I was nervous about taking on something like that, but I enjoyed it.
“Not that it’s enjoyable to play a killer but it’s enjoyable to have the challenge of that.
“That was the first time I’d found acting kind of equally stimulating in that way so I wouldn’t mind doing other serious stuff.”
Based on his performance in Four Lives, he deserves more gritty castings.
AMID a string of cancellations, one TV favourite has found itself saved by a rival streaming network just one week after it was axed.
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The series Three Women was binned by Showtime before it had even aired its very first season.
But in an exciting breakthrough for fans, rival streamer Starz has picked up the drama.
Relief starts to a tee
A DIVERSE line-up of stars offered their help to this year’s Comic Relief – and were rewarded with some Mr Men and Little Miss T-shirts.
They weren’t just gifts, however – the celebrities were promoting the tops, sold at high street store TK Maxx, with all sales going to the charity.
Though organisers did try to match up the cartoon characters to the nature of the famous faces lending their support.
Model and car lover Jodie Kidd said: “Being the motorhead I am, it was very apt that I got to wear the Marvellously Messy sweatshirt on set with TK Maxx this year.
“With every sale of this collection, donations will go to the vital work that Comic Relief does to help children and young people facing tough times so why not head to your nearest store and lend your support in whatever way you can.”
Paddy in suicide turmoil
EMMERDALE is lining up a harrowing suicide storyline for troubled Paddy Kirk.
The vet, played by Dominic Brunt, has been struggling since wife Chas Dingle cheated on him.
Now, the ITV soap has announced that next month Paddy will consider taking his own life.
Tonight, Paddy will suddenly decide to leave the village, without telling his friends and family.
In March he will return and will say some veiled goodbyes before leaving again with the aim of ending his life.
The soa’s writers have worked closely with Samaritans and suicide charity Andy’s Man Club to tell Paddy’s story authentically.
Netflix tweeted out a link for singletons looking for love to apply to its new show Love Is Blind: UK yesterday.
It will debut on the streaming platform in 2024 and will see singles from up and down the country take a much less conventional approach to dating by going on multiple blind dates.
