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one year ago that he would be ending his late-night show after eight seasons, citing a desire to return to his native UK to be closer to family and loved ones. His parents were seated in the audience for the final taping, and his sisters, he joked, were in town too B次元官网网址�- but at a bar instead.

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Corden reminded the singer that she has an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar and wondered if she would ever actively pursue a Tony Award. B次元官网网址淵ou have the EGOB次元官网网址� he said.

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Harry Styles and Will Ferrell were CordenB次元官网网址檚 final guests. Styles has been a frequent visitor to the show, and has even guest-hosted twice. HeB次元官网网址檚 been game for a number of taped bits with Corden including the time the host directed a for StylesB次元官网网址� song B次元官网网址淒aylightB次元官网网址� for just $300 and when the musician took part in a more than 11-minute segment featuring a UK Vs. US game where Corden, Styles, B次元官网网址淕ames of ThronesB次元官网网址� actor James Bradley and Benedict Cumberbatch faced off against players including Michelle Obama, Mila Kunis, Kate Hudson, Lena Waithe, and Melissa McCarthy.

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There were also goodbyes from the other late night hosts. Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and David Letterman all appeared in a pre-taped segment with Corden. They joked that since Corden was ending his show, they could each call dibs on one of his segments.

They all chose Carpool Karaoke, referencing CordenB次元官网网址檚 most popular sketch where he drives around Los Angeles with celebrities and sing songs. , Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, and Chris Martin are a few of his Carpool Karaoke passengers. The segment was such a hit that it spun-off into its own series for Apple. Corden only appeared in the debut episode with Will Smith in the car.

Corden closed out the night by playing a piano and singing a song with the crew and staff gathered around the stage. B次元官网网址淧art of me thinks I should stay here forever but deep in my heart I just know,B次元官网网址� Corden sang. B次元官网网址淣o more shows to be showing, itB次元官网网址檚 time I was going, ItB次元官网网址檚 time. Thanks for watching, thatB次元官网网址檚 our show.B次元官网网址�

Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press

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