The skit, which was shot in the Beatles star's native Liverpool and appeared on The Late Late Show in June (18), has been expanded into an hour-long episode, titled Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool, and it is set to air in the U.S. on 20 August (18).
CBS has announced an hour-long special edition of Paul McCartney’s “Carpool Karaoke” segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden. The feature, which is more than double the length of the 23-minute original, will air on Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It was commissioned after 130 million people watched the first version on Facebook and YouTube.
We were overwhelmed by the response to our Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney. We loved making it and knew we had something special, but it was so wonderful for us to see how many people watched and enjoyed it,” said Ben Winston, executive producer of The Late Late Show in a press release. "I think it resonated with people as Paul’s music speaks to every generation, young and old, especially today.
Beatles albums and singles went back in charts after Carpool Karaoke with James Corden.
That was some great Paul McCartney special on Thursday night with James Corden.“I’ve never really witnessed anything like it,” Corden says when asked about the reaction of passersby (many of whom posted photos of Corden and McCartney on social media when they shot the segment last Saturday). follow below.
What started out as a Carpool Karoake turned into a 30 minute documentary that was moving and elucidating about the Beatle.
"The message in the music is as relevant now as it has ever been. After the shoot, while we sat in the edit, we had to cut so much we loved for time. Not only did Paul do a concert in that Liverpool pub, but James and he discussed so much in the car. We are so delighted CBS has given us this primetime special to make an hour-long version of this Carpool Karaoke. Now everyone can see the joy of that concert and more of their chat.”
There was one moment when were stood in the bus shelter on Penny Lane and no cars were moving and no horns were beeping — it was just a mass of people looking at Paul and every single person there wanted to shake his hand. I’ve never seen someone get mobbed so respectfully. People wanted to thank him for what he’s given to them. Just to watch it happen was beautiful.”
