James Corden News: Late Night Host Pokes Fun At Donald Trump With Musical
"Donald Trump: The Musical" might just be in the works sometime in the future. James Corden gave a preview on what it would be like on Monday's "The Late Late Show" episode.
In the episode, James Corden performed "When I Grow Up" from the hit musical "Matilda." He was joined by Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, Ben Platt and Abigail Spencer. Minchin played the U.S. president, Platt took on the role of press secretary Sean Spicer, Spencer played adviser Kellyanne Conway and Corden portrayed chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Tweaking the lyrics to the song, James Corden, Minchin, Platt and Spencer sang about imagining themselves running the world when they reach adulthood. "When I grow up, I will be president and build big walls, ban Muslims, play with Putin's balls," Minchin sings one of the tweaked lines of the song, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I will eliminate Obamacare, replace it with, well, I don't care."
Meanwhile, James Corden as Bannon sings as a youngster who will take away "insurance off sick bums" and allowing damaged people purchase guns and ammunition, a reference to the recurring issue of the country's gun problems. He also sings about putting his Breitbart fist "inside my puppet's inside bits."
Spicer (Platt) sings about denying the existence of climate change "until the earth is blown up" while Conway (Spencer) would prefer to believe in alternatives "if facts don't suit my narrative," according to Entertainment Weekly. James Corden has made no secret about his penchant for musical numbers and the latest is one of many musical sketches he's done on the show for the past two years.
Last week, he had parodied "Beauty and the Beast" and has also impersonated several musicians alongside Zooey Deschanel, Cher and One Direction singer Niall Horan. His Carpool Karaoke segment is also a hit with U.S. viewers. The segment sees him driving around the streets of Los Angeles and other cities on some occasions with famous singers. Watch the performance below: