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If this were an episode of Friends, it would be called “The One With The Cybermen And James Corden“. Yes, tonight’s episode of Doctor Who saw The Doctor reunited with his old buddy Craig, who he lodged with briefly 200 years earlier. In his own timeline.

Yeah, not stopping to say goodbye to longer-established companions like Martha Jones or Mickey or Captain Jack, The good Doctor pops in on Craig and his new baby, Stormageddon *cough* Alfie. And, as luck would have it, the local council have woken up a couple of slumbering Cybermen who’ve decided to do a few “upgrades” to pass the time.

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Comedian and actor James Corden has revealed that the “main reason” he accepted a returning guest role on Doctor Who was because of Matt Smith, who of course plays the current Time Lord.

As fans of Doctor Who will know, James first appeared on the show last year as Craig Owen in an episode entitled, ‘The Lodger’. It’s this role that he reprises in the episode that airs tonight on BBC1 at 7.20pm.

Speaking to TV Buzz, James said, “I’m really taken by him, he is the main reason I went back to Doctor Who.”

However, in another interview with the Radio Times earlier this week, James admitted that he didn’t foresee a return to the show… Read more & comment »

Comedian James Corden has revealed that he once nearly touched David Beckham’s undercarriage while the pair shared a bath together for a Comic Relief sketch.

James made the humorous revelation in his new autobiography which is entitled, May I Have Your Attention Please. Extracts from the book are being serialized in The Sun.

Of his rather close brush with Beckham, James wrote, “In the bath, we were both sitting there, having a chat about anything and everything.

“And all the time I was thinking about the times I’d watched England play, how Becks made me jump out of my seat: The free kick against Greece that took us to the Euros, the penalty against Argentina in the World Cup… Read more & comment »

Comedian James Corden has revealed that the “biggest regret” of his life was making sketch show Horne & Corden.

33 year old James made the revelation in his new autobiography May I Have Your Attention Please? which is currently being serialized in The Sun.

Of the show, which of course co-starred Matthew Horne, James said, “I wish we had taken more time over our sketch show. I wish we hadn’t rushed it so much.

“I wish we’d just put the brakes on and said, ‘We need a year and a half before we can even contemplate shooting this’, rather than four or five months.

“I don’t think Mat and I ever thought ‘let’s form a double act’, but I believe we could have made a better TV show than that… Read more & comment »

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Welcome, Whovians, to the penultimate (that’s fancy talk for second last) episode of this year’s Doctor Who. Closing Time sees The Doctor reunited with Craig (James Corden) from last year’s The Lodger episode. And, as you can see from the photo above, they’re about to encounter the Cybermen.

Which will be interesting, because the Cybermen haven’t had a major storyline in quite some time. (Although, if the crew at CultBox are to be believed, this episode won’t change that!)

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At Comic Con yesterday, Doctor Who stars confirmed that the second half of the sixth series would return to our screens on the 27th of August and this morning, we bring you a fabulous new trailer to celebrate it’s comeback.

The video promo opens with Matt Smith’s Doctor uttering the ominous words:

‘My time is running out.’

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Jonathan Ross, James Corden, Geri Halliwell, Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, Sarah Millican and Micky Flanagan will all appear as panellists on ITV1’s new Saturday night entertainment show, The Marriage Ref, which is due to start later this month.

The Marriage Ref, hosted by Dermot O’Leary, is based on a format originally created by Jerry Seinfeld, whereby real life, loving couples discuss their marital tiffs before a live studio audience. The disputes will all be quirky, funny, and eminently recognisable. Read more & comment »

James Corden has admitted that he started having therapy, when his fame and privileged lifestyle led to him becoming a “d**k”.

The 32-year-old Gavin and Stacey star has been seeing a mental health professional for the last 18 months and says he would “recommend” it to anyone.

He said: “It’s just sitting talking to someone, but when you say things out loud you think more about how you’ve been behaving at certain times.

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James Corden has admitted that he’s love to be a full time cast member on Doctor Who.

The Gavin and Stacey star enjoyed a guest appearance on the series last year, when he starred opposite new Doctor Matt Smith as landlord Craig Owens in episode ‘The Lodger’. He will return to the BBC One sci-fi series for a sequel this year and now wants show bosses to feature his character on a permanent basis.

Producer Marcus Wilson explained: “James Corden wants to be a regular! What’s lovely about ‘Doctor Who’ is that people want to guest star in it. We set out the story commissions for this series and we knew that we wanted to do a sequel to ‘The Lodger’.

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James Corden has admitted that he is worried his baby son looks like him.

The TV funnyman became a father for the first time last month when fiance Julia Carey gave birth to their son Max and while he is loving fatherhood, the ‘League Of Their Own’ host is worried the youngster is already showing a resemblance to his famous father.

He said: “Max is a good bloke. Unfortunately, I think he might look like me.”

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James Corden has had his new comedy ‘The Wrong Man’ commissioned by BBC Two.

The Sun reports that the show will air in summer 2012 and the former Gavin and Stacey star will join his old castmate Matthew Baynton (Deano), to play a hero mailroom worker who lives throuhg a kidnapping experience.

Insiders have promised that the comedy ‘will be very different,’ from Corden’s last self penned show Gavin and Stacey.

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James Corden is reportedly struggling with naming his new baby son, because traditionally his family give their babies a girls middle name.

The fiancee of the TV funnyman gave birth to a 7lbs 12oz baby boy on Tuesday but James isn’t sure about giving him his middle name of Kimberly.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “James and Julia haven’t decided on a name but James is really unsure if he should keep the family tradition going. He knows first-hand it’s not a great name for a little boy growing up.

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James Corden has become a father for the first time.

The ‘Gavin and Stacey’ star and his fiancee Julia Carey – who he popped the question to on Christmas Day last year (25.12.10) – welcomed a baby boy into the world at London’s Portland Hospital on Tuesday morning (22.03.11).

According to The Sun newspaper, no further details of the early arrival have been revealed and the couple are yet to decide on a name for the tot.

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James Corden has admitted that he ‘can’t wait’ to return to the set of Doctor Who.

The 32 year old Gavin and Stacey star will return for the upcoming series of the BBC sci-fi show and will reprise his role of Craig Owens that he first played in the 2010 episode ‘The Lodger’.

“I can’t wait to go back,” Corden told Digital Spy at the launch of Sky1′s In A League Of Their Own last night.

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James Corden will reportedly return for the new series of Doctor Who.

The TV funnyman will reprise his role as Craig Owens in the upcoming sixth season of the BBC sci fi show and the BBC show’s official website stated: “He became firm friends with the Doctor and we’re now looking forward to seeing that friendship renewed!”

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