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CM: So regarding your rivalry with nine-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt…can you tell us if it is ever difficult to pull off those stunts? (Corden has a mock rivalry with the world's fastest runner and often challenges him to com- pete in various ways…from racing to rapping.) JC: No, not really. Well, I was disappointed with my race against Usain. But that's the life of being a professional athlete. Sometimes you're not ready for the gun, you know? And I asked Usain, 'Do you want a rematch?" and he said, 'No.' I think we all know the reason for that one. He knows that if I got the start that I wanted, I would destroy him. CM: I know. I was just wondering if this was affecting your street cred. JC: No, I think people know just from looking at me how fast I am. That's not a problem. CM: Yeah that's true. So what about when you are doing your "Take A Break" segment? How awful was it giving pedicures to people? Or did you enjoy it? JC: I rather enjoy all of it really. You're never really doing a full job and actually working. The whole point of it is just to make it as fun and funny as possible. I love all of it. I really do. CM: What about having to go completely naked in a property? No problem with that? JC: Uh, you know I'll do anything to make you laugh. I'll really stop at nothing. CM: Anything? JC: Anything. CM: Nice. I was going to ask you if you've ever visited our area before? JC: No, never. CM: So why did you agree to host the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County Comics for Kids event? JC: It's an incredible thing to benefit young people and I just felt very honored to be asked, if I'm honest. I felt very proud that someone had asked me to do such a thing. CM: Are you interested in the Boys & Girls Clubs because you are a parent, or do you have any personal knowledge of the organization? JC: I grew up in a very small town outside London called High Wycombe. I didn't grow up in the poorest household and I didn't grow up in the richest household. I know organizations that existed in High Wycombe that reached out to kids at my school—and that it's a really impor- tant role to play in people's lives. The great thing about an organization like this is you'll never real- ly see where the influence stops. You'll never really see the impact that you're making on these people and what they are going to make on their children and their children's children. That's why it's an incredible thing to be part of and I just hope I don't let anybody down. CM: Oh I don't think that will happen. JC: We'll see. CM: So who are some of your favorite pas- sengers you've had for "Carpool Karaoke?" JC: Oh man, I've really loved them all. Bruno I loved, Adele was just terrific, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, I really loved being in their orbit 144 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 1 7 Adele is just one of the many high-profile guests Corden has hosted in his black Range Rover for his "Carpool Karaoke" segment, a YouTube hit. He began the segment reciting lines from her number-one song "Hello." Photo: 2016 CBS Photo Archive