James Corden was “stoned out of his face” on cannabis chocolates while hiring staff for his TV series.
Corden boasted how he chomped on chocolate laced with marijuana when he held his hiring meeting with comedian and musician Reggie Watts for his Late Late Show in 2015.
Corden’s pal and show executive producer Ben Winston confessed his shock at finding the Gavin And Stacey star tripping with Watts.
Corden confessed: “Reggie was on a list of one, because he represented everything I wanted the show to feel like.
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“We had met before and he said yeah I am in, then a week later Reg said actually I have changed my mind. He turned me down and I said ‘will you just meet me at this hotel on a Thursday night?’
“We didn’t even talk about music once. And we ate some chocolate weed.
“Reg said: ‘Do you want some marijuana?’ and I was like 'I do not smoke'. And he went: ‘No it was chocolate’.
“And very quickly I realised Reg is much better at eating this than I am. And then we started giggling our brains out.
“I remember saying: ‘If this show works somebody will say it’s because of you… but if it is a disaster then you will get paid and nobody will blame you.’ I am carrying it all.
“I remember saying to Ben, Reg is picking the band. Reg was like ‘hang on wait?’
“'No,' I said: ‘That is it.'”
Executive producer Ben was wary about meeting Watts and his decision making given how he was doped up within a short time of their initial meeting.
Winston added: “I was really nervous about it when he said we are going to let Reg choose. I met this guy for one minute and left you, went out for dinner and you were stoned off your face. Now these two clowns are hiring the band for a late night show."
Corden made his admission at PaleyFest LA in an hour-long Q and A at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
He spoke of his pride at making shows for eight years after initially believing he would be a telly flop Stateside.
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