In his farewell Carpool Karaoke episode, James Corden revealed the time he attempted – and miserably failed – to fool Adele.
The 44-year-old presenter was joined by the 34-year-old Set Fire To The Rain singer for the last portion of the popular sketch, which left both crying.
In between sobs, they couldn’t help but remember the moment when a well-planned prank came apart at the last second.
During the debate, it was revealed that the Oscar winner had previously declared herself to be ‘unprankable,’ but had admitted that she wanted someone to attempt and mislead her, prompting the Gavin and Stacey star to immediately begin plotting.
‘I’d set up this whole thing – if you say it out loud now, it’s so ridiculous – that there was a wild bear on the loose, and we’d flown this animatronic bear from Canada,’ he explained.
‘The worst thing is, you’d got there early… We had the real news, we’d got Gayle King to record the news.’
Adele was seen coming inside a residence, preparing to be questioned, while Gayle appeared on a news report about the bogus escapee.
‘The idea is you were being interviewed and then park rangers would fly in and you’d be like, “Oh, my God!”’ James continued.
‘Obviously, we haven’t told any of your team because we don’t want them to feel compromised and hide anything from you.
‘Your assistant spots this tiny camera that is hidden on a shelf, and we’re all going, “Oh, my God, no!” And he runs out, of course, and tells you, and you’re like, “I’m being spied on.”’
‘I’m being spied on, I was like, “Who f**king owns this house?! I’m not happy about this,’” the I Drink Wine singer recalled.
‘I go downstairs and there’s another room I need to wait in, I go in and there’s every piece of merch that has ever been created of me.’
She stepped inside the area, which was decorated wall to wall with her images and promotional stuff, and informed people around her that she was “really uncomfortable.”
After witnessing how miserable his friend had become, James, who lived next door, decided to call it quits on the hoax.
In the flashback, he was shown admitting that everything was a hoax, with most of Adele’s response obscured by profane bleeps.
‘She’s unprankable,’ he conceded at the end of the Carpool segment. ‘She cannot be pranked.’
Get Ashton Kutcher on the case right now.
James announced his retirement from The Late Late Show in 2022, citing a desire to return to the United Kingdom and spend time with his family.
The last show will run on April 27 and will feature a slew of celebrity guests, including Harry Styles and Will Ferrell, as well as a sketch with Tom Cruise.