Is James Corden finally done? Has he taken himself back across the pond? I feel like he's been "leaving" his late-night gig for more than a year. I was glad to hear this week that his show is finally over and out. I don't think I ever watched one episode of Corden's show because I find him annoying and not funny at all. He can't hit the road fast enough.
Someone else who's "over and out" this week is Tucker Carlson. I didn't watch his show either, but I was surprised to hear that Fox booted him this week. My sister actually texted me about his departure before I read the news myself online. Interesting. I figured some heads would roll at Fox after that huge settlement, but I didn't think Carlson's would be one of them. When you fire a ratings giant like Carlson, there must be a damn good reason for it. Then again, Bill O'Reilly (remember him?) used to be a ratings giant also and he got the boot. Of course, he had a lawsuit against him (as Carlson does), so maybe Fox figured it was easier to cut bait in spite of the ratings. At the end of the day, Fox is still a business and, as the saying goes, one monkey doesn't stop the show! I'm sure the powers that be at Fox will elevate or find some other clown to take Tucker's place and spew their bullshit.
Keeping with the "over and out" theme, Don Lemon was also cut loose from CNN and tweeted that he was "stunned" that he'd lost his job with the network. Stunned? Really, Don? He must truly be delusional if he didn't realize his job was in jeopardy for some time. All of the chatter about his behavior on and off camera and the whole "past her prime" thing stacked the deck against him (rightly so). I'm surprised Lemon lasted as long as he did. What kills me about TV personalities like Carlson and Lemon is that if they had behaved in the same way in a normal workplace, they surely would have been out of a job a lot sooner.
