In his second go-round as Grammys emcee, "Late Late Show" host James Corden hasn't been asked to call on his comic chops often, and the results have been uneven when he has ("Subway Car Karaoke," anyone?). But he hit a bull's eye at one target with a taped segment inspired by the Grammys' audiobook category on Sunday.
With the conceit of Corden trying to book a famous voice to read Michael Wolff's best-selling tell-all about the Trump administration "Fire and Fury," Corden called upon a host of Grammy luminaries to try their level best. John Legend dryly read an excerpt about Trump appearing bored in meetings ("I think it's too smooth," Corden said, ushering him away, while Cher focused on a few lines about Presidential hair care regimen.)
Snoop Dogg read about stars snubbing the inauguration ("I definitely wasn't there," he interjected before Corden ushered him away). And Cardi B seemed mystified by the stories the book held. "Why am I even reading this ... I can't believe this" she said. "This is how he lives his life?"
But Corden saved the biggest cameo for last. Briefly hidden behind the book's cover, Hillary Clinton earned a cheer from the Madison Square Garden crowd as she read about Trump's fear of being poisoned. "That's it, we've got it," Corden said. "You think so? The Grammy's in the bag?" she replied, grinning.
Not everyone was amused, however. Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., tweeted her annoyance with the show injecting politics into the evening.
