James Corden was fine in The Prom, and the internet won’t convince me otherwise

Skylar Baker-Jordan
7 min readDec 17, 2020
James Corden, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman in “The Prom.” Photo: Indiewire/Netflix

The internet hates James Corden.

Take this 2017 Reddit thread, which simply asks “Why do people hate James Corden so much?” Or this 2018 piece from LadBible, in which writer Jess Hardiman explains “how James Corden went from everyone’s favourite funnyman to one of the world’s most hated.” Or Angus Harrison’s guide for Americans

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Skylar Baker-Jordan

Skylar Baker-Jordan has been writing about UK and US politics and culture for more than a decade. His work has appeared at The Independent, Salon, and elsewhere