James Corden introduced he’d joined the “Impeachment: American Crime Story” fan membership on Wednesday’s “Late Late Show” and recapped the primary episode for viewers who’ve but to leap on the bandwagon. But whereas he was giving everybody a synopsis of the Ryan Murphy-created anthology’s Monica Lewinsky-Bill Clinton scandal installment, he additionally managed to slide in a plug for a corporation close to and pricey to his coronary heart: Weight Watchers.
“There’s a variety of ’90s references, however generally, they’ll reference one thing that you just didn’t know was a ’90s reference as a result of it’s one thing that has actually endured throughout the a long time, exhibiting how really nice the product truly is,” Corden stated, earlier than chopping to an precise “Impeachment” scene between Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) and Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson), the place the 2 former White House workers talk about the missing high quality of the meals at their new administrative center, the Pentagon.
“I simply want I’d introduced from residence,” Lewinsky says. “Weight Watchers makes these wonderful meals you’ll be able to microwave.” Tripp provides: “I’ve seen these at Safeway.”
Corden then cuts again to himself, and a promo picture of him with the Weight Watchers, now often known as WW, brand.
“Weight Watchers,” the “Late Late Show” host says with a smile. “Brew the love. Sorry, that’s a distinct–,” he says, complicated the Keurig slogan with the WW’s tagline.
Corden goes on to say that “weight-reduction plan again then appeared a bit simpler” based mostly on the primary episode of “Impeachment,” “as a result of from what I can see, the meals within the ’90s appears to be like like s–t. “
James then cycles by way of a number of pictures of microwaved meals, plastic-looking cheeseburgers and a baked potato from the sequence premiere of “Impeachment.”
“That may actually be the primary time I’ve ever checked out a cheeseburger and thought, you understand what? I’m good. I’m alright,” Corden stated.
Watch Corden’s “Late Late Show” bit by way of the video above.
“Impeachment: American Crime Story” airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on FX.