Was James Corden a little too inspired by Andy Cohen's show to refine his

Late Late Show

 ?

In any case, this is the opinion of the presenter of

Watch What Happens Live

, in particular with regard to the design of the set where the prestigious guests follow one another.



"I'm not a comedian (and) I think (

WWHL

is) another kind of talk show," Andy Cohen said on Bruce Bozzi's Table For Two podcast.

"I think there's been a traditional idea of ​​what a late-night talk show is.

I would say

Watch What Happens Live

has redefined what the late night talk show is.

We were the first to have a bar in a late show, (then) James Corden had one.

He got a little annoyed (by copying our formula).

It's like that.

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God bless you

However, far from being bitter, Andy Cohen rather sees it as pride.

He also says he is “so grateful now” to have been able to inspire other shows to evolve the genre.

“I'm not just blowing the air, (and) I'm so glad it's still working for us.

That's great, copy my board.

God bless you,” he added.

Nevertheless, to listen to Andy Cohen, the middle of the talk show is a ruthless universe that is difficult to integrate and to be recognized by his peers.

If his show has been a success with the audience "for 13 years", the host does not feel "totally a member of the group".

And for good reason.

"Years ago there was a big

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photo op of all the late night talk show hosts, and they left me out, but they added James Corden who didn't was not even on the air yet, as well as Trevor Noah who had just started, ”he laments.

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