Here's How the Late Late Show Turned 2 of Its Most Popular Segments Into Their Own Series

Drop the Mic follows Carpool Karaoke from late-night to prime time

Turning one late-night segment into its own show is impressive enough, as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon did with Spike’s Lip Sync Battle. But The Late Late Show with James Corden has doubled down on spinoffs this year, launching not one but two new series based on its most popular bits. Carpool Karaoke just wrapped its first season on Apple Music, and Drop the Mic debuts Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. on TBS.

Hosted by Method Man and Hailey Baldwin, Drop the Mic includes celebrity rap battles between the likes of Veep co-stars Tony Hale and Timothy Simons, The Big Bang Theory castmates Mayim Bialik and Kunal Nayyar, musicians Rascal Flatts and Boyz II Men, and random pairings like Gina Rodriguez and Rob Gronkowski.

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