{"id":3332,"date":"2021-08-19T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T15:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1322513"},"modified":"2021-08-19T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:07:09","slug":"where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is James Corden on A League of Their Own?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Sky One quiz show is back with a new series but James Corden is missing \u2013 here&#8217;s why. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 19 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Returning tonight with a brand new series is A League of Their Own \u2013 Sky One\u2019s sports quiz show featuring cricket star Freddie Flintoff and former footballer Jamie Redknapp.<\/p>\n<p>The long-running show has been hosted by Gavin &amp; Stacey\u2019s James Corden since its very first episode in 2010 and sees the red and blue teams compete in a series of sports-related rounds \u2013 however, the upcoming sixteenth series will be making a major change to the celebrity panel.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans will notice that James Corden, who has found success in the US with his talk show The Late Late Show as well as numerous film projects, is missing from the brand new series and if you\u2019re wondering why, then <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> has you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to find out why Corden won\u2019t be appearing in A League of Their Own\u2019s new episodes.<\/p> <h2><strong>Where is James Corden on A League of Their Own?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1322698\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1228243761-bd76e26.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;James\" title=\"&quot;where-is-james-corden-a-league-of-their-own-host&quot;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" \/> James Corden on The Late Late Show<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>James Corden has been missing from A League of Their Own since 2019 due to his commitments in the US to his talk show The Late Late Show \u2013 however, he has still remained as the official A League of Their Own host for the past two series, with guest presenters filling in for him.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of Jack Whitehall, David Walliams, Amanda Holden, Clare Balding, Freddie Flintoff and Romesh Ranganathan hosted the show for its fourteenth series, while due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ranganathan mainly filled in for Corden while he was stuck out in America.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sky announced in June that Corden would be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/romesh-ranganathan-league-of-their-own-host-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">officially replaced by Romesh Ranganathan<\/a> for the upcoming sixteenth series.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear whether Corden will return to the show for a future series or make a guest appearance \u2013 however, Jamie Redknapp told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> in April that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/romesh-ranganathan-league-of-their-own-host-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">he\u2019s \u201csure\u201d the presenter would be back<\/a> on A League of Their Own this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a massive part of the show! And that is the beauty of it. People don\u2019t leave. They go away and do some different projects or a film or whatever, but it shows you the quality of people we have with James doing a film with Meryl Streep and Jack has gone off and done a film with The Rock [Dwayne Johnson] and he\u2019s come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I\u2019m sure James will come back, just at the right time! I think he\u2019s loved being part of it because it\u2019s his baby! He was there right from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is the new host of A League of Their Own?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1322706\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/league_of_their_own_1405-541a34d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;A\" title=\"&quot;where-is-james-corden-a-league-of-their-own-host&quot;\" \/><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Sky<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comedian and regular League of Their Own panellist <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/romesh-ranganathan-league-of-their-own-host-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Romesh Ranganathan<\/a> was announced as the Sky show\u2019s new host back in June after serving as a guest host for most of the fifteenth series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m over the moon to be taking over the hosting duties and looking forward to being back in the studio with Jamie, Freddie, our guests and the live audience,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m truly honoured to be the new host of such a successful show. I know Jamie [Redknapp] and Freddie [Flintoff] are delighted because they often talk about what a hero I am to both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Best known for hosting The Ranganation, the stand-up comedian has also starred in BBC Two travel show The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan and Dave\u2019s Judge Romesh, while he\u2019s appeared on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/taskmaster-series-12-release-date\/&quot;\">Taskmaster<\/a>, Have I Got News for You, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/staged-season-three-release-date\/&quot;\">Staged<\/a> and Ant &amp; Dec\u2019s Saturday Night Takeaway.<\/p>\n<p>Ranganathan is set to become the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/weakest-link-romesh-ranganathan-reboot-newsupdate\/&quot;\">new host of The Weakest Link<\/a>, which is being rebooted by BBC One and set to air later this year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\"><section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\"><section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\"><strong>A League of Their Own will return to Sky One and NOW on Thursday 19th August 2021. To find out what else is on TV in the meantime, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our hub for more\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\">Entertainment<\/a> news.<\/strong><\/section><\/section><\/section>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Sky One quiz show is back with a new series but James Corden is missing \u2013 here&#8217;s why. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3333,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/where-is-james-corden-on-a-league-of-their-own.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Sky One quiz show is back with a new series but James Corden is missing \u2013 here's why.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}