James Corden breaks silence after ‘copying’ Ricky Gervais joke

The Late Late Show host James Corden, 44, has revealed whether or not he intentionally copied a joke told by Ricky Gervais, 61, on his chat show last night. The star took to Twitter to update his 1.5 million followers, after accusations of plagiarising the comic. James wrote: ‘Inadvertently told a brilliant Ricky Gervais joke on the show last night, obviously not knowing it came from him. ‘It’s brilliant, because it’s a Ricky Gervais joke,’ he continued. ‘You can watch all Ricky’s excellent specials on Netflix. J x,’ the presenter added, crediting the comedian. Last night on The Late Late show, James delivered a monologue about Elon Musk, 51, and his takeover of Twitter.READ MORE: Dick Van Dyke pictured with swollen eyelid with wife Arlene Silver James Corden broke his silence on the Ricky Gervais joke (Image: GETTY) James Corden faced scrutiny after telling a familiar joke last night (Image: GETTY) Ricky Gervais addressed the incident on Twitter (Image: GETTY) James Corden presents the Late Late Show (Image: GETTY)However, viewers soon took to Twitter to voice their concerns, as many recognised the joke from Ricky’s stand-up show Humanity, which was released on Netflix in 2018. The After Life star told almost the exact same joke at the time, saying: ‘That’s like going into a town square and seeing a big notice board with a notice for ‘Guitar lessons’, and you go, ‘But I don’t f***ing want guitar lessons’.’Fine! It’s not for you then, just walk away and don’t worry about it!’After comparisons of the joke went viral on social media, Ricky surprised many of his fans with his response.READ MORE…Michael Douglas is unrecognisable as he unveils new long, dyed hair [LATEST]Gabby Logan breaks down over husband’s cancer as she gives update [NEWS]US star talks ‘working’ with Meghan after ‘overplaying her hand’ claim [NEWS]In a now-deleted tweet, Ricky re-posted The Late Late Show clip and quipped: ‘The bit about the town square advert for guitar lessons is brilliant [laughing emoji].’In response, a user named Drew remarked: ‘Didn’t deliver it like you though. I assume he asked to use that joke?’To which Ricky replied: ‘No. I reckon one of the writers ‘came up with it’ for him.”I doubt he would knowingly just copy such a famous stand-up routine word for word like that.’