Welp, James Corden is back on the mic — and this time, he brought chaos to a room full of scientists, celebs, and probably a few robots calculating how to cancel him in binary.
The occasion? The 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony. Think of it as the Oscars for people who actually paid attention in chemistry class. Held in the land of Botox and billionaires (Los Angeles, baby), it featured none other than our karaoke-loving, celebrity-hugging Brit, Mr. James Corden, as host.
But instead of making a clean, classy toast to science, James decided to go full chaos goblin.
During his speech, he dropped this gem:
“Tonight is the one night that Hollywood and science come together… other than of course, that one magical evening where Dr. Fauci had a one-night stand with Dame Judi Dench.”
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Yes. That was the joke. Dr. Fauci. Dame Judi Dench. A night of… science?
Now look — we love a wild imagination. But James, sweetie, not even ChatGPT would ship that fanfic.
To no one’s surprise, the audience’s response was colder than Pluto’s armpit. Not even a pity chuckle. Just the sound of atoms awkwardly vibrating. One camera shot even caught Olivia Wilde pulling a face that screamed, “I did not sign up for this episode of Black Mirror.”
Dame Judi wasn’t even in the room (probably busy winning another BAFTA or summoning elegance from thin air), which somehow made the joke land even weirder. And Dr. Fauci? Somewhere, that man just wants to do science without being mentally cast in weird celebrity bedroom scenarios.
James, buddy. We get it. Hosting is hard. But maybe next time, leave the elderly sex jokes in the drafts — or better yet, buried under six feet of cement and surrounded by garlic and holy water.
