James Corden Plays a Chef in New Prime Video Show, Says Jamie Oliver Is ‘Absolutely Not’ the Inspiration

While James Corden may play a culinary expert named Jamie in his upcoming Prime Video series, Mammals, he says the real-life gourmet specialist Jamie Oliver isn’t the inspiration.

In an interview with The Times, the Late Show have discussed his new six-episode, “darkly comedic drama series,” which debuts on Nov. 11. According to a release, Mammals follows Corden’s character “whose world collapses when he discovers shocking privileged insights about his pregnant spouse, Amandine (Melia Kreiling).” The show utilizes “magical realism” and uncovered the intricacies of marriage and loyalty. When asked assuming that Jamie Oliver inspired his famous gourmet specialist character of the same name, Corden shut down the idea.

“I promise you – Jamie Oliver was absolutely not the inspiration for Mammals,” he told the power source. The Times columnist drew a parallel between Corden’s character, who rides around on a bike, and the individual British cook, who’s been known to ride around on a mechanized arrangement of wheels. Corden remained by his assertion, saying, “Jamie Oliver was on a sulked.”

Corden talked with Individuals at the Mammals debut in West Hollywood on Wednesday. When asked in the event that he worked in a kitchen to prepare for his characters’ role, he gave a candid answer. “All things considered, in truth, not really, because it’s a tiny part of the show really,” he said.

He added: “more about the fact he’s right at a point in his life where everything is coming to a head.” In The Times article, Corden addressed the restaurant controversy he was involved in last month. He talked with the power source before the episode of his The Late Show aired in which he promised to apologize to restaurant staff in person.

“It’s been the most surreal second,” he wrote in a text to The Times columnist. “I mean, it’s so odd. I never screamed at anyone, I didn’t yell, didn’t call anyone a name or swear or utilize derogatory language… How could it be somewhat a thing? And that be Totally fine? And presently it’s fact, and that’s that. At the point when that person who posted the story wasn’t even there. Just so odd.”

He also remarked on the egg yolk omelet he sent back. “And you know, the reason I had to send the omelet back is because [my wife] is allergic to egg white.

That’s the reason we’d requested an egg-yolk omelet. Her actual words were, ‘However don’t stress in the event that you can’t manage it,’” he added.

On Oct. 25, Corden addressed the backlash he’s faced after New York City restaurant proprietor Keith McNally said he was “the most abusive client to my Balthazar waiters since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.” McNally proceeded to ban him, however at that point switched his decision after Corden called to apologize. The late-night show have told watchers it was rarely his “intention” to agitate those at the New York City restaurant and said that, assuming he is allowed back to the establishment, he might want to apologize in person.

“Last week, there were tales about me being banned from a restaurant. And at the time I considered, you know, tweeting about it or Instagramming about it,” he said at the highest point of his show, adding that he jumps at the chance to adopt a “British attitude” about things: “Resist the urge to panic” and “Never complain, never explain.”

Nonetheless, he added, “As my dad pointed out to me on Saturday — he said, ‘Son, indeed, you whined, so you could have to explain.’

Look, when you make a mistake, you’ve gotta take responsibility. So I figured I would, in the event that it’s okay, share with you what happened.”

Corden said that when he was in the Big Apple dining with companions at one of his “absolute favorite restaurants,” his better half Julia Carey was given food “she was allergic to” after explaining her food allergies. At the point when it came back repeatedly wrong, Corden said, “In the heat existing apart from everything else, I made a sarcastic discourteous remark about cooking it myself.

It is a remark I profoundly lament. I understand the troubles of being a server. I worked shifts at restaurants for years.”

All six episodes of Mammals debuts Nov. 11 on Prime Video.