The late George Michael was in James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke before it was even a thing.
Back when James Corden was best known as Smithy from the UK show Gavin and Stacey, George Michael starred alongside him in a sketch for Comic Relief which would later form the origins of Carpool Karaoke.
The scene begins with Smithy (Corden) receiving a call from stand-up comedian Lenny Henry at Comic Relief who asks him to head to BBC Television Centre to help record a charity single. George Michael, who was in the car with Smithy, asks if he can join him but gets turned down on account of him being “an embarrassment”.
George argues that the reason Smithy doesn’t want him around is because he doesn’t “want to be seen with a gay man” and calls him – and Gavin and Stacey co-star Matt Horne – a “pair of closet bummers”.
The pair then belt out a couple of Wham! hits including ‘Baby, I’m Your Man’ and “I” as they drive around West London.
Check the video below.
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