James Corden issues 'worried' admission over Gavin and Stacey final episode

James Corden has expressed his worries that the humour in the final episode of Gavin and Stacey might not land with audiences. On the Off The Telly podcast, he shared his insecurities about the comedic elements, revealing there were moments during post-production when he questioned if certain scenes were actually funny, despite having laughed at them himself.

He recounted instances where he found something hilarious, but others didn't react, which made him anxious about the overall comedic impact.

James, aged 46, said: "I don't think it's that you get fed up of it. What you start to worry is, because you have moments where you've been laughing. And then you're in a room and no-one's laughing, and the reason no-one's laughing is because everyone's seen it about 35 times. So then you start going 'oh no, is it just not funny in any way?'".

The comments from James come as fans eagerly await the much-anticipated finale of Gavin and Stacey, set to air later today, marking nearly two decades since the show first brought laughter to viewers.

In the lead-up to the last episode, cast members including James and Adrian Scarborough, who portrays Pete Sutcliffe, have shared their thoughts on the series' conclusion, reflecting on the journey since its debut in 2007.

During his appearance on BBC Breakfast, James shared his bittersweet feelings about filming the episode, explaining: "On one level, it's amazing and it's so joyous.

"Every day has just been so great and then you've got this overwhelming feeling that hits you, well, hits me, every couple of hours where you start going 'Oh God, we're not going to be doing this again!'. It can't carry on after this. We can't see a way how it could, you'll have to wait and see!"

In conversation with the Off The Telly podcast, Adrian discussed the finality of the script for Gavin and Stacey's last episode: "I like what they put at the end of the script - 'The End forever, and ever. Amen'. Also, I think it's really, really brave to finish things because often I just think things go on a little bit too long," reports Wales Online.

He continued: "And I think with this, the best thing they could have done was just go, 'We've got an ending'. Endings are good, moving on and moving onto new projects, which hopefully we'll all be in."