Drop the Mic w/ Helen Mirren

James Corden enters the arena to battle against Helen Mirren in Drop the Mic and Helen reminds James her credentials run laps around The Late Late Show host.
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Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."

[@northstarotaku5988]

This was like watching a disrespectful kid get owned by the teacher you didn't know could rap lol

[@VelvetRoseM]

Seriously though 😂🤣😑

[@da.reverend]

Word.

[@kuhlegontshi1974]

I'm the 1K like 😉

[@faysalfromthefuture7677]

Jake Paul

[@thebritishdisneyreviewer9179]

But that’s just never happened though has it

[@ichmeiner4531]

She's a true lady. She knows her worth, is witty, has a sharp tongue and is able to laugh - about herself, too. What a great role model.

[@theatrejunkee9229]

@@bestofit4887 your flirting is shit. Go fuck yourself.

[@megabattlezero5351]

I don't think real ladies should cuss quite like that, even though they absolutely could it's a bit out of character is all.

[@fresti9015]

Ye

[@WSallai]

A true Dame!

[@flashoflight9175]

You know this is scripted right? Like collab with writers and scripted...chill

[@VestingKnight10]

Helen Mirren is the type of person to diss you intellectually and psychologically with a straight face.

[@dawnsprayberry1561]

So

[@CAsaidit]

I aspire to be that kind of old lady.

[@kkandsims4612]

Funny thing is most of us Americans would not know she was insulting us

[@fresti9015]

Yep

[@fresti9015]

I will now aim to be this person

[@sydneylarrier9263]

My reaction to Dame Helen Mirren's roasts: "Stop, stop! He's already dead!"

[@barbyzz22]

He was dead after she opened her mouth the first time lol why would they make Dame Helen Mirren waste her time like this? (I love James, I'm only joking. But she did wreck him lol)

[@draisens]

He was asking for it. First Samuel L. Jackson then Dame Helen Mirren? Why the hell did Corden think he could wreck these 2? how??

[@Erasureeraser]

I mean why would you roast a queen??

[@layabstar]

This is the only battle I've seen so far where it wasn't even close - Helen scared me

[@adamsmith2766]

Massacre and murder

[@Erasureeraser]

You don't wanna battle with the queen

[@latashiacarswell8460]

🤣🤣🤣 right

[@Repzey]

yeah, i agree with you :P She also missed that she played Jason Statham´s mother...i mean, i dont even wanna battle the women that rasied him :P hahahhaha!

[@waltersamuel7353]

😀 really?

[@franciscatoledo2378]

"They are not my competition they're my ride or die!" A TRUE QUEEN.

[@melissap4853]

Francisca Toledo my favorite part, I replayed it twice

[@eternasapphiremoon81]

I may be clueless in that regard...what does that phrase mean?

[@pukumani]

I don't understand this part

[@cazward1412]

It means she will support them in anything including death

[@pukumani]

@@cazward1412 thanks :)

[@HappB5]

who knew Queen's English would sound so badass in a rap lol

[@asaliyahlatham6629]

Ikr damn

[@judithswarovski3028]

true. cara d.'s drop mic episode was fire. her accent made it even better

[@MoonysPie]

Compare me to Meryl, Judi, Maggie... but why they're not my competition, they're my ride or die. Gold. Perfect. The actress queens. I totally imagine that.

[@MrUncletiny]

That would be an amazing movie...

[@martinadrianarcenas867]

best line and clap back💪

[@coreyklaustermeier9241]

I love this one because she destroys him without constantly bringing up his weight like other people.

[@topraktrol1229]

Those lyrics are written but ok

[@kurtdiesel5769]

She did

[@chipmunck6]

Total class act for sure

[@AllexandraaaD]

I mean... I don't know what you think she meant with James wanting and I quote "Attention deep-fried" :'D

[@magzies5795]

the very first diss she gave was about him having a big butt XD bru listen to the lyrics before throwing shade

[@kait6994]

“You know I taught your little mister to tingle” is the best line EVER. I loved that movie. 😂😂

[@SamMasghati]

Helens entry was gold XD 1:03

[@daviddelaney2407]

and notice the regal wave! --Dave, +never+ above the tiara

[@deadeyes4626]

what I aspire to be

[@MDFields]

Sam Masghati e

[@lululilfroozer4434]

She's Queen

[@JD-nv3tz]

funny joke about us brits

[@henrythonger6995]

“The only role you played is GUY WHO BEGGED TO BE HERE” lmao . Helen wasn’t playing on this :D

[@michelle5425]

Henry Thonger HAHHAHAHA I NEARLY DIED

[@mblimbag]

Damn! Helen

[@tomodonnell878]

Helen mirren in a rap battle is something I didn’t know I needed

[@tamd5670]

Bro same

[@chaimalekkam4233]

"found in Jimmy Fallon's trash" burn killed me, James could've never recovered after that she won

[@safwanalvi8887]

imagine Helen being your grandmother, and rapping a Drop the Mic style lullaby every night

[@iriagomez5269]

She KNOWS she's a queen

[@elisel-j3311]

Iria Gómez 376th agree 1:03 your proof

[@bellak46]

She doesn’t look impressed once 😂😂😂

[@thiagooliveira5235]

Well, if I had lived for 70 years, not too many things would impress me either. Lol

[@nancydanso102]

😂😂😂😂

[@DamnTheMan1]

She's a bad ass

[@emmastaub5630]

Bella Kok 😂Right

[@thecelerystick1015]

666 LIKE LETS GO

[@evisser2482]

She nailed it! She is a QUEEN and a TOTAL BADASS!

[@stephenconnolly5904]

E Visser she nailed what? Rehearsing a scripted "rap"?

[@allys744]

All her lines were killer. “I’ll cook this beef, his wife and her lover!” OMG, and that’s a reference to one of her movies

[@ejiro241]

Hahah she's too funny. She roasted him.

[@allisoncollins]

Also when she says "You know I taught your little Mister to tingle" reference to her movie "Teaching Mrs. Tingle"

[@LadyHashZ]

Who’s the ghost writer on these things ? Like they are really good.

[@quinndom2930]

i have been thinking about that all while watching

[@serrephim]

Every Helen Mirren fan ever, lol.

[@ads2686]

The creator and main writer of these segments is Eliza skinner. She used to be a writer on the latelateshow.

[@hijack69]

@@ads2686 pretty sure they hire songwriters for these

[@perma4702]

That Caligula reference was fuckin fire LOL

[@thegossipswan009]

Long live the queen.

[@Dougy]

Can't wait till Ireland colonizes you

[@francescahw69]

Queen of Rap Helen Mirren

[@rva]

thegossipswan009 yessss

[@katelynweier4098]

thegossipswan009 i

[@tj2hunt]

thegossipswan009 Yo for real? She's one of "velvet covered steel" woman role models. She Rules.

[@stillloading2398]

4:32 that jimmy Fallon joke was pretty damn good 😂😂

[@andrewreimisch5487]

And THAT should be the reason why he should make a battle on TBS! Double Length!

[@maddieh240]

Damn she killed him!😍😂

[@jimfriedman6923]

Maddie H killed understates that like Dame Helen Mirren is kind of awesome.

[@brph-js8jn]

"you've been to Hel-en back" holycrap that was smart

[@draisens]

Helen Mirren is on a completely different league. True.

[@RuurdWoltring]

[Round 1 - James Corden]: Helen is basically an icon in her craft When I heard she wanted to battle me, all I could do was laugh Back home, she’s considered the actress you have to fear Were in America now, Meryl Streep lives here You dated Liam Neeson back in 1982 He left you real quick, he wasn’t TAKEN with you Helen’s so beloved, she’s in her own class She played the queen, but now she’s a royal pain in my ass [Round 1 - Helen Mirren]: I’m the one you should fear, wherever I go If I’m a pain in your ass, that leaves a lot of room to grow You stand out not for games or bander Other shows do comedy, you just pander You thought you could beat me, sorry, game over I’ll cook this beef his wife and her lover He’s obsessed with my exes, sorry James, I’m not single But you know I taught your little mister to tingle [Round 2 - James Corden]: Helen was impressive, that’s a real change Played a queen six times, wow, that’s real range America thinks your classy, but it’s all for show The accent only sounds smart, trust me, I’d know Your outdated, overrated and I’m tearing you apart I’ll knock this national treasure outta Gosford Park See, I hit home runs, you should stay on the bench I’m not playing around like your not dame Judi Dench [Round 2 - Helen Mirren]: I’ve played the queen, but also warriors and witches Crime lords and wizards, bosses and bitches Detective and whores, from Altman to Shakespeare The only role you ever played is “guy that begged to be here Poor James Corden will never be satisfied Until you find a way to get attention deep fried But this battle is fun, I’m glad that you asked It’s the only bit you didn’t find in Jimmy Fallon’s trash [Round 3 - James Corden]: You’re called British Royalty, but clearly you’re not Even in Hollywood as a queen, Megan Markle took your spot You appeared in the last Fast and Furious without warning You turned the whole franchise into very slow and boring It’s a shame, in Harry Potter, you never played a teacher And your role in James Bond, wait, you weren’t in that either I’m sorry that I had to be the one to take you down I just defeated a queen, someone hand me my crown [Round 3 - Helen Mirren]: You fucked up, James, you desperate tater tot A woman’s worth isn’t credits, or who says that she’s hot? Boy's club bullshit, I’m done with that crap You're welcome for this headline: “Helen Mirren can rap” Compare me to Meryl, Judi, Maggie, but why? They’re not my competition, they’re my ride or die See, women are a force to be reckoned with And I reckoned I wrecked you, you’ve been to hell and back, bitch

[@shruti8953]

Ruurd Woltring thanks bro!

[@badacedeerkiller]

Helen and back bitch

[@user-qb4id8zn3h]

@@badacedeerkiller Helen back, that's the point

[@shivanisemwal176]

Ruurd Woltring thanks

[@MaryParksCarlisle]

You fucked up, James, you desperate tater tot A woman’s worth isn’t credits, *or* who says *that* she’s hot? *Boy's club* bullshit, I’m done with that crap *You're* welcome for this headline: “Helen Mirren can rap” Compare me to Meryl, Judi, Maggie, but why? They’re not my competition, they’re my ride or die See, women are a force to be reckoned with And I reckoned I wrecked you, you’ve been to hell and back, bitch

[@rhodacampbell]

When James started at Helen, I was feeling worried coz it’s so weird to have someone take down someone so iconic but Helen kicked ass, so brilliant!!! Good going guys!!! Love it :)

[@serrephim]

She was always going to win. Both of their raps were scripted for them to create that outcome. Still fun as hell to watch, though. Not every woman her age could have sold it.

[@fadhilramadhani1847]

The dame who doesn't give a damn 😂❤

[@prxnxv7562]

This was such an adorable rap battle I love Helen Mirren ahahaha

[@pitchperfectfangirl3345]

Helen Mirrin looked really satisfied when she roasted James Corden. Lmao

[@thelilabides]

I love Helen for not only being so classy and incredible (as usual) but that last verse was a feminist slay, she raised up all the women James tried comparing her to and I’m living for it. ✨

[@vicmartone]

Writers did really good in that

[@amberparker9883]

She IS royalty. .love her. And I LOVE THIS !!

[@tonyamclemore9995]

"You thought that you could beat me? Sorry game over. I'll cook this beef his wife and her lover."😂😂

[@kkandsims4612]

She’s actually in movie similar to that I think it’s a reference to her movie

[@050-navinsashaang.j4]

I read as it came in the video

[@riskybisky1127]

people: stop acting like a princess me: **helen entering the stage**

[@soyalakashung1859]

The Helen :)

[@NDBit]

Me: OK.

[@mulugetaabate3382]

I love Helen's Personality, she is just so calm.

[@jenniiipink2505]

Wow! She roasted him with a side of super hot sauce!! 🤣🤣🤣🌶🌶🌶🌶

[@ElectricCool]

Add an extra of muthaphuckin Carolina reapers

[@KayBbyXOXOXO]

A lot of people do Drop the Mic to make jokes, but Helen came do destroy James, and she did.

[@jaedanstarz5314]

Thus marks my new favorite drop the mic battle

[@ashlysorenson9750]

Helen Mirren walking out as queen is my spirit animal

[@nataliaxo6239]

She was so lovely in person as well. A serious gem!

[@victoriaibekwe1651]

Off with his head 😂😂, I love you Helen sassy Queen 👑

[@baileybieganek2446]

Me: oh wow look it's getting late I should probably go to bed.... *Sees video* *Wakes the whole house with my squealing*

[@baileybieganek2446]

He Is Awoke And You Will Worship Him ummmmm...Excuse you?

[@carygilmore2481]

Bailey Bieganek

[@rva]

Queen Mirren 👑

[@louissala5281]

Rebecca Vocals Athlete m

[@kameronhunt1962]

She put him down quick in her first verse haha

[@iridescent9667]

I thought you don't like Rap... 😅😁

[@AsraGlash]

Drop the mic with Adele 😍

[@mokytojas]

Adele would eat him alive

[@15이경원]

Adele raps soooo good

[@guitarkung1679]

@@mokytojas lmao

[@gerrie2477]

Helen Mirren is the quintessential woman, beauty, class, grace, humor, the epitome of the title "Woman"

[@SAJuk-lb4dh]

My god , I've always admired and loved helen mirren for all that she is and what she has done, but watching this has taken my admiration of her to another level. This was brilliant viewing, and I'm literally stunned at how well she did rapping 👏🙌😘😘

[@MariaThomas1999]

Helen is such a hoot 😂

[@MariaThomas1999]

Pinda Kaas no, hoot. Look it up xD

[@MariaThomas1999]

Pinda Kaas haha yes well I agree xD

[@punkressph1]

"Off with his head" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rhodiapresley6494]

Who knew ? HELEN, that was awesome.

[@elsalee5794]

Expected real cringe but Helen killed it!!! James' verses were lit as well

[@arshadhmuhammedhabeeb8614]

"Guy who beg to be here"..... Iconic one.. Coming to his show and ruling the stage.. That's truly a QUEEN...

[@lone6718]

Have to keep coming back to this one. She is ruthless, you can see it on James’ face. Lol

[@arinkulshi]

Helen is so chill nothing phases her

[@gpeddino]

She’s such a great sport for doing this.

[@mushaboomer]

WTF Helen Mirren SPITTIN' !!!! "Desperate tater tot "!! Lmao 😂

[@clarki32]

Sam J.W what does it mean?

[@moniqduncan7188]

Sam J.W Tater tots are pieces of deep-fried, grated potatoes served as a side dish. *Side dish* 😂😂

[@clarki32]

Moniq duncan thanks

[@joeshuler2886]

She and dame Judi Dench. National treasures!

[@mistyb4574]

She had it from the beginning “Bow down”😂 Helen is awesome! I love her!!!! She is classy and badass!

[@tylerjakes5651]

Hello how are you doing? Hope you’re having a wonderful day!!

[@gabrielledelarosa1546]

"you've been too hel-en back bxtch"😂

[@lesleyanna]

"It's the only bit you didn't find in Jimmy Fallon's trash." 🔥

[@jmnny85]

Found in Jimmy Fallon's trash,Major Burn from Helen!! Lol

[@bonniesimpson1636]

This NEVER gets old. Helen is a queen!!!

[@cherylhernandez4813]

"You said that was strictly between us. " Haha. " they're not my competition they're my ride or die. " She's an icon

[@RurouniStarchild]

James basically lost the SECOND Helen Mirren stepped foot on the stage.

[@eternasapphiremoon81]

Or the second this bout was even announced....

[@tinaxoxo5524]

OMG! There literally is nothing she cannot do! amazing! Bow down 👑🌹💖🙆

[@theemisscaramel]

Mirren slayed - "Poor James Corden will never be satisfied until you find a way to get attention deep fried" !!!

[@dreamdimondkrattgirl8068]

" HELEN AND BACK!" OML that was the biggest burn down in oldies history!!!!!!!! KEEP OT UP GRAMA 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😂😂😁😁😗😗😙😙😀😙😙😗😗😈😎😎😄

[@a3zax007]

what a classy diva . total respect for her .

[@jlovemadge]

gosh i want to look like her in leather jeans when i'm 70+

[@AndyCandy13]

No kidding hey!

[@NDBit]

I want to look like her, and I'm 24

[@wadesharp11]

haha true

[@wadesharp11]

@@NDBit hahaha

[@martin21280]

70+ never

[@ellie9545]

"Kneel, Baby Kneel", GAVIN AND STACEY

[@shalee__x6083]

Omg what even was this they get better each time 😂😂❤❤ forever have love for James Corden 😂😂

[@dasfeenfleisch8775]

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover references are so so Gold 👍😋❤️

[@mosesplaying5781]

This was a blood bath 😂 some one help Cordon 😂

[@evisser2482]

"You desperate tater tot!"

[@natasharoanhorse7037]

Good. I'm not the only one who heard that part 😂😂😂

[@kagisosebetso9527]

that "you've been to Hellen back" line was lowkey fire

[@EwanLim]

When will Patrick Stewart be rap battling Ian McKellen?

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Ewan Lim YES!!!!

[@kkandsims4612]

Not sure either would win

[@graceliz865]

Helen is such 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 BADASS 👏🏻🔥

[@joshuakim7845]

She didn’t just insult his pride, she demolished his sanity.

[@ruksarahmed1569]

Finally - this segment is back! ❤️❤️

[@digantkaushik2389]

Helen Mirren is a Queen.

[@sararadley7189]

Digant Kaushik nYASS

[@KoMellToY]

Digant Kaushik big time

[@jordylont1879]

“Poor James you will never be satisfied until you find a way to get attention deep fried.” That is the line of the battle for me😂

[@yalenayardeen2925]

I loveeeeeeee Helen, and honestly this drop the mic is still the best

[@stevenngaming]

This is the best of all 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bubblyburberry24]

Helen Mirren saying "Kneel, Baby, kneel." satisfied a sexual fantasy that I didn't even know I had.

[@boxer12350]

Allison Anon Yep. Me too

[@mdyyang1955]

😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@oramahura7238]

😁😁😁

[@freshlybakedbria]

hoLY SHIT

[@pmlonghorn7694]

me too🙈

[@southernbelle4398]

Holy hell!!! Go Ms. Helen!!! Major props to the Lady! 🤗

[@JDWALLACE23]

Dame, that was some serious fire from Helen 🔥🔥😂

[@thesjd04]

Just watching this more than 2 years after is aired, but boy is it funny and beautiful!!!!!!

[@kobefonz854]

"He's obsessed with my exes but sorry James, I'm not single. ButYou know I taught your little mister to tingle" 💀

[@BlobbyBlobz2acct]

best rapper "in this time slot"

[@ViteloElyos]

Damn Helen knows how to flow.

[@charlieadams2084]

Taught your little mister to tingle. WOAH

[@Fuenzy]

"Woman are a force to be reckoned with and I reckon i wrecked you, you've been hell-en back b*tch" I can't stop laughing fgfmgmfgf

[@AT3L0PH0B14]

THIS WOMAN!!!!! FOR TOO MAJESTIC FOR WORDS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 When James put the crown on everyone’s clapping for him out of pity

[@TMNTFANDJMUT4G8N]

This was awesome!!!! Helen Mirren is proof that she has a punch to her comebacks!!!! Thank God she won because she had lines that were straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ya4girls1]

I don't care who you are, when Helen says bow, you bow and say thank you.

[@MuhammadEgypt]

Would never have believed she would take that challenge. haha

[@Elemenopi23]

I could totally see one of those 64 Cadillac convertibles with the hydraulic suspension rollin down the street with Helen, Judy, and Meryl, and Maggie in it, front bouncing like one of those Dr Dre videos in the 90s.

[@Supersaiyan1309-k5g]

That head nod a 4:38 was so freaking KAWAIIIII

[@aperfectday736]

A "Drop the Mic" battle with Helen Mirren vs Meryl Streep at the oscars would be awesome. Result: Helen Mirren wins and make Meryl Streep retire. 😂

[@EvaSofie]

May I remind you of who did the Witch’s Rap in the Into The Woods movie and got an Oscar nomination for it? That’s right, Meryl.

[@aperfectday736]

nuke018 Yeah! Meryl will get a nomination. It's called "Exit this Door" nomination. :)

[@aperfectday736]

Eva Ukman If you are true to yourself. You know she didn't deserve that nomination. In 2015 there were far more better films and better female supporting acts than Meryl Streep with "Into the Woods".

[@EvaSofie]

Way to completely miss the point.

[@aperfectday736]

Eva Ukman yeah because the Oscars are biased.

[@ahmadfathhan6075]

HELLO YES 911 I'D LIKE TO REPORT A MURDER RIGHT HERE, IN THIS VIDEO

[@tj2hunt]

hey its fathhan. I saw it Officer it was brutal homicide

[@amiehiggins2541]

Ha!

[@eternasapphiremoon81]

@@tj2hunt She's a queen? FULL PARDON. XD

[@martinschabana9284]

lol

[@gocolago33]

Bend the knee, James!! LOL!

[@meghasinghania1]

WHEN THE QUEEN ORDERS U TO KNEEL AND BOW DOWN, U KNEEL AND BOW DOWN!! NO ARGUMENTS, NO LOOKING UP, ONLY LOOKING DOWN!! DO AS SHE IS TELLING WITHOUT MAKING ANY FACES OR CRYING!! NO QUESTIONS ASKED!! OTHERWISE, BRUTALLY PUNISHED AND OFF WITH UR HEAD!!

[@TheSingleTrucker]

She plays a sniper in RED, she sniped James right off the pedestal!