In February 2011 , Corden again presented the 2011 Brit Awards . In March , Corden reprised his '' Gavin & Stacey '' role as Smithy in a '' Red Nose Day '' sketch for the charity telethon Comic Relief . The sketch included appearances by then UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown , JLS , Paul McCartney and Justin Bieber . It received positive reviews from critics and was highly regarded as the best sketch of the night . The show also saw the first appearance of his Carpool Karaoke sketch , which saw him singing songs with pop star George Michael while driving around London . In 2011 , he appeared in '' The Three Musketeers ''
2011 Brit Awards
2011 Brit Awards
James Corden