James Corden's NSFW Joke About Judi Dench at the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony Did Not Go Over Well

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James Corden‘s raunchy joke involving Dame Judi Dench did not exactly stick the landing. The 46-year-old former The Late Show host was tasked with hosting the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday (April 5) in Los Angeles. There, he made a suggestive joke about the legendary 90-year-old actress and former White House Chief Medical Advisor [...]

James Corden ‘s raunchy joke involving Dame Judi Dench did not exactly stick the landing. The 46-year-old former The Late Show host was tasked with hosting the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday (April 5) in Los Angeles. There, he made a suggestive joke about the legendary 90-year-old actress and former White House Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci .

“Tonight is the one night that Hollywood and science come together, other than of course, that one magical evening where Dr. Fauci had a one night stand with Dame Judi Dench ,” James said during his speech, per The Daily Mail . Keep reading to find out more.



.. While Judi was not present that night, the comment was met with silence from the audience.

In one moment, cameras panned to Olivia Wilde making an uncomfortable expression in reaction to James ‘ words. Meanwhile, last year, Lily Allen gave details about her rocky friendship with James ..