'Blockbuster' Creator Explains James Corden Joke in Episode 6 of Netflix Series

Olga Merediz’s character Connie is involved in the Corden joke…

In episode six of Blockbuster, Olga Merediz‘s character jokes that she’s normally sleeping by 7pm and having one of her reoccurring nightmares about James Corden.

Connie says, “Don’t let the accent fool you. He’s a bully! And a menace!”

Blockbuster series creator Vanessa Ramos told TVLine, “We wrote this over a year ago, then shot it in Vancouver at the end of February, so this was way before anything [in the news]. [The Late Late Show] for whatever reason felt like something the Connie character would watch.”

Vanessa noted that she often falls asleep while watching TV, which she felt Connie would do too. She said, “As a kid, I remember my parents would watch Cheers. If I fell asleep with Cheers on, I’d have a dream and Ted Danson would be in it. When that joke was pitched, it just felt so naturally Connie, and it was more about the Carpool Karaoke angle — the ‘Carpool Karaoke night terrors’ [punchline]. We didn’t think twice about it.”

Corden was called out again this week for another reason.