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James Corden debuted as the host of CBS鈥檚 鈥淭he Late Late Show鈥� on March 23 and quickly demonstrated how some aspects of his show will be different from his predecessors and others who are working on the late-night circuit.

Corden recently acted in the 2014 films 鈥淚nto the Woods鈥� and 鈥淏egin Again鈥� and won a Tony for his work in the play 鈥淥ne Man, Two Guvnors.鈥�

As noted by the , CBS itself acknowledged Corden isn鈥檛 as familiar a name as, say, Stephen Colbert will be when he takes over David Letterman鈥檚 CBS show.聽

鈥淛ames is already a big star in the U.K. and he鈥檚 wowed American audiences on Broadway," Nina Tassler, CBS entertainment chairman, when announcing Corden as the replacement for Craig Ferguson, "We鈥檙e very excited to introduce his considerable and very unique talents to our network television audience on a daily basis.鈥澛�

It鈥檚 already a crowded late-night landscape, with Jimmy Fallon at NBC dominating the conversation with his often instantly viral celebrity interviews and performances. So how is Corden separating himself from the pack?聽

One practice came to light before Corden鈥檚 first episode aired: as reported by the Associated Press, Corden鈥檚 iteration of 鈥淟ate Late鈥� will have all the night鈥檚 guests on at the same time as opposed to each coming out singly. And as noted by Lisa de Moraes of , Corden moved out from behind the desk to talk to guests Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis. In addition, when Hanks and Kunis entered, they came in via stairs that went through the audience.

How else will you know you鈥檙e watching Corden鈥檚 show and not Jimmy Kimmel鈥檚 or, once he debuts, Colbert? According to some reviews, the actor鈥檚 theatrical background was on display in one routine in which he and Hanks quickly went through various scenes from movies in which Hanks appeared. 鈥淢ore than anything, it felt like a touch of old-fashioned variety, in a good way,鈥� critic Brian Lowry wrote, while Tim Goodman of the called it 鈥淸the] standout moment by far鈥� [it] played to Corden鈥檚 strengths as a multi-talented performer.鈥澛�

Corden also comes across as different personality-wise than some of his predecessors, according to some critics. 鈥淯nlike Letterman (and to a degree Craig Ferguson, who was content to simply be goofy much of the time), Corden comes across as natural and likable,鈥� Lowry wrote, while Goodman called him 鈥渆ngaging鈥� The glaring difference is that [Corden] comes without almost any snark, which is a modern American late-night talk show host must-have quality that was only recently spurned by Jimmy Fallon. Corden doesn鈥檛 put a layer of cool between him and the viewer (or his guests) 鈥� he鈥檚 as affable and sincere as Fallon with just a little less goofiness.鈥� Michael Slezak of agreed, calling him 鈥渃harming and unexpectedly earnest.鈥�

We鈥檒l see how Corden separates himself from the pack even further as his stint on 鈥淟ate Late鈥� goes on.