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19th Feb 2016

VIDEO: James Corden auditions for role as Deadpool’s sidekick in hilarious sketch with Ryan Reynolds

Conor Heneghan

Somehow, we doubt he’s going to get the gig.

Deadpool is very much doing the business in Irish cinemas at the moment and as anyone who has seen it will know, he’s bad-ass enough in his own right without the need for help.

When he bears such a likeness to Paul O’Connell, why should we be surprised?

Despite his effectiveness going solo, James Corden tried his best to convince the man who plays Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, that he could be his sidekick when he had him as a guest on the show recently.

Problem is, James’ sidekick suggestions aren’t very good but they do come to a compromise in the end…

Clip via The Late Late Show with James Corden

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