SEE IT! Adele is final guest of James Corden’s final Carpool Karaoke

Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News
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Adele is the final musical guest James Corden is taking for a spin on “Carpool Karaoke.”

The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter, known for songs such as “Easy on Me,” “Hello” and “Chasing Pavements” joined the late night host for the first time since their wildly popular sing-along segment in 2016.

Corden shared the episode Monday ahead of his very last episode of “The Late Late Show,” which will air on Thursday at 10 p.m. on CBS.

Adele, 34, shed tears with the 44-year-old Tony Award winner as the two Londoners walked down memory lane about their friendship and Corden’s near decade as host of the series.

“It’s been a crazy eight years,” he said, as he teased her about her driving skills. And then the two broke into a highly-spirited rendition of her 2011 chart-topping hit “Rolling in the Deep.”

Serving in the role of interviewer and driver, Adele quizzed the funnyman about some of his favorite episodes of “Carpool Karaoke.”

Admitting that it was a tough sell to get artists to participate in the unproven format, Corden shared that Mariah Carey was the first one who agreed to appear, but with one caveat: she would show up but she wouldn’t sing.

The “One Man, Two Guvnors” star said that once Stevie Wonder came on board (to sing an acapella version of 1984′s “I Just Called to Say I Love You” to his wife over the phone), it set the course for other iconic artists to join in the fun.

The close friends also gleefully belted out several more Adele songs: “Love Is a Game,” “I Drink Wine,” and “Hometown Glory.” The latter served as the final song of the 20-plus minute segment.

The two also sang Barbra Streisand’s version of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from “Funny Girl,” though Adele admitted she “f—ing hates” musicals and has no desire to ever write one. If she ever wins a Tony award, the hitmaker would become an EGOT recipient.

“This is my last-ever time that I’ll do this, and it’s blown my mind that you’ve done this for me,” Corden said. “I love you, and we have had the best times here.”