C.J.: James Corden is not vague about examining Prince's facial hair

James Corden must not want to book Prince for "Carpool Karaoke."

The host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS made fun of The Purple One's sparse facial hair last week while gushing over that glamorous passport photo that struck the Web's fancy. Otherwise Corden was extremely complimentary, in ways Prince may not appreciate now that he's toned down the "Darling Nikki" and become more religious.

"He just got a new passport photo and someone shared it on Twitter. It does not disappoint. Basically it looks exactly the way you'd imagine Prince's passport photo looks in your head. I've got it here. Look at that!" Corden enthused. "It's majestic. I know you are not meant to smile but that doesn't [mean] you should just be allowed to exude that much sexual energy. The picture immediately changes from a passport to a lifetime membership in the Mile High Club. Look at his facial hair. Imagine how long that takes," Corden said, bringing house band leader Reggie Watts into the segment. "It's like a hairy lip liner."

Watts, somebody with whom Prince would never want to get into a "fro down," described Symbolina's facial hair as "just vaguely there. It's like a Brazilian for your face."

That broke up Corden, whose "Carpool Karaoke" interviews have a tendency to go viral. The bit where he drives around with performers while singing their songs has featured Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Elton John and Justin Bieber. Both Adele and Jennifer Hudson expressed surprise with Corden's vocal skills. Adele played well with Corden, but for my money JHud's was the best.

I want to know when Corden is going to do the segment with Patti Austin? I can recommend a playlist starting with "Baby Come to Me," which will make her instantly recognizable.

While showing a recent "Carpool Karaoke" clip, Jason Matheson, host of Fox 9's "The Jason Show," told viewers that he hopes Corden decreases the frequency of the bits because "if you run it so much, you will kill what makes it special." Excellent point from the local talent whose little 10 a.m. show is doing so well there is talk of his show going statewide and maybe, maybe … I don't want to jinx it.

If Donald Trump is elected president, this will be the very least of our worries but … his cravats are too long.

"They are waaaaay too long. I'm not sure what is going on," said Kenny King, the older twin at King Brothers Clothiers. "We've actually met Donald Trump. He's pretty tall, his torso is long, and in order to get the ties that long I imagine he is getting them custom made. The ties that he wears should end on his buckle or waistband of his pants."

Tuesday, when I interviewed Kenny and Danny King for an upcoming Q&A, Kenny was wearing a knit tie. "It's acceptable for those to be a little shorter," said Kenny.

The one time I interviewed Trump, I was so focused on his hair that I never noticed the length of his tie. Something to look at if Trump makes a stop in Minnesota before the caucuses.

Overall, Trump's style does not get high marks from Kenny King. "I think he still looks very frumpy," said King, returning to the subject of the ties: "Trump has been tying his ties that long a long time. He will tell you he can make his own rules."

The Super Bowl commercial that asked the question, "Is the new Quesalupa #BiggerThanFancyRay?" has surpassed the 1 million views mark on Taco Bell's Facebook page. Last time I checked it was up to 1,302,864 views: tinyurl.com/hcav744.

The normally irrepressible local commercial pitchman and self-proclaimed "Best Looking Man in Comedy" sounded stunned and even humbled by this milestone.

"It's incredible," he said. "Nothing I have done has had a million views …"

Remember when I said Fancy Ray seemed humbled? He did not stay that way: "… other than when I walk downtown in Minneapolis."

C.J. can be reached at cj@startribune.com and seen on Fox 9's "Jason Show" and "Buzz." E-mailers, please state a subject; "Hello" does not count. Attachments are not opened.