Seattle hometown hero Reggie Watts has just been named the bandleader for the CBS Late Late Show with host James Corden, who will take over in March.

To get a sense of what CBS might be getting itself into, here's Reggie's one-man bandleader work on Comedy Bang! Bang!:

Reggie, who moved to New York several years ago, has been all over the place from theaters like On the Boards (where he and playwright Tommy Smith, also from Seattle, created surreal performance pieces) to touring with Conan O'Brien to TED conferences:

Reggie has also collaborated with Wayne Horvitz, Regina Spektor, the Yes Men, Amy O'Neal, W. Kamau Bell, Sarah Silverman, and tons of other folks (including me, a few years back—clearly, he'll work with anyone).

I wouldn't be surprised if his next gig was on the International Space Station. But for now, congratulations on the CBS announcement.