I AM MANY THINGS.
A LATE NIGHT HOST, A FASHION ICON, COY GO ON.
AND I AM COMMITTED TO HELPING THE AMAZING SINGLE PEOPLE WHO
WORK HERE FIND THEIR MATCH.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES TO PLAY HERE ON
THE SHOW, IT'S "LATE LATE LIVE TINDER."
NOW, THE PERSON WE'RE SURPRISING TONIGHT DOESN'T KNOW SHE'S ABOUT
TO PLAY THIS GAME AND, PERHAPS FIND TRUE LOVE.
IT'S OUR WONDERFUL DIGITAL PRODUCER LEXA.
LEXA, HEY LEXA, HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
ARE YOU OKAY?
DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THAT YOU ARE HAD BEEN PUT FORWARD TO
PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER?
>> NO.
>> Joe: YOU GOT TO GET DOWN TO THE STAGE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER.
COME ON LEXA GO!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Joe: ARE YOU OKAY? >> YES.
>> Joe: REALLY?
>> YES.
>> Joe: ARE YOU OKAY WITH PLAYING THIS?
>> YES.
>> Joe: WE'LL PUT A MICROPHONE ON YOU AND
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE GONNA PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER!
COME ON BACK!
>> James: WELCOME BACK. NOW, LEXA YOU'VE HAD AN ENTIRE
COMMERCIAL BREAK TO THINK ABOUTYOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
>> NERVOUS, EXCITED.
>> James: THAT IS HOW EVERY GREAT DATE STARTS.
LEXA BEFORE WE BEGIN I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW A FEW THINGS ABOUT
LEXA.
SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE RAY EVER SUNSHINE AROUND THE OFFICE.
SHE IS.
FULL OF ENERGY, ALWAYS SMILING.
ALWAYS SMILING, ALWAYS JOYOUS, ALWAYS GREAT TO BE AROUND,
HOWEVER, HIDING A VERY DARK SECRET.
SHE HAS TRIED DATING HERE IN LOS ANGELES AND FOUND IT TO BE A
DISAPPOINTMENT.
IS IT CORRECT.
>> YES.
>> James: WHAT IS IT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN A MAN?
>> I GUESS THE WOW FACTOR.
>> James: WHAT IS THAT?
IS THAT DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE?
>> IT IS A COMBINATION OF LOOKS AND VIBE AND COMMUNICATION.
>> James: THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, GIVEN WE'RE ONLY STARING
AT THEIR FACES.
LOOKS LIKE WHO'S YOUR DREAM MA'AM MAN?
WHO DO YOU LIKE THE LOOK OF SO WE KNOW WHO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
>> EXACTLY, LEVI, HE'S A HOTTIE.
>> James: FULL CUT BETTER ON, NOW AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT,
LEXA'S MOTHER IS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY!
WHAT'S YOUR MOTHER'S NAME?
>> MARY.
>> James: HOW ARE YOU MARY?
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THIS IS QUITE INCREDIBLE THAT YOU ARE HERE ON THE DAY THAT
WE'RE DOING THIS.
IT IS RIDICULOUS, ALL RIGHT?
SO IF WE CALL ON YOU MARY WILL YOU HELP US OUT?
>> SURE.
>> James: IT'S TIME TO PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: OKAY LET'S BRING
OUT OUR FIRST CONTESTANT.
OKAY.
WOW!
LET ME SAY YOU WERE BRILLIANT IN THE JOKER.
WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS ABOUT BRETT?
>> I'M ALREADY NOT INTO BRETT.
>> James: BRETT I LIKE A RED ON RED, I DO.
YOU GOT A KIND FACE AND WHEN THAT HAIR CULT'S FINISHED I
THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE REAL DASH.
IT FEELS LIKE SWIPING LEFT.
IS IT SWIPE LEFT?
GOOD-BYE, BRETT.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: OKAY, BRYAN,
POPULAR WITH THE AUDIENCE, GOOD HAIR.
>> I LIKE THE HAIRCUT.
>> James: I LIKE THE HAIRCUT.
WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT BRYAN, WHAT'S YOUR INSTINCT.
>> I'M WORRIED HE'S A LITTLE YOUNG.
>> James: WHAT AGE ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
>> I'M 30.
>> James: YOU'RE 29.
HE'S DAYS YOUNGER, NOT 17, HE'S 29.
AT SOME POINT, THERE WOULD BE A POINT IN THE YEAR WHERE YOU
WOULD BE THE SAME AGE.
>> THAT WOS BEAUTIFUL.
>> James: YOU WOULD BE A BIT OLDER, HE WOULD BE YOUNGER, YOU
WOULD MAKE JOKES WHEN YOU WERE 85 LIKE SLOW DOWN!
BUT I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO YOUNG.
HE'S GOT A MATURITY IN THE EYES.
NOW I WILL SAY THIS IF YOU SWIPE HIM TO A CHAIR BUT SOMEONE ELSE
COMES OUT IN THE CHAIR YOU CAN SWAP PEOPLE OUT.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BRYAN?
ARE YOU SWIPING RIGHT OR SWIPE LEFT?
>> FOR RIGHT NOW HE IS A SWIPER!
>> James: GET ON THERE BRYAN, BOLD CHANCE!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ YE >> James: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU BUT MARY'S EYES LIT UP.
DAVID, GREAT JACKET, SMOLDERING EYES I MEAN CHEEKBONES FOR DAYS!
THIS IS WHERE WE TEST HOW SERIOUS YOU WERE ABOUT THE AGE
THING!
729, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
>> WHO CARES!
>> James: DAVID IS AN ABSOLUTE DISH?
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> I AGREE.
>> James: GET OVER THERE DAVID, DON'T WORRY!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: DAVID, I LOVE THIS
WHOLE LOOK!
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE IN THE BOY BAND IN THE '90s!
OH I LOVE, SORRY BRYAN BUT DAVID.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: EVERETT.
NOW EVERETT, I'M SENSING AGE RANGE IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
>> CORRECT.
>> James: IT'S WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
WHAT ARE OUR FIRST THOUGHTS?
>> I'M THINKING HIS LOOKS ARE PIERCING.
AND GOOD AGE.
>> James: REMEMBER IF YOU FILL THE SEATS CAN YOU SWAP
BRYAN OUT FOR SOMEONE ELSE, OKAY?
(LAUGHTER) >> James: SO IT'S TOTALLY UP
TO YOU.
I'M KIDDING BRYAN.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTE STUD BUT YOU'RE JUST TOO YOUNG!
DAVID, YOU'RE STILL AMAZING.
OKAY.
WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT EVERETT, ARE WE SWIPING RIGHT OR LEFT,
WHAT DO WE THINK?
>> FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> James: CONGRATULATIONS, EVERETT.
OKAY.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (APPLAUSE)
>> James: RC HAS THE LOOK OF A MAN WHO HASN'T PAID TAX IN A
DECADE!
IF HE WASN'T HUNG OVER HE'D LOOK GOOD!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> UH-HUH.
>> James: MARY WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RC WITH?
WE'LL SEE, MARY'S SPOKEN.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
OH I'M SORRY!
NICE WORK, I LIKE THAT!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James
>> DO I KNOW THIS PERSON?
WHAT?
>> James: BRENDAN, I'M VERY CROSS WITH YOU.
BECAUSE HAD YOU NOT WALKED OUT WITH WHATEVER THIS WAS, I WOULD
BE DRINKING YOU DOWN LIKE A TALL GLASS OF WATER!
NOW, WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, WHETHER WE CAN GET PAST WHATEVER
THAT WAS, WHETHER WE CAN GET PAST THE FACT THAT HE'S CLEARLY
IN A MUMFUL AND SONS TRIBUTE BAND AND FOCUS ON WHAT I HAVE TO
SAY IS AN OUTRAGEOUSLY HANDSOME FACE.
SO -- >> HE'S GOT VERY PROFESSIONAL
EYE CONTACT THAT IS WORKING ON ME!
>> James: NOW REMEMBER IF YOU'RE GOING TO SWIPE RIGHT ON
BRENDAN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE EITHER EVERETT OR BRYAN.
SO YOU'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO HERE.
BECAUSE I LIKE BRENDAN A LOT.
>> I DO, TOO.
>> James: OKAY, YOU TELL US WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO HERE.
>> I THINK I'M GOING TO SWAP HIM OUT FOR EVERETT.
>> James: OH EVERETT, I'LL SORRY, YOU ARE SO DELIGHTFUL.
WE SAY GOOD-BYE TO EVERETT BUT WE SAY HELLO TO BRENDAN.
THERE WE GO!
CONGRATULATIONS, BRENDAN.
YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR PLACE.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
GOD, GREAT SCOTT!
>> CAN I SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS?
>> James: ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN.
I MEAN SCOTT LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BE ZACHARY LEVI'S DISGRUND LED
LDER BROTHER.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT MARY TO SEE WHICH WAY SHE'S
SWIPING.
MARY WE LIKE SCOTT?
OKAY, SCOTT'S THERE, WE'VE ONLY SAT BRENDAN DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIM?
>> I SEE VERY GOOD SMILE, VERY GOOD FACIAL HAIR, VERY GOOD
EYES, VERY GOOD HAIR.
>> James: WOW.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A SWIPE RIGHT, IS IT?
>> IT IS A SWIPE RIGHT.
>> James: WHO ARE WE SWIPING OUT, BRENDAN, DAVID, OR BRYAN?
>> I THINK BRYAN, I'M SORRY!
>> James: OH BRYAN GOOD-BYE.
YOU'RE OUR FIRST AND OUR GREATEST WE'LL NEVER FORGET YOU!
CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DONE!
OKAY!
NOW, THE NEXT CONTESTANT IS OUR LAST MAN.
OKAY?
LET'S BRING HIM OUT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WHOA MARCUS.
MARCUS, SUPPOSED TO WEAR A HAT AND I'M NOT MAD AT IT.
I'M ABSOLUTELY DIGGING IT.
I LIKE THE JACKET, I ALSO LOVE ALSO, CAN I SAY THIS, SOMETHING
ELSE I CAN'T DO, SHAVE THIS OFF AND KEEP THIS, NOT LOOK LIKE I'M
GOING THROUGH A BREAK DOWN.
BUT MARCUS LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING THROUGH A BREAK THROUGH.
>> GOOD LAUGH, GOOD LAUGH!
>> James: WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT MARCUS DO YOU THINK WE'RE
A SWAP OUT OR DO WE SWIPE LEFT?
>> I CAN'T BEAR FOR HIM TO GO INTO THE BALL PIT.
>> James: WHO ARE WE SWIPING?
>> BRENDAN, I'M SORRY.
>> James: GOOD-BYE BRENDAN, HELLO MARCUS, WE HAVE OUR FINAL
THREE.
WE HAVE OUR FINAL THREE CONTESTANTS.
COME THIS WAY LEXA, WE'VE GOT OUR FINAL THREE, MARCUS, DAVID
AND WE'VE GOT SCOTT.
HERE IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO LEXA.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ONE QUESTION
AND EACH OF OUR CONTESTANTS WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND AFTER
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE.
WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION GOING TO BE?
>> I'D LIKE TO KNOW SO IF WE WERE TO MAKE IT TO SECOND BASE,
I LOVE DANCING.
>> James: OKAY.
>> WHAT SONG WOULD YOU WANT TO DANCING WITH ME TO?
>> James: THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
MARTIN.
>> ACTUALLY I GOT A FAVOR FROM A COUSIN OF MINE, HE HAS A HUGE
CATALOG ON BILLBOARD.
YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY SONG THAT YOU LIKE.
HIS NAME IS DRAKE.
SO WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO HEAR.
>> James: I'M SORRY MARCUS YOU'RE DRAKE'S COUSIN?
>> FIRST COUSIN.
>> James: FIRST COUSIN.
ARE YOU TELLING US THAT SHOULD YOU ELECT TO GET MARRIED THAT
DRAKE WILL PLAY AT THE WEDDING?
>> 100%.
>> James: PROPOSE NOW.
DAVID AND SCOTT JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER LIKE, PFFFT!
I WAS GOING TO SAY WHITNEY'S "I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY."
IF YOU GOT TO SECOND BASE WHAT SONG WOULD YOU DANCE TO?
>> I WOULD SAY "CALL ME BY AL" B GREEN.
>> James: OKAY, SCOTT.
>> TWIST BY CHUBBY CHECKER.
>> James: SO WE GOT DRAKE PLAYING AT YOUR WEDDING, AL
GREEN OR TWIST.
IT'S UP TO YOU, LEXA YOU'VE GOT TO GO ON A DATE WITH ONE OF
THESE GENTLEMEN.
WHO IS IT GOING TO BE, IS IT GOING TO BE MARCUS WITH SCOTT OR
ALL THREE?
MARY WAS NO USE.
IT'S UP TO YOU LEXA.
WHO DO YOU WANT TO GO ON A DATE WITH, MARCUS DAVID OR SCOTT, WHO
IS IT GOING TO BE?
>> I'M GOING TO GO WITH MARCUS.
>> James: OH MY WORD!
THANK YOU DAVID.
COME ON AND JOIN US MARCUS.
MARCUS, EVERYBODY!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: LEXA MEET MARCUS.
I LOVE IT, MARCUS IS LIKE, HE'S NOT REALLY MY COUSIN.
WELL DONE MARCUS YOU CAME THROUGH RIGHT AT THE END.
YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO DO ON THIS
INCREDIBLE ROMANTIC DATE.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED.
I'M SENDING YOU RIGHT DOWN THE HALL FOR A DATE NIGHT ON THE
MOST ROMANTIC PATIO IN ALL OF TELEVISION CITY.
GO HAVE FUN, GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
WE'LL CHECK IN LATER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LEXA AND MARCUS.
THIS WAY, THIS WAY, THIS WAY, LEXA AND MARCUS EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE OF THE "LATE LATE SHOW."
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>> James: WELCOME BACK. I'M JOINED BY LEXA AND MARCUS.
NOW WE ARE ALL DYING TO KNOW HOW IT WENT.
IT WAS AN INSTANT ATTRACTION.
LEXA AS SOON AS YOU HEARD MARCUS LAUGH.
BUT THE QUESTION IS WILL THERE BE A SECOND DATE?
WAIT.
I'M GOING TO GO ON THE COUNT OF ONE, TWO, THREE AND YOU WILL SAY
YES OR NO.
GIVE ME A HAND MARCUS LET'S DO THIS.
WILL THERE BE A SECOND DATE, ONE TWO THREE!
>> YES.
LOVE IS ALIVE ON
THE "LATE LATE SHOW,"