AS EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M SUCKER FOR
LOVE, I AM, I'M CONSTANTLY TRYING TO FIND LOVE FOR ALL OF
THE YOUNG SINGLE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE ON THE "LATE LATE
SHOW" AND WIL WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING, THE PLUS ONE FOR THEM,
THE PERSON WE'RE SURPRISING, WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING, HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE SHOW FOR OVER A YEAR, HAS
BECOME A TRULY WONDERFUL ADDITION OF THE "LATE LATE
SHOW," SHE FEELS AT HOME HANG OUT IN THE SHOW, DON'T YOU
PHOEBE?
HEY PHOEBE HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M GREEN!
HELLO.
>> James: PHOEBE YOU'RE ON TELEVISION RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE
NO IDEA THIS WAS COMING RIGHT?
>> HAVE NO IDEA, I WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO WORK RIGHT NOW.
>> James: WE ARE GOING TO PLAY A GAME OF LATE LATE TINDER
RIGHT NOW.
COME DOWN TO THE STAGE RIGHT NOW.
YOU BETTER COME DOWN!
HERE SHE COMES.
PHOEBE!
>> PHOEBE PHOEBE PHOEBE PHOEBE PHOEBE PHOEBE.
>> James: IS THIS ALL RIGHT, PHOEBE, STAY HERE, COME ON BACK
EVERYBODY!
>> James: YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIKE A BIG TV STAR.
>> I GUESS IT WILL GO ON YOUTUBE JUST IN TIME FOR MY EXTENDED
FAMILY TO WATCH THIS SEVERAL TIMES.
>> James: LET'S GET PHOEBE A LITTLE.
YOU ARE CURRENTLY SINGLE?
>> I AM.
>> James: WHY IS THIS?
ARE YOU SUPER-PICKY?
>> YEAH, AND I HATE STRANGERS.
>> James: RIGHT.
>> JamesIT'S DIFFICULT.
>> IT'S HARD TO MEET SOMEONE BECAUSE EVERYONE STARTS LIKE A
STRANGER.
>> James: OKAY.
WELL WE'RE ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY "LATE LATE LIVE TINDER!"
HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK: THE GUYS WILL COME OUT ONE AT A
TIME.
YOU'LL TAKE YOUR BIG FOAM FINGER AND SWIPE RIGHT IF YOU LIKE THE
GUY-- OR LEFT IF YOU DON'T.
GUYS WHO GET A RIGHT SWIPE WILL TAKE A SEAT ON ONE OF THOSE
STOOLS.
GUYS WHO GET A LEFT SWIPE WILL BE FORCED TO FALL INTO THE BALL
PIT.
IS LET'S GET STARTED, COME AND STAND HERE.
LET'S BRING OUT THE FIRST CONTESTANT.
THERE WE GRO, THIS IS NICK 28.
THANKS FOR DRESSING UP NICK.
REALLY ALL APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE MADE.
>> DO WE GET ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON HIM.
>> James: IT'S TINDER.
WE KNOW IT'S NICK, 28, STRESSED LIKE HE'S SORT OF BEEN FLEEING A
COUNTRY OR SOMETHING AND LOOK AT THAT LITTLE CUTE LITTLE FACE,
WHAT DO WE THINK ARE WE SWIPING RIGHT OR LEFT?
>> HONESTLY -- >> James: GET INTO THE BALL
PIT.
OH THERE HE GOES.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WELL HORATIO!
HOORAY INDEED!
WHAT ARE WE THINKING ABOUT HO HO YOA HERE?
>> -- HO RAISCH Y HORATIO HERE?
>> QUITE A BUN, I HAVE A HARD TIME HAVING MINE LAY THAT FLAT.
>> James: PHOEBE HE WAS SUPER-HOT!
HE WAS, LIKE -- NO?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT -- >> James: WHAT IS IT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR?
>> I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL KNOW WHEN WE SEE IT.
>> James: LET'S BRING OUT THE NEXT CONTESTANT.
DANTE, I LIKE THAT HE'S MADE AN EFFORT.
HE'S GOT A TIE.
>> HE HAS ON A TIE.
>> James: A LOVELY FACE, I GOT TO SAY, KIND EYES ONLY
SLIGHTLY RUINED HIM DOING THIS.
OTHER THAN THAT I LIKED DANTE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DANTE?
>> I THINK IT'S TIME I GIVE SOMEBODY A CHANCE.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT TO GIVE DANTE --
>> James: THERE HE GOES!
YOU GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT DANTE.
THAT'S A CHEEKY GRADE.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: HOW OLD IS JAKE?
JAKE'S 26, GOOD AGE.
>> REASONABLE.
>> James: NICE LITTLE STUBBLE GOING ON GP HAIR.
>> YEAH.
>> James: I DON'T KNOW HE LOOKS LIKE HE WRITES IN COFFEE
SHOPS.
>> YES.
>> James: SEE HIM WITH A LAPTOP JUST SAT IN SOME SORT OF
COFFEE SHOP WITH WHERE THE BARISTAS LOOK DOWN ON YOU.
>> AND THEY'RE IRRITATED BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR TWO HOURS
USING THE WiFi.
>> James: BUT HE KEEPS BUYING THE COFFEE.
I LIKE THE LOOK OF JAKE BUT IT'S YOUR CALL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE SHOULD DO GANG?
STAY OR GO!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: POPULAR.
>> ALL RIGHT WE'LL GIVE HIM A GOOD SWIPE.
>> James: LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: OKAY.
NOW WE'RE TALKING.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT CARTER?
>> UM -- I DON'T KNOW.
THIS IS SO HARD.
THERE'S NO CONTEXT AT ALL.
>> James: WHAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED IS TINDER.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT CARTER, HE LOOKS VERY, VERY KIND BUT I ALSO
FEEL LIKE HE COULD LOOK MEAN IF YOU NEED HIM TO DO YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN?
NO NO NO, OH!
>> I GET IT, BUT YOU KNOW I HONESTLY HATE SHORT SLEEVE
BUTTON DOWN SHIRTS.
>> James: IT WAS A SHIRT ISSUE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: NOW WHAT'S TOUGH
HERE WITH ROBERT, IS THIS A NOVEMBER ISSUE?
>> THAT WAS MY EXACT THOUGHT.
>> James: OR IS IT A CHOICE?
THAT DOES CHANGE THE ISSUE.
>> THAT'S A HUGE ISSUE.
>> James: THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW IF IT'S NOVEMBER OR NO NO
NO NOVEMBER.
>> I'LL GIVE HIM THE BEFORE OF THE DOUBT.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: PHOEBE YOU HAVE
CHOSEN YOUR THREE, WE HAVE ONE MORE CONTESTANT, SHOULD YOU LIKE
THE LOOK OF HIM YOU CAN SWITCH ONE OF THESE OUT FOR THAT
PERSON.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR LAST CONTESTANT.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: HAROLD.
GREAT NAME.
I CAN'T WORK OUT WITH A HAROLD.
JUST LEFT A BAND OR IF THE BAND HAS JUST LEFT HIM.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT BUT THAT IS A KIND FACE, THERE IS NO
DENYING IT.
>> RIGHT.
>> James: HAROLD, DO YOU NOT COMMUNICATE?
YOU KNOW THE RULES.
BUT I DO LIKE THAT HE'S A MAVERICK WHO REFUSES TO PLAY BY
THE RULES.
I ALSO FEEL LIKE IF HE SHAVED THAT OFF HE'D LOOK LIKE A SORT
OF LITTLE CHIPMUNK YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> DEFINITELY HAS A TON OF LIKE --
>> James: HE'D LOOK LIKE THEODORE OR SYMON.
LET'S BE FRANK, HE'S NO ALVIN.
AUDIENCE, SHOULD PHOEBE SWITCH HAROLD OUT FOR SOMEONE ELSE YES
OR NO?
>> I THINK THEY WANT ME TO DO THAT FOR THE DRAMA YOU KNOW?
IT'S A NO.
>> James: OH HE'S GONE!
WELL, THAT LEAVES OUR THREE CONTESTANTS, ROBERT, JAKE AND
DANTE!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT NOW, PHOEBE WE HAVE A CHANCE NOW.
WE CAN MEET THE LUCKY GUY THAT YOU HAVE SELECTED.
OKAY?
SO LET'S GET A PROPER LOOK AT THEM.
WE'VE GOT ROBERT, WE'VE GOT JAKE, WE'VE GOT DANTE.
AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME I'D LIKE YOU GENTLEMEN TO JUST
INTRODUCE YOURSELF, SAY WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND SAY
HI TO PHOEBE.
ROBERT PLEASE.
>> HELLO PHOEBE I AM ROBERT.
I ORIGINALLY GROW UP IN THE SOUTHEAST BUT I JUST RECENTLY
MOVED TO LOS ANGELES FROM DENVER.
>> James: JAKE.
>> I'M JAKE I'M ALSO FROM DENVER.
>> James: DANTE.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON DANTE.
I'M FROM NEW JERSEY.
>> James: THREE CONFIDENT LOVELY FELLOWS AND EVEN IF
NOTHING HAPPENS, ROBERT AND JAKE ARE ABOUT TO START A WONDERFUL
DENVER-BASED FRIENDSHIP.
NOW PHOEBE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW FROM YOUR PRIVE PROSPECT
DATES?
>> GENTLEMEN WHY ARE YOU AVAILABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
DAY FOR A CUSTOM HOURS ON A WEEKDAY?
>> James: A GOOD QUESTION, IT'S A DAMN GOOD QUESTION!
>> RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
>> James: BECAUSE WE'RE AT WORK, WE'RE AT WORK RIGHT NOW.
SO ROBERT WHY HAVE YOU GOT SUCH FREE TIME ON A WEDNESDAY, THE
DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING?
>> WELL I ACTUALLY WORK AT THE FOUNDATION SO I TOLD THEM I WAS
GOING TO THE BATHROOM AND THEY THINK I'M STILL THERE OSO --
>> SOUNDS LIKE A FAKE ANSWER.
>> James: BUT FUNNY THOUGH.
>> YES.
>> James: IT'S A GOOD JOKE.
>> IT IS A GOOD JOKE.
>> James: PHOEBE JEEZ, JAKE.
>> I'M THE BARISTA YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
THE WRITERS, THAT'S ME.
SO I GOT OFF THE OPENING SHIFT THIS MORNING.
>> James: SO HE'S A BARISTA.
AND DANTE.
>> TODAY WAS ACTUALLY MY PERSONAL DAY AND MY FRIEND TOLD
ME I HAD A CHANCE TO BE WITH A BEAUTIFUL GIRL SO WHY NOT?
(APPLAUSE) >> James: I MEAN DANTE'S GOT
SOME CHAT, ROBERT'S GOT SOME JOKES, AND JAKE WILL MAKE YOU
SOME DRINKS.
SO YOUR DECISION, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ON A DATE WITH,
ROBERT, JAKE OR DANTE?
AUDIENCE WHAT DO WE THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I RAL YOUR OPINION REGGIE.
>> Reggie: I WOULD SAY THE MAN WITH THE MUSTACHE.
>> James: HE'S GOING WITH ROBERT, A LOT OF LOVE FOR DANTE
BUT PHOEBE IT'S GOING DOWN TO YOU, WHO ARE YOU REQUESTI GOING
A DATE WITH?
>> I'M GT GOING TO GO WITH REGGIE AND SAY ROBERT.
>> James: ROBERT!
HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO SEE YOU!
NOW THAT HE CAN TALK ROBERT IS IT NOVEMBER OR IS IT A CHOICE?
>> THIS IS FOR NOVEMBER!
>> James: LISTEN YOU TWO ARE GOING TO GO ON A DATE BUT I'M
NOT JUST SENDING YOU ON ANY DATE, I'M SENDING YOU TO DOWN
THE HALL FOR A DATE IN ONE OF OUR MOST ROMANTIC CONFERENCE
ROOMS IN ALL OF TELEVISION CITY, YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND DO IT
RIGHT NOW HAVE FUN WE'LL CHECK ON YOU LATER, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, PHOEBE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KRYSTEN RITTER AND JOSH HUTCHERSON!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> James: WELCOME BACK!
TO THE "LATE LATE SHOW."
SHALL WE HAVE A LOOK-IN TO SEE HOW THEIR DATES DAIT IS GOING?
>> PLEASE.
>> James: LISTEN IN AND BE QUIET TO SEE HOW THE DATE IS
GOING.
>> WE ALL DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
YEAH.
A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS WERE GOOD AT BUT NOT LIKE IN TV SO --
>> DID YOU MAJOR IN LIKE COMMUNICATIONS?
>> YES COMMUNICATIONS, I MINORED IN THE FILM SCHOOL AND I WAS ALL
THAT -- I MINORED IN THE FILM SCHOOL SO I WANTED TO DO THIS.
BUT -- >> WOW!
>> James: HE IS QUITE THE RACONTEUR ISN'T HE?
IT IS ALWAYS HARD.
>> THAT IS PAINFUL.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: WE'RE HERE
WITH PHOEBE AND ROBERT.
NOW PHOEBE EVERYBODY IS DYING TO KNOW HOW IT WENT.
LIKE I MENTION LOTS OF HOLIDAY PARTIES ARE COMING UP.
THE QUESTION IS WILL YOU BE BRINGING ROBERT TO ANY HOLIDAY
PARTY?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE ALLOWED TO BRING SOMEONE TO OUR HOLIDAY
PARTY FIRST OF ALL.
>> James: WELL, IT'S NORMALLY NOT A PLUS ONE SITUATION, BUT
WERE YOU TO BRING ROBERT TO -- >> REALLY?
ABSOLUTELY THEN!
>> James: ROBERT!
WHOA!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) YEAH ON THE "LATE LATE SHOW,"
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK EVERYBODY!
♪ ♪ ♪