NOW, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I'M A BIT OF A MATCHMAKER.
AREN'T I?
I'M A MATCHMAKER.
CALL ME A HOPELESS ROMANTIC, BUT I AM COMMITTED TO HELPING THE
AMAZING SINGLE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE FIND THEIR PERFECT MATCH.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES WE PLAY HERE ON
THE SHOW, IT'S CALLED "LATE LATE LIVE TINDER," AND ITS EXACTLY
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
( LAUGHTER ) THE PERSON WE'RE SURPRISING
TONIGHT DOESN'T KNOW SHE'S ABOUT TO PLAY THIS GAME AND, PERHAPS
FIND TRUE LOVE.
SHE'S A DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT WHO'S BEEN WITH US GOING ON
TWO YEARS, IT'S THE LOVELY REE!
REE?
YES, YOU, REE!
THERE'S NO OTHER REE THERE.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU.
>> James: I'M VERY, VERY WELL.
HOW'S IT GOING?
> WE'RE THINKING OF PLAYING "LATE LATE LIVE TINDER."
LET'S GO!
HURRY, REE!
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> James: IS THIS OKAY?
YEAH.
>> James: HONESTLY?
I'LL ALLOW IT.
>> James: I CAN'T TL IF YOU'RE DOING ONE OF THOSE SMILES
WHICH IS JUST A SMILE BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING I'M GOING
TO ( BLEEP ) KILL YOU.
IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
>> NO, I'M EXCITED.
>> James: REALLY?
YOU'RE UP FOR THIS, HONESTLY?
YOU'RE IN?
>> I'M IN!
>> James: WHEN WE COME BACK WE'RE GONNA
PLAY "LATE LATE LIVE TINDER!"
>> James: WELCOME BACK! I AM HERE WITH REE.
E, YOU'VE HAD THE COMMERCIAL BREAK TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I FEEL GOOD.
>> James: YOU FEEL OKA ABOUT THIS?
>> I FEEL GOOD.
>> James: BEFORE WE BEGIN, LET'S GET TO
KNOW REE.
REE STARTED AT THE "LATE LATE SHOW" A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
NOW SHE'S A DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT AT OUR PRODUCTION
COMPANY FULWELL 73.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SHE'S UPWARDLY MOBILE, SHE
CANNOT BE TAMED.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A PARTNER, REE
>> A HUMAN.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT MAKES ME LAUGH.
>> James: SOMEONE THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH.
>> YEAH.
>> James: NOW, I HEARD A RUMOR, TELL ME IF THIS IS TRUE,
THAT YOUR DREAM MAN IS HARRY STYLES.
IS THAT TRUE?
>> YES.
>> James: YES.
HAVE YOU BEEN HERE WHEN HE'S DONE A POP IN?
>> NO.
I'M STILL WAITING.
( APPLAUSE ) >> James: I DON'T THINK HARRY
STYLES IS BACK THERE BUT YOUR PERFECT MATCH MIGHT BE.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY "LATE LATE LIVE TINDER!"
( BAND PLAYING ) ( APPLAUSE )
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.
SWIPE WISELY, BECAUSE ONLY THREE GUYS WILL MAKE IT TO THE NEXT
ROUND.
OKAY, READY TO PLAY?
>> READY.
>> James: LET'S GET STARTED!
LET'S BRING OUT OUR FIRST GUY!
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> James: STOP IT!
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
LOOK AT TAYLOR!
I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, REE?
>> MY FIRST THOUGHT IS TAYLOR, MY SISTER'S NAME IS TAYLOR, I
HAVE TWO BEST FRIENDS NAMED TAYLOR.
I THINK I HAVE TOO MANY TAYLORS IN MY LIFE.
>> James: GIVE THE GUY A BREAK!
WHAT CAN HE DO ABOUT HIS NAME?
I MEAN, HE CAN'T HELP THAT!
>> I KNOW.
HE'S DRESSED REALLY NICELY.
>> James: HE'S DRESSED PERFECTLY!
HIS HAIR LOOKS INCREDIBLE, AND HE CLEARLY SMELLS AMAZING!
WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> James: I'M ALMOST CERTAIN HE WOULD CHANGE HIS NAME FOR
YOU, REE.
BUT IS IT A SWIPE RIGHT OR A SWIPE LEFT?
IT'S ONLY UP TO YOU, REE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> I'M GOING TO SWIPE LEFT!
>> James: OH, TAYLOR!
I'M SORRY!
INTO THE BULLPEN OF DESPAIR.
EVEN A GREAT DISMOUNT!
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) NOW, JERIMIYAH, 21, I MEAN A
SMILE TO DIE FOR.
>> YES.
>> James: I MEAN, HE PUTS THE YAY IN JERIMIYAH!
( APPLAUSE ) WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR AGEWISE?
WHERE DO WE TOP AND BOTTOM OUT HERE?
>> I'M IN THE MIDDLE SO I'M 25.
SO 21 IS FINE.
>> James: 21 IS A GOOD TIME!
KEEP ME YOUTHFUL.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: LIKE JERIMIYAH A
LOT.
GIVE US A BIG SMILE, JERIMIYAH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> YEAH!
I'M GOING TO SWIPE RIGHT!
>> James: OH, HE'S A SWIPE RIGHT!
OKAY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT
CONTESTANT!
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUS)
>> HELLO!
>> James: I DON'T KNOW, A HANDSOME REFORMING OR WHAT?
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE BECAUSE PETER IS A TALL DRINK OF WATER.
LOOK AT THIS HAIR!
>> IT'S GOOD PAIR.
>> James: PETER, WILL YOU JUST GIVE US ONE OF THESE?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I CAUGHT THE BREEZE!
>> James: EVEN HARRY STYLES IS WATCHING THIS AT HOME GOING I
WISH I HAD THAT HAIR.
>> I THINK SO.
>> James: IF YOU DON'T SWIPE RIGHT, I WILL.
REE, IT'S UP TO YOU.
>> I'LL SWIPE RIGHT.
>> James: GET OVER THERE, PETER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF PETER.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT.
>> James: I ALSO REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIS
CHRISTIAN ROCK GROUP.
( LAUGHTER ) LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT
CONTESTANT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
STOP, BRO.
B.C. STANDS FOR BRO.
CHILL.
( LAUGHTER ) B.C., CAN I ASK YOU POLITELY TO
REMOVE THE HAT SO WE CAN GET A FULL SENSE OF YOUR FACE?
>> OH...
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> James: THE HAT!
NO!
B.C., THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!
THIS IS LIKE A -- AM I WRONG, LADIES?
AM I WRONG?
( CHEERING ) ( APPLAUSE )
I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST, BEFORE CAP -- THAT'S WHAT B.C. STANDS
FOR -- BEFORE CAP, I WAS SWIPING LEFT.
AFTER CAP, HE'S A RIGHT FOR ME, BUT IT'S NOT UP TO ME.
IT'S UP TO YOU, REE.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, ARE YOU SWIPING RIGHT OR LEFT?
>> I'M GOING TO GO LEFT.
>> James: WHAT?!
WHY?!
>> TOO CASUAL.
>> James: TOO CASUAL?
YEAH.
HE ME THE CHOICE TO COME OUT WITH THE HAT.
>> James: BUT LOOK AT HIM!
HE'S BEAUTIFUL!
>> YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> James: LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
HI, CALEB!
HE'S MADE AN EFFORT.
>> YES.
>> James: I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT A SORT OF TOUCH OF THE
SORT OF RAMY MALACHI, DOESN'T HE?
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> James: I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THAT HE'S MADE AN EFFORT AND I THINK IT'S, AGAIN, A
LOVELY BELT.
HE'S GOT A LOVELY BELT ON THERE ANTHERE'S NO AT THE FLYING
THAT, I'M -- NO DENYING THAT.
I'M DRAWN TO IT.
SWIPING RIGHT?
>> I'M SWIPING RIGHT ON THAT.
>> James: OH, CALEB!
TAKE A SEAT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT
CONTESTANT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
HEY, JAKE.
I LIKE JAKE, HE'S A GOOD BOYFRIEND FOR THE WINTER.
>> PERFECT!
>> James: I DON'T THINK HE'S THE ONE, BUT HE'S THE ONE FOR
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) NO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...
HE'LL THROW A LOG ON THE FIRE, YOU KNOW?
HE'LL GET YOU A GOOD GIFT, AND THEN MID JANUARY, OH, IT'S NOT
WORKING OUT, JAKE, SORRY.
HE LOOKS NICE.
NICE FACE, KIND EYES.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> HE DOES HAVE A KIND FACE.
IT'S WELCOMING.
>> James: THAT'S WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
HE'S THE KIND OF GUY YOU WILL COME HOME AND HE'LL BE, LIKE,
OH, SURPRISE, I DID ALL YOUR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.
>> THIS IS TRUE.
>> James: WHAT TO WE THINK, THOUGH, IS HE WORTH SWAPPING OUT
CALEB OR JERIMIYAH?
WHAT DO WE THINK?
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
( APPLAUSE ) IS HE WORTH SWAPPING OUT ONE OF
THOSE TWO?
BECAUSE IF YOU GET RID OF PETER, YOU'RE FIRED.
( LAUGHTER ) WHAT DO WE THINK?
IS HE WORTH SWAPPING OUT OR NOT?
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
>> I THINK HE'S NOT WORTH SWAPPING OUT, SORRY, JAKE.
>> James: OH, SORRY JAKE!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
OUR LAST CONTESTANT IS THE LAST CHANCE TO MAKE A SWAP.
LET'S BRING OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY, BUT IF THERE'S A FIRE, I HOPE I'M STOOD NEAR YOU.
THAT'S ALL I THINK.
>> I FEEL SAFE.
>> James: I FEEL -- I WOULD FEEL SO SAFE IN TRAVIS' ARMS.
TRAVIS, LOVELY EYES, BIG SHOULDERS, I CAN'T HELP BUT
THINK HE'S GOT MORE TATTOOS.
>> I'M SURE.
>> James: THE QUESTION IS DO WE WANT TO FIND OUT?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF AND
THIS IS SERIOUS, IF YOU GO ON A DATE AND THIS BECOMES SERIOUS
WITH TRAVIS, YOUEED TO ASK YOURSELF DO YOU WANT YOUR FACE
TO BE TATTOOED ON HIS BODY.
( LAUGHTER ) ARE WE SWAPPING ANYONE OUT OR
SAYING BYE TO TRAVIS?
REE, AUDIENCE, WHAT DO WE THINK?
( CHEERING ) >> TRAVIS, YOU'RE VERY HANDSOME,
BUT, HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK I WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL
OF THAT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> James: OH, TRAVIS, SORRY!
THERE HE GOES!
WE HAVE OUR THREE FINALISTS, CALEB, PETER AND JERIMIYAH!
COME THIS WAY FOR ME.
OKAY, NOW, GUYS, WE HAVEN'T HEARD WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE, TELL
US YOURAME, WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING,
STARTING WITH YOU CALEB.
>> I'M CALEB FROM DENVER, COLORADO, ORIGINALLY AND I'M A
PRODUCER AND A DEEJAY.
( APPLAUSE ) >> James: OH.
I'VE GOT TO SAY, CALEB HAS JUST GONE UP 300% AFTER THAT VOICE.
>> YEAH.
>> James: I WAS HAPPILY, LIKE, OHYOU CAN READ ME A BEDTIME
STORY AND I'LL DRIFT OFF HERE IN A LOVELY WAY
ALL RIGHT, PETER, TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF.
>> WHAT WERE THE -- THE THINGS?
( LAUGHTER ) >> OH, NO...
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY THIS HAPPENED TO YOU.
>> James: I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
BUT IN MANY WAYS, PETER, I THANK YOU BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T FOR
PEOPLE LIKE YOU I WOULD HAVE NEVER MET MY WIFE!
WHAT WE WANTED TO ASK IS YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
>> I'M WEARING MY NAME.
THAT'S WHAT CONFUSED ME.
I'M FROM LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, AND I'M AN ACTOR.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> James: IT GETS WORSE.
( LAUGHTER ) ALL RIGHT!
LET'S HEAR ABOUT YOU, JERIMIYAH.
>> JERIMIYAH DUNBAR FROM WASHINGTON STATE AND I COACH
EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL.
>> James: OH!
( APPLAUSE ) ALL RIGHT, THREE WONDERFUL MEN,
WONDERFUL OPTIONS.
EVERY ONE OF THEM HANDSOME AND, YOU KNOW, BRIGHT IN THEIR OWN
WAY.
SO -- BUT WE CAN'T DECIDE, REE.
THIS IS ALL UP TO YOU.
WHO'S IT GOING TO BE?
>> JERIMIYAH.
>> James: JERIMIYAH!
CALEB, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAN!
PETER.
SO GREAT!
AND HERE WE ARE!
WE'VE GOT A DATE!
I FEEL IT!
I DO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) NOW, LISTEN, YOU ARE PROBABLY
WONDERING WHAT KIND OF DATES YOU'RE GOING TO GO ON AND I CAN
TELL YOU I AM SENDING YOU BOTH ON AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP
DOWN THE HALL FOR A DATE ON OUR MOST ROMANTIC PATIO IN ALL OF
TELEVISION CITY.
WE'RE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH YOU RATER IN THE SHOW!
GO FOR IT!
GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
JERIMIYAH AND REE, EVERYBODY!
GO THIS WAY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH LAURIE METCALF AND JENNY SLATE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> JAMES: WELCOME BACK, WE'RE HERE WITH REE AND JERIMIYAH.
AND WE'RE ALL DYING TO KNOW HOW IT WENT.
HOUSE OF THE DATE?
WAS IT FUN?
>> IT WAS FUN!
IND OF AWFUL.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) NO, IT WAS SUPER FUN.
IT WAS SUPER FUN.
>> James: REALLY?
YOU HAD A GOOD TIME?
>> AMAZING TIME.
>> James: HERE'S THE QUESTION, AND I NEED YOU TO ANSWER
COMPLETELY HONESTLY, IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING IT, DON'T FEEL IT,
OKAY?
REE, JERIMIYAH, COME HERE.
WHAT WE'RE ALL DYING TO KNOW IS WILL THERE BE A SECOND AT A
TIME?
SECOND -- A SECOND DATE?
I'LL SAY ONE, TWO, THREE AND YOU SAY YES OR NO.
REE AND JERIMIYAH, WILL THERE BE A SECOND DATE?
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> YES.
>> James: OH!
LOVE IS IN THE AIR!
DELIGHTFUL!