- I mean, when is there not controversy?
- Hey I'm Zach and I'm single as fuck.
There's a lot of dating apps out there,
but only one that has the reputation of being
the world's most exclusive, so what is The League,
and do my friends and I have what it takes to get in?
- So, I've heard a little bit about
this app called The League.
- If we're gonna be real here.
- I have a pretty negative impression of it, just going in.
- I feel like it's for like bougie people,
cause it's called The League.
- What is The League?
- So, I think of The League as a community
built for high-achieving singles.
- Like me
- (laughs) Maybe. We'll take a look at what you've got.
- The app has gained notoriety
for being quote a Tinder for elites,
but Amanda sees it as serving a function
in a currently crowded marketplace.
Do you really not wanna play at all?
- There's not really been a community for kind of ambitious,
high-achieving people that can find each other
and I like to say we're trying to create power couples.
- Hell yeah I wanna be a power couple.
- And in order to create the power couples of tomorrow,
The League has employed a highly selective vetting process.
- So our waitlist is over 100,000.
(surprised sound)
- Yeah.
- What?
- It's kind of like we're trying to weigh everything,
like, almost like a college admissions would.
- Is there a personal essay section?
- No (laughter)
- Oh, thank God.
So my friends and I are going to apply
and find out just what it takes to join The League.
- Bam, bitch. We go live.
- We got it.
- No voyeurs.
- No games. No noise.
- Looking for potential soul mates.
- Maybe I'll love it, maybe I'll get married.
Just, that would suck, I'm too young.
- My starting profile picture is me on a bouncy castle
with Big Bird on my lap,
so I might need a better photo.
- What are things that we could do
to kind of improve each step of our application
cause I'm not above cheating to get in.
- Small small crop and I'm a big hunk of corn,
so I don't know if I can win at the county fair.
This metaphor is dumb.
Look, I'm gonna get into The League probably.
- We have seen that high-quality photos
have almost like a 20% increase in likes.
- Yeah currently, like, this is one of my pics.
Like, that's not cute.
- But then also are kind of presenting
different aspects of you.
- This how professionals pose?
- I have like a green mush stain on my shirt.
- You need to have HD pics to get in The League?
Aw man, I take all my photos on an iPhone 4. I'm fucked.
- We wanna see different sides of you.
- Show me Oprah Winfrey.
- I love bread. (laughs) Bread is
- God, I look like a real estate agent.
- We're getting into The League.
They're gonna let us in. Look at that fuckin face.
Look at that shit.
Fuckin cream in their pants when they see us.
That's gross. Gross, disgusting.
- Photos of your dog. Do you have a dog?
- I could get a dog.
We gotta find dogs.
Are there dogs, is there a dog up here?
- This shouldn't be this hard.
- And we didn't find a dog, we did find a cake.
- Are you okay?
- Don't bite me.
- I've never done pet photography before.
- Ow, shit.
(laughter)
- Ow, fuck.
It was clawing me.
- The things I do to get into a dating app.
- Actually, I forgot to tell you,
photos with costumes are like 18% increase in popularity.
- Think this is good for a dating profile?
- That's cute.
- If I put it on my profile I can say that I made this.
- Because we have your Facebook and your LinkedIn,
we can look at
- LinkedIn?
- Yeah, we get your LinkedIn.
- I don't have a LinkedIn currently.
- You don't?
- No.
- This is the problem with L.A.
- It's asking me what causes I care about.
I'm just gonna click all of them.
- I was in tourist for dog breeding.
I've been around dogs that have fucked, but
- There is sort of a influence score
that we have in the algorithm where if you have like,
you know, a ton of Facebook friends
that is gonna help you kinda move up the waitlist faster.
- Accept, accept.
- I'm just accepting everybody. I don't give a shit.
- You said volunteering?
- Yeah, some people that have started nonprofits.
- Started a nonprofit?
- Hi, my name is Jen Ruggirello and I'm calling
about possibly citing your charity
as my own creation on LinkedIn.
Okay, uh, thank you so much for your taking the time.
If I don't hear from you I'm gonna assume it's okay.
Great.
- I mean, we just met.
- Yeah.
- What do you think my chances are?
- I think you might be able to do something
with your humor, so yeah.
- Compensate with humor. Used to that.
- No, I'm excited to see if you get in.
- I am, too.
(ding noise)
- So today is the day we find out if we got onto The League.
- I feel good about my profile.
- This is definitely the most I've ever done
for a dating app.
- I'm over it. I just wanna know.
- Alright, I'm gonna open up the app now.
- Okay.
- I thought I was gonna have a message.
(knocking on table)
- I don't know.
(buzz)
I guess that's a no.
Has one too many animal pics.
Damn, the app thinks that I don't have friends
and it sent the cry laughing emoji,
like, it's laughing at me and that's rude.
- I didn't get in, you guys, I didn't get into The League.
(laughter)
Your photos could use some work, especially those last two.
I can't see you.
And also missing an About Me
which tells me you don't care that much.
I didn't fill out the About Me section.
Well obviously I would have gotten in if I'd done that.
- Unfortunately you have been wait-listed
on the account of being a bit too basic.
Apparently we have too many five eight
Jewish white men right now.
(laughs)
I really, I really thought
that I was gonna be the one to get in, so.
Oh my gosh, you have officially been drafted
into the league.
(ding)
I got it. Oh my God.
Check out the talent. I'm just, I'm just overwhelmed.
I feel like I just won an Oscar.
- Yeah, I don't really, I'm not really like hurt.
- Just based on the numbers that the had.
- And clearly not enough black people so they picked me.
- It's their decision and mistake.
- Right now I'm single as fuck and I love it so I'm good.
- I did everything they told me to.
I had a one-on-one with the fuckin creator of the app
and I still got rejected.
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