Late Late Live Tinder

I AM MANY THINGS. A LATE NIGHT PRESENTER, A FASHION ICON, COY CONTINUES. AND I AM COMMITTED TO HELPING THE AMAZING SINGLE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE FIND THEIR MATCH. WHICH LEADS ME TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES TO PLAY HERE ON THE PROGRAM, IS "LIVE EVENING LIVE TINDER". NOW, THE PERSON WE SURPRISE TONIGHT DOESN'T KNOW HE'S ABOUT TO PLAY THIS GAME AND MAYBE FIND TRUE LOVE. IT'S OUR WONDERFUL DIGITAL PRODUCER LEXA. LEXA, HELLO LEXA, HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? ARE YOU OK? DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THAT YOU HAD BEEN INTRODUCED TO PLAY LATE LATE ON TINDER?

NO. Joe: YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN TO THE STAGE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER. GO LEXA GO! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Joe: ARE YOU OK? 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'LL PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER! LET'S GO BACK! James: WELCOME BACK. NOW, LEXA, YOU HAD A COMPLETE COMMERCIAL BREAK TO THINK ABOUT YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS. HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? NERVOUS, EXCITED. James: THIS IS HOW EVERY GREAT DATE BEGINS. LEXA BEFORE WE BEGIN I MUST LET YOU KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT LEXA.

SHE IS AN ABSOLUTE LIGHTNING WHO ALWAYS RAINS IN THE OFFICE. SHE IS. FULL OF ENERGY, ALWAYS SMILING. She is always SMILING, ALWAYS HAPPY, ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE AROUND, HOWEVER, SHE HIDES A VERY DARK SECRET. SHE HAS TRIED TO APPOINT HERE IN LOS ANGELES AND HAS FOUND HER DISAPPOINTMENT. She is CORRECT. YES. James: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A MAN? I guess the surprise factor. James: WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE? IT IS A COMBINATION OF LOOKS, VIBE AND COMMUNICATION. James: THAT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, SINCE WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THEIR FACES. IT SEEMS WHO IS THE LADY MAN OF HER DREAMS?

WHO DO YOU LIKE THE LOOK SO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? EXACTLY, LEVI, HE'S HOT. James: FULL CUT BETTER, NOW LUCKY LEXA'S MOTHER IS IN THE HEARING TODAY! WHAT'S YOUR MOTHER'S NAME? MARY. James: HOW ARE YOU MARY? THANKS FOR BEING HERE. IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE HERE THE DAY WE DO THIS. IT'S RIDICULOUS, OKAY? SO IF WE CALL YOU MARY WILL YOU HELP US? SURE. James: IT'S TIME TO PLAY LATE LATE LIVE TINDER. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James: OKAY, LET'S TAKE OUT OUR FIRST CONTESTANT. WELL. WOW! Let me tell you, you were brilliant in the Joker. WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS ABOUT BRETT?

I DON'T LIKE BRETT ANYMORE. James: BRETT I LIKE RED ON RED, I LIKE IT. You have a kind face and when that hair cult ends I think you're going to be a real Dash. IT FEELS LIKE SLIDING LEFT. DOES IT SLIDE LEFT? Goodbye, BRETT. LET'S TAKE OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James: GOOD, BRYAN, POPULAR WITH THE PUBLIC, GOOD HAIR. I LIKE THE HAIRCUT. James: I LIKE THE HAIRCUT. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BRYAN? WHAT IS YOUR INSTINCT? I'M WORRIED THAT 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 WILL BE A TIME IN THE YEAR WHEN YOU'LL BE THE SAME AGE. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. James: YOU WOULD BE A LITTLE OLDER, HE WOULD BE YOUNGER, YOU WOULD MAKE JOKES WHEN YOU'RE 85 LIKE SLOW DOWN! BUT I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO YOUNG. HE HAS MATURITY IN HIS EYES. NOW I WILL SAY THIS IF YOU SLIDE IT INTO A CHAIR BUT SOMEONE ELSE IS IN THE CHAIR YOU CAN SWAP PEOPLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BRYAN? ARE YOU SWIPEING RIGHT OR LEFT? FOR NOW IT'S A SWIPER! James: GO BRYAN, BOLD CHANCE! ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE OUT OUR NEXT CONTESTANT. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ YE James: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT MARY'S EYES LIGHTED UP.

DAVID, GREAT JACKET, FIRE EYES, I REFER TO YOUR CHEEKBOLES FOR DAYS! THIS IS WHERE WE PROVE HOW SERIOUS YOU ARE ABOUT THE AGE ISSUE! 729, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? WHO CARES! James: IS DAVID AN ABSOLUTE DISH? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? I AGREE. James: COME THERE DAVID, DON'T WORRY! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James: DAVID, I LOVE THIS WHOLE LOOK! IT'S LIKE YOU WERE IN THE 90'S BOY BAND! OH I LOVE IT, SORRY BRYAN BUT DAVID. OKAY, LET'S GET OUR NEXT CONTESTANT! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James: EVERETT. NOW EVERETT, I FEEL LIKE THE AGE RANGE IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE. CORRECT. James: IT'S WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

WHAT ARE OUR FIRST THOUGHTS? I THINK THEIR LOOKS ARE PIERCING. AND GOOD AGE. James: REMEMBER IF YOU FILL THE SEATS, YOU CAN EXCHANGE BRYAN FOR ANOTHER PERSON, OKAY? (LAUGHTER) James: SO IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. I'm kidding, Bryan. YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE LORD BUT YOU ARE TOO YOUNG! DAVID, YOU ARE STILL AMAZING. WELL. WHAT DO WE THINK OF EVERETT, ARE WE SWIDLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, WHAT DO WE THINK? FOR RIGHT NOW. James: CONGRATULATIONS, EVERETT. WELL. LET'S GET OUR NEXT CONTESTANT! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (APPLAUSE) James: RC HAS THE LOOK OF A MAN WHO HAS NOT PAID TAXES IN A DECADE!

IF I DIDN'T HAVE A HANGOVER, I WOULD LOOK GOOD! YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? Uh huh. James: MARY WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON RC? WE'LL SEE, MARY SPEAKS. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? OH I'M SORRY! GOOD JOB, I LIKE IT! OKAY, LET'S GET OUR NEXT CONTESTANT! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James DO I KNOW THIS PERSON? THAT? THAT? James: BRENDAN, I'M VERY ANGRY WITH YOU. BECAUSE IF YOU DIDN'T COME OUT WITH WHATEVER THIS WAS, I WOULD BE DRINKING YOU LIKE A HIGH GLASS OF WATER! NOW, WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES IF WE CAN GET OVER WHAT WAS, IF WE CAN GET OVER THE FACT THAT HE'S CLEARLY IN A MUMFUL AND SONS TRIBUTE BAND AND FOCUS ON WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS A STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL FACE.

SO - YOU HAVE VERY PROFESSIONAL EYE CONTACT THAT IS WORKING ON ME! James: NOW REMEMBER THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SWIPE RIGHT ON BRENDAN, YOU'LL HAVE TO REPLACE EVERETT OR BRYAN. SO YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO HERE. BECAUSE I LIKE BRENDAN A LOT. ME TOO. James: WELL, TELL US WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO HERE. I THINK I'M GOING TO EXCHANGE IT FOR EVERETT. James: OH EVERETT, I'M SORRY, YOU'RE SO LOVELY. WE SAID GOODBYE TO EVERETT BUT WE SAID GREETINGS TO BRENDAN. HERE WE GO! CONGRATULATIONS, BRENDAN. YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR PLACE. LET'S GET OUR NEXT CONTESTANT!

LET'S GET OUR NEXT CONTESTANT! GOD, GREAT SCOTT! CAN I SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS? James: YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN. I mean Scott looks like he could be Zachary Levi's disgruntled LED older brother. I don't even have to look at Mary to see which direction she's moving. MARÍA DO WE LIKE SCOTT? Okay, Scott's there, we just sat Brendan down. WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT? I SEE VERY GOOD SMILE, VERY GOOD FACIAL HAIR, VERY GOOD EYES, VERY GOOD HAIR. James: WOW! IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A SLIP TO THE RIGHT, RIGHT? IT'S A SLIDE TO THE RIGHT.

James: WHO ARE WE ELIMINATING, BRENDAN, DAVID OR BRYAN? I THINK BRYAN, I'M SORRY! James: OH BRYAN BYE. YOU ARE OUR FIRST AND OUR BEST WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU! CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DONE! WELL! NOW, THE NEXT CONTESTANT IS OUR LAST MAN. WELL? LET'S GET IT OUT. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ James: WOW, MARCUS! MARCUS, HE'S SUPPOSED TO WEAR A HAT AND I'M NOT ANGRY ABOUT THAT. I AM ABSOLUTELY DIGGING IT. I LIKE THE JACKET, I ALSO LOVE IT TOO, CAN I SAY THIS, ONE ELSE I CAN'T DO, SHAVE THIS AND STORE IT, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I'M GOING THROUGH A BREAKDOWN. BUT MARCUS LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING THROUGH A BREAKTHROUGH.

GOOD LAUGH, GOOD LAUGH! James: WHAT DO WE THINK OF MARCUS? Do you think we're a trade-off or swipe left? I CAN'T STAND HER ENTERING THE BALL POOL. James: WHO ARE WE FILING? BRENDAN, I'M SORRY. James: GOODBYE BRENDAN, HELLO MARCUS, WE HAVE OUR FINAL THREE. WE HAVE OUR FINAL THREE CONTESTANTS. COME HERE LEXA, WE HAVE OUR FINAL THREE, MARCUS, DAVID AND WE HAVE SCOTT. HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO LEXA. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK A QUESTION AND EACH OF OUR CONTESTANTS WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE.

WHAT WILL BE YOUR QUESTION? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SO IF WE GET TO SECOND BASE, I LOVE TO DANCE. James: Okay. WHAT SONG WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE WITH ME? James: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. MARTIN. I REALLY RECEIVED A FAVOR FROM A COUSIN OF MINE, HE HAS A HUGE CATALOG ON THE BILLBOARD. YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY SONG YOU WANT. HIS NAME IS DRAKE. THEN WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HEAR. James: SORRY MARCUS ARE YOU DRAKE'S COUSIN? COUSIN SISTER. James: COUSIN BROTHER. ARE YOU TELLING US THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO GET MARRIED, 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 "I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEONE" FROM WHITNEY. IF YOU WOULD GET TO SECOND BASE, WHAT SONG WOULD YOU DANCE TO? I WOULD SAY "CALL ME ON THE" GREEN B. James: Okay, SCOTT. SPIN THROUGH CHUBBY CHECKER. James: SO WE HAVE DRAKE PLAYING AT YOUR WEDDING, AL GREEN OR TWIST. It's up to you, LEXA. YOU HAVE A DATE WITH ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN. WHO IS GOING TO BE, IS IT GOING TO BE MARCUS WITH SCOTT OR WHO IS GOING TO BE, IS IT GOING TO BE MARCUS WITH SCOTT OR THE THREE?

MARY WAS NOT USEFUL. It's up to you LEXA. WHO DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A DATE WITH, MARCUS DAVID OR SCOTT, WHO WILL IT BE? I'M GOING TO GO WITH MARCUS. James: OH MY WORD! THANKS, DAVID. COME AND JOIN US MARCUS. MARCO, EVERYONE! (Applause and applause) James: LEXA MEETS MARCUS. I LOVE IT, MARCUS IS LIKE, HE'S NOT ACTUALLY MY COUSIN. WELL DONE MARCUS, YOU CAME TO THE END. YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO DO ON THIS AMAZING ROMANTIC DATE. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED. SENDING YOU OUT THE HALLWAY FOR A DATE NIGHT ON THE MOST ROMANTIC PATIO IN ALL OF TELEVISION CITY.

HAVE FUN, GET TO KNOW US. WE WILL REGISTER LATER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LEXA AND MARCUS. LIKE THIS, LIKE THIS, LIKE THIS, LEXA AND MARCUS TO ALL. WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE OF THE "LATE LATE SHOW". James: WELCOME BACK. LEXA AND MARCUS ACCOMPANY ME. NOW WE ARE ALL DYING TO KNOW HOW IT WAS. IT WAS AN INSTANT ATTRACTION. LEXA LAUGHS AS YOU HEAR MARCUS. BUT THE QUESTION IS WILL THERE BE A SECOND APPOINTMENT? WAIT. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE COUNT OF ONE, TWO, THREE AND SAY YES OR NO. GIVE ME A HAND MARCUS LET'S DO THIS.

THERE WILL BE A SECOND DATE, ONE TWO THREE! YES. YES. LOVE IS ALIVE ON THE "LATE LATE SHOW"