--- description: Watch James Corden host of the Late Late Show send a couple on a blind date in Hollywood on the show Thursday night title: See What Happened When Late Late Show Host James Corden Arranged a Blind Date on Air image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See What Happened When _Late Late Show_'s James Corden Arranged a Blind Date on Air  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 24, 2015 4:38 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 24, 2015 4:38 PM CUT On the _The Late Late Show with James Corden_ Thursday night, one of the sketches involved the comedian setting up a man and a woman on a blind date at a Hollywood restaurant. Of course, because this is late-night television, Corden has bugged the room, so he and Jason Alexander (aka George on _Seinfeld_) could spy on the two. ### Photos: David Letterman’s Early Career  One of David Letterman's earliest roles before he made it as a television host was as a guest star on Mork & Mindy. CBS/Getty Images  Before he received his own show, Letterman was a regular guest host for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Above, he is seen interviewing Betty White. Paul Drinkwater—NBC/Getty Images  In 1980, Letterman finally got his own morning comedy show, The David Letterman Show. Above, he is seen interviewing Truman Capote. Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  After the cancellation of his morning show, Letterman was given a new show and time slot, Late Night With David Letterman which immediately followed The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The first version of the Late Night franchise, debuted on February 1, 1982 and would eventually be succeeded by Conan O’Brien, seen above. Al Levine—NBC/Getty Images  Letterman left NBC for CBS to start the Late Show with David Letterman when NBC gave the reigns of The Tonight Show to Jay Leno instead of him after Johnny Carson's retirement. The first show debuted on August 30, 1993, with Letterman's retirement announced for 2015. New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3834709/james-corden-late-late-show-date-matchmaker/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3834709/james-corden-late-late-show-date-matchmaker/"},"headline":"See What Happened When Late Late Show's James Corden Arranged a Blind Date on Air","datePublished":"2015-04-24T16:38:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:42.351Z","description":"He and Jason Alexander kept a close eye on the couple","url":"https://time.com/3834709/james-corden-late-late-show-date-matchmaker/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3834709/james-corden-late-late-show-date-matchmaker/","name":"See What Happened When Late Late Show's James Corden Arranged a Blind Date on Air"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best Celeb Graduation Speeches","description":"The best moments of celebrity commencement speeches from the past decade including Stephen Colbert and Steve Jobs","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ANHI2RmH/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-05-16T19:42:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ANHI2RmH.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3834709/james-corden-late-late-show-date-matchmaker/","duration":"PT3M23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3834709/james-corden-late-late-show-date-matchmaker/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```