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HELLO, "LATE, LATE SHOW" STAFF, I'M LOOKING FORWARDS TO
EVERYBODY'S TREATS. I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS TAKEN THIS
MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY THAN I THINK ANY OF US EVER ENVISIONED AM NOW
CAN I NOT JUDGE ALL OF THESE TREAT AS LOAN. SO PLEASE WELCOME HERE, I THINK
ON CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIME, MY TRUSTY ASSISTANT SARAH. >> JAMES SAID THIS IS MY
CHRISTMAS BONUS SO I HOPE HE'S JOKING. >> James: I WILL SAY WE ARE
GOING TO AUCTION EVERYTHING OFF TODAY AND ALL OF THE MONEY
RAISED WILL GO TO THE L.A. FOOD BANK. SERVE READY TO BEGIN? SARAH, ARE YOU READY? >> I'M READY. >> James: OKAY, LET'S DO IT,
HERE WE GO. DAVID, WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE,
DAVID? >> THE LEMON BLUEBERRY BUNDT
CAKE. >> James: OH WOW, LOOK AT THAT
MARBLING. WOW. FRUIT DISTRIBUTION IS ABSOLUTELY
FIRST CLASS. THAT'S VERY GOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> James: THAT'S SO GOOD I'M
THINKING OF FIRING YOU SO YOU CAN PURSUE A CAREER IN BAKING. OKAY. WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE, CHRIS. >> I MADE A TRAY OF BROWNIES. >> James: IT LOOKS MOIST. >> IT TASTES LIKE THE MIX I USED
TO HAVE. >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT TASTES
LIKE. >> James: IS THIS JUST A MIX
FROM A BOX? >> YES. BUT I ADDED THE EGG AND THE
VEGETABLE OIL SWRZ THAT'S WHAT THEY TELL YOU TO DO ON THE BACK
OF THE BOX. >> YES. >> James: OKAY. >> THESE ARE SIX LAYER BARS OF
GOODNESS. THEYO POLL TAN COOK YEA CAKE. >> RICE CRISPIE CAKES SHAPED
LIKE A PUMP PIN PIE. >> James: YOU WORK IN
ACCOUNTING AND THERE IS NO ACCOUNTING FOR HOW POOR THIS IS. >> CHRIS, THAT IS A GOOD
BROWNIE. MARK, YOU OPERATE THE JIB,
RIGHT, ITS CRANE. >> YES. >> James: AN YOU HAVE LEFT IT
IN THE WORST POSITION YOU COULD EVER LEAVE IT. >> SO I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE
CLASSIC SUGAR COOKIE. >> James: EVAN, WHAT IS IT
ABOUT PRESENTING IT IN A PLASTIC BAG. >> IT IS A EFFICIENT, I CAN HAND
THEM OUT TO PEOPLE. >> James: IT IS A JOKE, PUT
THEM ON A PLATE. >> NEXT YEAR, NEXT YEAR. >> James: NEXT YEAR, YOU THINK
WILL YOU BE HERE NEXT YEAR WITH THIS? >> I MADE LASAGNA. 6789 HE I DIDN'T READ THE GMAIL
VERY WELL. >> James: THIS IS A HOLIDAY
BAKEOFF, NOT A BLOCK PARTY IN QUEENS. OOM'S GOING TO TRY OUT OF
RESPECT FOR YOU, STU, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. EVEN IF A LOT OF THIS TIME I
HAVE NEVER QUITE KNOWN WHAT YOU DO HERE. BUT. >> IT IS A LITTLE HARD. >> James: THAT IS UTTERLY
DISGUSTING. >> THIS IS A CORNBREAD CUP
TAKE-- CUPCAKE WITH PECAN HONEY BUTTER. >> James: I AM GOING TO
HONEST, ANDREW, THIS IS DISGUSTING. I MEAN, THIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF
MY HEART T IS [BLEEP] TERRIBLE. WELL, YOU TRY A BIT AND YOU TELL
ME WHAT YOU THINK. WHAT DO YOU THINK. ARE YOU LIKING IT? >> NO. >> James: NO, EXACTLY. YOUR OWN CAKE. JENNA, OKAY. SOMEBODY'S COME TO WIN. DINAH WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE. >> HI, I MADE FULLY LOADED JELLO
SHOTS. >> James: THAT IS SENSATIONAL. BACON GINGER SNAP COOKIE. >> MOLASSES COOKIES. >> PUMPKIN BUTTER CAKE WITH
FRESH WHIPPED CREAM. >> James: I CAN'T EAT IT WITH
ANYTHING ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN GET IT WITH THE CRUST AN WHIP
CREAM, IT IS FANTASTIC. >> James: I HAVE EATEN 28
CAKES. HMMMM! OH. (LAUGHTER)
YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I'M FOOLISH I WOULDN'T KNOW A
HOSTESS CUPCAKE. >> I WOULDN'T KNOW. >> James: IT LOOKS EXACTLY
LIKE THAT. >> WOW. >> James: PATRICK. >> THIS IS A CHOCOLATE HAZEL NUT
TORT. >> James: THIS IS MAKING ME
FEEL BAD THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE EVER SPOKEN TO YOU
BEFORE. OH MY GOD. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. >> THEY'RE PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES
WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING. >> James: I HATE THAT. (LAUGHTER)
>> I'M REALLY GLAD I HAD THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE. I LOVE BAKING. AND SPENDING TIME WITH
COWORKERS, DOING THINGS FOR CHARITY. AND JAMES CORDEN CAN GO [BLEEP]
HIMSELF. >> James: THAT IS THE BAKEOFF. WELL DONE. TREMENDOUS. TREMENDOUS. NOW HERE'S TO HELP US JUDGE OUR
FINAL THREE INCREDIBLE DISHES IS AN AMAZING DISH HIMSELF, PLEASE
WELCOME ARMIE HAMMER! >> I THOUGHT I WAS JUST GOING TO
COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT MY MOVIE AND DO SOME PROMOTING BUT
NEXT THING I KNOW I'M JUNKING A BAKEOFF. THAT'S JAMES CORDEN FOR YOU. >> James: THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE, ARE YOU THE PERFECT PERSON TO JUDGE OUR FINALISTS. YOUR WIFE OWNS A BAKERY. >> WE DO, A CHAIN OF BAKERIES IN
DALLAS, SAN ANTONIO AND SOON DENVER, COLORADO. >> James: SO YOU KNOW A GOOD
BAKE. >> I DO. >> James: WHEN YOU TRY ONE. >> I DO. >> James: TRY JENNA'S FIRST,
LET ME 2340E YOU WHAT THINK OF THAT, ARMIE SNR. >> IT'S A MORE SUBTLE ORANGE
ZEST THAN I WAS EXPECTING. >> James: YOU'RE RIGHT. >> FLA IS A GOOD THING. >> James: LET'S MOVE ON TO
DAVE'S LEMON BLUEBERRY BUNDT. >> CAKE THIS IS A REALLY GOOD
BUNT CAKE, I LIKE THE CHERRY, THIS IS ALL-- . >> James: THAT LITTLE BIT OF
LEMON. >> IT'S GOOD. >> James: WE'VE GOT PATRICK
CHOCOLATE HAZEL NUT TART. >> THE TEXTURE OF THE HAZEL NUTS
GIVE IT LIKE A REALLY NICE MOUTH FEEL, IT'S GOOD. >> James: LOOK, WE'VE GT THREE
GREAT CAKES, THREE GREAT PEOPLE, WE HAVE A BIG DECISION TO MAKE. IT IS TIME TO TURN THE CAMERAS
OFF. THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE. BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE OUR WINNER,
ANY WORDS FROM YOU, ARMIE HAMMER? >> I THINK EVERYBODY DID A GREAT
JOB. THE COMPETITION WAS OBVIOUSLY
VERY STIFF. THIS WAS A TOUGH DECISION
DECISION. YOU EACH TURNED IN A DELICIOUS
DESSERT BUT AT THE ENOF THE DAY, THIS WAS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
AND WE HAVE REACHED A CONCLUSION. >> James: WE HAVE. THE "LATE, LATE SHOW" BAKEOFF
2018 WINNER IS-- (LAUGHTER)
DAVE! (APPLAUSE)
>> THANK YOU. I HONESTLY CAN'T BELIEVE I WON. THIS I BAKED THAT CAKE PRETTY
HUNGOVER ON A SUNDAY. BUT I'M JUST THRILLED TO HAVE
WON AND BEAT OUT ALL MY OTHER COWORKERS. >> James: DAVE IS THE WINNER,
WELL DONE.
