US KICK OFF THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN

TO CHALLENGE OUR STAFFERS WHO ARE ALL WORKING REMOTELY TO

CREATE A STARBUCKS HOLIDAY VIBE IN THEIR OWN HOMES USING ONLY

THEIR IMAGINATIONS, CRAFTING SKILLS AND DRINKS FROM THAIRL

LOCAL STAR BUCK, HELPING ME TO JUDGE WILL BE THE KRU IN THE

STUDIO WHO WILL PICK THE WINNER WITH THEIR APPLAUSE.

WE'RE CALLING IT THE LATE LATE STARBUCKS CHALLENGE.

LATE LATE STARBUCKS CHALLENGE.

>> James: OKAY.

WHOOO, YEAH, INDEED.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR INCREDIBLE WRITERS OLIVIA.

OLIVIA SHOULD BE HERE, HERE WE ARE, OLIVIA, OKAY.

SHOW US YOUR STARBUCKS VIBE.

>> MY STARBUCKS VIBE, I DIDN'T WANT TO OVERTHINK IT AND I

DIDN'T WANT TO GO WITH A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THE TRUE MEANING OF STARBUCKS, WHICH

IS DRINKING COFFEE NEXT TO SOME TBIE IN HEADPHONES WORKING ON A

SCREENPLAY.

>> James: HANG ON, WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS DISH OF A MAN?

>> IT WAS VERY CONVENIENT, WE'RE MARRIED.

MY HUSBAND.

IS HE WRITING A SCREENPLAY RKZ HE CAN'T TALK TO ME.

>> THAT REALLY DUSKER I WILL SAY EVEN THE SOFA AND THE GREENERY

DOES FEEL LIKE A STARBUCKS.

GREAT JOB, OLIVIA.

UP NEXT WE'RE GOING GO TO RACHEL FROM OUR ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR US, RACHEL?

OKAY.

, OKAY.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE, RACHEL, TALK ME THROUGH IT.

>> HI, THIS IS MY COZY HANUKKAH READING NOOK.

>> James: IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE JUST IN YOUR APARTMENT WITH

A BLANKET ON YOUR LEGS AND YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS AS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FREE COFFEE.

>> WELL, I MEAN I'M FLT GOING TO TURN DOWN A STARBUCKS.

>> James: GOOD JOB, WELL DONE RACHEL, WELL DONE.

LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR AMAZING WRITERS ASSISTANT, CHRIS, OH,

NOW HERE WE GO, CHRIS.

LOOK AT THIS.

>> HEY JAMES, HOW IS IT GOING?

>> THIS IS MY STARBUCKS SCULPTURE GARDEN HERE.

GOT A MENORAH.

I'M PRETTY PROUD OF THIS ONE.

I HAVE A WREATH MADE OUT OF STARBUCKS CUP.

A LITTLE TREE WITH PRESENTS AND A LITTLE TREE OVER HERE.

>> James: I ABSOLUTELY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HERE, CHRIS.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

IT IS JOYOUS.

IT IS JOYFUL.

IT FEELS LIKE A CENTER BUCK.

AND YOU LOOK-- SO WELL DONE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK THIS IS, YOU KNOW WHAT I

CALL THISNESS IT IS CHRIS-MAS-Y.

>> I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

>> James: THANKS, GUYS, THAT WAS ALL ME, OFF THE TOP OF THE

DOME.

WELL DONE, CHRIS.

NEXT UP WE WILL GO TO OUR SEGMENT PRODUCER MIKEY.

MIKEY SHOW US YOUR STARBUCKS VIBE.

OH.

>> THE KIDS HELPED ME WITH IT.

THIS SIGN THERE IS ONLY ONE THING ON THE MENU, HOT COCOA.

>> James: I LOVE IT MIKEY, ARE YOU PURPOSEFULLY KEEPING ONE OF

YOUR CHILDREN'S FACES OFF THE CAMERA?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW.

>> James: HEY, THERE WE GO.

I LOVE THIS WHOLE VIBE.

IT IS MACKING ME FEEL VERY, VERY CHRISTMASSY.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING GUYS, HAPPY CHRISTMAS, WELL DONE,

MIKEY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ANOTHER WRITER, MOLLY, MOLLY,

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR US HERE.

>> HEY JAMES, THIS IS MY CLASSIC HOLIDAY CHILLY THEMED STARBUCKS,

WE HAVE AN UH-HUH SOME MENU, YOU CAN GET COFFEE WIT WHIPPED,

COFFEE WITHOUT, HOT WATER, OBVIOUSLY COLD BREWS IF YOU WANT

TA, YOU CAN GET A HOT WATER AND LET IT COOL DOWN AND ON THIS

SIDE IT IS ASK ABOUT OUR SEASONAL SPECIALS.

SO SWRZ WHAT IS WITH THE TRASH CAN?

>> THAT IS ACTUALLY PART OF OUR SEASONAL SPECIAL, SMORS, CHILLY

STYLE, ALL YOU NEED SAY CLASSIC OPEN FLAME, DPET YOURSELF SOME

MELLOWS, TOAST ANDROS THEMED AND ARE YOU GOOD TO GO.

>> James: WELL, I LOVE IT.

IT IS GLORIOUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MOLLY.

AMAZING JOB.

AND LAST BUT NEVER LEAST IT WOULD NOT BE A "LATE, LATE SHOW"

STAFF CHALLENGE WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE CARTER FROM OUR

TALENT DEPARTMENT.

CARTER, LOOK AT CARTER.

-- I MEAN I JUST CAN'T EVEN.

TALK ME THROUGH IT, CARTER.

YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT.

YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT.

TALK ME THROUGH IT, CARTER.

>> THANK YOU, JAMES.

I WANTED TO BRING YOU A CLASSY HOLIDAY WHICH A LITTLE JACK

FROST INSPIRED MAKEUP, IF YOU CAN SEE THAT.

AND THEN MY WHITE CHRISTMAS TREE MY MENORAH.

AND A LITTLE FROST.

>> James: FOR ME IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RONNA.

ALL ABOUT-- YOU LOOK LIKE DAVID BOWIE AND YOU ARE ABOUT TO SLIDE

IN TO SING NEXT TO BINGE CROSBY.

>> I WILL TAKE THAT.

I WILL TAKE THAT.

>> James: NOW TELL ME THIS, I WANTED TO ASK YOU THIS, I THINK

IT FEELS WEIRD IN A WORK ENVIRONMENT BUT SHOW ON THE SHOW

OVER ZOOM IT IS LESS SO.

WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING SO AHEAD OF THE CURVE AT ALL TIMES

FASHIONWISE.

>> WELL JAMES, THAT'S ALL I AM REALLY HOLDING ON TO RIGHT NOW.

LIKE A LIFE RAFT IS BEING FASHIONABLE.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST GONE.

>> James: IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

CARTER, ME AND I'M SURE THE REST OF AMERICA, BECAUSE I IMAGINE

EVERYBODY HAS WOKEN UP TO WATCH THIS, COULD NEVER TIRE OF

LOOKING AT YOU.

AN AMAZING JOB.

WELL DONE CARTER.

NOW EVERYONE DID GREAT.

BUT HERE NOW IN THE STUDIO BY ROUND OF APPLAUSE, SO GIVE THE

BIGGEST APPLAUSE FOR WHO YOU THINK SHOULD WIN, OKAY.

LET'S START WITH OLIVIA'S WRITER'S PARADISE.

A TRIPLE.

>> WHAT ABOUT RACHEL'S COZY HANUKKAH LOOK.

OKAY.

AN AUDIBLE WHOOP, LET'S GO TO CHRIS' HOLIDAY-- KITCHEN WPT

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

Z LET'S GO NOW TO MIKEY'S BABY STARBUCKS.

WOW.

WOW.

WOW.

YOU GUYS ARE BRUTAL.

THERE ARE TWO CHILDREN THERE.

NOTHING'S RIDING ON THIS.

YOU COULDN'T EVEN GIVE MIKEY THE FEELING OF GOING WE WON GUYS, WE

DID IT.

AT WHAT POINT DID ALL OF YOU THINK THAT WE'VE GOT TO STAY

TRUE TO THE GAME?

IT'S DISGRACEFUL.

LET'S GO NOW TO MOLLY'S SILLY STARBUCKS.

THERE WE GO.

AND FINALLY, TO CARTER'S ODE TO COLD BREW.

WELL, ON THAT BOMBSHELL, I THINK IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THE WINNER IS

CHRIS, WELL DONE.

CHRIS, YOU GET A $500 STARBUCKS GIFT CARD AND KRISES, AS A BONUS

TO YOU FROM DECEMBER 18th UNTIL JANUARY 3rd, YOU DON'T

HAVE TO WORK, OKAY?

WHAT ABOUT THAT, WHAT ABOUT THAT?

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.

A HUGE THANK TOES ALL OF OUR CON TEAS-- CONTESTANTS AND THANK YOU

TO STARBUCKS, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK