‘Love Is Blind’ Guys Vs. Girls Battle Closes Out Netflix Is a Joke Fest

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For the 12th and final day of Netflix is a Joke Fest on Sunday, the streamer turned to one of its biggest reality TV hits to bring the laughs, with a guys vs. girls battle of previous Love is Blind cast members.

Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the event — dubbed “Clash of the Casts” — saw alums of the dating show compete against each other Family Feud style, with the guys’ side comprised of Marshall Glaze (season four), Brett Brown (season four), Milton Johnson (season five) and Jimmy Presnell (season six), and the women’s side featuring AD Smith (season six), Jessica Vestel (season six), Lydia Velez Gonzalez (season five) and Tiffany Pennywell (season four).

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The two married couples on the stage — Brown and Pennywell, and Johnson and Gonzalez — opted not to go face-to-face directly, but talked some trash across from each other as the game began. Nick Lachey also took the time to wish the crowd a happy Mother’s Day, as Vanessa — who has been previously criticized for repeatedly asking the lasting couples when they would be having children — responded, “And that’s all I’m talking about motherhood. We’ve done this before, no more motherhood conversations.”

Over the next 30 minutes, the two sides competed over questions like, “What thing would you hate to see on the first date?,” “What’s something people do during a conversation when they are losing interest?,” “What’s something you can bend?” and “What’s the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning?” Though the women had the lead for most of the game, the men were victorious in the end. Saying goodbye at the finish of the game, Vanessa joked, “Love is Blind all represented up here — probably some more coming, I can’t say too much or Netflix will fire me.”

Guests attend Netflix Is A Joke Festival: Outside Joke at Hollywood Palladium
Guests attend Netflix Is A Joke Festival: Outside Joke

The battle took place at the festival’s “Outside Joke” stage at the Hollywood Palladium, and followed previous “Clash of the Casts” iterations that took place earlier in the festival, including the casts of Selling Sunset vs. Selling the O.C., The Circle vs. Too Hot to Handle and the cast of That ’90s Show.

The Palladium space was transformed into the festival’s main hub throughout the 12 days, featuring a “Parody Putt-Putt” mini golf game with Netflix shows-themed holes, a Big Mouth-themed mechanical bull and an I Think You Should Leave-themed zip line. Other shows from the final day of Netflix is a Joke Fest included Ali Wong at The Wiltern, Moshe Kasher at the Troubadour and a roast battle judged by Jeff Ross and Sarah Silverman.

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