SPONSORS: Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings Casino app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/date or through my promo code DATE. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/date, all lowercase Go to https://Zocdoc.com/DATE to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. On this week's episode, Lauren welcomes actor and musician Tim Minchin on a first date. Tim is a tortured poet who values quality over quantity when it comes to partners, an admirable quality that Lauren is pleasantly surprised to hear. The two bond over The Beatles, stingray sports cars, and the rom-com French Kiss. Tim composes darkly comedic love songs and he wears the guyliner to prove it, plus has some interesting thoughts on karaoke. Tim gets the full course date plus a tasting menu and dessert to close off things. I don't know about you, but I think Lauren really digs this dudes accent!First Date Ep. 61https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS: Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/DATE Go to https://ro.co/DATE and sign up to get your first month for $99. Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings Casino app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/date or through my promo code DATE. On this week's episode, Lauren welcomes musician Marcus King for a first date! You may know Marcus from his appearances on the legendary YMH: Live 4, but Lauren gets to know the sweet, kind, and recovering doormat that is Marcus King. He's married now and for good reason as he hates dating (don't we all), but he opens up to Lauren about what revs his engine, his complicated love life, his icks, guilty pleasures, and interest in women taller than him. He also shares some stories about dating fans, DM dating, his worst date, and finishes with the sweet way he proposed to his current wife.First Date Ep. 60https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS:Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/date, all lowercase.On this week's episode, Lauren welcomes Sal Vulcano on a first date. You may know Sal from Impractical Jokers, but Sal considers himself a lover not a prankster in real life. He's a sensitive guy with a wife and kid. While that might be news to some, he shares more about his love story with his wife. Lauren and Sal come up with a few great ideas about dating apps. Sal also reveals that he's buying into some numerology, feng shui stuff to map out his life.First Date Ep. 59https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out this link for Larry's Lemon Chicken!https://tinyurl.com/larryschickenSPONSORS:Head to https://Babbel.com/FIRSTDATE to get up to 60% off your subscription for a limited time.This week Lauren welcomes comedian and big guy, Rachel Feinstein to First Date! Rachel is a dressy girl and bonds with Lauren about her surprising humbleness. Rachel has always been a good hang in her life and Lauren gets a feel for that as they ease into the conversation by talking about dumb gifts and decent sexual prowess. They also talk about bedroom mishaps, smells, pet peeves, sex dungeons, dating drug dealers, and how a lemon chicken recipe factored into Rachel's marriage proposal.First Date Ep. 58https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS: Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings Casino app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/date or through my promo code DATE. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/date, all lowercase. This week Lauren welcomes internet icons, Mia Malkova and Gabby Epstein on to First Date! Mia and Gabby are each other's yin and yang, from to falling in love to how soon they'll sleep with a date. Lauren gets a feel of Mia's sweet, yet alpha, energy. And Gabby teaches everyone her hacks on how to trap a man. After the Tasting Menu and a little Newlywed Game, Gabby shares the best way to get over a heartbreak.First Date Ep. 57https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS:Go to https://Zocdoc.com/DATE and download the Zocdoc app for FREE.On this week's episode of First Date, Lauren welcomes rapper 24KGoldn onto the show. Golden is a smooth operator, that can sometimes come off as a red flag, but on this date it's appreciated. Lauren gets to know about Goldn's moves, music, and dating life. He shares a few dealbreakers, and other preferences during the Tasting Menu. For the dessert question, we get to know how much of a romantic Golden really is.First Date Ep. 56https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ladies and gentlemen, red flags of all ages...This week we've got a special treat for you, it's the debut episode of First Date Live! Lauren Compton has brought her show to the Creek and Cave stage here in Austin and tonight she's not alone. Joining her to roast, praise, and judge a gauntlet of prospective dates are Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir! Instead of the usual apps, mains, and desserts, Lauren has brought unique challenges and trivia questions to help narrow down who the most dateable Austinite truly is. The best of the best are subjected to a song competition that may or may not get us flagged for copyright, but that's half the fun. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the anxiety inducing madness of dating in front of a live audience.https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS: Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings Casino app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/date or through my promo code DATE. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/date On this week's episode, Lauren welcomes Chris Distefano on a first date. Lauren and Chris really dive into Chris's struggle with his sexuality. And on the other hand, Lauren gets Chris to share more about his hetero relationship with his girlfriend and their daughters. Chrissy gives some really good fatherly advice about giving up on dreams and how to handle a cheating scandal. The Tasting Menu is an interesting one with history lessons and, of course, gay innuendos. To wrap up the episode, Chris gives Lauren some solid relationship advice.First Date Ep. 55https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS: Visit https://Babbel.com/FIRSTDATE to get 55% off your subscription for a limited time. Head to https://Acorns.com/firstdate or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! On this week's episode of First Date, Lauren welcomes Joe Gatto on a date. Lauren and Joe develop a rapport early nerding out with their shared interest in video games before diving into the app questions. The duo covers relationship keys, storytelling, and debate the great question of "pineapple on pizza?". Lauren also reveals a surprising and kinda ironic dislike of melons. We also get a tasting menu exchange with Joe before he shares some thoughts on his two favorite things, his wife and horror movies. This joker is quite a tender guy!First Date Ep. 54https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS:Don’t miss out on all the action this week at DraftKings! Download the DraftKings Casino app today! Sign-up using https://dkng.co/date or through my promo code DATE.On this week's episode of First Date, Lauren welcomes comedian Preacher Lawson on a date. Lauren has been an admirer of Preacher's clean comedy style for a long time, so she's really excited to get to know him more. Even though they're currently on a date, Preacher makes it very clear that he is not interested in dating. He's pretty good at avoiding Lauren's dating questions, but she finds a way to get through to him. In the end, Lauren finds out he actually is quite a romantic guy.First Date Ep. 53https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlaurencomptonhttps://store.ymhstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices