THERE'S A LOT OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES WHICH IS
WHY I HAVE COME DOWN TO CITY HALL TO GIVE A BREAK TO THE
MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, MR. ERIC GARCETTI.
LET'S GO AND GIVE THE PAIR A BREAK.
(APPLAUSE) HI.
>> OH, HI, JAMES.
>> James: MR. GARCETTI, YOU'RE THE MAYOR.
I'M JAMES, HOW ARE YOU, NICE TO SEE YOU, A PLEASURE.
I WAS WONDERING, YOU ARE A BUSY MAN, BUSY LIFE.
>> TRUE.
>> James: IT YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK AND I WILL STAND IN FOR
YOU BEING THE MAYOR, DOES THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
BE FUN.
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
>> James: YEAH?
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
>> James: TELL ME, WHAT IS A NORMAL DAY FOR YOU THE MAYOR.
>> I NORMALLY WILL SIT DOWN WITH MY TEAM LIKE THIS, TACKLE SOME
OF THE PRESSING PROBLEMS LIKE THE DRAUGHT.
HISTORIC DRAUGHTNESS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET THROUGH
THAT SWRZ HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK TO BATMAN?
I BROUGHT THIS ALONG JUST SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION.
JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW.
>> I'M OPEN MINDED.
>> THIS IS MAYOR JAMES.
>> James: THANK YOU.
>> ENJOY.
>> James: ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GET TO WORK.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> I AM WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S OPERATIONS INNOVATION TEAM.
MY NAME-- I WORK IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF BUDGETING INNOVATION.
>> NICOLE AND I AM-- FOR TODAY YOUR ASSISTANT FOR TODAY.
>> James: OKAY.
I THOUGHT THE TEAM WOULD BE MORE IMPRESSIVE, I'VE GOT TO BE
HONEST.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A BIT MORE WEST WING.
OKAY, EVERYBODY HANDS IN.
EVERYBODY SAY DRAUGHT, WHAT DRAUGHT?
LET'S TAKE A SHOWER.
>> DRAUGHT WHAT DRAUGHT, LET'S TAKE A SHOWER.
>> James: YAIE.
OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY?
>> 9:30 YOU HAVE AN UNVEILING OF A NEW-- .
>> James: I LOVE AN UNVEILING.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE BEHIND THE CLOTH?
WILL I LIKE UNVEIL THEM LIKE THAT?
WILL IT BE.
>> NO, NO CLOTH.
>> James: CAN WE GET A CLOTH?
LET'S GET A CLOTH.
AS THE MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE A CLOTH.
IS THIS THE FLAG OF LOS ANGELES.
>> YES, IT IS.
>> James: I DISN EVEN KNOW WE HAD A FLAG!
WHAT IS THIS ONE.
>> THE CALIFORNIA FLAG.
>> James: THIS SHOULD BE LIKE KIM KARDASHIAN.
>> 10E:30 WE HAVE AN UNVEILING OF A NEW STORM WATER CAPTURE
PILOT.
>> James: AGAIN, CLOTH FOR THAT.
>> WE CAN USE THE SAME CLOTH SWRZ OR MIX IT UP, DEPENDS,
COLORS AND THE LIKE.
>> AFTER THAT YOU ARE DONE.
>> James: THAT'S THE WHOLE DAY.
>> THAT'S YOUR WHOLE DAY.
>> James: SHOULDN'T I BE OPENING SOMETHING?
LIKE SHOULDN'T I BE CUTTING SOME RIBBON SOMEWHERE.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
>> James: I REALLY WANT TO BE THE MAYOR-- I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO BE THE MAYOR IF I'M NOT CUT BE RIBBON.
I THOUGHT THAT IS ALL IT WASK IF I'M HONEST.
LIKE I EVEN BOUGHT THESE TO-- DOES THAT NEED OPENING NO.
>> James: HAVE YOU GOT ANY STUFF THAT NEEDS OPENINGMENT I'M
THE MAYOR.
SHE'S WEIRD.
HEY, IS THAT YOUR LUNCH?
DO YOU WANT ME TO OPEN IT.
I'M THE MAYOR.
AS THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, I DECLARE SHARON'S LUNCH OPENED.
(APPLAUSE).
>> James: BID MO WE ARE VESTED IN ME BY THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES, I OFFICIALLY DECLARE TERRY OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
I DECLARE DOOR NUMBER THREE OF THE MEN'S WASHROOM OPEN.
WHOOO!
RIGHT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THERE BECAUSE I JUST OPENED
IT.
SORRY, ARE YOU GUYS IN THE LIFT?
BECAUSE THIS LIFT JUST OPENED.
IT WASN'T OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE MAYOR, WAS IT.
YOU HOLD THIS END.
>> ALL RIGHT.
COME ON NOW.
AS THE MAYOR-- WHAT IS IT DOING?
I MIGHT DIE.
PRESS THE OPEN BUTTON.
DO IT QUICK BEFORE WE DIE.
I'M THE MAYOR.
I SHOULD BE-- OH, JEEZ, HOLD IT OPEN!
THIS IS A GREAT ELEVATOR.
AND MAY IT ALWAYS BE PROSPEROUS, AS THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, I
DECLARE THIS ELEVATOR OPEN.
READY?
AS THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES I CAN GIVE YOU THIS, A KEY TO THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES.
HOLD THIS.
AND NOW NICOLE, LIFT UP THE CAMERA, THERE, PUT YOUR CAMERA
TO YOUR EYES.
NOW LOOK AT THE CAMERA AND SAY CHEESE.
>> CHEESE.
>> James: NICOLE MAKE A-- CHOICE, AND DO ANOTHER ONE.
AND ONE MORE.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE.
YOU ARE THE COMMUNE KAITDERS.
>> I'M IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SUSTAIN ABILITY.
>> James: I'M THE MAYOR, NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS THE DRAUGHT CAMPAIGN.
>> James: THAT IS THE BEST YOU'VE GOT TO COMBAT THE
DRAUGHT.
A COSTUME IN WHICH SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THREE SHOWERS A DAY
BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SWEATING SO MUCH.
>> WE CUT WATER USE ABOUT 20%.
>> James: RIGHT, PUT ON.
>> OKAY.
>> James: I BET YOU GRADUATED TOP OF YOUR CLASS, RIGHT.
>> I AM AT UCLA NOW.
>> James: HOW OFTEN DO YOU CRY IN THERE AND DO YOU SAVE THAT
WATER AND THEN GIVE IT BACK TO LOS ANGELES?
DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE?
>> SURE THING.
>> James: OKAY, LET'S DO IT READY, OKAY, GO.
WAIT, COME ON, HELP ME.
COME ON.
COME ON!
OH, HAVE SOME FUN.
COME ON!
HAVE SOME FUN.
OKAY, GO, GO TO YOUR OFFICE.
(LAUGHTER) (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).
>> James: CHEERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I PREESHTD THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, MI
HONORED TO BE YOUR MAYOR.
AND I AM HONORED TO PRESENT WITH YOU TODAY THE JAMES CORDEN PLAN
TO MAKE L.A. BETTER.
FIRST UP, WE LIMIT LOS ANGELES AS A CITY, WHERE IT IS A LAW
WHERE YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE SELFIE A WEEK.
THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO MAKE EVERY BRANCH OF LU LU LEMON HAVE A MEN'S
DOOR.
NO MORE DJ.
L.A. PRESENTLY HAS MORE DJS THAN IT DOES TEACHERS.
>> I AM GOING TO SHUT THEM DOWN AS A TEAM.
FOREVER'S GOOD BECAUSE IT'S GOTTEN EMBARRASSING.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> CBS2.
WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING THE MAYOR OF THE GREAT CITY OF LOS
ANGELES?
>> James: I DON'T KNOW.
DO I FEEL LIKE THE MAYOR?
JUST CUZ I'M WEARING A SASH, JUST CUZ I'VE GOT THIS
UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF POWER, DOES 2 IT MAKE ME BETTER THAN
YOU?
IN A WAY, YEAH.
THINGS WILL CHANGE NOW THAT I'M THE MAYOR IT IS GOING TO BE
LESS-- YOU KNOW-- OH, TALK OF THE DEVIL.
>> THIS HAS BEEN FUN BUT-- I THINK YOUR TIME IS OVER.
>> James: I KNOW I WAS JUST FILLING IN FOR A BREAK BUT I'VE
GOT TO BE HONEST, I HAVE GOT A TASTE OF POWER.
>> BUT WE DO NEED-- .
>> James: YOU NEED TO GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS FOR QUITE
AWHILE.
RIGHT.
GUYS, WHO IS WITH ME?
WE'RE STARTING A REVOLUTION TODAY, NO, THIS IS [BLEEP] NO!
ABSOLUTELY NOT, NO!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).
>> James: YES, THE PEOPLE ARE WITH ME, ERIC.
THE PEOPLE ARE WITH ME, ERIC.