-Once you put the outfit on, you're going to feel it.
It's like you're a superhero.
-Bruno Mars. -Yeah. What's up, man?
-I now pronounce you man and wife.
Yeah!
-I feel like I'm literally
sinking into the couch right now.
Like all the way in there.
-Big tits.
Like seriously so big.
-They don't call it "lost wages" for nothing.
After losing my entire budget at the casino --
I'm going to go all in on this last one --
I had failed miserably to make back any of the money.
-No, I'm not paying you.
-But, thankfully, I had gotten
a new opportunity
as a wedding officiant for an Elvis-themed chapel.
But before I was to don the big hair and white suit,
I wanted to learn more about the world
of celebrity impersonation.
So I scheduled a meeting to shadow an impersonator
who impersonates a former Elvis impersonator, Bruno Mars.
All right. Let's marry some people after meeting
with Bruno Mars person here.
♪♪
How's it going, sir?
-How are you doing?
-Doing good, man. Good to see you.
-So nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you too, sir.
-His name was Johnny.
But to the world, he was Bruno Mars.
-Bruno Mars.
-Yeah. What's up, man.
-It really felt like I was
with an A list celebrity.
But looking like the King of Pop certainly has its downsides.
-They just don't care. They'll just come up to you.
And then they'll just grab you and even sniff you.
They're curious. They're curious.
-So maybe you could
potentially sing a song or something.
But the song, if possible, has to be, you know,
slightly out of key just, you know, for legal purposes.
Johnny was such a pro that there was no way
he could sing a Bruno Mars song out of key.
So we did our best to disguise it to keep our legal team happy.
[ Upbeat music plays, distorted singing ]
♪♪
Bruno Mars. Yeah! -Thank you.
-I was learning a lot from shadowing Johnny.
But I needed to actually do some impersonation myself
to prepare for the wedding tomorrow.
So we headed back to his hotel for a makeover.
-You know, that mustache
is really, really -- it's a thin mustache.
So whatever you can, just try to make it as thin as possible.
Once you put that outfit on, you're going to feel it, man.
You don't -- you don't feel it now.
But it's like, when you put on the outfit, it's like --
it's like you're a superhero.
You picture a superhero walking down the street and you --
you can, you know, picture those people smiling, those highs.
That's what it is.
-All right, almost there.
-Just doing this the past four years,
I can honestly tell you my life has changed dramatically.
And I've been able to take care of my son more.
I've been able to live in a little house.
It's something that most people wouldn't even think of.
But it's very lucrative, this business,
and I just want to get better at it.
Really want to get better at it.
-I'm going to fix it up in a sec.
-I know that he knows that I exist.
I know his team knows that I exist.
Well, whether they're going to reach out to me,
that's a different story.
Don't get me wrong. I would love to hear from him.
If Bruno were to give me just a little like,
it would do a lot, man.
It could mean so much, just even a little acknowledgement.
-Looks much better. Thank you.
And now I was ready for my first outing
as a celebrity impersonator.
And just like that, I was Bruno.
-How are you doing? Woo!
How you doing!
-Just performing earlier,
you know, hanging out.
-Nice. Birthday.
>> Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday.
Nice meeting you all. Thank you.
-You as well. -Peace.
I was worried that I might not have looked like the real Bruno,
but that didn't matter.
What really mattered is that I had made
someone's night just a little better.
And that's what Johnny does all the time,
whether people think he's the king of pop
or just some guy who loves to dance.
Before I said goodbye to him,
I asked the master of disguise for any last advice
for the wedding tomorrow.
-Remember that you're doing it for them.
You know, there's going to be a part of you that's going to be
feeling like it's your show, but it's not your show.
It's their show. So have fun with it.
-Thank you so much, Johnny.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you for passing down the torch.
-Yes, sir.
To be continued, right?
-Yes, sir.
♪♪
The time had come to put my impersonation skills
to the test at the Graceland Wedding Chapel.
Established in 1939,
this is the oldest wedding chapel in Las Vegas
and the first chapel in the world
to conduct an Elvis-themed wedding ceremony.
So I had big shoes to fill.
But I felt more at ease after I learned
that I would be sharing my responsibilities with Brendan,
a fellow impersonator of the King.
You want to help me? -That looks great.
-Do I need to put on -- -Looks like Planet of the Apes.
It looks good. -Thank you.
Brendan officiates as many as 4,500 Elvis weddings a year,
so there was no better person to help me through this process.
Should I try that move?
-Yeah. Karate. There you go.
You've got it, yeah. So there you go.
-Our assignment today
was to officiate the vow renewal for Joe and Missy,
a couple that had been together for 15 years. Are you married?
-Yeah.
-And after a quick run-through
of what the ceremony would be like --
-We'll come down and kind of
tag team on them, if you will.
-It was go time.
-High suicide rate and rats
is now how you bring people to Las Vegas.
-As we were about to meet the couple, my nerves grew.
All of my training that I had put in
had led me to this very moment,
and I just wanted to do a good job.
-Hello. -Hello, guys.
-Hi. How are you doing?
-Good. How are you?
-Missy, come on in. -I'm Taji.
I'll just kind of walk you in, if that's all right,
maybe show you -- this is a good side.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
My first job was to walk Missy down the aisle
and to hand her off to her husband Joe
before they both recited their Elvis-themed vows.
-I promise to be...
And let me see you wind it up like this. You too, Taji.
Come on. You're a hunka hunka burnin' love.
Yeah!
Very good. Keep working on that.
-And then reflecting on the advice
I had received from Johnny...
-Remember that you're doing it for them.
-...I had prepared a song to perform for the couple
to make sure their day was extra special.
Where was the audio thing? Oh, I found it.
Okay. We're good. Sorry. Okay.
So I just give it a play?
♪♪
♪ Gonna rock around, gonna rock around ♪
♪ Gonna rock around tonight ♪
♪ Gonna rock around, gonna rock around ♪
♪ 'Til the morning light ♪
♪ Gonna rock around, gonna rock around ♪
♪ 'Til the sun comes up tonight ♪
♪ I now pronounce you man and wife ♪
-Yeah! -Yeah!
♪ Gonna rock around, gonna rock around tonight ♪
All right.
-You're going to do fine in this business, son.
-It may not have been perfect.
But just like Johnny told me last night,
this wasn't about me.
It was about Joe and Missy
and the love they shared for each other.
-I once again, after 15 years, pronounce you husband and wife.
Kiss your wife, my friend. Yeah!
-Love is a gamble.
You could win big like Joe and Missy
or you could wind up divorced.
And while Vegas had certainly dealt me
its fair share of bad hands,
in this moment, it felt like I had won the jackpot.
-Yeah!
-So it seemed like Joe and Missy
were absolutely thrilled with the experience.
And as an added bonus, I walked them to their limo
where they would continue their lifetime of happiness.
So you guys enjoy the ceremony?
-Oh, yes.
-Have an amazing marriage.
-Yeah. Thank you.
-It's already been amazing so far.
-Yep. -Beautiful.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
It had certainly been a long trip
filled with plenty of highs and lows.
And now I wanted to end my time here
on the highest note possible
and relax with some legal Las Vegas weed.
My date from the other day, Jamie,
had told me about the Las Vegas cannabis tour.
-I've heard there is a Las Vegas cannabis tour.
-And that seemed right up my alley.
So I signed up for it and waited to be picked up.
-I can't open it.
I can't open it.
Hi, Taji. -Hello.
-Welcome to Las Vegas Cannabis Tours.
-Her name was Maxine,
and she was to be my guide for the day.
-Yay!
-As we got acquainted with each other --
-What brought me to Las Vegas was I was given
a strip club by Larry Flynt.
-...we were driven to a private house
where we could legally enjoy some of the finest cannabis
Las Vegas had to offer.
Now it was time to get high Vegas style.
Should I finish the random weed that was in there before?
-No.
-Oh, fuck. All right.
-Well, we'll count you in.
3, 2, 1. Liftoff!
-I forgot how high bongs can get you.
That got me really high.
-I know. -Holy shit.
The weed is good in Vegas. -Yeah.
-I feel like I'm literally
sinking into the couch right now,
like all the way in there.
-You're not, though.
You're sitting upright. Yeah. -Am I?
Now that I was properly stoned...
[ Coughing ]
Sorry.
...Maxine and I continued
to get to know each other.
-So basically --
-Larry Flynt gave you a strip club in Las Vegas.
-Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
-And I continued to get high.
Holy shit.
-This is where we have the story
about the guy shitting his pants
and then vomiting through his nose.
And then his wife accused me of killing her husband.
-Did he die? -No.
He just shit his pants and vomited.
Would you like me to do it?
-Yeah. Sorry.
-Yeah. There we go.
-It's good.
-So how are you enjoying your buzz?
-Definitely. I'm like in a wind tunnel, basically.
You know, it's cool.
I feel like it's almost like a movie.
-Anything else you'd like to partake,
or you want to give it a break for a minute?
-I'll roll a blunt. Maybe that'd be a fun activity.
By this point, I think I had done
about three bong rips, smoked a joint,
and had 20 milligrams of that liquid.
So rolling a blunt wasn't really a possibility for me.
Have to put the weed in it.
Thankfully, the owner of the house
was able to roll it for me.
And, as I smoked it, I got to learn more about Maxine's story.
So you were mentioning to me earlier that you know the ins
and outs of the strip clubs here in Vegas.
-Well, I won't say
I know it all. But, I mean, I've experienced,
you know, having a club here. There's this amazing strip club
that I really love called Crazy Horse 3.
Wait till you see the girls.
They have the most incredible hot sexy
big titted like gorgeous, gorgeous girls,
big titted girls to the glamorous, beautiful,
tall, blonde, brunette, big tits.
Like seriously so big.
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♪♪
-♪ Beautiful women ♪
♪ What happens in Vegas ♪
♪ Stays right there ♪
♪ I'ma party for a night, I'ma party for the year ♪
♪ Rooftop shots ♪
♪ Models on the floor ♪
♪♪
♪ Or the Bellagio ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm talking 'bout Vegas nights ♪
♪ Las Vegas nights, Las Vegas nights ♪
♪ Las Vegas nights ♪
♪♪
-Las Vegas is many things to many people.
And in my short time here,
I really did experience the assortment
of this one-of-a-kind city.
It's a place that can take all your money.
-Believe me. I understand.
Working on a budget, I did a lot of low budget filmmaking.
-Nice.
And then give you a place to lay your head.
-The guy that was living here, he shot himself.
So that's why it's haunted.
-It's a place where you can legally pay for sex.
-I have held hands
in a guy's butt here with one of my friends.
-A place where you can learn
how to be a male escort.
-Invade the space a little bit.
If you feel like it, invade the space.
-And a place where you can practice being a male escort.
Sorry. You have an ant on you. Should I grab that?
-Yeah. -Sorry about that.
-Appreciate it.
-It's a place where fantasy becomes reality.
-How you doing? Going to the show right now. Woo hoo!
How you guys doing?
-And just when you think it can't take you any lower...
♪ Gonna rock around, gonna rock around tonight ♪
...it's a place that can take you higher
than you've ever gone before.
That got me really high. -I know.
-Holy shit.
And the women are beautiful, too.
It's a place that may not have the best reputation.
-High suicide rate and rats
is now how you bring people to Las Vegas.
-But after my time here,
Las Vegas will forever have a special place in my heart.
So what was the name again?
The Crazy Horse? -Crazy Horse 3.
-The Crazy Horse 3. -Three.
-Three. -One, two, three.
-Okay. all right. -One, two, three.
-So we are at the Crazy Horse 3 right now,
and I strongly suggest it.
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