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The anchor struggled to keep it together when the singer tuned in from a cat bar in Tokyo: “He’s off with the fairies here,” Andy Cohen joked of his co-host.
By Tatiana Tenreyro
Anderson Cooper couldn’t stop laughing during John Mayer‘s appearance in CNN‘s New Year’s Eve Times Square special.
With less than an hour left to ring in 2024 on the East Coast, Cooper and co-host Andy Cohen were having fun while being able to drink again. Though this time they were on their best behavior, the hosts proved to be having fun when the “Your Body Is a Wonderland” singer tuned in from Tokyo’s cat bar Cats in the Box.
This John Mayer interview at a Cat Cafe in Tokyo is totally unhinged. 😆 #CNNNYE #CNN #NYE2023 #johnmayer #NewYear pic.twitter.com/9YqQCEAz55
Mayer kept a deadpan demeanor as various tabby cats crawled around him. “This doesn’t look sanitary, John!” said a concerned Cohen as Cooper giggled. Mayer remained nonchalant, saying, “I believe it passes all health codes, so I think it’s just fine.”
The crooner continued to share details about the bar, while the CNN anchor had to move away from the camera, choking back tears from laughter. “He’s gone, he’s off with the fairies here,” joked Cohen. The Bravo personality made his co-host laugh even more as he noted, “Just the shot of the cat’s ass in your face is making him delirious.”
Nothing could break Mayer, though, who kept a stoic face while feeding one of the felines — even after realizing that what he believed was a “solid treat” was actually a “gelatinous paste.”
Unsurprisingly, the moment was a hit on social media.
If i can enjoy anything in 2024 as much as anderson is enjoying seeing john mayer at a cat cafe…. Oh my god. Giggle Monster. #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/h8XQmdmiL7
This interview with John Mayer at a cat cafe in Tokyo was the funniest stuff I’ve ever seen on a Times Square broadcast #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/1JaUkTrcco
john mayer at a cat cafe in tokyo and anderson's uncontrollable giggles has me wheezing in my living room #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/RjxC7w6QE8
Anderson Cooper is killing me right meow with John Mayer at the cat bar pic.twitter.com/vVEXdGGohQ
This is the FUNNIEST thing i have EVER seen on television oh my god😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 @Andy @andersoncooper @JohnMayer #CNNNYE pic.twitter.com/IHaftEMlMu
John Mayer is deadpan talking about a cat bar in Tokyo and Anderson Cooper is losing it laughing pic.twitter.com/ycXpxuU9X7
John Mayer being just absolutely dead serious at a cat bar is probably one of my absolute favorite things on any of the #CNNNYE's. They're dying at the cats just being there, his deadpan, and themselves. pic.twitter.com/OBn3ScupaY
John Mayer in this damn Cat Cafe and Anderson crying laughing is too much and I’m about to pee on myself. #CNNNye pic.twitter.com/Kpv4omj15v
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