John Mayer celebrated 2024 at a cat cafe in Tokyo and sent hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen into a laughing fit during CNN’s New Year’s Eve live show.
The Your Body Is A Wonderland singer, 46 – who is a longtime friend of Cohen – had been spending time in Japan to perform three dates at the Blue Note jazz club in Tokyo from December 29th to December 31st.
Following his three-day set, the star had the chance to enjoy time in the city on new Year’s Day and visited a cat bar called Cats In The Box.
Amid the live show, Mayer joined Cohen and Cooper for a rather humorous interview shortly before the hosts rung in the New Year from Times Square in NYC.
Andy introduced John to the viewers and explained that he was currently at a cat cafe in Tokyo. When he appeared on the screen, Anderson let out a laugh.
John Mayer, 46, celebrated 2024 at a cat cafe in Tokyo and sent hosts Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen into a laughing fit during CNN ‘s New Year’s Eve live show
Following his three-day set, the star had the chance to enjoy time in the city on new Year’s Day and visited a cat bar called Cats In The Box
‘This doesn’t look sanitary, John!’ Cohen jokingly stated as Mayer sat at a bar while surrounded by numerous cats.
The singer then replied with a serious tone, ‘You know what, I believe it passes all health codes. I think it’s just fine.’
Anderson could be heard exclaiming, ‘There’s cats everywhere!’ and John explained, ‘Yes! We are at a cat bar. It’s called Cats In The Box in Tokyo – celebrating New Year’s. We’re already halfway through the first day of 2024.’
There was a short pause as Cooper found himself unable to stop his laughter and Andy held a big smile on his face with his hands held out in front of him, trying to think of what to say next.
The TV personality then said, ‘John! Tell me about this bar. You’re in the bar, and there are cats everywhere! They are licking each other…’
His voice trailed off as Anderson kept laughing and Mayer began to speak while keeping his face deadpan. ‘Yes, there are cats.’
‘This is a place you can come, enjoy a drink or two, and um, talk to cats. It’s a cat bar! I mean, I don’t know much more clear I can be about the objective of this place,’ the singer added.
There was another pause as Cooper held a hand to his mouth as he fell into another laughing fit, causing Cohen to also be at a momentary loss for words as he also tried to not laugh.
Amid the live show, Mayer joined Cohen and Cooper for a rather humorous interview shortly before the hosts rung in the New Year from Times Square in NYC
‘This doesn’t look sanitary, John!’ Cohen jokingly stated as Mayer sat at a bar while surrounded by numerous cats
The singer then replied with a serious tone, ‘You know what, I believe it passes all health codes. I think it’s just fine’
Anderson could be heard exclaiming, ‘There’s cats everywhere!’ and John explained, ‘Yes! We are at a cat bar. It’s called Cats In The Box in Tokyo – celebrating New Year’s. We’re already halfway through the first day of 2024’
There was a short pause as Cooper found himself unable to stop his laughter and Andy held a big smile on his face with his hands held out in front of him, trying to think of what to say next
The TV personality then said, ‘John! Tell me about this bar. You’re in the bar, and there are cats everywhere! They are licking each other…’
‘This is a place you can come, enjoy a drink or two, and um, talk to cats. It’s a cat bar! I mean, I don’t know much more clear I can be about the objective of this place,’ the singer added
Due to not being able to control his laughter, Anderson then stepped out of the frame and Andy went after him, stating, ‘He’s gone. He’s off with the fairies.’
‘Just the shot of the cat’s a** in your face is making him delirious,’ Cohen explained, causing Cooper to bend over and let out a louder laugh.
Throughout the course of the interview, John began feeding some of the cats and both Andy and Anderson also played a game to guess one of the cat’s names.
At one point, Cohen asked his pal, Mayer, what lies ahead for the hosts and those in America in 2024 since he had already rung in the New Year.
‘Well, if it’s anything like my 2024, you will be surrounded by cats,’ John stated. At that moment, Andy had been taking a sip of water from a glass and nearly choked due to falling into a fit of laughter, with Cooper also joining in.
After the hilarious cat banter, the trio discussed John’s new SiriusXM channel called, Life With John Mayer. ‘It’s a channel that plays a bunch of music, but the concept is that it changes throughout the day,’ the singer explained.
‘So, it plays different music through different times of day, different days of the week. I figured everyone was kind of tired of reporting to their phone, what it was they wanted to hear…’
In conclusion, the Gravity hitmaker sent a special message to the viewers and fans by expressing, ‘I just want to say, have a very very happy, peaceful, prosperous 2024…’
Due to not being able to control his laughter, Anderson then stepped out of the frame and Andy went after him, stating, ‘He’s gone. He’s off with the fairies’
Throughout the course of the interview, John began feeding some of the cats and both Andy and Anderson also played a game to guess one of the cat’s names
After the hilarious cat banter, the trio discussed John’s new SiriusXM channel called, Life With John Mayer
In conclusion, the Gravity hitmaker sent a special message to the viewers and fans by expressing, ‘I just want to say, have a very very happy, peaceful, prosperous 2024…’
‘May this be the best year yet, and I send you all my love from Cats In The Box!’
The interview has since gone viral, and the video was also uploaded to both Mayer and Cohen’s main Instagram pages in a joint post.
Social media users flocked to the comment section to also share their thoughts on the hilarious moment, with one fan writing, ‘Anderson’s laugh is THE BEST. I want to use it as my ring tone … or alarm clock.’
Another penned, ‘”How many times did you watch this?” Yes,’ while one added, ‘This is why John needs his own show.’
Both Mayer and Cohen are longtime friends, and the TV personality attended John’s concert at Madison Square Garden last year in October with son Ben; the pair seen in October 2023
Later in March, the star is slated to perform both U.K. and European dates fore his Solo Tour – which kicked off last year in March 2023; seen April 2023 in Canada
John whisked himself away to Tokyo to perform three nights at the Blue Note jazz club in the city shortly before ringing in 2024.
Later in March, the star is slated to perform both U.K. and European dates fore his Solo Tour – which kicked off last year in March 2023.
He made various stops, such as performing at Madison Square Garden in October, which both Cohen and his son, Ben, attended.
On March 13, he will begin his U.K./European trek in Sweden and the concerts will conclude later that same month on March 29 in Dublin, Ireland.
