Jimmy Kimmel Gifts Spencer Pratt His Promised Exit With U-Haul Bit

Late-night comedy and real-world campaign consequences collided this week when Jimmy Kimmel decided to make good on Spencer Pratt’s own promise. After the former reality star finished third in Los Angeles’s mayoral primary behind incumbent mayor Karen Bass and city council member Nithya Raman, Kimmel seized the opportunity to deliver some prime-time ribbing—complete with a prop that would make any moving day complete.

During his Tuesday late-night monologue, Kimmel reminded viewers that Spencer had pledged to leave L.A. if he lost the race. It was the kind of bold campaign promise that sounded great in the moment, but as anyone who’s ever moved knows, actually hauling your life out of Los Angeles is another matter entirely. So Kimmel, in a moment of mock generosity, decided Spencer shouldn’t have to shoulder the financial burden alone.

The bit escalated perfectly. Kimmel acknowledged what he framed as Spencer’s tight money situation—pointing out that out-of-state donations had dried up and relocation costs add up fast. Then came the punchline: the camera cut to footage of an actual U-Haul truck rolling out of a parking lot, Spencer’s sad face plastered across the side alongside the words Just Defeated. It was the kind of comedy that works because it’s rooted in real stakes and real promises. Spencer said he’d leave if he lost. He lost. Kimmel just decided to hold him to it in the most public, most hilarious way possible.

What made the bit land wasn’t just the setup—it was the timing and the specificity. Spencer Pratt running for Los Angeles mayor was already unlikely enough to command attention, and his defeat made the whole thing feel inevitable in retrospect. Kimmel’s U-Haul routine didn’t mock Spencer so much as it cemented the moment as comedy gold, turning a primary result into late-night legend. Meanwhile, Bass and Raman will head to a runoff scheduled for November 3, while Spencer will presumably figure out whether that U-Haul was more prophecy than punchline.