Jimmy Kimmel's Brutal Takedown of Spencer Pratt's Mayor Bid

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel didn’t hold back when Spencer Pratt announced his run for Los Angeles mayor. On Monday, June 1, Kimmel aired a devastating parody campaign ad that weaponized some of The Hills’most cringeworthy moments to mock the 42-year-old reality TV personality’s unlikely political ambition.

The fake ad was a masterclass in political satire. It opened with the promise that Los Angeles needed“a mayor with no experience in anything at all,”then pivoted to suggesting Pratt could“heal this city with thousands of crystals he was unable to sell”—a jab at his custom jewelry and crystal venture, Pratt Daddy. Intercut with genuine footage from Pratt’s actual campaign ads, the segment also featured throwback clips of him calling a female costar a“bitch”and describing himself as“dangerous.”The kicker? The ad concluded by declaring it would“Let the world know just how f***ing stupid you are: Spencer Pratt for mayor.”

This wasn’t Kimmel’s first swing at Pratt’s mayoral dreams. On Wednesday, May 27, the host had already drawn a pointed comparison to Donald Trump, suggesting that Pratt was following the former president’s playbook by leveraging reality TV fame into political currency. Kimmel’s critique was surgical: Pratt grew up wealthy and popular but has lost both, so now he’s chasing the attention his campaign generates.“He’s everywhere. People show up to see him speak,”Kimmel observed.“He’s doing interviews. He’s making deals for a new reality show. It’s exactly what Donald Trump did.”

Pratt took the ribbing in stride, firing back on social media with“Jimmy’s secretly voting for me.”But the joke may have some teeth—polling showed a genuinely tight race heading into Tuesday’s June 2 primary, with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass leading most surveys by a slim margin. One California Post poll even had Pratt tied with Bass, 72. If no candidate secured a majority of votes, the top two contenders would advance to the general election on November 3, regardless of party affiliation.

What’s remarkable here isn’t just that a reality TV villain is running for mayor of a major American city—it’s that the gambit appears to be working. Regardless of whether Pratt wins, Kimmel’s takedown illustrates a broader anxiety about celebrity candidates who lack policy substance but possess an uncanny ability to command media attention and translate it into political viability. The fact that 22% of voters polled were seriously considering Pratt for the job suggests that in 2026 Los Angeles, notoriety alone might be enough to get your name on the ballot and your face on the nightly news.