'Glee' and NY's Bloomberg needle Villaraigosa

The cast of "Glee" is in New York to film the end of the show's second season, and on Monday appeared with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "We’ve been filming ‘Glee’ in Los Angeles for two years — we never met the mayor there,” executive producer Dante Di Loreto said. “We’ve been in New York City for six hours and we feel incredibly welcome.” With that cue, Bloomberg took over, per the Wall Street Journal:

Seeing an opportunity, Mr. Bloomberg invited the show to relocate permanently. “Just in case you want to move everything to New York, we’d love to have you,” he said. “Sorry about the mayor of L.A.,” Mr. Bloomberg added with a sly smile.

Reached for comment, Mr. Villaraigosa gamely replied: “While I don’t have as much theatrical experience as my friend Mayor Bloomberg, I’d be just as happy for the ‘Glee’ kids to come to Los Angeles and visit the nation’s entertainment capital.”

As his staff pointed out — and as every true Gleek knows — the show takes place in Ohio, even though it’s filmed in Los Angeles. “Perhaps nationals next year could take place in L.A.,” the Villaraigosa staffer suggested.

Cropped photo: Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal