You could say Jim Gaffigan got a real kick out of Kelly Clarkson.
On Wednesday’s episode of the Grammy-winner’s daytime talk show, Clarkson decided to interview the comedian completely barefoot.
“What is going on with the feet?” Gaffigan said, a few minutes into their interview.
But before Clarkson could respond, Gaffigan decided to step up his comedy game and launched into a full-on roast.
“I feel more grounded when I sing if I’m barefoot,” Gaffigan said, in a mock-feminine voice meant to be a silly imitation of Clarkson. “I can feel the ground and—”
“Best part of that statement,” Clarkson interjected with a laugh. “That’s what I actually say. … I do like performing barefoot.”
The “Since U Been Gone” singer then explained to Gaffigan that her feet hurt that day and she wasn’t able to wear the stilettos she had originally planned to pair with her outfit.
“You don’t have to tell me about stilettos,” Gaffigan retorted in a tone of relatability, like he too understood the agony of wearing extremely high heels.
Clarkson said that although she knows it’s unconventional to forgo footwear in public, she was just going to roll with it.
“I think that’s great,” Gaffigan replied. “But …for me, I wouldn’t have my feet exposed because I respect the audience.”
“And I don’t!” Clarkson joked, kicking her feet.
Gaffigan had one more joke before the two moved on to another topic.
“There’s a portion of the internet that’s going to love this show especially,” he quipped.
Clarkson quickly got that he meant foot fetishists: “Yeah, I’m going to get a whole new fan base.”
This isn’t the first time Clarkson has revealed her casual attitude towards conventional beliefs about hygiene.
Last year, Clarkson seemed to gross out “SNL” star Kenan Thompson when she admitted to him that she brushes her teeth in the shower and doesn’t wash her legs.
But Thompson appeared visibly repulsed when Clarkson confessed: “I pee almost every time in the shower!”
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“I’ve done it,” Thompson reluctantly admitted. “But when I do do it, I always feel so ashamed.”
“You know what I feel?” Clarkson said. “I feel productive.”