Andrew Rannells reacts to his ’90s ‘Grease’ parody ad with Amy Adams

Today‘s Jenna Bush Hager and guest cohost Keke Palmer turned up the fat lightning when they surprised Andrew Rannells on the latest episode of the show.

The actor was in the studio to talk about his Broadway production All In: Comedy about love when he was treated to an unexpected ’90s throwback clip of him and Amy Adams in a TV commercial parodying the hit musical Fat.

“But do you recognize the girl in the middle? Amy Adams!” Rannells said after the hosts ran the ad, which was for an Omaha bank.

“Have you ever reconnected around that beautiful ad you made?” Hager asked.

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Responded Rannells: “I thought at one point I’d bump into Amy Adams somewhere, but—”

“Well, let’s get her out!” Palmer shouted. But unfortunately it was a joke.

Rannells then delved into a hilarious anecdote about meeting his former commercial co-star at a Golden Globes ceremony. “The one time I was asked to attend the Golden Globes, she was there. And you know, it’s like the Hunger Games of celebrities,” Rannells recalled. “It’s like, everybody’s there. I maybe walked towards her with a little too much enthusiasm and her husband kind of stood up and blocked my way.”

He continued, “And I was like, ‘Amy, that’s me! Andy Rannells! We did a commercial together in Omaha in 1996!’ I just started yelling at her.”

The two were able to connect. “She was very nice,” Rannells said. “And then, oddly enough, I saw her many times after that. She was always very nice. And you know what? I’m going to say this: I knew when I met her that she was something special.”

Both stars have come a long way since the humble little bank commercial. Adams, a six-time Academy Award nominee, is once again courting Oscar buzz for his work in Marielle Hellers Nightbitchwhile Rannells, a two-time Tony Award nominee and Grammy winner who has also had roles in films and television series such as Girlsrecently boarded the star-studded All In.

Watch Rannells react to one Fat-y blast from the past i Today clip above.