Carson Daly shocked his Today colleagues during the NBC morning show’s Wednesday, June 3, episode.
During his daily “PopStart” segment, Daly discussed how Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are working together on a new reality series documenting their journey becoming the co-owners of an Australian sailing team. “While they were down in Hugh’s homeland, the new team convinced them to partake in a sacred Aussie tradition called the ‘shoey,’” he stated.
The show went on to show an Instagram clip of the actors being prompted by the team to chug beer from a shoe. “Have you guys ever done a shoey?” Daly asked his co-hosts. “I’ve never done a shoey either.”
The Today hosts’ jaws dropped as Daly proceeded to take off his shoe, fill it with beer, and chug it just like Jackman and Reynolds. While Al Roker and Craig Melvin appeared grossed out by the move, Jenna Bush Hager, Savannah Guthrie, and Sheinelle Jones cheered on Daly as he drank from his own shoe.
While out on the 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Daly quipped, “Next time, I’m gonna drink it out of Savannah’s shoe and call it a ‘chooey,’ because she has a Jimmy Choo shoe. So, I’ll do a shoey and a chooey.”
Guthrie jokingly took off one of her heels and offered it to Daly. “I’m ready,” she stated. Daly went on to state, “Do you know what I have to do to stick around with these fine, hard-hitting journalists? Some interview presidents, some do shoeies and chooey. Gotta earn your keep, everybody.”
Today‘s official Instagram page shared a clip of Daly’s “shoey” moment on Wednesday, revealing that he took a second shot as the show cut to a commercial break after the “PopStart” segment. Upon finishing the drink, he placed his shoe back on. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Carson Daly doing a shoey at 8:25 a.m.,” the post’s caption read.
Today fans shared their mixed reactions to the live moment in the post’s comments, with one user writing, “This elder millennial who has loved the Today Show for years, is so thankful and grateful that Carson joined the crew. First growing up on TRL and now, growing old with the Today Show. @carsondaly please don’t ever stop being you! We still got it and no one can take that from us.”
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Referring to Daly’s days as the host of MTV‘s Total Request Live, another joked, “You can take boy out of MTV, but you can’t take MTV out of him.” Someone else shared, “Always reminding us where he came from! TRL days.”
A different person posted, “You can never make me hate @carsondaly. I guess that’s why I have been a fan for so long. He’s a real as they come.” A separate commenter stated, “Putting the shoe back on and going on about his day was diabolical!!!!”
One disgusted fan quipped, “Oh gross. Is this a thing?!” Another agreed, stating, “But why??” Somebody else shared, “Ewwww! But- you go Carson!”
