Andy Lee: Aussie comedy star takes on Jennifer Hudson’s viral ‘Spirit Tunnel’ as he appears on US talk show

Watching Andy Lee mosey through Jennifer Hudson’s viral talk show “Spirit Tunnel” is like witnessing Raygun drop a Kangaroo hop in real time at the Olympics.

You don’t know how they got there, but you can’t look away.

The beloved Aussie appeared on Hudson’s talk show on Tuesday, tasked with navigating her famous pre-chat backstage ritual as many had done before him.

Billed alongside actress Goldie Hawn, Lee could be seen gliding and finger-pointing solo down a corridor lined with staff and crew as they chanted “the funny Andy Lee” in a catchy harmony.

At one point, the former radio host stopped and kangaroo-hopped, akin to Australia’s most controversial 2024 Olympian.

Lee, 45, appeared to carry enough rhythm and confidence down the line to match the occasion, with his light at the end of the tunnel awaiting him — new wife Rebecca Harding.

Captioned “Andy Lee got moves”, the social media clip drew a flood of Aussie fans, media personalities and friends to the comments.

“Yeah Andy!!!” David Campbell wrote.

“OMFG this is EPIC!!👏👏👏”, Brooke Warne added.

Lisa Wilkinson wrote: “Dancing With The Stars US here you come! If Bindi and Robert can do it… 👏👏👏”.

Lee and Harding married in New York City in October, converting a swanky Chinese restaurant into a reception venue.

Among high profile guests were good mate and collaborator Hamish Blake, actor Hugh Jackman, and comedian Nikki Glaser.

Speaking to Hudson, Lee revealed he and his wife had opted to add a bit of chaos to the Manhattan affair.

“As a surprise to all the guests at the reception. You normally hear from, you know, the best man or the father of the bride. We had a game called Surprise, Surprise Speech, where everybody’s name was in a barrel, and we pulled out their number. They had to make a speech on the spot,” Lee said.

The entertainer said Glaser — who he had befriended many years ago — immediately began preparing for the call up.

“I saw her when the idea came up, she just quickly grabbed a sheet and started writing down jokes. I’m like, ‘Oh, I hope she gets pulled’, but no, she didn’t get pulled,” Lee told Hudson.

It was apparent from the audience’s subdued reactions that they were largely oblivious to Lee’s profile or career exploits, but he did his best to spin a yarn.

The comedian famously founded Old Mates pub in New York, alongside long-time collaborator Blake and other friends.

He touched on he and Blake’s many “stunts” over the years, including the moment they jumped off a bridge in Bosnia’s Mostar.

The experience was said to be a “coming of age” for locals, and featured in a 2012 episode of Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year series.

“I bruised every vertebrae in my back. Hamish and I both got whiplash. And driving back into Sarajevo, we both couldn’t look at each other because we couldn’t move our heads, and so there was a lot of just eye darts,” Lee teased.

“That probably wasn’t a good idea.”