Ryan Seacrest returned to Live! and behaved in a strange way

Maybe Ryan Seacrest is just one of those guys who needs to be working at all possible times. Of course, he’s still hosting his eponymous radio show and serving as the American Idol emcee. Yet now that he’s dropped just one of his many jobs from his roster, that of co-hosting Live! with Kelly Ripa, he seems to have way too much time on his hands.

Seacrest returned to Live! in a guest capacity to give an update to Ripa and her new co-host (and actual husband) Mark Consuelos. “I’ve got all kinds of time,” he told his old friends. “There’s this fascinating thing I’ve experienced called time. I don’t know if you guys know about it. The alarm chimes in the morning. It’s a soft nudge.”

Mind you, this man only quit last month. One might think he was enjoying the opportunity to sleep in (at least until he has to record his morning radio show), but instead he uses the extra time to walk “through the forest” looking “for the beans of coffee” to “harvest.” He is also still tuning into the show that he recently quit. “I have to say, I’ve been watching—you guys are so great,” he praised. “I love Mark doing the teases. I love the promos I see. I love the game.”

Things only devolved further when Ripa and Consuelos played a game to guess if the ex-host had “started an animal movement class” or if he’s “been studying dendrology, the study of trees” (!!!) with all that free time. As a clue, Seacrest began crawling along the studio stage like a creature.

Strange antics we’ve seen from Seacrest in his many years on television, but this may take the cake. A period of adjustment is only to be expected in retirement, although, again, Seacrest is not remotely retired. Maybe he’ll come to terms with having (part of) his mornings off; maybe someone needs to offer him another job lest he begin scuttling across the forest floor like a cryptid. Whatever the case may be, Mr. Seacrest, you are in our thoughts and prayers.