There are two resident food experts at the show.
One is Kalen Allen, and the other is this guy.
You may know him as Pickle Boy around here.
He's Matt.
He's one of my co-executive producers.
He loves the state fair so much, he plans his visit a year
in advance.
So we sent them to the Minnesota State Fair
last week to try all the things deep fried.
Please welcome Kalen Allen and Matt.
Hi.
What's happening?
I'm trying something new for TV.
Yeah?
Honey, that ain't it.
No.
Let it go.
That is horrible.
Let it go.
That was-- that was scary.
Now, have you ever been to a state fair before this?
I've been to a county fair, but I ain't been to a state fair.
It was-- it was big, too.
It was good.
Yeah, it was great.
Yeah.
You enjoyed it?
I loved it.
Every minute of it.
Yeah, you seem like you did.
Yeah.
Last time, you got-- you sent me to "Magic Mike" last year.
I thought that would be hard to top.
I know.
This may have been--
You like this better than "Magic Mike?"
If I could combine them somehow-- fried food and--
Yeah.
That would be good.
But we'll see.
Yeah, the fact--
It's a thought.
The fact that you enjoyed a state fair more
than "Magic Mike."
Well.
Says something.
All right, let's take a look.
Hey there, Ellen.
I am back in the Great Midwest, at the 322 acre Minnesota State
Fair with your producer, Matt.
I came here to do two things-- get some fresh air,
and eat some deep fried food.
Let's eat!
Yeah, I'm good.
Let's go.
This is insane.
Welcome to Minnesota, Kalen!
Thanks!
No one wants to welcome me to Minnesota?
Donuts.
Deep fried Twinkies.
Can we get one cheese on a stick?
You know, they don't have food like this in LA.
I ain't ate like this in a long time.
This is the genius of the fair.
It's a cheese stick on a stick.
It's like--
Oh-- what kind of cheese of that?
Is that colby?
Gruyere?
You know, gruyere is bougie.
What's next?
We made it to the pickle stand.
These are my people.
Well, that's gonna be delicious.
I don't like pickles.
But they're fried pickles.
Mm-mm.
My breath's gonna stink.
I give this a two.
A five.
A five?
[BLEEP]
You couldn't take a small bite?
It's juicy, though.
Real juicy.
Is it?
You like juicy pickles?
I love a juicy pickle.
I think it's always important to have like, a milkshake, sort
of as a palate cleanser.
Yeah.
As you're walking around.
Let's do one deep fried fruit.
I gotta see what that's about.
That's good, too.
To me it's good because it's like, we're being healthy.
Baby, if that's what you want to call it.
OK.
I would give this a 10, honestly.
It's kinda like a cake.
I'd say a seven.
A seven?
You're from Ellen.
Are you from Ellen?
I am, too!
Have you ever had a cheese curd?
Mm-mm.
Oh, that's good.
Oh, yeah.
I'm going 10's across the board!
The category is cheese curds.
10, 10, 10.
Yes!
So good.
That's a lot of curds to be eating.
You want me to take this for you?
No.
Oh, that's nasty.
These fries are lit.
Everything should come in a bucket.
I've been waiting for this all night.
Have you ever had deep fried Oreos?
No.
So good.
So an Oreo, and a Milky Way.
Oreo and a Milky Way?
Thank you.
All righty.
Go ahead and try yours first.
Gonna try the Oreos.
How's that?
It's perfection.
Oh, we've been eating so much sugar today.
Come on, suck it up.
This makes-- take me out, y'all.
That's good.
But my clothes is covered in powdered sugar now.
This is a sign of a good fair experience.
I'm stuffed.
Oh, deep fried s'mores.
Baby, that looks like a heart attack waiting to happen.
[APPLAUSE]
Oh my god.
So Kalen, we found you, and thought you were hilarious,
and talented--
so we brought you onto the show.
Now you're a big part.
You have your own digital series.
Yes.
You have "OMKalen!"
on our digital-- and it is huge.
I mean, people are loving it.
Everyone is loving what you're doing.
I would-- I'm so happy to call this place my home.
We're so happy to have you here.
Thank you.
You're fantastic.
Thank you.
And you, too.
Yeah.
You're nice to have around, too, Matt.
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