WATCH: Chris Stapleton Steals The Show With Hilarious Serenade To John Stamos

Chris Stapleton had a very unexpected first meeting with famed actor, John Stamos, during his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Taking the stage in front of the live studio audience, the GRAMMY winner was tasked with singing a song that he’d never seen before as part of the show’s popular “Wing it & Wing It” segment. 

How Does The Challenge Work?

Before the challenge began, Kimmel explained that the theme was surrounding one of Stapleton’s favorite childhood shows, “Full House,” or more specifically, John Stamos, who played the role of Uncle Jesse on the ‘90s sitcom. The way it works is the host of the late-night talk show slowly revealed lyrics on a set of cards and Stapleton was responsible for turning the words into a song while simultaneously creating the melody with his acoustic guitar. 

“I’ve sung many songs about the folks in my life/ My family, my band, my friends and my wife/ But the one human being whom I love the most/ Is an American treasure named John/ John Stamos,” Stapleton delivered. 

At this point, the song started to get more and more whimsical, however, Stapleton was able to (mostly) keep his composure and continued performing the hilarious made-up track that celebrates his love for the actor. 

 He’s the reason I’m singin’ this ballad/ He’s the feta cheese in my Greek salad/ When the kids are all gone, and so is my spouse/ I crack a hard seltzer and watch Full House/ With a sweet impish grin, those dimples, that chin/ Those pretty green eyes, those shoulders, those thighs/ An incredible bod on my Greek golden God,” he continued.

John Stamos Shows His Support For The Country Star

Towards the end of the delivery, the crowd joined in, making for one big sing-along as they repeated “John Stamos” over and over again. Suddenly, Kimmel pointed to one side of the studio with a look of surprise and excitement on his face. Stapleton followed his gaze only to realize that Stamos himself was on stage and wearing Chris Stapleton t-shirt. 

Stapleton has a huge smile on his face as he hugged and shook hands with Stamos before finishing the final verse of the song. 

With the Full House standing right beside him, he sang, “Well, holy Sh*t, wow, now my dream has come true/ John Stamos, you’re awesome, and I do love you.”

Stapleton Also Delivered A Second Performance Of His Song, “It Takes A Woman”

Later in the show when Stapleton joined the host for a sit-down discussion, he admitted he was “so impressed” that Kimmel was able to pull off such a surprise. 

While the audience seemed to thoroughly enjoy his impromptu delivery of the John Stamos anthem, the country singer got the chance to really show off his skills with a performance of “It Takes A Woman” off his latest Higher album. This marked the debut performance of this song in front of a live audience. 

Chris Stapleton’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live came in the midst of his highly-anticipated “All-American Road Show.” Produced by Live Nation, the headline trek features stops at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Philadelphia’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion and Arlington’s Globe Life Field as well as dates across the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. 

He has also been tapped to join George Strait for several stadium shows this year.