What’s funnier and scarier than Kevin Smith‘s man-turned-walrus in “Tusk”? That would be Jimmy Kimmel dressed up as a giant, talking pig.
“Children love animals, especially talking animals,” Kimmel said during Thursday’s show. “Kids see talking animals on TV and in the movies a lot, and they love them, but I always wondered how they would react if they saw a talking animal in real life.”
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After a professional make-up artist turned Kimmel into a very realistic looking pig, the comedian got his answer: They’re way too calm about it.
And they even have the nerve to eat bacon in front of him.
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“Do you like bacon?” one of the little girls asks.
“No, it’s made out of pigs,” Kimmel responds.
“I do,” the other little girl adds. “Sorry, no I don’t. Just kidding.”
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At least the little girls are kind of enough not to tell Cousin Sal that the pig talks, at Kimmel’s request — until Sal starts offering money for the truth.
It turns out Kimmel’s real-life test of a common kids movie scenario is actually quite horrifying for talking animals.