Nathan Lane brought Joy Behar, a Pizza Man stripper, to The View

The view Co-host Joy Behar received a very special birthday present from Nathan Lane during the Friday, October 4 episode of the daytime show.

“Did you come here empty-handed for Joy’s birthday?” Ana Navarro Lane, 68, asked as he took a sip from his coffee cup.

Lane is there to discuss his role in the Netflix series Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik MenendezHe announced that he had not come without a gift.

“I didn’t,” Lane replied. “Because Joy is still a hot Italian, I ordered Joy a hot Italian pizza.”

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Then a delivery man wearing a T-shirt that said “Hot Pizza” and a matching baseball cap walked out with the cardboard pizza box. Instead of handing the box to the 81-year-old talk show host, the man threw it on the floor next to his hat. He also ripped off his shirt, exposing his abs and started dancing.

Lane and Behar's The view Co-hosts couldn't contain their laughter as she beamed while watching the performance, which was full of body rolls.

“Bring it, bring it, bring it,” Behar quipped. “Thanks (and) thanks to Nathan Lane. Where’s my pizza?”

The dancer also made sure to kiss Behar's hand during the performance. At the end of the show, she invited the audience to “take a little time to enjoy the view” before leaving by bringing out the dancer for an encore.

Friday's episode was billed as Behar's birthday show.

“I couldn’t ask for a better birthday present than a visit from one of my favorite artists,” Behar said earlier during the broadcast, introducing Lane. “Please welcome my first ex-husband, Nathan Lane.”

After Lane — who was never married to Behar — took the stage, he marveled at her looks.

“By the way, you don’t look good, no matter how old you are,” he gushed. “They have looked the same since 1998. You are the Paul Rudd of daytime television.”

For her part, Behar had an explanation.

“You know what they say: 'Black doesn't crack?' But neither is Italian,” Behar joked.

Alyssa Farah Griffin chimed in and asked if “anyone” actually says that catchphrase.

“I said it,” Behar replied.

Behar and Lane have a long history together: The network even hosted a talkback with the legendary actor at The 92nd Street Y in New York City.

“I’ll talk about anything you want to talk about,” Lane quipped during the 2015 event.