Ryan Seacrest Says He’s Packing Pain Relief Creams for New Year’s Eve Coverage

Ryan Seacrest He pulls back the curtain on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Shock” … revealing that it’s been a longer day than most people realize, and he needs pain relief to weather the storm.

The game show host stopped by TMZ Live on Tuesday while walking around Times Square before the night’s festivities kicked off … saying it’s looking nice in New York right now, but expect it to start pouring when they hit the airwaves come out.

Although the show doesn’t start until 8 p.m. ET, Ryan is already preparing for the show … explaining that the production is in dress rehearsal mode, and since the performers are doing a dry run for their shows, Ryan and the rest of the crew will be running it. what can

We also talked to Ryan about the bathroom issue. there’s never enough of them for everyone who packs the space.Seacrest says he’s heard people wear tissues…though he swears he hasn’t asked anyone directly.

Ryan says he’s most excited to see all the performers… specifically naming names Carrie Underwood and: Jonas Brothers. He is also amazed at how quickly the event staff can clean up the entire area.

Seacrest herself won’t be participating in the cleanup … ’cause she says she needs a seat to eat and a whole bunch of food, though her options will be somewhat limited after midnight on New Year’s, even in the City That Never Sleeps.

BTW … the celebs are going to pack the stage for the show tonight Lenny Kravitz, Mark Embor, Mickey Guyton, Megan Moroney, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and: TLC: joining Underwood and the Jonas Brothers in providing entertainment.