Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard give American Idol fans a blast ... Reunion Show — a night of sketch comedy and holiday songs that’s now open at New York City’s Imperial Theatre.

Ruben Studdard: Not at all ... Just stand still and rock from side to side." Like the first song, I think we just stood there and did this kind of thing. [ Mimes swaying from side to side.

Proudly repping his hometown then and now, Scripps News caught up with "American Idol" Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard in Birmingham, Alabama, where he's gotten married and started a family.