Alec Baldwin has an interview in the new Playboy that will be fully online (and on newsstands) on Friday, but they posted a bunch of highlights today. Highlights of the highlights: Alec was suicidal after the voicemail incident (:(), he... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN HAS SOME BAD NEWS FOR 30 ROCK FANS»
Posted on June 16, 2009 in Interviews
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Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Matt Lauer | Playboy | The Today Show
Kathie Lee Gifford is kind of a mystery to me. Hear me out, here. We all know she seemed pretty awful in the '90s, but all morning show people are always awful, and the two major things that happened to... CONTINUE READING IN (MAYBE) DEFENSE OF KATHIE LEE»
Posted on June 11, 2009 in Morning Zoo, Video Skeletons
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Tags: Frank Gifford | Kathie Lee | The Today Show
Can we make a rule that says that every single year at the same time (summer is probably best), all of the people who are currently "hot," no matter how unrelated their fame is, have to get together in the... CONTINUE READING VOICES THAT CARE, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD»
Posted on June 5, 2009 in Music Related Content, Video Skeletons
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Tags: Alyssa Milano | Chevy Chase | Cindy Crawford | Fred Savage | Gary Busey | Kevin Costner | Meryl Streep | Michael Bolton | Mike Tyson | Richard Gere | Sally Field | The Today Show | Voices That Care | Whoopi Goldberg | Will Smith
Ann Curry interviewed Brad Pitt live from Cannes on the Today Show this morning about Inglourious Basterds, a movie, Ann kept pointing out, she has seen and Brad has not. In addition to some good-old-fashioned sycophantic Ann Curryisms ("There isn't... CONTINUE READING ANN CURRY CAN'T BELIEVE SHE GRABBED BRAD PITT'S FACE»
Posted on May 20, 2009 in Interviews, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Angelina Jolie | Ann Curry | Brad Pitt | Inglourious Basterds | Quentin Tarantino | The Today Show | Twitter
There was a big Cosby Show reunion on both the regular Today Show and the fourth hour with Kathie and Hoda this morning, presided over by patriarch Bill Cosby, who was...intense, argumentative, grouchy, and a bit of a blowhard. Just... CONTINUE READING THE COSBY SHOW'S TOUCHING-YET-AWKWARD TODAY SHOW REUNION»
Posted on May 19, 2009 in Morning Zoo, Nostalgia
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Tags: Bill Cosby | Earle Hyman | Geoffrey Owens | Hoda Kotb | Kathie Lee | Keshia Knight Pulliam | Malcolm Jamal Warner | Phylicia Rashad | Raven-Symone | The Cosby Show | The Today Show
I think we can all agree that what happened on The Today Show this morning was just wrong (the beginning, duh). Mommy, I'm scared at the TV set!: I would complain about the NKOTB's inexplicably frequent appearances on The Today... CONTINUE READING NKOTB BRING THE CREEPY MASK FETISH TO THE TODAY SHOW»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Morning Zoo, Music Related Content
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Tags: Masks | Matt Lauer | NKOTB | The Today Show
After a delightful interview promoting his role in Monsters And Aliens, in which Stephen wished harm upon Matt Lauer ("Every year I get this thrill of excitement when I think maybe you've lost Matt Lauer") and ridiculed Meredith for suggesting... The Today Show'">CONTINUE READING STEPHEN COLBERT SAID "TWAT" ON THE TODAY SHOW»
Posted on March 19, 2009 in Awkward Live TV, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Meredith Vieira | Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | The Today Show | Vampire Weekend
This morning as part of their "Today Takes On" series, where the Today Show crew tries new things, the gang painted their interpretations of live nude models with an instructor. This is the salient one minute of that. I don't... CONTINUE READING AL ROKER AND MATT LAUER AREN'T AFRAID TO PAINT GENITALS»
Posted on March 12, 2009 in Gross, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Al Roker | Ann Curry | Kathie Lee | Matt Lauer | Meredith Vieira | The Today Show
Guess who has a Google alert for Hoda Kotb? Probably only one person in the world, including Hoda Kotb: me. But it finally paid off today when someone posted this video of a Hawaiian landmark clearly tagged in spray paint... CONTINUE READING IS HODA KOTB SECRETLY VANDALIZING OUR NATIONAL LANDMARKS?»
Posted on February 26, 2009 in Caught On Tape, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Hoda Kotb | Kathie Lee | The Today Show | Weezer
If you half-listen to the Today Show, you know old Willard does the crazy mumbly stuff every morning, but this morning he was joined by Al Roker (who seemed like he was sent there to Mind Willard), who he promptly... CONTINUE READING UH, WILLARD SCOTT PRETENDED TO PUKE ON AL ROKER TODAY»
Posted on February 26, 2009 in Morning Zoo
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Tags: Al Roker | Ann Curry | The Today Show | Willard Scott
Though this time they just got an in-studio with Kathie Lee and Hoda during the fourth hour instead of an outdoor Plaza event, so at least things seem to be settling down, or "picking up steam, in fact," as Donnie... CONTINUE READING THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SLUNK BACK TO THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING»
Posted on February 20, 2009 in Morning Zoo, Music Related Content
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Tags: Hoda Kotb | Kathie Lee | NKOTB | The Today Show
Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb are really excited about all of their Facebook friends, so they've been having an intern or assistant chick read questions and comments aloud to them live on the show. This morning, the intern read a... CONTINUE READING KATHIE LEE AND HODA STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR HUGE MOUTHS SHUT ABOUT ANDERSON COOPER»
Posted on January 26, 2009 in Awkward Live TV, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Anderson Cooper | Hoda Kotb | Kathie Lee | The Today Show
The Today Show spent seven minutes, three "journalists", and one doctor of their fourth hour today on the investigation of CLEAVAGE. This included interviewing drunk people in bars about cleavage, asking the question "Do men marry cleavage?", and making Hoda... CONTINUE READING THE TODAY SHOW INVESTIGATES...CLEAVAGE»
Posted on December 11, 2008 in Morning Zoo
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Tags: Bonnaroo | Hoda Kotb | Kathie Lee | The Today Show
Carrie Fisher, who I love, I mean Love, I mean LOVE, was on The Today Show today to talk about her new memoir, Wishful Drinking. For a Today Show guest, or any celebrity, really, she's shockingly open about her former... CONTINUE READING CARRIE FISHER: "CARY GRANT TOLD ME TO STOP EATING ACID"»
Posted on December 10, 2008 in Interviews, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Carrie Fisher | Girl Talk | Matt Lauer | The Today Show
This morning, when I couldn't take any more of Britney's lethargic and totally dull GMA performance, I switched over to the Today Show, where I knew that Ann Curry would be interviewing Brad Pitt. That part was boring, too (he... CONTINUE READING ANN CURRY'S BIZARRE MOUSTACHE PROVERB»
Posted on December 2, 2008 in Awkward Live TV, Gross, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Al Roker | Ann Curry | Janelle Monae | Matt Lauer | Meredith Vieira | The Today Show
I had The Today Show on in the background this morning, so I was treated to Kristin Chenoweth calling herself a "retard." This is notable because you're not supposed to use that word, and because Kristin Chenoweth, in particular, with... CONTINUE READING KRISTIN CHENOWETH JUST LOST HALF HER FANS»
Posted on December 1, 2008 in Awkward Live TV, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Cursing | Kristin Chenoweth | The Today Show
This morning The Today Show worshiped at the feet of Queen Beyonce (really -- they played royal music as she strutted down a long red carpet like in The Princess Bride), and she played a concert and sang her songs.... CONTINUE READING NO WILLARD SCOTT, BEYONCE DID NOT BEG YOU TO TEACH HER DANCE MOVES»
Posted on November 26, 2008 in Goofs, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Beyoncé | The Today Show | Willard Scott
It's ALMOST OVER (maybe), you guys. This morning, the Today Show had Twilight's Kristen Stewart (who "only shops at used book stores") and Robert Pattinson on to talk about the movie they both seem to be even more over than... CONTINUE READING SURPRISE! THE TODAY SHOW HAS TWILIGHT FEVER»
Posted on November 20, 2008 in Morning Zoo
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Tags: Kristen Stewart | Robert Pattinson | The Today Show | Twilight
(We know this is two posts in a row about The Today Show, but this morning's muppet takeover cannot be ignored just because of a Tracy Morgan promise.) The Today Show has been taking on some odd in-show sponsorships lately... CONTINUE READING THE MUPPETS TAKE THE THE TODAY SHOW'S LAST SHRED OF DIGNITY»
Posted on November 13, 2008 in Awkward Live TV, Creepy, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Al Roker | Christopher Meloni | Matt Lauer | Meredith Vieira | Muppets | The Today Show | Vampire Weekend
Have you ever noticed that Tracy Morgan refuses to look at the person who's interviewing him, and always spends most of any segment he's in staring somewhere below the camera as if he's even uncomfortable making eye contact with you,... The Today Show'">CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE": THE TODAY SHOW»
Posted on November 13, 2008 in Interviews
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Tags: 30 Rock | Hoda Kotb | Kathie Lee Gifford | The Today Show | Tracy Morgan | Vampire Weekend
The Today Show is doing this series called "Family Secrets Revealed", which appears to be just a way to be more like Maury without anyone calling them out on it. This morning, I guess to balance out the people who... CONTINUE READING THE TODAY SHOW UNCOVERS SHOCKING FAMILY SECRET: THIS MAN IS IRISH!»
Posted on November 12, 2008 in Morning Zoo
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Tags: Comic-Con | Irish | Meredith Vieira | The Today Show | Twilight | Vampire Weekend
The Today Show does weird shit every year for Halloween, but this year was extra-embarrassing, with the cast dressed up as fairy tale characters acting out an awkward, muddled story narrated by Matthew Broderick as product placement for his upcoming... CONTINUE READING ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE TODAY SHOW IS ON CRACK LAND»
Posted on October 31, 2008 in Creepy, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Al Roker | Ann Curry | Kathie Lee | Matt Lauer | Matthew Broderick | Meredith Vieira | The Today Show
Weird. Friday night, the Friar's Club had a surprise roast of noted comedian Matt Lauer, and even Tom Cruise showed up to make fun of him (using his own material!) This morning The Today Show aired some "highlights": I know... CONTINUE READING TOM CRUISE ROASTED MATT LAUER FOR SOME REASON»
Posted on October 27, 2008 in Morning Zoo, Stand Up Comedy
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Tags: Al Roker | Brian Williams | Katie Couric | Matt Lauer | Meredith Vieira | The Shins | The Today Show | Tom Cruise
In all the excitement of Angelina Jolie this and Joe The Plumber that, it seems that somehow the internet forgot to notice that WILLARD SCOTT TOTALLY SEXUALLY HARASSED ANN CURRY on The Today Show this morning. I mean, look at... CONTINUE READING UH, WILLARD SCOTT FONDLED ANN CURRY THIS MORNING?»
Posted on October 16, 2008 in Caught On Tape, Creepy, Morning Zoo
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Tags: Ann Curry | Coachella | The Today Show | Willard Scott
Um, this is terrible? But take a drink every time Maureen McCormick (or Meredith Vieira) says "syphilis" during the first three minutes of Maureen's Today Show appearance this morning: I'm sorry, but they say "syphilis" like 20 times! You can't... Syphilis!"'">CONTINUE READING MARCIA BRADY: "SYPHILIS! SYPHILIS! SYPHILIS!"»
Posted on October 14, 2008 in Morning Zoo
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Tags: Coachella | Marcia Brady | Maureen McCormick | Meredith Vieira | Syphilis | The Today Show
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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