Matt Lauer and Al Roker Had Their Butts Examined Live on Today

Today on Today, viewers were treated to a segment in which Matt Lauer and his cheeriest frenemy Al Roker received digital rectal prostate exams live on air. As you might expect from a television program that devoted equivalent Twitter promotion to this as it did to this week's Throwback Thursday theme ("favorite chick…
Watch RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Defense of His Convicted-Murderer Cousin
The morning after a Connecticut judge granted convicted murderer and Kennedy relative Michael Skakel a retrial, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Skakel’s cousin, appeared on The Today Show in an interview with Matt Lauer, where the 59 year-old radio host defended Skakel’s innocence, or tried to.
Cops Tackle Knife-Wielding Man as He Stabs Himself Outside Today Show
Cops apprehended a man with a knife on the plaza outside of the Today show this morning while the hosts filmed the program. The man was cutting himself with the weapon as the security team tackled him.
Kathie Lee Made Today Staffers Sign a Note Saying Matt Lauer Is Nice
The thing about Kathie Lee Gifford doing “something nice” for you is that it’s the worst possible thing that could ever happen to you. It’s like a person with bright red paint on their shoes breaking in through a plate glass window to sweep your kitchen floor. It’s like a monster truck giving you a surprise haircut…
A Cleansing Fire Is Set to Rip Through The Today Show: Who's Gonna Get Burned?
It's no secret that right now, Today is in a tailspin. Once viewed as a cup of Earl Grey in TV form, the show hast lately earned a reputation as a scalding cauldron of poison. The New York Times reports that ratings have dropped about 20 percent since the show took Ann Curry out behind a shed and shot her last June.…
America Hates Matt Lauer
It's been almost nine months since Ann Curry's body was roughly shoved into a supply closet marked "FOR EMERGENCIES" at 30 Rockefeller Center, and her former co-host Matt Lauer has just given birth to a whopper of a story about her departure.
Concerned Citizen on the Today Show Reminds Everyone That Al Roker Sharted Himself
This morning on the Today Show, Al Roker was in Chicago to talk to a TV fireman about the weather, but one concerned individual would rather we keep talking about that time when Al Roker #sharted at the White House. Suspecting that we may be getting off track, this brave man (apparently a radio DJ in Chicago) was…
Like Hidden Sexual Imagery in a Disney Film, Hoda Kotb Said 'Shit' on the Today Show Today
You'd think after the first mishap, the Today Show's producers would have learned that wine, heels and dogs don't mix. They did not.
Ke$ha Is America's Greatest Pop Star, Deal With It
In the pop-diva canon, Ke$ha has traditionally been thought of as Katy Perry's naughty older sister or Christina Aguilera's rappy cousin. But this characterization is wholly unfair to the woman (curvy woman!) who's currently tearing her way through a series of great TV performances of her single, "Die Young," the…
The Full 'Haunted Toaster' Segment is Too Incredible to Be Believed
Yesterday, many of you witnessed what could only be described (by me) as "the greatest interview in television history."
Ryan Lochte Happy He Wasn't Invited to Prince's Strip Billiards Game: 'I Don't Need That'
Speaking with Matt Lauer on this morning's Today Show, Ryan Lochte talked about his recent encounter with Prince Harry in Vegas, where the two reportedly engaged in a drunken swimming race which the Prince won.
Kathie Lee Examines the 'Little Teeny Weiner' On Little Teeny Puppy
Beyonce, the World's Tiniest Puppy who cheated death and lived to be adorable, visited our favorite bags-'o-booze on the Today Show this morning. Beyonce was accompanied by her miniature brothers and sisters.
Jon Stewart Breaks Down Sarah Palin's Today Show Appearance
Was there any chance that Sarah Palin's Today Show appearance would escape the eye of Jon Stewart? Nope, not by a long shot. Stewart opened tonight's Daily Show with a complete breakdown of Palin's appearance, from her completely fabricated opening anecdote to the one sentence that epitomizes every part of her brand.
The Best Moments from Sarah Palin's Today Show Gig
This morning, Sarah Palin "guest hosted" on the Today Show, meaning that besides an interview with Matt Lauer, Palin cropped up in a few other segments. In this compilation of her most inane moments, she bangs her usual drums about the lamestream media and Obama's socialist policies, and, of course, she couldn't…
NBC Really, Really Wants Ryan Seacrest to Join Today
Ryan Seacrest's steady march towards intergalactic domination proceeds with news that the Kardashian-wrangling multi-zillionaire is being courted to replace Matt Lauer on the Today show. Another great move from NBC!
