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Matt Lauer Set to Be Skewered at Celebrity Roast
Originally posted 09/12/2008 03:30PM
The burning question is, will Matt Lauer still be speaking to them in the morning?
Lauer, 50, is slated to be the victim – that is, "honoree" – when the Friars Club gathers at the New York Hilton Oct. 24 and rakes the Today host over the coals, humorously, at its annual celebrity roast – an event noteworthy for wildly uncensored remarks at the expense of the guest of honor.
Among those scheduled to appear at the by-invitation-only, not-for-broadcast event include Lauer's predecessor Bryant Gumbel, his former sidekick Katie Couric and the current one, Meredith Vieira – as well as his across-the-channel rival, Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer.
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Meredith Vieira Reveals Her Anti-Aging Secret: None!
Originally posted 07/07/2008 12:30PM
While many women over the age of 35 tread lightly over their methods for "aging gracefully," Meredith Vieira, a woman who has spent more than two decades in front of the camera, admits her fountain-of-youth secret is simple.
"I don't have one," says the Today co-anchor, 54. "I have good people."
They do not include, she also makes clear, plastic surgeons.
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David Cook Makes His 'Cougar' Fans Purr
Originally posted 05/29/2008 12:25PM
David Cook won American Idol by 12 million votes – and it appears many of them came from a fan base he might not have expected.
During a visit to the Today show on Thursday, the Idol champ chatted with Meredith Vieira, who told the 25-year-old singer: "A lot of [your fans] are older women, right ladies? It's the 'Cougars for Cook.'"
"In fact, my friend, who's my age, is here," Vieira, 54, continued. "I'm not going to rat her out and say her name. [But she said] 'Should I be embarrassed?' I said, 'No, look at him!'"
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Source: Matt Lauer to Be Roasted by Katie & Meredith
Originally posted 03/20/2008 11:55AM
The gloves will be off on Oct. 24, when Matt Lauer is served up as the luncheon entrée being skewered at the annual Friars Club Roast in New York.
A source tells PEOPLE that both of the Today host's co-anchors – Katie Couric, from Lauer's past, and Meredith Vieira, from his present – have agreed to take turns delivering jabs at him at the event. Fellow Today star Al Roker will serve as the afternoon's roastmaster.
Traditionally, these roasts feature foul language, filthy jokes and merciless ridiculing of all aspects of the guest of "honor" – from his looks to his sex life.
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Carol Burnett Teaches Tarzan Yell to Meredith & Martha
Originally posted 03/12/2008 03:50PM
It's not exactly up there with getting to be a Rockette on the great stage of Radio City Music Hall, but Today show host Meredith Vieira saw another dream come true Wednesday morning when she got "living legend" – Vieira's very words – Carol Burnett to teach her the comedian's trademark Tarzan yell.
"It's a yodel," the star, 74, promoting her new movie Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who, explained, "so you go from ... the 'chest voice' to the 'head voice.' "
Vieira, 54, scored perhaps a 7 for her efforts. Then the crowd outside the studio in Rockefeller Plaza tried their pipes. They sounded like a jungle full of Tarzans.
Last to attempt to make like the famous (vine)-swinger? Martha Stewart, 66, who ended up sounding like a frog croaking. Advised Burnett: Stick to the cooking.
– Stephen M. Silverman
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Matt Lauer & Meredith Vieira Keep Marching
Originally posted 11/15/2007 09:30AM
The big balloons will be filling your TV screens next Thursday as scheduled, as Today anchors Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira host NBC's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
There had been some fears that the Writer's Guild of America strike may have burst the balloon as far as televising the event is concerned.
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Meredith Vieira's Thorny Issue with a Straying Husband on Today Show
Originally posted 08/13/2007 01:40PM
(Video courtesy of NBC)
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Matt Lauer: Meredith Can't Go Back to The View
Originally posted 05/10/2007 08:00AM
As names get tossed around for a possible replacement for Rosie O'Donnell on The View, there's one suggestion that Matt Lauer would hate to see.
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Rosie O'Donnell's Dirty Jokes Shock Some at Awards Event
Originally posted 04/24/2007 11:00AM
Rosie O'Donnell was just as outspoken as ever as host of a private function for powerful women in media, who included Hillary Clinton, Meredith Vieira, Martha Stewart, author Joan Didion and blogger Arianna Huffington.
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Rosie O'Donnell vs. Tyra Banks for Daytime Emmy
Originally posted 03/14/2007 03:00PM
New View cohost Rosie O'Donnell may take home her seventh Emmy, while her predecessor, Meredith Vieira, could see gold for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – all thanks to the Daytime Emmy Award nominations, announced Wednesday.
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