Kathie Lee's Awful Interrupting Investigated By Times
Perhaps you recall that time Today show host Kathie Lee Gifford interrupted "Sam the Cooking Guy" one too many times, prompting the chef to ask, "Can't I talk?" The Times today notes that Gifford has become a "lightning rod for ridicule" in the wake of the video and asks if the incident is part of a broader trend — the trend of Kathie Lee Gifford being THE DEVIL. "Every time that fourth hour comes on, I can literally feel my body temperature rising," a Las Vegas schoolteacher told the paper. "The way she always talks over poor Hoda [Kotb] and the guests and is just constantly talking about herself." Also, there's an "I Hate Kathy [sic] Lee Gifford," Facebook group with all of four members. But NBC likes her because at least people are talking. Lesson: In television, memorable is better than tactful. Which, come to think of it, is exactly the formulation the chef used when he told off Gifford. Click the video icon to watch the incident. [Times]