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Watch Al Roker Tell a Pirate Joke That Completely Bombs

Whitney Jefferson · 11/18/10 01:20PM

As the Today Show hosts were bantering about Kathie Lee and Hoda's impending booze cruise ocean adventure, Al chimed in with a pirate joke that was nobody appreciated. Sounds of crickets would be less awkward than the silence that followed.

Sorry, Those Topless Photos of Emma Watson Are Fake

Adrian Chen · 11/07/10 10:51AM

Sorry, no nude Emma Watson pics. Is The Situation's brother riding on his coattails? Lily Allen's in the hospital and Danielle Staub is dating a dude and a woman at the same time. Sunday Gossip Roundup does not disappoint.

Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and the Rest of NBC's Today Show Dress Up For Halloween

Whitney Jefferson · 10/29/10 08:05AM

This morning on Today, the show's anchors took dressing up for this weekend's holiday to the extreme. Superman, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber were among their choices — and Tina Fey and Will Ferrell came dressed as their Megamind characters. But nothing was as, er, surprising as Natalie Morales' Justin Bieber.

It's Al Roker Versus Hurricane Earl on The Today Show

Eleni Crush · 09/03/10 11:04AM

What do natural disasters always give us, besides devastating damage and a chance to see if FEMA really works? Long, luscious shots of Al Roker proving his mettle against high speed winds and pouring rain. The glory of Al-kind inside.

Foursquare's Half-Assed Shout-Out on The Today Show

Whitney Jefferson · 05/14/10 11:27AM

Generally, we enjoy it when two things we really love come together. Yet somehow Al Roker's plug for the check-in application seemed so wrong. Wait, you're telling me they sponsored today's Sting concert? That's it, foursquare is dead to us!

Charlie Brooker Has Snow Reporting Down to a Hilarious Science

Brian Moylan · 02/10/10 03:17PM

The "SnOMGpocalypse of Death" today has us thinking of the BBC commentator's hilarious meta take on how the news networks report on disastrous weather—namely snow. It's a clever dissection of scare tactics, the word "treacherous," and people falling.

A Sleepless, Partied-Out Al Roker is No Comedian

Whitney Jefferson · 12/30/09 11:41AM

Al Roker is so dedicated to his craft that he'll broadcast the weather via satellite during his holiday vacation. In Los Angeles. At five in the morning. Watch this clip and you tell me whether he's had any sleep today.