Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake
Our top moments of the week:
14. Best Kiss: On Switched at Birth, Bay and Emmett continue to get closer, despite the hearing barrier between them. When Bay is unable to understand that Emmett is signing, "I like you," Emmett instead tries speaking the international language... and kisses her. Where words fail, kisses succeed.
13. Most Awkward Dance: During an appearance on Today to promote Crazy Stupid Love, Ryan Gosling mentions that he's able to perform the famous lift from Dirty Dancing. Al Roker asks Gosling to prove it, with Roker standing in for Jennifer Grey....
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The Today Show
Wednesday marked Meredith Vieira's final Today show, and she received a fond, elaborate sendoff...
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NeNe Leakes, Star Jones
NeNe Leakes appeared on Monday's episode of Today to face questions about her Celebrity Apprentice departure from a firing squad of Ann Curry, Al Roker and Natalie Morales. NeNe seemed to place most of the blame on fellow contestant Star Jones and how she is, say it with me if you've watched the past three episodes, very manipulative...
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Today Show
As part of a five-part series called "Today Goes Viral," Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Ann Curry recorded an a cappella version of Taio Cruz's hit "Dynamite." With the help of YouTube sensation Mike Tompkins, the quartet created a catchy and on-pitch rendition that sounds like it uses instruments. Plus: Check out Roker's dance moves.
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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
Get ready for Round 2 of Speidi vs. Roker.
Spencer and Heidi Pratt will come face to face with Al Roker on Monday's Today, Us Weekly reports. It will be the first meeting between the three since their awkward interview in June and subsequent war of words.
After bowing out of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in June, the couple dropped by the NBC morning program, during which Roker confronted them about their controversial behavior on the show.
Heidi Pratt: Al Roker "attacked" me
"I was shocked at how rude he was, and I was crying ...
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Al Roker, Spencer Pratt
Woulda, coulda, shoulda: The hypothetical brawl between Today show weatherman Al Roker and Spencer Pratt escalated Tuesday as Roker said that if Spencer had gotten physical during their interview, he would have "dumped him like a bag of dirt."
Roker was addressing a comment Spencer made to TMZ in which the reality star said he would have "ripped [Roker's] head off" during Monday's Today's interview had he not been saved by Jesus ...
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Al Roker
Al Roker has set folks atwitter by taking pictures from jury duty and posting them on his Twitter page.
The Today show weather man posted this picture from the jury assembly room of a New York courthouse Thursday morning. The photo shows prospective jurors, which is not allowed, a court official told TMZ.
Roker responded via Twitter that a court official told him pictures were only prohibited in the courtroom, and thus the photos he snapped in the assembly room and jury lounge were OK.
"So everyone is clear, I am NOT taking pictures in the courtroom," Roker wrote. "I am in the jury lounge. So folks need to lighten up.
"I'm not breaking laws...just trying to share the experience of jury duty," he continued. "One that I think is important and everyone should take part in."
Roker ...
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My Name Is Earl cast by Mitch Haaseth/NBC Universal Photo
The cast of My Name Is Earl is among the feuding fivesomes on NBC's Celebrity Family Feud (premieres June 24 at 8 pm/ET). Here's the catch: they'll be broken up into two teams — the Hickeys vs. the Camden County All-Stars.The survey says other showdowns include:• The Kardashians (Kim & family, including Bruce Jenner) taking on Deion Sanders (Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love) and his family.• The cast of The Office playing against a quintet of American Gladiators.• The families of Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy squaring off.Today show weatherman Al Roker presides over the feuding teams, who are playing for charity. — J.R. WhalenRelated:• Survey Says... Roker Could Be Ready to Feud
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We're big Chris Brown fans here, but despite how much he rocked the plaza on the Today show last Friday, we couldn’t help but chuckle through the whole thing. Not only did his bodyguard get a little overzealous smacking the teen girls hands away around the minute mark, but seeing Lester, Ann and Al rock out while singing "I need you, Boo" at the end was priceless! Watch the video now!
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Al Roker by Virginia Sherwood/NBC Photo
Today weatherman Al Roker could be in line to host an upcoming celebrity edition of Family Feud for NBC. NBC and FremantleMedia North insist no deal has been signed, but Variety reports both sides have been in talks.Today cohost Meredith Vieira already holds down double duty as host of the syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and Roker has subbed for Vieira on the show from time to time.He also hosted the quiz show Remember This? on MSNBC in the mid-1990s. — J.R. WhalenUpdate: Celebrity Family Feud debuts on July 1 (8 pm/ET on NBC) with Al Roker as feudmaster.
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