Katie Couric Caught On Tape: Giddy, Swearing, Imitating Meredith Vieira

In November, video of Katie Couric mocking Dan Rather found its way to the internet via Harry Shearer's My Damn Channel. Today, she may have added her Today Show replacement Meredith Vieira to her hit list.

In behind the scenes footage from Tuesday, January 8 — the evening of the New Hampshire primary, Couric's first major election from the anchor's chair — Katie was caught saying, "My voice is so low with this cold." She continued, "I feel like," before looking over her shoulder and switching to a deeper voice, "'Time for the weather, and Al,'" a reference to the Today Show and its weatherman, Al Roker.

Vieira's voice was a central feature of her New York Times Magazine profile last year, in which Lisa Belkin wrote, "It's the voice you notice first" and, "It is a voice often described as having 'gravitas,' the very thing nit-pickers said Couric lacked during the days when her switch to CBS was still mere speculation."

If you can't watch the whole clip, at least catch the last ten seconds, where Couric repeats her Vieira imitation for the second time. Other highlights include, but aren't limited to, Couric complaining about equipment ("Is that a bad monitor on top? Because I look so much better in the one below."), asking for clearer note cards, admitting "I don't know much about Huckabee," obsessing over Cindy McCain's eyes ("They're like, light ice blue. And she had a purple suit on and I was, I mean. They were so intense. I couldn't stop staring at her."), and uttering, "Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit."

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Comments

[imsosure]

I wonder if she's actually Guiliani's daughter?

[voxpopuli]

3 of my perfectly clean and harmless comments have been censored. Wonder why ?

[benskelly]

I agree with almost everyone else. I've always felt Couric must be kind of brittle under all that cute, but this clip shows me she's actually a very normal person and a pretty cool "boss" - and even a little sexy when she has a cold. I found her extremely endearing. You know what? I think I'll watch CBS News for a change tonight. Thanks guys!

[pzdoff]

The real Katie Couric.....a flat out fucking airhead.....like you know.....I mean I'm like she sucks. They pay her millions a year for being a fucking idiot? it's like oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit. Forty nine going on thirteen.

[Eric8869]

HA HA HA - this is exactly what CBS news deserves for firing Dan Rather.

[Chimichurri]

I don't think it was Meredith she was making fun of. It was Ann Curry. Also, shouldn't Katie know when the primaries are? She is pretending to be a NEWS anchor afterall.

[MENTAL]

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Although not widely understood, Fox's "Anchorwoman" - which had only ONE show broadcast -was a carefully crafted take-off of CBS News with Katie ("Tarting-up, Dumbing-Down") Couric. The reason the fox show failed is, like Couric, it was shallow, fully predictable and boring.

At least the fox execs had enough sense to realize their failure and flush their Anchorwoman. The tragedy here is that, once again, CBS execs have proven too stupid to do the right thing, so the real Anchorwoman, fluff-master Couric, is allowed to continue polluting the airwaves.
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[PhillyKelly]

What was the point here?
Nice patter with the staff. She seems comfortable and...dare I say...charming.
She hits her mark, delivers on time and cares about the questions she is asking. Also, she didn't want to surprise Kelly Wallace on air with a question that would leave the reporter flat footed. I would say that was very collegial of her.
Again...what's the point in posting it?

[LoriB]

Christ, she's 50 something and acts like she's 15. You know she wanted this to go public because she thinks it makes her look cute. How embarrassing.

[Sisyphuss]

I'm neutral towards Couric -- and I almost never watch the network news. What's the big deal here? This was not on air, was it? She seems like someone I wouldn't mind working with -- she appears to enjoy her work and treats the staff well -- has a sense of humor -- so what? Sheesh, I was expecting to see her acting drunk or something, given the headline.

[Bobby02879]

I thought she was a dimwitted personality suitable for nothing more than half dazed morning banter--now I'm convinced.

[wikiwiki]

I'm also trying to figure out why this is newsworthy. There's nothing bad here. Katie's funny, human. I actually like her more after watching this clip.

[SouthpawSass]

I could do that job... ;)

[Metacortex]

Move along people!! Nothing to see here!!

[CountryBeforeParty]

I'd still do her