Matt Lauer

The High Rollers of Hypocrisy

Sam Greenfield | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media


Sam Greenfield

Phelps didn't do anything except smoke pot. Would anyone like to bet their house -- if you still have one -- that Lauer never smoked pot? Of course not.

"Where In The World Is Matt Lauer?" Postponed Due To Economy

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Where in the world is Matt Lauer? Staying in the USA this year. In a nod to the economy, the "Today" show is putting off its annual ...

Michael Phelps Breaks Silence: "I Can't Do Anything Wrong" In Pool (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 04.12.2009 | Entertainment


**UPDATED WITH THE WHOLE INTERVIEW*** Michael Phelps gave his first sit-down interview after his infamous marijuana-smoking incident to Matt Lauer, a...

Jason Linkins

Michael Steele Gets Repeatedly Dissed On Morning Joe (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


RNC Chair Michael Steele, who's made all of the wrong kinds of news this week after he offered Rush Limbaugh a stooping apology for comments he made o...

Matt Lauer Calls Out Rick Santelli For Claiming The White House Threatened Him (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 03.29.2009 | Media


Since CNBC correspondent Rick Santelli's on-air eruption last week over Obama's mortgage bailout plan, he's been promoted by his network, become the s...

Ziegler Vs. Lauer: Palin Documentarian Confronts "Today" Host (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


John Ziegler, Sarah Palin documentarian, went on the "Today Show" Monday to discuss his upcoming film "Media Malpractice." Ziegler suggested that La...

Brian Williams Co-Hosts "Today" Show, Roker Declares: "It's Raining Men!"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.23.2009 | Media


Brian Williams filled in for Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show Friday morning, which led to many jokes among the anchors. Matt Lauer opened the sho...

Matt Lauer On Martha Stewart: "The Only Thing We Haven't Done Is Have Sex"

Folio: | Dylan Stableford | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media


Matt Lauer, the Today show host, turned the induction of Martha Stewart into the Magazine Hall of Fame into something of a Friar's Club Roast. Lauer s...

Katie Couric Beats "Today": Lands Hero Pilot Interview

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Katie Couric has landed the first interview with the pilot who safely brought his distressed plane down in the Hudson River _ a coup ...

Coulter, You Go BITCH!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media


Yvonne R. Davis

She wants you to wish bad things happen to her. What she means to do is what she always says, "stir the pot." And she is getting what she wants -- book sales!

Matt Lauer vs. Ann Coulter: The Drudge Match!

Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media


Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff

My appreciation for the sparring skills of Today Show host Matt Lauer hit heavyweight status this morning as I watched him man-handle The Coulterrgeist with pugilistic poise.

Jason Linkins

Ann Coulter's Past Fake Media Firestorms Remembered

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media


Griping about single mothers? Jiminy crickets, y'all! That claptrap was way more trenchant back when Dan Quayle was calling out Murphy Brown on teevee!

Kate & Leo On Wrinkles, Not Rewatching "Titanic"

Huffington Post, Today Show | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment


"Revolutionary Road" opens today, and Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio loosely (for them, anyway) talked to Matt Lauer to push their first film toge...

In Defense of Tom Cruise

Matt Littman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment


Matt Littman

Tom Cruise is one of those rare people -- someone who consistently gives a good product to an extremely fickle audience. I'm not saying he's a poet, but I am saying that he's great at his job.

Tom Cruise On "Today": I "Came Across Arrogant" In 2005 (VIDEO)

AP/NBC | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK - It took a few years, but Tom Cruise says he regrets the tongue-lashing he gave Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" show the last time he was on. C...

Karl Rove, Washington Media's Conspiracy of Silence, and the Holder Nomination

David Fiderer | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media


David Fiderer

The mainstream media enables Rove to set the narrative while insulating him from questions that touch on his own criminality.

Holiday Songs for Scientologists

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 01.12.2009 | Entertainment


Matthew Filipowicz

Being a secular progressive, I want everyone to be included in the forced holiday cheer. And I got to thinking, why aren't there holiday songs for Scientologists?

GLIB TWO: Tom Cruise Going Back To "Today" And Matt Lauer

Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Cruise is heading back to the "Today" show and an interview with Matt Lauer on Monday, 2 1/2 years after his last appearance when he called Lauer ...

Rove Defends Bush's Low Approval Ratings Leaving Office: People "Tire" Of A Presidency (VIDEO)

NBC/HuffPost | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


In an interview with Karl Rove this morning, Matt Lauer brought up President Bush's recent interview with Charlie Gibson, where the president stated, ...

Sarah Palin - Role Model for Anti-Feminists

Deborah King | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Deborah King

Sarah Palin hasn't gone away. Oh, she may be back in Alaska, but she's also all over the media, as in recent interviews with Greta Van Susteren on Fox...

Palin on Today: Not Goin' Anywhere

Adele Stan | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Adele Stan

The passage of anti-gay ballot measures in a handful of states on Tuesday proves the culture wars have not yet ended. And Sarah Palin could prove to be a great warrior icon -- Alaska's own Athena.

Palin "Today" Show Interview: No Tension With McCain (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


WASILLA, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she wouldn't hesitate to run for the presidency in four years if it's God's will, even though she...

Chris Matthews Hypes Matt Lauer's Palin Interview: "They've Got A Limited Budget At The 'Today' Show These Days, And They're Spending On Her"

Huffington Post | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media


Chris Matthews discussed Sarah Palin's political future with The Week columnist Margaret Carlson and former Palin aide Larry Persily on "Hardball" Mon...

Matt Lauer's Divorce Laughed About On "Today" Show (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media


Matt Lauer's marital history sent the "Today" show host and his co-host Meredith Vieira into a fit of laughter Monday morning. Intro-ing a segment on...

Celebrity Halloween Costumes (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Entertainment


Celebrities hosted parties Thursday night and hit the television airwaves Friday dressed in all sort of of costumes, from Fairy Tale characters to ol...