We told you the other day about Matt Lauer being attacked by a deer while riding his bike. Now come the inevitable jokes.Lauer returned to Today this morning, arm and shoulder in a giant sling, and you knew the wisecracks were going to come. But where the humor came from was a bit of a surprise. A producer from rival morning show Good Morning, America brought a present for Lauer. He also read a funny note from ABC's president, who suggested that Lauer take some time off.
Brian Williams also sends a funny video message to Lauer, which is worth seeing just for hearing Williams use the phrase "gooned up on Percocets." There's also footage of Jay Leno joking about the incident. The funniest part of the video for me are the Today fans in the background, all wearing antlers.
This reminds me of the time that I twisted my ankle while chasing ducks and the folks from Television Without Pity sent me a fruit basket.
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3-26-2009 @ 2:53PM
StillBash said...
Ha ha... fruit...
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3-27-2009 @ 11:19AM
Will said...
I saw this when it happened and the producer from GMA just seemed really uncomfortable about being there. Don't get me wrong, it was a funny moment, but she clearly felt awkward stepping foot onto the set of her show's biggest rival. Watching it all I could think was, "Honey, you didn't sneak over there, they sent you over there!"
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