‘SNL’ Season 50 premiere addresses Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ exit — with a Matt Lauer dig

‘SNL’ Season 50 premiere addresses Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ exit — with a Matt Lauer dig

Weekend update from Rockefeller Center. “Saturday Night Live” had plenty of material to report about during its Season 50 premiere — thanks to its own network. Colin Jost addressed Hoda Kotb’s decision to leave the “Today” show during his Weekend Update segment alongside Michael Che on Sept. 28. The journalist, 60, announced the news days prior, … Read more

Katie Couric says ‘Today’ co-anchor Bryant Gumbel gave her ‘endless s – – t’ for going on maternity leave

Katie Couric says ‘Today’ co-anchor Bryant Gumbel gave her ‘endless s – – t’ for going on maternity leave

Katie Couric accused Bryant Gumbel of having an “incredibly sexist attitude” about her maternity leave when they worked together on the “Today” show. Couric appeared Sunday on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast where the host brought up Gumbel, whom he called a “friend” and a “guy’s guy.”  “He’s a guy’s guy, you got that right,” Couric, … Read more

‘Really upset’ Matt Lauer ‘withdrawn’ from friends after Katie Couric diss

‘Really upset’ Matt Lauer ‘withdrawn’ from friends after Katie Couric diss

Former friends of Matt Lauer are seeing less and less of the disgraced newsman. Five years after his ousting from NBC’s “Today” show — as well as the release of former co-host Katie Couric’s memoir “Going There” in 2021 — Lauer, 64, has “kind of withdrawn from several friendships in the last year.” A source told … Read more