Matt Lauer Set to Be Skewered at Celebrity Roast
Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira and Diane Sawyer will help the Friars Club razz the TV host More: continued here

Matt Lauer Set to Be Skewered at Celebrity Roast
Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira and Diane Sawyer will help the Friars Club razz the TV host

Matt Lauer Set to Be Skewered at Celebrity Roast
The burning question is, will Matt Lauer still be speaking to them in the morning? Lauer, 50, is slated to be the victim – that is, "honoree" – when the Friars Club gathers at the New York Hilton Oct. 24 and rakes the Today host over the coals, humorously, at its annual celebrity roast – an event noteworthy for wildly uncensored remarks at the expense of the guest of honor. Among those scheduled to appear at the by-invitation-only, not-for-broadcast event include Lauer's pred

TV reporters buffeted, but coverage isn't overblown
Hurricane Gustav spared New Orleans the worst of its might and largely spared TV viewers excessive dramatic shots of heavy winds blowing anchors silly. There was plenty of footage of anchors in the rain, no doubt. READ HELEN KENNEDY'S BLOG FROM NEW ORLEANS So many viewers wrote in after seeing NBC's Ann Curry and Kevin Tibbles battered by wind during the "Today" show that Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira later held up a shot of them in a safe spot. The cable and broadcast networks flooded the region with

Natalie Morales Has a Baby!
Natalie Morales and her husband are finally parents again!  Natalie helps host the NBC morning show, The Today Show with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira.  She left for maternity leave on Friday and had the baby on Tuesday…. More pictures after the skip… Natalie and her husband welcomed a second son Tuesday.  They named him Luke and [...]

HOT & HUMID
IF you want to see Aretha Franklin perform, you have to sweat for it. Celebs like Rosie Perez, Christie Brinkley, Joy Behar and Darren Star were feeling the heat at the Ross School concert in East Hampton last weekend because Franklin forbids air...

Matt Damon Michael Douglas “Liberace” Biopic
Get ready to see Michael Douglas as you’ve never seen him before. The 63-year-old husband of Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is about to camp it up in a new biopic based on the life of Liberace. The flamboyant Las Vegas pianist and television mainstay died of complications from AIDS in 1987. Director Scott Soderbergh, who previously worked with Douglas in the 2001 film Traffic, will get behind the camera for the biopic. “Michael sees Liberace as a potential Oscar-winning role,

Catherine Zeta-Jones shields herself from the hot sun... as husband Michael toasts himself
As the face of Elizabeth Arden cosmetics, Catherine Zeta-Jones knows she has to look after her skin. While husband Michael Douglas is steadily turning red on their French Riviera vacation, the Welsh actress covered up and protected herself from the hot sun. As the Hollywood couple vacation with their two children in St Tropez, Catherine wisely opted for a long green dress and hat to shield herself from the 82 degree heat.

Doctor Who: The Movie, Now With Added Catherine Zeta Jones
Let's play a game of News Gets Worse. We'll start - David Tennant is keen to make a Doctor Who movie in the next few years. That's not terrible news - David Tennant will get to be in a film, it'll increase the international visibility of Doctor Who and it'd be a lovely gift for all the British fans who've stuck by Doctor Who through thick and thin. But now let's play News Gets Worse: outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies wants Catherine Zeta Jones to play the Doctor's assistant in the movie. Act

Catherine Zeta-Jones in hot water on the Italian Riviera
Under fire: The captain of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas's yacht was fined after he failed to notify immigration of who was on board. Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas are in hot water after breaching Italian immigration laws during a Mediterranean cruise. The Hollywood couple were on a luxury yacht that berthed without permission on the Italian Riviera after sailing in from the South of France. The captain of their £1million yacht, which was flying an American flag,

Catherine Zeta-Jones reads poem at nan's funeral
Catherine Zeta-Jones attended her grandmother's funeral in Swansea today. The actress, 38, joined family and friends at St Peter’s church in Ravenhill to bid farewell to the 91-year-old. During the half-hour service she read out 'Granny Zeta’s' favourite poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth. Catherine attended the service without husband Michael Douglas, 63, and their kids Dylan, 8, and Carys, 5. She was accompanied by her parents and 150 mourners. Zeta Jones died last week at a local hos

Catherine Zeta Jones' shoe doubles
Catherine Zeta Jones buys duplicates of shoes so she has a pair at each of her houses.The Welsh actress - who is married to Michael Douglas - has found a solution to arriving at one of her houses and discovering the footwear she wants is in another continent. Comment on this Article Catherine said: "I have to buy duplicates. It's something that I have to continually explain to my husband. The worst thing about having all these houses is that when I have an outfit and I think it's going to look great wi

Catherine Zeta-Jones' new accent bugs Douglas
CATHERINE ZETA JONES has annoyed husband Michael Douglas by speaking in a strong Scottish accent. The Welsh actress plays a Scottish conwoman in new movie Death Defying Acts, which is based on the legendary escape artist Harry Houdini. And Zeta Jones has been working on her accent non-stop since landing the part - and admits it has been frustrating for her actor husband. She says, "Michael is really fed up with it. When we are on the phone, I'll say 'Hello' in a Scots voice and he'll reply, 'It's me, eno

Dr. Phil Palin Pregnant Scandal “The Today Show” Video
Phil, have we learned nothing from “BritneyGate 2008?” Television psychologist Dr. Phil is kicking of the seventh season of his nationally-syndicated talk show but that wasn’t the hot topic of conversation when the opinionated television psychologist sat down for an interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer on Wednesday. Phil shares his thoughts on the announcement that the seventeen-year-old daughter Republican VP candidate/”abstinence education only” advocate Sarah Palin is un

Today Show Hits Battlegrounds
This morning Steve is on an excellent adventure as ABC News and USA Today kick off their "50 States, 50 Days" campaign coverage. (You can follow his Twitter updates on the right hand column of the blog.) Look for his report later today. And this morning, NBC's Today show announced it will take their show on the road and broadcast live from four battleground states later this month. Starting Monday, September 22nd, Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker will take the show to Philadelphia; on

Network Anchors Sit Down, for Stand Up To Cancer
On Sunday Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson and Brian Williams were along the Gulf Coast, on Tuesday they'd arrived in St. Paul, on Friday they'll be in Los Angeles. The assignments along the Gulf and at the RNC are competitive. When they get to LA, they'll be working together, appearing for the Stand up to Cancer event being broadcast on ABC, CBS and NBC at 8pmET/PT. TVNewser got, we won't say that word — exclusive, but, rather, intimate access to the CBS News platform tonight where the back-to-back-t

9/11, Seven Years Later: How the Cablers Covered
The cable channels have been dipping in and out of 9/11 remembrance coverage throughout the morning, beginning early as the first moment of silence took place at 8:46amET, which CNN, FNC, MSNBC and HLN took live. CNN and FNC have been switching between ceremonies at The White House, the Pentagon, in New York City at Ground Zero and of Sen. John McCain's appearance in Shanksville, PA. At 9amET, MSNBC took the step, as they have in the past, of switching to a replay of the Today show's 9/11/01 broadcast,

Britney Talks to Matt Lauer
Britney Spears opens up in an interview with Matt Lauer. Check out what Britney had to say to Matt Lauer about being married to Kevin Federline, being a good mom, and even starting her own clothing line.

Bonkowski Fluent in Media
Multicultural marketing is a hot field right now, and you don’t need to be African American or fluent in Spanish to succeed. Just ask Dana Bonkowski, recently promoted to VP and media director at Tapestry, a unit of Starcom’s SMG Multicultural division. Ms. Bonkowski said she has spoken to college students who want to get into the business, but don’t think they could get a job marketing to minorities because they are not members of a minority group themselves. “I’m kind of the poster child for,

‘Today’ Debate About The Jonas Brothers ‘Promise Rings’
After MTV Video Music Awards host Russell Brand poked fun at The Jonas Brothers for wearing “promise rings”, ‘Today’ profiled the debate on teen sex, with two experts weighing in on whether these rings really teach teens about sex. Watch the segment, featuring sex-education advocate Martha Kemper and abstinence activist Denny Pattyn talking with co-host Meredith Vieira on Tuesday (September 9), below. Tags: Jonas Brothers | Posted on September 9, 2008 at 5:1

Article: ‘Today’ Show’s Natalie Morales Gives Birth To Second Child
NBC’s the “Today” show welcomed a new addition to their extended family, as Natalie Morales gave birth to her second child on Tuesday, Meredith Vieira announced to viewers on Wednesday’s “Today” show.

'Monk' Recap: 100th Episode Was Worth Watching
One hundred episodes of "Monk" have been aired, and the special 100th episode may have been one of the very best. Loaded with guest stars, a unique set of cases, and nostalgic reminders of the past, "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" showcased the best of its writers and actors. Here's to another 100 cases, Mr. Monk! The episode surrounds the story that a television news magazine has done on Adrian Monk. His 100th case was a serial killer murdering actresses in San Francisco, and to mark this event the show "In Focu

Eric McCormack Auctioning Will & Grace Porsche
The piece of "television lore" will benefit AIDS charity Project Angel Food

Roush Dispatch - TV's Pre-Premiere Week Premiere Week
TV has really put the “labor” in Labor Day week. It’s only the third day of September, and what is ...

Video: Ben and Jerry Stiller, "They Didn't Start Autism"
The Stiller's doing a rendition of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire," with the words changed to name those who donated to the NY Center for Autism. Hosted by Jon Stewart.