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The softer side of Matt

Posted: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:28 PM by Rina Raphael
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Who could finally make Matt Lauer drop hard-hitting interviews in favor of cute baby segments? Only TV's most dysfunctional media honcho, Jack Donaghy.

 

In last night's episode of "30 Rock," TODAY's anchor made a cameo – as himself, as Alec Baldwin's character goes to desperate measures to woo over the family of his Puerto Rican girlfriend, played by Salma Hayek. In response to her grandmother's request that NBC News is "too sad," poor Lauer – who just dealt (in real life) with donning a Snuggie on Wednesday – was forced to showcase Latino toddlers to the sweet sound of Tito Puente. (Hey Jim Bell, my Bubbe loves beagle puppies... and Streisand – make it happen!)

 

To view Lauer's descent into Charmin-soft journalism , skip to minute 20:00:


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VERY FUNNY MATT! keep it up!

Alex Portolese,Granger,Indiana (Sent Friday, February 06, 2009 6:42 PM)

LOVED IT!  Matt should do more of these.  I love seeing the Today Show cast on these funny evening shows.  

Kim Sykes, Sahuarita, AZ (Sent Friday, February 06, 2009 11:49 PM)

I love this show.Does anyone know the name of the background music?

vilma Garcia,Houston,tx (Sent Saturday, February 07, 2009 4:31 PM)

Everything Matt does is endearing!

Mindy, Oviedo, Florida (Sent Saturday, February 07, 2009 9:52 PM)

Meredith= accomplished

Linda, Oklahoma (Sent Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:09 AM)



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