Show Rundown: October 11, 2011
Did Will Murray Use the Right Word?
Al Roker Keeps It Off
Al Roker Keeps It Off
Al Roker stopped by to promote his production company’s latest show, ‘Bordertown: Laredo,’ and Howard was surprised to see that he’s been able to retain his slim physique: “You look good! You kept the weight off. I never thought in my life that I’d see you do it. My money was against you. I lost I think $10,000 on a bet.” Al admitted he wasn’t at his all-time skinniest (“I don’t know. I’m buying bigger suits.”) but still resented those who worried he couldn’t be thin and funny: “Fat’s not all that funny. It’s sweaty.”
Al Was A Blockbuster
Howard noted that Al had been on the other side of “blockbusting” during their New York childhoods. Al confirmed (“It happened over a few years.”) that he’d seen the most rapid degentrification after moving to Canarsie: “In the projects, which, at the time, was primarily Jewish.”
King of All Blacks later called in with a second race question: “You come off as a person who would have a white wife.”
Al laughed: “No! They smell of mayo.”
But then clarified, his first wife was white. Before he left, Al held court on a variety of topics, including pot: “I do think there is a stepping stone. I think it’s a gateway drug. I do.”
The Tea Party: “I don’t look at it as a monolith. I don’t think all Tea Partiers are bad people.”
Meeting Obama: “He said, ‘How’s the weather?’ Or something like that.”
And finally, if he’d save–if he could only save one–Ann Curry or Meredith Vieira from a sinking boat: “I’d still have to go with Ann Curry. Meredith left us.”