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Hoda Kotb’s decision to depart the long-running breakfast show, bosses are allegedly anxious that co-anchor Savannah Guthrie could follow suit. Kotb, 60, announced her shock move on Thursday, saying she is ready “to turn the page” and will leave “Today” early next year after sitting at Guthrie’s side since 2017.

Season 50 is about to premiere (on Saturday, Sept. 28 on NBC), does the show still have the juice – and what is its legacy?Nicole, 28, a New York City resident, told The Post that the show “has always been a staple” in her life “when humor was needed.”“The references are endless, like I will always say ‘I need more cowbell‘ if I want the music louder, or that I live in ‘a van down by the river’ when someone asks me where I live,” she said, referring to the iconic sketches featuring Will Ferrell, Christoper Walken and Chris Farley.“Moments like that, where everyone knows what you are talking about are golden,” she added. “Humor can be universal, and in many ways, ‘SNL’ is universal, almost immortal.” Elizabeth, a fan from Texas, told The Post that the show is, “a New York institution.

Today” departure has left all of her colleagues in tears — especially Savannah Guthrie.“No one is taking the news worse than Savannah Guthrie,” Craig Melvin, 45, said in a clip shared to X by the morning talk show.“I know, I know,” weatherman Al Roker, 70, replied, before Sheinelle Jones, 46, quipped, “Let’s just show everybody the reality of what we are dealing with.”The camera pans to Guthrie, 52, who co-anchors the first two hours of the news show with Kotb, sitting across from the trio eating food with a bottle of rosé next to her.“That was a full bottle of Whisper Angel, and now …” Roker joked as Melvin and Jones shared a laugh.Guthrie kept a straight face as she continued to eat off two separate plates.Roker went over to the journalist and said, “Let me top that off,” as he poured some more rosé into Guthrie’s glass.“We love her so much,” Guthrie responded. “And as you said Sheinelle, we can hold our sorrow of missing her and loving her so much with our gratitude that it happened.” “I always tell my kids, don’t be sorry it’s over, be glad that it happened,” she continued.

Hoda Kotb is leaving “Today.”During Thursday’s episode of “Today with Hoda and Jenna,” the pair tearfully talked about the former president’s reaction to the news that Kotb, 60, is departing the NBC show in early 2025.“I don’t know if you’re embarrassed to say this or not, but I think you should,” Kotb said to Bush Hager, 42.Kotb went on, “You called your dad. And I remember when we first started working together you were afraid.”Bush Hager, in tears, recalled talking to her 78-year-old father when she replaced Kathie Lee Gifford as Kotb’s co-host on the entertainment-focused 10 a.m. hour show on “Today” in 2019.“I called my dad when i started.

stepping away from “Today” after nearly two decades, the 60-year-old’s co-workers shared their sentiments for the longtime anchor.“Hoda, we love you so much,” Savannah Guthrie said on “Today” as she and Jenna Bush Hager took Kotb’s hands in theirs. “And when you look around and you see these tears, they’re love.

Hoda Kotb is saying goodbye to the “Today” show after 26 years. The anchor revealed on Thursday that she will remain on the NBC program through Jan. 1, 2025.Kotb was joined by her co-hosts when she announced the tearful news, including Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones.Hoda cited wanting to spend more time with her daughters, Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, as a factor into her decision.

shared the news in-person with her co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones.“I have spent 26 years at NBC,” she said. “I just turned 60, and it was such a monumental moment for me, because I started thinking about that decade.

Selena Gomez published Monday in Interview magazine. Hargitay, who has been married to “Blue Bloods” actor Peter Hermann since 2004, added, “My husband Peter is always like, anytime I go anywhere, my first question is, ‘What’s the crime rate here?’ So it’s on the brain.”She continued, “There’s been times when I didn’t know how to protect myself, and I think I was definitely a victim of secondary trauma from being inundated with these stories and knowing that they were true.

Jane Sibbett, who played Ross’ ex-wife Carol on “Friends,” still hasn’t watched the beloved sitcom in its entirety.“I have not. I confess,” Sibbett told The Post ahead of the 30th anniversary of the NBC series, which first aired on Sept. 22, 1994.“Obviously, when I was shooting the show, I watched what we were doing, but generally I didn’t watch because I was so busy raising my children.

posted on an Instagram story, the 40-year-old star wrote “I’m no one. There’s real stuff happening in the world, but I’m just a little annoyed” and claimed a vehicle is watching her every move as she tries to run basic errands in Los Angeles.“I’m literally about to give birth. Like any second, any day.

NBC sketch comedy series ahead of Season 50 “was not my choice.”“Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know that I will not be on ‘SNL’ next season,” she wrote in a TikTok video. “This was not my choice, I wish I was there getting to be with my friends,” Troast added. “It truly felt like a second home.

Variety. NBC has not given an official reason for the cut, but the network has recently been examining the costs associated with its late-night offerings amid shrinking ratings. It’s unclear whether Fallon’s purported $16 million per year paycheck will be affected by the change.

will return to her old “Saturday Night Live” stomping grounds to reprise her role as Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 election. But, during a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” interview with RuPaul, who filled in for Kimmel on Monday, Rudolph did not confirm that she’ll return. “Will we be seeing Kamala on ‘SNL’ anytime soon?” RuPaul asked.Rudolph replied by joking, “Interesting that you brought this up, because no one has asked me.”Rudolph, who was on “SNL” from 2000 to 2007, first played Harris on the Dec.

“The Office,” revealed that she was excluded from a spinoff show about Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), which was in the works before NBC pulled the plug.Kinsey, 53, explained what happened on the most recent episode of her podcast with fellow “The Office” co-star Jenna Fisher, “Office Ladies,” released on Aug. 14.Fisher explained that the Season 9 episode “The Farm” was filmed in 2012 and was supposed to be a backdoor pilot to a spinoff about Dwight.

Deadline reported on Monday.Jost’s correspondent gig for NBC was “always supposed to be short term,” per Deadline, so it’s unclear if his exit is solely due to his health woes.The 42-year-old comedian cut his foot on a coral reef and later developed a staph infection and an ear infection.He’s been replaced by Australian weather anchor Luke Bradnam, who was already in Tahiti covering the Olympics.The Post has reached out to Jost’s rep for comment.Jost’s struggles in Tahiti started last month when he injured his foot after hitting the reef.He posted a picture of his bandaged and bloodied wounds via social media on July 29.“You know it’s going great when you’ve been to the Olympic medical tent more than any of the athletes,” he wrote in his caption.On July 30, Jost revealed that he got an ear infection, on top of already having a staph infection. “I woke up this morning and discovered that I had added ear infection to my growing list of ailments,” he said in an interview from the pool in Tahiti.

Mariska Hargitay got emotional when The Post asked her about being an icon.“Wow,” she exclaimed at the Gotham TV Awards, seemingly at a loss for words.For the past 25 years, the 60-year-old actress has played Detective Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU,” making her the longest-running character on primetime TV.And you know you’ve definitely achieved iconic status when the MTA releases a limited-edition “Law & Order: SVU” MetroCard featuring your face, in honor of the show’s 25th season.Hargitay expressed deep gratitude for her gig.“I feel privileged that I get to get up every day and do what I love to do. I love what I do.

Daily Mail on Saturday, saying she stood out for being extremely hard working and inquisitive. “She was amazing on staff, but she wasn’t afraid to raise her hand and say, ‘Can you explain? Can you help me with something if I want to be more than just a young star?'” the media power player proclaimed. She said Markle started in a minor role on “Suits,” before becoming a key star after impressing everyone on set with her hard work.

Gleeson has previously terrorized Carrell onscreen (in Hulu’s “The Patient”). The show isn’t returning to Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Anne Hathaway only heard crickets when she asked the audience a question during her appearance Monday on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”The Oscar winner, 41, was promoting her new rom-com, “The Idea of You,” when she inquired: “Has anybody here read the book?”Spoiler alert: No.The crowd went silent as Fallon interjected, “No, we don’t read. This is ‘The Tonight Show.’ You want to go to Stephen Colbert if you want to get people to read books.

Larry David’s HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” recently paid homage to in its own series finale). “Friends” aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, and although it also followed friends’ daily lives, it had more plot threads and a more upbeat rom-com style ending that gave Chandler (the late Matthew Perry) the last word.

Kyle Griffin’s first foray into the world of news was serving as the anchor for his high school’s morning announcements program. But the then-teenager quickly realized that being an on-air personality was not for him.“I saw at my local NBC affiliate that while the anchors and reporters were great, they were reading someone else’s words, and I wanted to be the person who wrote those words,” says Griffin.