Savannah Guthrie Explains Hoda Kotb's 'Today' Show Absence Following Her Vacation

Jenna Bush Hager sat alongside a legendary guest co-host at the start of the new week, and fans had a lot to say about it! The Today star was joined on Monday's Fourth Hour by none other than country legend Reba McEntire.  Jenna's usual co-star, Hoda Kotb, took the morning off, also missing the first few hours of the NBC daytime show, where she hosts alongside Savannah Guthrie.

1.1 million viewers tuning in to its premiere episode, nearly doubling CNN’s audience in the time slot. It also nabbed the No.

Larry the Cable Guy will “Git-R-Done” once again.The veteran Blue Collar Comedy Tour performer has 13 huge shows lined up all over the country from April 14 through July 8 as part of his ongoing ‘An Evening With Larry Tour.’On the short trek, the veteran comic, who often makes light of Wal-Mart, KFC and other American cultural staples, will play in notable North American locales including Cincinnati (April 15), Atlanta (June 16) and Charlotte (June 18).And you won’t have to sell the farm to see Larry live.At the time of publication, we found some tickets going for just $32 before fees on Vivid Seats.Now that’s a steal.What’ most exciting about the tour is the final show of the brief run though.To close the quick trek, the man who brought the voice to Mater in Pixar’s “Cars” will co-headline with Jeff Foxworthy at Traverse City, MI’s National Cherry Festival on July 8.Three Doors Down, Chicago, Jordan Davis, Flo Rida and Theory Of A Deadman are also set to lend their talents from July 2-7 at the annual festival as well.Now that sounds like a grand, old time.Want to see the man who made sleeveless shirts, trucker hats and jeans iconic live?Here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets for all upcoming Larry The Cable Guy shows can be found below.Many of the most iconic comics around are on tour this year.Here are just five of our favorite funnymen you won’t want to miss live in the next few months.• Jeff Foxworthy• Bert Kreischer• Nate Bargatze• Bill Burr• Jeff DunhamWant to see who else may be coming to a venue near you soon? Check out our list of the 51 biggest comics on tour in 2023 here.

Television personalities receive a lot of mail from viewers, but every once in awhile they get something that leaves them taken aback.

No more mom-shaming! Hoda Kotb opened up about a heartbreaking moment when her decision to adopt in her 50s was called into question.

Hoda Kotb is getting candid about an «ouch» moment.During Wednesday's, the co-hosts discussed Ariana Grande's recent video in which the pop star addresses fans' comments about her looks, prompting Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to reflect on moments where people's words left a mark on them.Hager spoke about a time in 7th grade where a boy broke up with her after he saw her in the swimming pool. For Hager, she admitted that it still hurts.Kotb shared that it wasn't one of the comments about her body that stuck with her, but a message about her choice to become a mother later in life.

Savannah Chrisley is sharing some of the advice she received ahead of her parents' prison sentences.Savanah sat down with Perez Hilton for a new episode of her  podcast on Tuesday, where she revealed that she was told to «strategically distance» herself from parents Todd and Julie Chrisley amid their tax fraud case. «I was told that,» Savannah said when asked if she was advised to distance herself from the pair. "'We need to focus on your brand, Savannah,' and I don't care. Money means nothing.

Jenna Bush Hager is a beloved TV star and is a familiar face on the Fourth Hour of Today alongside Hoda Kotb in the week.  The NBC star was inundated with support and love by fans this week too, as her time on the show was reflected upon.

Hoda Kotb reflected on her biggest takeaways after 25 years at NBC this week, sharing her favorite lessons with Today show co-host Jenna Bush Hager. «If you've ever been one of those people who's been put in a box, and I was because I only covered hard news … when the lighter fare came up, like this show, the bosses were very, early on, sort of against me getting it,» Kotb shared. «They were just like, 'Not her.

NBC’s Today, the morning news show that launched more than 70 years ago, has received this year’s Peabody Institutional Award, the group said Wednesday.

Taking a break … again. Hoda Kotb was missing from the Friday, March 31, episode of Today, days after returning to the morning show following a family emergency.

Feeling the love. Hoda Kotb’s Today family has been nothing but supportive following her daughter Hope’s health scare.

Katherine Heigl is opening up about life in Utah.

It’s amoré! Hoda Kotb and Al Roker shared a Disney moment while enjoying a candy bar together on the Today show.  

Hoda Kotb and Al Roker channeled their inner Disney characters as they filmed a segment.During the America's Snacking Habits segment of the show, the weatherman admitted that he liked to consume PayDay candy bars — without the wrapper.When he was initially presented with the treat, Roker wasn't too keen to eat it on air. «It's not that appealing,» he said of the candy bar.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large One of my best friends in high school used to say she preferred the music of “post modern” (as the genre was dubbed at the time) groups like Depeche Mode because their sound was timeless, vs. the era’s disposable top 40 radio tracks, which were destined to sound dated in just a few years. And she was right, kind of: A Depeche Mode concert manages to straddle that line between digging deep into its four-decade catalog and not feeling like a legacy act. That was mostly on display Tuesday night at the Kia Forum, where Depeche Mode played the third date of its brand new “Momento Mori” tour. (They’ll be back at the Forum in December for two more shows.)

Jackie Goldschneider is not currently beefing with her  co-star, Dolores Catania.On a recent episode of the , Dolores came at Jackie for questioning new Housewife Danielle Cabral's explanation of being estranged from her brother. The two stopped speaking after Danielle blocked him on Instagram during the pandemic and, as far as Danielle knows, that's the only reason for their divide.

Hollyoaks alum Jorgie Porter has received high praise from her online fan-base after giving a glimpse into the realities of being a new mum. In a world filled with discussion of the 'perfect life', the 35-year-old mum-of-one is out to prove that motherhood is far from a walk in the park, sharing a candid snap of her hugely messy nursury. Hoping to give her fans what she describes as a dose of reality, Jorgie - best known for her role as Theresa Mcqueen in the long-standing soap - showed off son Forest's play-room, the floor of which was covered in clothes, books and blankets.The blonde-beauty captioned the collection of photos: "My insta was looking a little too perfect.

Patti LuPone, 73, has nine huge shows remaining on her ongoing ‘Don’t Monkey With Broadway Tour’ all over the U.S.That includes two stops in the Garden State followed by a pair in New York.First, the three-time Tony winner will belt standards by Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more at Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 23.Then, on March 25, she’ll perform at New Brunswick’s State Theatre.Come summer time, the tour will drop into Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon Opera House on June 17.For those willing to wait over a year, you can see the show in Manhattan — ‘Don’t Monkey With Broadway’ is scheduled for a night at Carnegie Hall on April 8, 2024. And the best news of all is you won’t have to pay Broadway-like prices to see LuPone live on the road.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $58 before fees on Vivid Seats.So, if you want to see LuPone deliver what Front Row Reviewers called “autobiographical snippets (and) powerful song(s)” live, here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all remaining concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Savannah Chrisley is having a hard time with the dating scene while raising Grayson Chrisley and Chloe Chrisley as Todd and Julie Chrisley serve out their prison sentences.On the latest episode of the podcast, the 25-year-old admits that stepping out into the dating world has been tough, since taking on her new role. «It's hard, it's extremely...,» Savannah told her guest, Andrew Jannakos, as they discussed the relationship he had with his adopted son when he first began dating his wife, Kat Jannakos. «I'm helping to raise my 10-year-old sister and 16-year old-brother and I'm trying to date,» she said. «And I'm like, 'What do you do with them?' The 16-year-old, he drives and all that, but the 10-year-old I'm like, 'You gotta maybe come have dinner with me.'»A post shared by Savannah Faith Chrisley (@savannahchrisley)Savannah noted about the rule that comes with dating her, «From the beginning, it's really always all of you, and not just you and that person,» she said.The star has been candid about taking custody of Chloe — who is her niece and was being raised by Todd and Julie -- and Grayson while her parents serve a combined 19 years in federal prison for tax fraud. Savannah's last public relationship was with with hockey player Nic Kerdiles.