Date 05/05/2017 - News People
Just when Matt Lauer thought he was done being pranked by Ellen DeGeneres, the daytime host struck again. As Lauer discussed the questionable music tastes of colleague Savannah Guthrie -- "it's all melancholy acoustic guitar jam, and the lyrics are all about, 'someone broke my heart,'" he complained -- DeGeneres let loose a simple but effective prank. A male staff-member dressed as Guthrie leapt out of the table next to Lauer and screamed, sending DeGeneres' guest running and yelling, "Oh god!" It's so childish," Lauer said as he paced the studio. Now I wet my suit.
