Craig Melvin didn’t hold back during a recent live segment on the Today show, taking a playful but sharp jab at his longtime co-star Al Roker.
The moment came when another co-host made a cheeky remark about Al, prompting Craig to double down with laughter and call it “the funniest thing” he’d ever heard. While the exchange was clearly meant in jest, viewers quickly picked up on the teasing tone and shared their reactions online.
Al, known for his good-natured personality, laughed off the moment, proving that even a little on-air ribbing is all in good fun among the Today team.
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On Thursday’s show, The Today Third Hour hosts led a segment on how often people should wash items in their houseCredit: NBC
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The correspondent ran out of time for the last item, which was hairbrushesCredit: NBC
On Thursday’s show, Al, 70, Craig, 45, Sheinelle Jones, and Dylan Dreyer led a segment on Today Third Hour called How Often Should You…?
The hosts talked about the how often people should be cleaning items in their house.
A Shop Today contributor joined the show to guide the hosts in this lesson.
She talked about the right time to take down the Christmas tree and how often people should clean their humidifiers, shower heads, and pajamas.
They had one more on hairbrushes, but they ran out of time.
“It was on hairbrushes, so Al doesn’t need it anyway,” Dylan, 43, said.
Craig cracked up and said, “That was the funniest thing you’ve ever said.”
Al seemed to laugh it off before Sheinelle, 46, took the show to commercial.
POOR CRAIG!
Al isn’t the only one who gets mocked on live TV.
Craig and Al have thrown jabs at each plenty of time on the morning show.
In October, Craig was mocked by Al for an embarrassing TV blunder.
The two men, along with Dylan sat down with the editor-in-chief of Travel & Leisure magazine, Jacqui Gifford, to talk about traveling in the fall.
Craig gave the introduction and messed up his speech along the way.
“Well, it’s officially Harvest Season, which makes it the perfect time to plan a little getaway and maybe see some fall foilage,” he said.
“Foilage?” Dylan and Al both asked.
“It’s foliage,” Al said.
“Foliage,” Craig corrected himself, as he put his head down and shook it.
“Unless you’re related to Reynolds aluminum,” Al laughed.
Craig defended himself and told his co-hosts, “Foliage. Guys, I had Covid for five days. My brain’s not working right.”
He continued on with the introduction as Al and Dylan laughed.
The host asked his co-hosts if he was now saying the words correctly and they confirmed that he did.
He then mocked himself by putting a big emphasis on the word “inspiration.”
NOT AL-RIGHT
Most recently, in December, Al shaded Craig for not joining the Start Today segment, in which the hosts have to exercise.
Pilates instructor Raven Ross appeared on the morning show to teach easy Pilates moves that can be practiced in everyone’s homes.
Dylan, Sheinelle, and Al followed along with Raven, who was demonstrating doable moves that people could do with a chair.
One of the exercises includes holding onto the back of a chair while squatting.
Another exercise included holding onto the back of the chair while one arm remained lifted in the air as one leg was being raised in front of the body.
When the segment was over, Al clapped his hands after they completed the workout.
“Where were you, Melvin?,” Al said to the camera, calling out Craig, who was off camera.
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Dylan said Al Roker didn’t need to know about the next one because he didn’t have any hair, which caused Craig Melvin to crack upCredit: NBC
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Al and Craig mocked each other often on air, causing the other to retaliateCredit: Getty
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In October, Al and Dylan mocked Craig for how he said foliage, after having Covid for a weekCredit: Getty
