TODAY fans are shading host Carson Daly for being “unprofessional” after he makes an error during the morning show.
Fans slammed Carson for mispronouncing a common word during a “dramatic” segment that surrounded food on Today.
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Today fans slammed host Carson Daly for mispronouncing a word during a segmentCredit: TODAY / NBC
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Fans were disappointed that Carson pronounced the word ‘espresso’ wrong repeatedlyCredit: TODAY / NBC
Anchors Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, and Carson all tried a celebrity Starbucks order in a clip from a Today episode shared on the Today Instagram account.
The NBC personalities tried Game of Thrones alum Pedro Pascal’s, 47, go-to order at Starbucks, which happened to be “30 shots of espresso over ice,” as Carson explained.
Savannah, 51, Craig, 43, Al, 68, and Hoda, 58, all looked skeptically at their drink, seemingly reluctant to take a sip.
When Al, Craig, Savannah, and Hoda finally drank it, they nearly gagged.
Savannah emphatically stated that she’d “rather lick” her “shoe” than drink the coffee.
Hoda admitted that the coffee needed “cream in there or something.”
Collectively, all the anchors agreed the coffee wasn’t that tasty.
Though Craig, Savannah, Al, and Hoda’s reaction yielded a response from fans, more fans reacted to how the 49-year-old host was saying the word “espresso.”
FANS REACTION
One fan shadily wrote in the comment section of the Today post: “Who keeps saying “eXpresso?,” making fun of Carson’s pronunciation.
Another fan cosigned in a reply: “Exactly! You’re [Carson’s] a host/journalist on a talk show.
“Proper pronunciation should be THE MAIN qualification of your job.”
A third person added: “It drives me crazy when people mispronounce espresso.”
Someone else corrected: “Agreed!! It’s Es-Presso. Not Ex-presso.”
One person joked: “EXpresso” got more attention than Pedro Pascal’s Starbucks order.”
THINGS GET AWKWARD
This wasn’t the first time that Carson had an embarrassing moment on Today.
Last year, Carson appeared to be snubbed during a cooking segment in an awkward live show moment.
During the show, Craig introduced author Kevin Curry and revealed that he would demonstrate how to turn a rotisserie chicken into three meals.
At the beginning of the segment, Kevin said to Carson: “I’ll get you a plate,” as he winked at him.
Craig then repeated: “We’re gonna get Carson Daly a plate here in a second,” as his co-host Hoda chimed in and said, “Don’t worry, we’ll share!”
When the camera panned out, Carson appeared to be sitting in the corner against the wall on the other side of the cooking table.
Meanwhile, Hoda and her co-host Savannah sat at the other end of the table together and appeared to be much more involved in the segment as they enjoyed plates of Kevin’s delicious-looking food.
Toward the end of the demonstration, Carson made a brief comment as he said to Kevin: “And you spent about $2 dollars doing it!” after Craig described all three dishes.
Kevin laughed nervously and replied: “Not about $2 dollars, but yes per meal, you’re averaging about $3 dollars per meal for all of this.”
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During a recent segment Today anchors tried actor Pedro Pascal’s Starbucks orderCredit: TODAY / NBC
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Al Roker Craig Melvin Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb all disliked Pedro’s orderCredit: TODAY / NBC
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This isn’t the first time that Carson said something awkward on live television
