from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is try day friday, the 13th. back by popular demand is this man, andy cohen while kath's taking friday off. >> kath's got a sweet deal. >> i used to have that sweet deal.

poof, it was gone. >> is there any reason why you have me here on friday the 13th? >> i like you on any friday you'll come in. you have your wine, which is red. you have a lot going on. >> i know a lot of people are busy people. >> yes. >> where were you last night? >> i was in washington, d.c. >> okay. >> promoting the andy cohen diaries out in paper back, what a great holiday present. i just had that thought. >> that, by the way, that book was on the best seller list for a while. >> it was. >> how long did it live there. >> i don't remember, but now the paper back's on there. >> you have that cooking. >> tonight i'm going to ohio. anderson cooper and i are appearing in columbus, ohio. and you can still get good tickets. >> by the way, what do you guys talk about? >> it's like going out to a bar

with us. we dish. we tell secrets. it's a twitter-free environment. we tell people, you can't tweet what we say. it's really fun. it's a great night out. >> we have, performing for us today, have you ever heard of great big world? >> oh, they are giving me the feels right now. this song. >> the feels. say something is a great song. and that's one they sang with -- oh, with christina aguilera. they sing like angels. >> yes, they do. >> look who's in the kitchen. >> oh, my god, it's patricia arquette. oscar winner. >> oscar winner. what are you doing in there? >> she's got a spatula, very good. >> i'm just here in the kitchen. i'm part of the health department. >> don't shut us down. she won the oscar for "boyhood".

she's up to another cool show. >> then, if you are in the mood to laugh, you have come to the right place. because the very funny liza liza lessinger is here. >> let's move on to music, adele has a song. >> i love. >> they say that people are somehow reaching back to their "hello". >> i love that. i'm a roromantic, i love looking back and thinking about dipping back into the well and maybe it will work out, but it never does. but you go back and you u you think they look good. >> i saw christie brinkley yesterday.

>> she looks unbelievable. >> i don't know what she's done, but it's all settled and it's great. >> you know what she said? she said guys shave, and when they shave it exfoliates. that's why they look younger, so she said all women should exfoliate. scrub their face with beads. >> i was meeting with a woman from new jersey. she shaves her pace face. >> why? >> i don't know. >> she's been in love a lot of times. she likes falling in love. she's not one of those bitter, hardened. >> but on the other hand, it's like lesbian. they fall in love immediately. move in with each other, there's just something a little mmm about it. >> gay men don't do that? >> they're a little more, we have this moment. we don't bring our suitcase.

>> 50% of women said they'd get in touch with an ex. only 17% of men said they'd do the same. >> yes. >> you and i were in the dressing room playing a song. >> the new missy elliot. it's wtf which stands for where they from. is that what it stands for? >> no. >> yes. bill. i love a pharrell marionette. to me, missy elliot have the dolly parton of the hip-hop world. she's like the most popular, the most well liked. she's accessible for every age. i love missy elliot. this is the highest compliment. i mean it. >> all right. so there's a song that i think one of the jonas brothers, joe

or -- i think it was joe. he did this song called "cake by the ocean". there's a video, and i was like, this makes sense. >> they're throwing cake. by the ocean. cake by the ocean . >> you know what that means? i said exactly what i thought it meant. >> it means throwing cake by the ocean. what does it mean? >> apparently, it means having sex on the ocean. >> oh, great. i'm down for that. although, you know what? -- i'm not down for it. the sand gets everywhere. it's gross. the idea is fun, but the sand is, the, once it gets all over you, it's bad. i do not like cake by the ocean. and by the way, i don't think i

would actually like cake by the ocean. there would be sand in the cake. >> here are some things. bag job. do you know what a bag job -- >> their is is a mean term. you want to put a bag over the person's head and screw around with them. somebody with a hot body and a bad face. >> what's a butter face? >> everything's hot butter face. it's kathie lee's term. kathie lee made it up. what about cupping season. yes, kathie lee. i was in her dressing room. cupping season. this is another lesbianonic thing. it's when people who are promiscuous, everybody likes to

i need a kuld cuddle buddy, hoda. >> it's try day friday. another thing to poison our children. it's edible cookie dough. >> ooh. >> as if cookie dough isn't edible already. but it's in a cup. >> you can dip it out and eat it. >> oh. >> it could not be better. >> if you gave your kids this in a lunch box -- >> 380 calories in one, andy. >> do we need to mention that you're doing something amazing for nascar? >> uh-huh. >> it is? >> i think so. are' going you're going to be the grand marshal. >> the minions will be there. four championship weekend, november 22nd. >> that's great. not a lot of jews at nascar.

>> what do you mean? >> i just mean. >> so here's helmet. >> this is hot. wow. okay. you're going to need to work on that. you'll need a beggar hat, a bigger helmet. don't, don't, yes, that's cute. >> now i get to announce, drivers start your engine. >> and jeff gordon's going to be there. >> he is? >> yes. and it airs november 22nd right here on the nbc television network. >> i love it. >> she has won every award under the sun, including oscar for "boyhood". you got that? >> patricia arquette returns to one of her favorite mediums -- television. to take on the world's greatest challenges, whatever they might be. so, the u.s. army masters not only tactics and strategy, but also physics and chemistry. we make battle plans and

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it's been a stellar year for actress patricia arquette. she won the oscar, the golden globe and about five other big awards. >> and those were all for her

supporting role in "boyhood", a one of a kind, incredible project that was shot over the span of 12 years. >> but it was the 1993 cult classic, "true romance", that helped put her on the map before the tv series "medium", irn earned her an emmy as well. >> but she has a new project. take a look. >> it is an anxiety disorder, a fear of being in a situation where you feel helpless. tristan's isolation was not born of fear but of dependence. technology provided him with everything that he needed. he became addicted to experiencing the world online. and over time, the only time he felt safe or kwfrtable was behind a computer screen. >> wow. >> hello patricia arquette. >> hello. >> another hit.

>> you are a hit maker. woo. >> an idol maker. >> did this appeal to you right away when you read the script? different. this player's very head big instead of emotionally big. but it terrifies me, like this jihadi john guy, how they found him was the veins in his hands. because he was always covering his face. they have photos of the veins of his hands which are like fingerprints, so they scanned him and compared with all the other jihadis and found a match. >> have you backed up your computers and changed your passwords. >> i don't have e-mail on high phone. >> you don't? >> oh, yeah, i cover the computer thing. your kids have to turn off their

because there's an invisible information, and it says the exact location where that pick tower was taken. >> one showed us that and we went in and we had no idea. one time i tweeted somebody and someone said how's 84th street and whatever, and i was there. >> really wired. >> your daughter comes with you, she's 12. she comes with you. >> farlow. christie brinkley. she comes with you on the set? >> she'll come and do her homework there and hang out. >> i have to go back. because the last time i saw you was right before you won the oscar, and you were winning at every award show. and it seemed to us on the outside like a foregone conclusion that you were going to win the oscar. when you're sitting there before they say your name, did you have this? or did you think, it's not going to happen?

going to happen. and the second they said my name, i can't tell you. it was literally like being infused with this insane amount of drugs. >> like a high or a low? >> it was like a weird, adrenaline womb. and time and space -- and when i went back stage, i was, like, shaking. i felt like i was going to vomit. i am going to pass out. >> have you watched your speech back? >> yes, i've seen it. >> were you happy with it? >> i don't know. i can't believe it's even happened. it's a whole weird thing. never i imagined that. think in. >> mostly because of my speech, what i said. i've been invited to do a lot of speaking engagements, but there's so many, i can't do them all, and it kind of stresses me

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all right, when you were sharing a strategy with comedy heavy weights like kathy griffin, you know you've hit the beg time. eliza has become one of hollywood's premiere comedians, the only one to hold the title last comic standing.

one on the itunes list. and now she's taking the strategy for the 12th annual new york comedy festival. >> and the gig is sold out. >> it's sold out. so don't bother. >> all of you stoned people in the back. >> you have a little midriff today. >> i'm giving you back up dancer realness. i've stole this from all other shows i've done. >> look at your cute little kicks. >> you are especially turned up. >> i am. but not my pigment. i remain as pale as possible. >> do you still get hecklers? >> like right now? >> that one, the little one! not as much, because i think people at this point, they're coming to see the show. they know what you're in for. now it's just, a lot of people tape the shows. i feel like lady gaga, but way

and people come dressed up and yell the bits at out. >> is your show clean? an f-bomb -- >> you don't know how scared our producers are. >> i'm on probation already. >> younger people come to the show. there are f words, it's not as bad as you're going to see on the news. bring your baby. last night i met billy crystal. i evaded security, and we saw the town hall with him and david steinberg. and it's all old jews there. it's not like the beatles trying to get to him. i saw a door and slipped into it. and i waddled somewhere under a catacomb of town hall. and i planned what i was going to say. >> how did it go? >> i don't know if well is the word, because i started shaking and crying.

you're a comedian, i'm a comedian too. and he's like, you poor thing. i don't have the picture. the only picture we got is both of us with our eyes closed. and that was my moment with billy crystal. and it meant the world to me. >> is he your number one? >> i don't know the guy. the one i always wanted to be. >> is there a female comedian you look at and say wow? >> sure. ellen? >> yes. >> i was on with paula pound stone. kathy griffin is so amazing. she's so nice. it's just, there are so many great women out there. >> i can't believe from "last comic standing", what your career has done. >> finally, somebody admits it. >> you bring your dog blanch everywhere you go? >> i do except for here, because i'm going to las vegas tomorrow and it was too much for her little body. she's got a big butt.

goose poop in her beard. >> goose poop? >> she was in the eastern part of the country. that's her waiting. >> in a rural area. >> where does that go? >> outside the city, there are animals besides pigeons and tourists, and they poop everywhere. and dogs are like, ooh, my new best friend, and then you have

it is try day friday, and our good friend andy cohen is helping us out while kathie lee is off. sometimes we well need a little

>> i may not be the best guy to ask, but we have help. they are here to desh out the other view. let's go to gail. >> my husband is not a great sharer. from the bathroom sink to communicating his feelings, how can i make him a better sharer? >> how can gail get her husband to share? >> i mean firstly, the thing that gail has to realize, it's something about her as well as him. when are' in a relationship and you haven't got the standard that says i'm going to expect you to share more, that person changes and you're there that whole time, that says something about you as well. but in terms of the husband, if people feel like they're going to get punished every time they share something they never will. the next time someone shares,

you may not like what they say, but listen. >> what about the sink portion of it? he hogs the sink. >> you have to teach people how you want to be treated and lead by example. and i suspect that after 19 years of marriage, there's probably a lot of complaining about the sink and everything else. and that's not helpful. so just, you have to find that happy medium between accepting that your husband who's not good at sharing and show him how to share. >> modeling. >> we walk. who's our next person? >> laura from indiana. daughter. how do i encourage her to find a relationship and settle down? >> that's not going to go well. >> obviously, as her mother, you have influence, and you could guilt and pressure your daughter into settling down, but why

would you? i think the goal should be that your daughter's happy and settles down when she's ready and finds the right person. >> it's a strange thing to say that i want her to do this now. she has her own goals. she'd do a better job showing her how amazing a relationship can be. if her mother can be in a relationship and sees how great that can be, that's the best way to get her to want it. i have two younger brothers. my dad said to me, the way i got you guys to be good is i didn't give you anything to rebel against. as soon as she gives her daughter something to rebel against, in other words, i'm trying to sell you on a relationship. >> there are a lot of moms who see their daughters and worry. she's only in her 20s. but there are moms who have kids in their 30s or 40s, and they're, like, please, i want them to meet someone. >> i would like to meet one of your younger brothers. >> this is michelle.

>> i've been dating this gentleman for about a year. i've been very hospitable. i've invited him to my home several times. >> i feel something. >> i've never been invited into his home. what is that about? should i be suspicious? >> yes. >> there's a lot going on there. us. that's something you talk to him about. a guy who over a year isn't actually inviting you to his place is not in to bringing you into his life. there's something beggar going on there. my biggest worry wouldn't be him cheating. it would be the fact that he's not wanting to integrate me into his life. that's not the relationship i would want to be in. >> he absolutely could be hiding something, but that's not the point. i agree with that. after a year, you should be part of each other's lives. you shouldn't be wondering, when should i get an invite to his house. >> if you have a question, go to

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now it's time for andy's first encounter with a game we like to call beat it or eat it. >> am i doing a cooking segment or jumping out of an airplane. apparently we take these mallets and beat them to death because they have too much fat and sugar. >> madeline fernstrom. >> i'm going to give you a

for calories, fat or sugar and you are going to beat the one ha has more. let's start with left-over halloween candy, four pieces of licorice or a peanut buttercup. 40 cal roys ories in one strip. >> have you ever been to the movies and had it? >> i love reese's. >> we have two starchy things here. is it a cup of mashed white potatoes or butternut squash. >> oh! >> yes, awesome! >> you would be right. >> sorry. everybody okay? >> mashed potatoes. >> about 100 calories. one's going to have two calories. let's move on to something we

all love. one of these has to be beaten, because it has more fat and calories. is it a nice little piece of corn bread or a buttery white roll. you're going to beat the corn bread to death. >> yes. >> about 1 hundred more calories and fat, too. >> it's still moving. >> let's go on to something i had for breakfast. which of these has to take a beating because it has more calories and sugar. muffin? >> hoda would be right. >> i'm begging you. get a shot of his face. thank you, thank you for that. >> let's move on to a main dish we all love. which one must be beaten. because it's more calories. >> hold on. >> it falls higher in calories and fat. potpie. >> man.

>> you would beat the chicken potpie. you would be right. >> just because it's beef -- >> how's the hair? >> fine. >> which of these two combos needs a beating because it's got more calories? a serving of cheese and crackers or a serving of baked whole-wheat peta chips with black bean dip on top. >> cheese and crackers. >> no! >> no? >> just because something sounds healthier doesn't mean it's lower calories. that's right, hoda, you're going to beat those peta chips a pita chips. >> i want to bail on this. >> apple crisp or brownie. >> you'd be right. hoda's our winner. >> it's a tie! >> this is hot man.

you put this down and put a hot plate over it. >> you can have it. >> i don't want it. >> let's give it to the guys from great big world. >> exactly. >> they have a great new song coming up. they're going to perform their latest hit live for the first time. >> i can't wait.

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>> it has nearly a 25,000 youtube hits. >> how much pressure is there to follow up such a megahit like "say something." does that freak you out? >> it freaks us out. >> when we were writing for the second album, it was really, i don't know, absurd how much pressure we felt. >> but we never thought it would be a hit song. we wrote it because we needed to. i think that's the approach we took for this album and wrote songs that we needed to write. >> that song "say something ". i was at a party, i heard him singing in front of all kinds of stars, joni mitchell was there, you started, and give us one line. right. work. someone come fix it.

>> give us one line. "say something i'm giving up on you. >> perfect. thank you. >> goose bumps. >> so, for the first time, what song are you playing for us? >> "oasis." >> ladies and gentlemen, a great big world. don't cry you're mine for forever for forever i need you now more than ever more than ever sun in my eyes you make it easy don't look away believe when we're lost in a desert night

when we can't fight another fight we're going to make it you're my oa oa oa oasis this life is made for each other for each other our lives there's no other there's no other you make it easy nowhere to go i'm already home you've got to believe when we're lost in a desert night and we're chasin' our paradise

we're going to make it. asis you're my oasis as time rolls through you're the one thing i need i see you off in the distance you're myoasis you're my oa oa oa oa oasis when we're lost in a desert night

and we're chasin' our paradise when we can't fight another fight we're going to make it make it make it when we're lost in a desert night and we're chasin' our paradise when we can't fight another fight we're going to make it you're my oa oa oa oa oasis >> you're my oa oa oa oa owe a sis oa oa oa oa oasis >>that was incredible. that was so beautiful. >> thanks so much. we're back in a moment, but first, this is "today", on nbc. >> >> great big world. >> so great.

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look at that crowd. before we go, we're kicking off our kindness. we want to know the kindest people you mow know. i want to say thank you to andy. >> i'm going to jet off to ohio. come see anderson cooper and me. next week seth rogen is going to be here. >> we have performances by justin bieber. >> the biebs is going to be here?

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