from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody, you have made it to thrifty thursday. it's december 10th. 15 days to go to christmas. >> how's your shopping going? >> i don't do much shopping anymore. >> excellent. >> i don't. it's nice to get old. that is by selena gomez. a little bit of controversy,

who cares? we have a really fun show. one of the funniest women in hollywood is here, amy poehler. she and tina fey make up the dream team of comedy, they're in that movie called "sisters." she has a lot to say. >> if you haven't strung the lights around the house yet, louie. he's got a name that rhymes with -- >> you're to have to wait around. >> we're going to show you how to light things up. >> if you're looking for a lighter dish to serve for the >> andy medina. >> he's a part of our family. he's here to show us how to make a delicious chilen sea bass. >> i want to try that. >> you had that, hoda. >> i loved it. >> yeah. you love it. >> andy, you're making that? >> it's straight from the pages of my book "good gifts." >> and two friends from tennessee are being totally transformed. they're going to see each other for the very first time when we reveal our ambush makeover. >> good day today because the

nbc not too long ago. an hour and a half ago or so. it had a few surprises. >> a few snubs. yeah. a couple of my favorite things were "bridge of spies" were completely ignored. >> we're going to go through a couple of these. the best picture drama, here are the nominees. "carol," "mad max, fury," "room," "the revenant," "spotlight." nominations for five. >> did we not say "danish girl," picture? >> yes, it was snubbed. >> i'm surprised because the stars of that are cate blanchett and ruini mara, they were nominated. "mad max" was a big surprise. and george miller was nominated for director. we love her, charlize theron was

>> a lot of people haven't seen these movies because some of them are not even out yet. what movie is that? what movie is that? a lot of them are just getting to the theater. so we also -- "the danish girl" as we said eddie redmayne and his co-star -- all right, let's move on. all righty. >> hoda wants to move on today. we want to say hello to her, don't we? >> no, she's not on the phone. >> oh. >> we had this big huge open worked out and then somebody it was going to be good. >> it was going to be great. it. >> let's go back to the movies. will smith nominated for "concussion" which doesn't come out until christmas day. >> two of my favorite things, can i just mention one of my "empire," taraji p. henson nominated. >> and lee yev schreiber. "radon van."

love "ray donovan," everybody said we've been watching it for years. was nominated last year too? >> yeah. >> we can't even get right what's this year. and lady gaga for her role in fx's "american horror" show, "hotel," or something like that. >> one that everybody was happy about, sylvester stallone was nominated for "creed." >> and johnny depp. he was good in "black mask." and "bridge of spies," spielberg? >> here's best picture musical comedy. i want to see almost all of these. "the big short." first of all, can you believe that's a musical or comedy? >> it's nice to have different category, but sometimes it seems a little strange. >> look at the other -- "joy," which i want to see. "the martian" which i've seen. would you say that's a comedy?

musical. >> "spy" and "train wreck." >> okay. and "the martian" did get three nominations. that's a great movie. >> i'm glad matt did because he was snubbed for the s.a.g. awards the other day, he didn't get a nomination for that. amy schumer was nominated for "train wreck." >> and melissa mccarthy got a nomination for "spy." >> anyway, some more mature women as well we're happy for. maggie smith, helen mirren and jane fonda. >> and lily tomlin. >> let's move on to other things, shall we? >> we have christian slater? >> oh, this is so exciting. there is a television show -- >> good morning. >> -- called "mr. robot." >> yes, we're happy for you! >> thank you so much, thank you, guys. >> well, this is so cool, because not only was your show nominated, "mr. robot" -- >> yes. >> -- but your co-star was also nominated. >> yes. >> tell us what it felt like

>> well, it was certainly a great way to wake up, and my publicist was very excited. i was very excited. sort of surreal and very exciting. i keep saying exciting. but yeah, i love the hollywood they're wonderful. i'm excited to be a part of the show. great. >> it's got to be just very affirming, right, that the work you do is validated, right? >> well, yeah, that's a lovely, lovely thing. we worked very hard on the show. we're all very proud of the show. i think sam is a phenomenal writer and creator, and it's just a great team, you know, and i just can't wait to get back and start filming season two. >> your co-star, rami malik, was

is your very first golden globe nomination? >> it is. >> oh, how fun. >> that is great. >> we're so happy for you. >> come see us when you're back in new york, would you? you guys. >> i'm so happy for usa, for >> our team, our team. >> yes, indeed. >> and "the voice" is just moving along. so here's the thing. they've announced that gwen stefani will not be returning to "the voice" next season. she's going to take some time off, work on her music. >> new album. >> but it seems that blake wasn't happy that she's not going to be back and neither were the rest of them. the coaches sat down with "extra" for an interview. take a look. >> season nine has been hugely success successful, but for you guys, what has been a standout moment? standout moment like every show. >> aw. >> standout moment every -- >> look at her. we were just saying how we weren't the same. even pharrell. somehow when gwen walks in the room, we all look like we've >> why can't we have a fifth coach?

females? >> why can't we? >> that would be cool. >> i vote for that. >> you know what, as nice as it is to see their blossoming romance, what if they break up though and then she came back as a judge? >> people would love that. >> it would be awkward. >> but everybody would watch it. the tension. >> it would be more awkward than it is now. >> i like that. yeah. we have breaking news. >> alicea vikeender nominated for "the danish girl," welcome to the show. >> congratulations. >> yeah, we're so happy for you. >> hi. >> where are you right now? >> i'm sorry for the -- i'm about to board an airplane. >> oh. >> yeah, i've been in berlin doing press for "danish girl." >> wow. >> well, i saw "danish girl" the

who -- just raving and raving. just went on and on and on. it's really extraordinary. >> oh, thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> this has been your year, hasn't it? >> it certainly has. >> yes. a whirlwind. i'm having a hard time to get my head around it. i'm just so happy because i know how blessed i am, getting invited to do those incredibly different films. so happy. >> we are so happy for you, all thanks again. >> all best to you, thanks for calling. >> so good news for them and bad news for me. >> why? >> because it's time for i-hoda. >> yes. all righty. this is a good one because you like him. >> i do? >> you like him a lot. his name is andy grammar. >> i do like him. >> he has a song "hallelujah." i think i finally found my

>> here it is. then it starts to kick in with a little -- here it comes. moment it's good to be alive right about now good good good now good good good to be alive right about now hallelujah it's good to be alive right about now >> it's fun. all righty, i like that. he's a good guy. >> a lot of fun. just a reminder to listen to us on sirius xm channel 1038. we don't know why you'd want to but thank you. hoda woman every monday and tuesday at 2:00. >> if you're looking for something christmassy to watch tonight, we have a couple of great options. michael buble's fifth christmas special called "christmas in hollywood" is on tonight. william shatner, blake shelton and more. >> it airs tonight at 8:00/7:00 central here on nbc.

of many colors." the tv movie about dolly parton's life as a child. >> jennifer nettles. >> she looks beautiful. >> she's apparently just great in it. that darling little girl we had on the other day. rick schroder. love him. >> pop the popcorn. 'tis the season to spread some holiday cheer and no one does it better than the hilarious amy poehler. >> she's starring in the movie "sisters." >> we'll catch up right after this. so how ya doing? enough pressure in here for ya? ugh. my sinuses are killing me. yeah...just wait 'til we hit ten thousand feet. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... wait, what?! you realize i have gold status? do i still get the miles? new mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast tonleash max strength medicine. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. americans. we try to live healthy. but many of us don't know there are nutrients that can

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it's been quite the week for amy poehler. just yesterday she was nominated for a s.a.g. award for her hit show "parks and recreation." grammy for best spoken word album for her memoir "yes please." we had a chance to sit down with with the comedian this morning to talk to her about her new movie co-starring her friend amy >> the ladies play middle aged sisters upset with their parents for selling their childhood home.

>> because we knew you'd try to talk us out of it and you're pushy kids. >> you're selling your clocks, by the way? >> are you secretly dying? >> i'm not dying. i'm sick of winding them. >> the things in that house meant something to us. each one of those objects is a puzzle piece in the story of our lives. >> we just don't want clutter anymore. >> then what is this? >> clutter? you don't want cluter? clutter has a name, and it's pogy, the christmas tree elf. >> you take him. we're going to get a tabletop tree. >> ahhh! >> you crazy kids. >> don't you love to watch adults behaving badly? >> yeah, yeah. this movie is about two 40-year-old women whose parents are selling their childhood home and they lose their minds and they throw a giant party. >> which runs a little rogue. >> and they destroy their home. >> you're more of the straight laced sister? >> yeah. >> it's shocking. >> and tina's the crazy one. >> what's really fun is we get to kind of play against type a

progresses my character decides to go for it and so we see her -- >> drunk. >> yeah. change. you know, at the end of the day, it's about the bond between sisters. certainly tina and i don't have sisters in real life so we're probably the closest, you know, we can get. >> when you were doing this movie, they were trying to figure out what a room would look like, what that kind of a bedroom would look like. did they actually ask you what was in your bedroom? >> they did. they asked what did you guys have in your bedroom? it was so fun. trip down memory lane. michael j. fox poster. "out of africa." a lot of "xanadu" in my life growing up. remember the ripped ballet posters? adam ant. >> adam ant. >> anybody remember him? >> whatever happens to adam ant? >> i'm sure he's living on a boat or something.

>> excuse me. >> i forgot my lisp in the car. >> do you pinch yourself when you think about the year you're having? >> yeah. >> it's really kind of crazy. the awards, the great movies. >> it's been an awesome year. so many things have happened that i didn't even plan. people say can you believe it's happening? and i, you know, grew up around none of this so everything is great, everything feels like a gift, for sure. >> and your kids? >> they're great, they're getting ready for christmas. they're 5 and 7 so we can still fool them and use santa as a -- >> hey, there are children watching -- >> -- punishing tool because santa is always watching. >> santa is always watching. >> always. >> always watching. >> santa's always watching this show. >> i love how you bring -- by the way, back to your movie, how you bring your snl friends in. so it's fun to see maya and the rest. >> we got to work with maya rudolph, bobby moynihan. all these great people.

sorts. we all hung out in new york last -- two summers ago and had a great time. >> and what's up for next year? do you barely breathe? what are you looking forward to? >> well, i'm going to hopefully perform at the grammys with my new hit record. let's say -- let's practice a let's say something that we can't expect that's going to happen next year. i'm going to start a home line of flowers and tiny silver balls. >> who doesn't love silver balls, you know? silver balls silver balls city >> i want one, too. hear them ring jing aling

day >> yes. "sisters" from universal december 18th. >> great to see you. >> great to see you guys. >> love you. >> give our love to your brother, we love him. >> love her. >> we love her. we do love her brother. >> he's a doll. >> we love her brother a lot. >> okey-dokey. >> two ladies having fun today. we plucked them off the plaza, ambushed them for complete head to toe makeover. >> first, these messages. [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why so many people are turning to delsym for longer lasting cough relief. delsym has an advanced time release formula that helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. that's three times longer than the leading cough liquid.

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when we dig up a fun video that will make you day. >> today we have a little girl named amani who has no problem showing you when she's mad. >> show me your mad face. show me again. >> she says it's impossible for anyone to stay mad at her when she makes that face. >> she has thousands of social media followers. she's now a local celebrity and is stopped wherever she goes. somebody needs to get her in commercials. >> oh, my gosh, she's so cute. >> she is adorable. all those holiday functions bringing you down? my friend andy medina has a perfect idea for dinner tonight. and two best friends get ready for big surprises when we reveal their ambush makeovers. lou has all the solutions

it's thirsty thursday. that means our plaza is chock-full of women hoping to get our ambush makeovers. >> only two were lucky enough to get swept away. "today" contributor and celebrity hairstylist to the louis licari, la, la, la

>> well, kind of. >> and "today" style contributor and all around fashionista, jill martin >> how were the pickings? today, the weather was mild. almost spring-like for december. >> nobody was covered up, you with. >> there were people that were as always the minute they see us, people really do get so excited. >> they do. >> what's cool about these two ladies is they're besties. best friends. >> and best signs ever. >> sherry kelly is our first best friend. she's 51 years old from chattanooga. she came to celebrate her 31st wedding anniversary. sherry's a mom who adopted two fur babies. she works in a doctor's office so her everyday look is typically scrubs and a little she says she only gets dressed up for church. let's take a listen to her story. hooray. this is going to be so much fun. i know you put a lot of work into your signs. for sherry, i have hoda hair. what are you thinking about for sherry?

it and maybe some layers. >> okay, i think hoda will relate to this one. and you really want a change, right? >> i do. when i saw hoda's hair, you know, how it sticks up, that is i need some help. >> all right. so help is on the way. >> i feel you, sherry. i feel you. sherry's here with her husband joe. hi, joe. >> i love that sign. >> that's my favorite sign ever. >> is that real hair? >> keep your blindfold on for just a second, okay? here's sherry kelly before. all right, let's see the new sherry kelly. what? >> oh, my god. >> are you ready, husband joe? take off the blindfold, look at your bride. >> wow, stunning. just beautiful. >> aw. >> are you ready to see yourself? >> yes. >> spin right around, sherry. >> oh, my goodness. >> it's you.

>> you look gorgeous. >> oh, look at joe. >> we need kleenex. thank you. >> things just drop from the ceiling around here. you know how it works. >> i do. >> tell us about the hair. beautiful. >> today, vanessa did the haircuts. simple, beautiful. she can maintain this herself. if she wants it to be permanently straight, of course there's always kerritin. what i did here -- she had a beautiful blonde color but it faded her away a little bit she was monochromatic. i added a little bit of warmth. >> that color, what would you call that? >> strawberry blonde perhaps. barely, barely, barely there. it all comes together with the makeup. >> your eyes totally pop out, don't they? >> thank you, enid. >> what do you think, joe? >> she's just wonderful. i'm a cancer survivor and she stood with me all the way. i'm blessed to know her. >> aw.

>> talk about her outfit. shift jewelry. >> beautiful. >> she's breathtaking. >> come kiss your bride. then we're going to do this. >> aw. >> you're beautiful. >> oh. >> okay, come here. now you're going to face the wall because your best friend is about to come out. you, too. and your husband, too. come over here. okay, we're ready. all right. i'm so in to their story, i'm going, what's next? it's me. our next lady is dawn, 56, from chattanooga, tennessee. first time to new york city. also celebrating her wedding anniversary this month. dawn works in an assisted living home so her daily wardrobe consists of scrubs and mascara. only really wears makeup when she's out performing as a clog dancer. i love that. a hobby she's had for 30 years. all right. she's here with her husband mike. let's listen to her story. >> this macked up sign light up our life with an ambush makeover. tell me what you're thinking

>> i think maybe straighten her hair some, maybe a different little color would look good on her. >> nodding your head yes? >> that's fine with me. >> all right, we're on it. >> all righty. and there is mike. let's take one last look at dawn. >> don't turn around yet. >> and bring out the new dawn. >> wow. >> everybody looks great today. >> are you ready? okay, everybody, turn around. >> and you can take your blindfold off. >> wow! >> you look great. >> you ready to see that sassy look? turn right around. >> wow. >> that's not me. i didn't wake up like that. >> beautiful. >> it's not how you wake up, honey, it's how you go to bed. >> right. >> spin right around, look at camera 12. >> tell us about it.

>> clog. >> oh, clog. >> yes, yes. >> your hair looks great. again, vanessa did the haircut. i lightened it. i softened it. i made sure that not too much warmth appeared. again, look how it frames her face. she went from a curl, perm, literally a perm. you updated yourself. >> it's beautiful. >> she's adorable. >> what is she wearing? >> this is that popular jacket. and it's coated spandex but almost looks like leather. >> it looks like leather. it's washable. >> that's right. >> it's unbelievable. >> white house black market faux leather skirt. >> what do you think of each other, by the way? >> gorgeous. >> beautiful. >> i can't even say anything, so great. >> look at mike, mike's busting too. >> i thought she was beautiful to start with but she's -- this is just incredible. >> come over.

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do you have some christmas lights to put up this weekend? >> is that cold air from outside seeping through your baseboards? >> when you have no idea what to do, ask lou. >> "today" contributor and host of "housesmarts." lou manfredini he's got a name that rhymes with houdini >> thank you, very nice. >> yes. >> hi, lou. how are you? >> you have good questions. brandy moved into a house that has lots of places for outdoor holiday lighting and she wants to make sure she doesn't overdo

electrical plug-ins. >> the two by you, this is important, and a mistake a lot people make. there are indoor extension cords and there are outdoor extension cords. >> big difference. >> we don't want to use the indoor ones outside because they're just not heavy duty enough. these are great for inside. these thicker ones that are available in green, not orange, are really designed for outside. and you want to make sure you're plugging in the lights periodically. if you plug too many regular incandescents, which are the white lights i have here, you row before you start blowing a fuse. these l.e.d. lights which i really like and the color temperature are much better, you can plug 40 of them together. >> do they come in white? >> they do. i'm telling you, the white looks great. >> this is brand-new technology, smart cord, that has a sensor in it. she's concerned about overloading it. i'm going to show you, these are plugged into this. if you overload this, an alarm sounds and says you're putting too much in this cord.

>> that's great. >> it's only 10.99. we also have all these wifi outdoor systems you can plug in. if you want, everybody wants to turn things on an and off with their smartphone, you can do that anywhere in the world. >> and no lasers, right? it's blinding pilots week. >> that's a whole separate issue you got to be very careful about. >> kathy has some cold air coming from underneath every baseboard in the house on the second floor. what should she do, lou? >> this is the greatest thing anybody can do, get a tube of caulking. it's so easy and so inexpensive. what happens is, base boards and trim around the windows, houses move, gaps occur, and this is where the draft comes. this is clear caulking. it's going on white as i apply it. as you put it on -- >> it clears up? >> so you're going to take a nice -- i don't want to brag, but i'm a good caulker. >> well, you used to be. >> and you take it with your continuing, that's it. that white you see, you want to keep it off the wall, but that when it dries, that will go clear. do that at every joint where the

>> easy. >> it's so easy, cheap. you will be amazed at how much more comfortable your house is. >> do i don't need weather stripping? >> no, not at all. >> she wants to know what product works best to remove grout from showers. >> two terrific tools. dremel makes them both. this one, the rotary tool, a grout removal attachment. it's a little bit that spins. rotary tool that you just take along the joint and come along. what you have to be careful with this is if you're not careful you'll go right into the tile. this tool, they hate when i do this on tv, vibrates at 10,000 rpm. i can touch this, it doesn't hurt me. like i said, they don't like when i do this on television because now my hand is moving at 10,000 rpms. so it's super safe. if i take this on the joint. you go right in there. see that? >> yeah, comes right out. >> you go down at least maybe just shy of eighth of an inch to

then you regrout all of this. you'll do a whole bathroom with this in probably less than two hours. and you can regrout it, it will >> lou, thank you. >> lou, thanks. >> merry christmas. >> we love having you. lou, go to klgandhoda.com and click the connect but then. having a feast for christmas eve? >> we have one dish to add to your menu. >> our friend andy. >> what was he drinking? >> some stuff. >> i bet it was good stuff. >> he's so great.

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if you've been doing a lot of entertaining in the last few weeks, you might need some new recipes. kathie lee's book is called "good gifts, one year in the heart of a home." just what you're looking for. >> delicious and easy recipes from my family and close friends like andy medina here today with his delicious chilean sea bass. >> hi. >> back by popular demand. >> yes, you are.

this is a pretty simple dish. it's gotten ingredients to it. chilean sea bass, fresh navel orange, some orange marmalade, yellow squash, zucchini, potato, flour, eggs, and some prepared horseradish. >> this one, i can't wait for it. >> you're very kind. basically all we're going to do quick egg bath here. >> look at that sea bass, that's beautiful. >> yes, it is beautiful. >> andy usually wears gloves. >> yes. >> christine always teases him about it. >> yes, she does. >> you can also substitute cod or swordfish if you don't like sea bass. >> there's about the chilean sea bass. >> it's delicious. >> basically, we're going to brown it on all sides. a little bit of butter, canola oil to keep it from burning. >> look how beautiful this is. >> look how pretty. >> what are we going to do with it? >> my favorite part of this

potato/zucchini/squash pancake. basically all it is is just some slices of potato, you slice the most important ingredient to this is the parmesan cheese that's what's going to hold this thing together. >> put that on. >> layer these. just like so. >> then more glue. >> a little more glue. >> okay. >> we'll throw a little more squash on here. >> is that what's going on there? >> look how delicious this is. that is so good. combined with the fish, the two tastes are amazing. >> i don't want to mess it up. >> basically what we do is we transfer these to the plate once they're finished. you can make these ahead. keep them warm. oven, because we're kind of cooking those twice. you can put the fish in the oven. >> put that here. >> you can heat these up. put that right on top.

>> plop a little piece of fish on top. >> what's going on here? >> this is a marmalade sauce. add a little horseradish sauce. >> a little heat. >> a little bit of heat. this helps cut the sweetness a little bit. we'll mix that up. >> you put that right on top. >> right here. >> look how good. come on. get after it. get after it. >> andy has turned into an amazing chef. really. he just cares so much. >> here you go. >> thank you. >> come on, dig in, baby. >> this is one of my favorite recipes. i'm going to dig in here. yeah, got it. got it. too much fish. not enough -- mm, it's such a great combination. >> andy. >> yes, ma'am. >> andy. oh, my gosh. unbelievable. >> can we just stay here? >> yes. >> let's stay here. >> if you want to make this recipe at home, go to today.com/food.

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granderson. and his friend mr. met. >> mr. met here. we always got to have mr. met here for the holidays. >> what a season. >> nothing says christmas like mr. met. >> he's out here enjoying it. everybody's loving mr. met. >> what are you giving away this year? >> we have some really cool items. these little action figures you see. >> is that you? >> that's me. i got to go right there so i can play in the outfield. we have the masterpiece train set. over 1,000 toys are going to be donated to kids all over the united states. for people interested in picking them up go to your team website or mlb.com to donate and pick up some as well. >> you're a sweetheart. >> congratulations on your season. let's have another one next year. >> yeah. >> can we do that? >> thank you, mr. met. >> if you'd like to donate, please go to our website klgandhoda.com. >> we want to send a shoutout to