wiig dishing about "zoolander 2." the super bowl moments everybody is talking about. >> our special guest cohost today, the unbreakable ellie kemper. all of that and more coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a monday morning, february 8th, 2016. al along with natalie. tamron and willie on assignment in new hampshire. we have the one, the only, our pal, the "unbreakable" ellie kemper. >> we missed you, my darling. where have you been? >> where have i been? in brooklyn in a studio. thank you for having me back. >> this is your morning jam. "i don't feel like dancing" by the scissor sisters.

dancing during the song. >> the elton john oscars party, they were -- >> you dabble at oscar parties. >> we shot a little behind the scenes of your second season of "unbreakable kimmy schmidt," coming up in april. the premier on netflix. already renewed for a third season. >> we just found out. >> amazing. >> thanks, guys. do your taxes and tune into our show. i've seen a few of the episodes and i think it's better than the first season. we're excited to have it done and know we have a third season. >> can you give us any glimpses into what's coming up for kimmy? >> i think when the reverend is in prison, she thinks it's over with. but her troubles are not over with. i think there's soul searching in the second season, which is good. >> can't wait. >> it's deep. >> goes quite a bit deep.

>> you looked very gorgeous on the -- >> as always. >> -- red carpet of the sag awards. >> you guys are kind. >> who are you wearing? >> peter pilotto. i loved that dress. one critic said that pattern looked like it belonged on a 1980s couch cushion. there is no bad publicity. i loved it. >> it was good. i loved it. >> i love having pattern. >> it was difficult. you get used to seeing the same look and silhouette. >> thank you, natalie. >> stands out. >> you can't worry about it. >> it's done and yeah. >> like the super bowl. you make all the plans and, boom, it's done. broncos are champs. >> it was good. >> 24-10. i mean -- >> broncos win. >> i must admit, the game, while it was terrific for peyton manning, congratulations, but a little boring.

was awake the whole time. >> you and savannah guthrie. >> i went to bed after halftime. it ended around 9:00. i have to get to bed. all the way through. i wanted to see peyton. the ceremony, which was cool. >> what time did it end? >> it ended about 10:30. >> okay. >> wasn't so bad. >> i could have stayed up a little longer. at least for me, right at the beginning, lady gaga for the national anthem. >> amazing. and the home of the brave [ applause ] the brave >> wow. >> goose bumps. >> oh, my gosh. >> i'm telling ya. although, when she closed her eyes with the eye shadow, it looked like she had heat vision on supergirl.

glowing red. oh, my god, she's possessed. >> she was unbelievable. even my kids, they were like, wow. >> i was proud of my son. it started and he stands up and puts his hand over his heart and goes, everybody, it's the anthem, stand. i was like, that's my boy. >> good americans. >> did you love the halftime show? what'd you think? >> i liked one special part much more than any other. >> bruno mars? >> beyonce. coldplay, very great. bruno mars, great. beyonce, can she do any wrong? >> she aerated the lawn in the high heels. how did she dance like that? >> amazing. >> in the heels, all the women. >> i thought it was such an incredible performance all around. it was like they brought the best of music together. i especially loved the part when they were all together on stage. they did a tribute to performers past.

it was to the song "fix you." it made you think of, over the 50 years of the super bowl halftime shows, how incredible those moments have been. seeing whitney houston there, it brought tears to my eyes. very moving. michael jackson, they showed his performance right here. that was unbelievable. >> bruce springsteen first came out, i was confused. oh, he's there, too. retrospective. >> i had the same brought. they're bringing them all back. fantastic. then i saw michael jackson and thought, maybe not. >> they're good but maybe not that good. >> i thought beyonce's costume was a tribute to michael jackson. i loved all of it. >> the black panthers, mall -- malcolm x, as well. >> beyonce next to bruno mars, her legs are longer than him. >> amazing. >> her legs can do no wrong. >> coldplay is joining us on the plaza this spring. >> i'm a huge fan. i'll be the biggest groupie out

>> it'll be great. the other part most people tune into the super bowl for, the commercials. >> yes. >> for me -- and i know i'm probably alone with this -- jeff goldblum's apartments.com commercial. >> we love him so much. >> love him. >> we're moving on up. moving on up >> to the east side. moving on up >> to a deluxe apartment in the sky. moving on up to the east side, we're finally getting up, real high >> i just love this guy. >> you know, you're not alone. i think a lot of people, this stopped me. i guess we were all talking about it. >> it's very him, right? >> yes. >> fit him precisely. and it's charming. it's odd, but that's what you want. >> much like jeff goldblum. it's why we love him.

again the doritos ultrasound. some people thought it went too far. this is great. >> no. >> any day now. >> really? you're eating doritos? he's eating doritos at my ultrasound. look what i have to deal with. >> i know. >> ow! give me that. ahh! [ laughter ]. >> that is weird. it's slightly disturbing. >> it is. >> which is why -- >> you are crying right now. you loved it. >> no less disturbing than puppy, monkey, baby. >> that takes the cake in terms of disturbing. at least there is a baby involved in this one. it's sort of cute. remarkable. >> they also had a dog one later.

doritos always does a good job. >> i enjoyed the amy schumer and seth rogen for budlight. i love them as performers. they could advertise anything and i would be a fan. >> it's not true. >> like paul rudd. >> what does everybody love? >> raccoons. >> no, beer. >> nothing brings america together like budlight. >> michael pena with a nice cameo. >> couple of cameos in other commercials, as well. >> other moments, broncos cornerback aqib talib, maybe a little too excited when he was getting ready to talk on the nfl network. >> he's down, but then comes back up and comes back strong. >> bam! >> like a spring, he bounces

>> it was actually wonderful. >> i'm okay! >> i am alive. >> speaking of winning, moments after winning his second super bowl, peyton talking about his post-game plans. >> time to reflect. i've got a couple priorities first. i want to kiss my wife and my kids. i want to go hug my family. i'm going to drink a lot of budweiser tonight, tracy. i promise you that. i'll take care of those things first and definitely say a pray and thank the man upstairs for this opportunity. i'm very grateful. >> then he mentioned bud again in the award ceremony. budweiser saying they didn't budweiser saying they didn't pay peyton manning last night. we didn't know he was going to mention budweiser and we were surprised and delighted he did. >> budweiser for life after this. >> absolutely. i thought it was sincere.

budweiser. >> i guess so. >> it's a man's drink. >> maybe he's looking for a gig after this. why wouldn't you? in fact, this morning, matt and savannah spoke to manning and asked him how he's doing this morning after the big win. >> and he is up early with us. peyton, congratulations. good morning. >> i'm not up early, i'm out late. >> how are you feeling? >> i have not been to bed yet. i've been celebrating with my friends and family. it's not one of those nights that you want to hurry up and get through it. it's something you want to slow down and i'm enjoying it. great to be with y'all. >> you were the oldest quarterback to ever start and now the oldest quarterback to ever win. and you're going against this young whipper snapper in the form of cam newton. it has to be pretty sweet. >> you don't have to keep reminding me how old i am. i'm aware of that. but no, i'm just very grateful. >> he was incredibly gracious. very nice.

what to do next. people are wondering if he's retiring. >> coach dungy told him not to make a decision following something like the super bowl. ellie, come over. we have our own "today's take" facebook page. >> i'm excited. >> asking people to go to facebook.com/today's take. >> all right. >> like us. there's even a sweepstakes. today, day 9 of 25 days of today's take sweepstakes. we're giving away two boxes of godiva chocolates, worth more than $100. let's find out how many people are liking us. >> boom. >> we're up to 179,000. >> wonderful number. >> with ellie kemper, come like today's take facebook page. do you know who else today? >> no.

>> joining us, two chinese lions from the united east athletic association. chinese lions dance. very nice. you've got -- >> now, to have good luck all year, you feed these envelopes to the lions. here we go. good luck all year. there we go! >> ahh! just kidding. always kidding. >> thank you, guys, so much. happy chinese new year. >> thank you so much. what's the name of your group? united east athletics association. >> chinese lions dance team. >> thank you so much. it was fantastic. great. that's what's going on

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as the villain fashion mogul, and kristin wiig playing his fashionista accomplice. on my way to new hampshire, i got a chance to stop and sit down with them. >> he was once the world's most famous male model. >> we're back! >> yeah! >> let's get everybody caught up where we are now. 15 years later. you just served pretty hard time. >> i am bad to be core now. >> he was in fashion prison for 15 years. you know, this movie finally explains that that's not just a euphemism. there is a fashion prison. he hatches a plan to escape and seek vengeance on the fashion world. >> peace out, world. >> he's gotten more psychotic, as we'll find out. >> ahh! >> kristin, did you get a part in creating this character? >> in the skriftcript, it said she

it kind of made her not pronounce her words well. >> is the epronunciation problem the accent or the surgery? done. >> which is becoming increasingly popular now. >> oh, yes. >> right. >> adding muscles. >> some people just want to -- >> i have to ask about the kissing. >> oh! >> when i watched it, i thought of mccaul. great on-screen romances. >> so sensual. >> soft. >> you were basically yelling into each other oes's mouths. scene?

but we did -- the funny thing is that right before we started to do the scene, we realized, wait, we have to do this kiss. what should we do? >> we hadn't talked about it. >> kristin said, i'm okay with whatever. just so you know. i'm like, okay. vice versa. same here. ben said action and that's what happened. he yelled cut and said, i don't know what i'm watching but keep going. >> since you're both "snl" alums, do you each have a favorite "snl" character of each other? >> oh, my gosh. well, i loved the little short hands girl. >> dunise. >> amazing. >> favorite will ferrell? >> alex trebek. it's hard. >> the last movie was 15 years ago. i was thinking about this, then, there was no ron burgundy, no

none of these iconic characters. do you stop at a moment like this and say, wow, look what the last 15 years have been like for me? >> for sure. extraordinary. and the fact that it was also so surreal to all be working on this movie, you know, reprising these characters. >> yeah. >> kind of like, how did this happen? so happy to be a part of it. >> guys, you can catch "zoolander 2" in theaters nationwide on friday. it's been 15 years since the first "zoolander" movie, which didn't actually do that well at the box office. became such a cult hit in the years that followed. they had to make a sequel and everybody is back. new people, including kristin wiig. >> excellent. >> it'll be a hit at the box office this time around. >> yup. >> willie, thanks so much. we'll catch up with you in new hampshire tomorrow, as well. coming up, the super bowl ads. we're talking more about the ads

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"people wanted to share it or find out what he was doing. >> number two spot, lady gaga and the national anthem. >> rave reviews for her. we saw big search and interest around this. also people wanting to watch the performance again on youtube. it was such an amazing moment for her. of course, very patriotic and an amazing experience to see. yeah, she got big reviews. >> the number one, most searched moment of the evening, probably because i have been googling it, beyonce's performance. >> a lot of data around searches with beyonce. we saw a spike in ticket sales 1,000%. she announced her concert after the performance. we saw the search interest in beyonce surpass the super bowl as a term during the course of her performance. the super bowl is searched more than any other championship in the u.s. it's a big deal. a lot of people interested. >> top three commercials. real mix of rumor and inspiration.

number three was this mini usa ad. the #defy labels. not putting people in a lox, in terms of negative terms. it was a powerful ad people wanted to share on social media. >> number two was what? >> this was one that caught people by surprise. it's about the pokemon 20th anniversary. the reason a lot of people may be watching this again and going on youtube to see it again and again, there are a lot of easter eggs or hidden surprises in here for the fans tied to the games and to the huge pop culture phenomenon we know as pokemon. >> number one was hyundai. >> it was a big winner. three of the top ten most watched ads on youtube. this was the chase that turned out to be number one. with the bears. he would have loved to have had that during "the revenant." it captured people because of the humor at the end. you were going to eat him

no, i'm a vegan, all the rest of it. >> that and the kevin hart hyundai commercial. >> 3,000 hours of watch time of youtube ads during the course of the game. people on their mobile dries sevices, catching what they missed. it's an event, seeing the ads. >> so much time spent, you grew a beard from the last time we saw you. >> this is a "revenant" nod. >> daniel, thanks so much. coming up next, move over oysters. there's a new aphrodisiac in town. fried chicken. >> who knew? >> that's my aphrodisiac. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i decided to take chantix to shut everybody else up about me quitting smoking. i was going to give it a try, but i didn't really think it was going to really happen. after one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix definitely helped reduce my urge to smoke.

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thank you for having me on. i know the cliche thing for romantic time at the dinner table, caviar, lobster, steaks. >> what's this fried chicken? i'm all about it. >> i put a raw oyster in front of you and my delicious fried chicken sandwich in front of you, which are you grabbing? >> the chicken. >> i'm a man of the people, man of the ladies. >> key to my heart, fried chicken. >> key to fried chicken started in nashville. it's one of my favorite things to eat. we have cyan, chili powder, brown sugar for sweetness. goes all in a bowl. it's spicy. >> the spice lends itself to the aphrodisiac. >> you sweat, looking flush, like you're putting on blush. the brown sugar for sweetness, granulated garlic. not a lot of aromatics in the

you can keep the breath on point. in case you're planning to smooch your loved one. or loved ones. whatever floats your boat. valentine was a fan of fried chicken chicken. >> he went to the '80s movies on the chair there. i love it. >> attention is focused on al here. >> i took a bite. it's a hot chicken. >> you're using boneless thighs? >> skin on. it doesn't dry out, the skin is succulent. >> can you use the breasts? >> i'm a thigh guy. pure breast, that's good, too. we'll have this in three hours. next, we're going to put into our wet drudge here, a couple eggs.

and your favorite hot sauce, a tablespoon. layers of heat and flavors. this is what we do. whip that up beautifully. >> dredge the chicken in there. >> this is going to be our coating. the buttermilk stays thick so you get that golden brown exterior exterior. we're all in it for that. the inside of a fried chicken is good, but it's all about the skin. the outside that counts. >> the skin. >> the skin, baby. that's why we're keeping the skin on. don't do a bone-in thigh because it's on a sandwich. next, drudge it in that. get in the nooks and crannies. >> coated, okay. >> gently in hot oil, we're yubsusing vegetable oil but you can use peanut oil. bring it up to 365. don't overcook the chicken thighs for your ladies. >> shouldn't crowd them either. >> don't put 19 thighs in there. do about four at a time.

stand over the pop with your lover. smell it. >> you want your chicken like your men, golden brown. >> in my case, chicago winters, totally peal.ale. we have no sun. next trick, take the hot oil, dredge the spice blend and put the hot oil in there to bloom it, activate it. all the spices are going to cook. you have the world's greatest coating for your chicken. >> i see why it's an aphrodisiac, if you're blooming it. >> red, spicy, sweet, slightly naughty. >> the smell is coming already. something is happening. >> it is. when you get the spice blend there -- i'll do this one -- we'll take the hot fried chicken and paint it with that pepper-infused oil. >> let's see if it works on ellie and i. >> i'll make you a sandwich. >> we have hot ones fresh here.

>> i like when you say that. you want a hot one? >> all right. >> likes them hot, like his ladies. >> instead of fried chicken you eat with your hands, this is cleaner. just wash your blouse. >> be careful when you touch people afterwards because of the spice. >> true. you have to wash your hands. especially when you, you know, do the dishes. >> you can make these recipes. they're on our website, today.com/food. coming up, dinner is set. now what will you wear? we have fun and flirty outfits i did it.... i did it too... they took nature's bounty hair, skin and nails, it's a vitamin supplement that nourishes from the inside... with biotin for beautiful hair and strong nails. and vitamin c and e for vibrant skin. give it a month, if your hair, skin and nails don't look and feel more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it...and i feel beautiful.

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that's the key. that's the secret. our first couple, we'll bring them out. >> melanie and zach. >> it's about feeling like yourself. stepping ingping up your style but feeling comfortable and confident. melanie is rocking this off the shoulder dress, which is a look that can work for a woman of any age. both pieces are from the target collection. it's a style site combined with target. bag is hands free. zach is wearing the invisible tie look. you can see the shirt is buttoned to the top. it's a trendier way for maybe a younger fella to try. cozy sweater. >> for old guys, we can't pull this off. we look like grandpa. >> maybe a looser fitting pant and opener shirt for an older gentleman. >> thank you, guys. >> next look is on trends. regardless of whether or not it's valentine's day, it's the at leisure style. >> maybe they've been dating a

>> people dress like they're athletic. >> you don't have to actually do something seriously athletic. maybe they're going for a hike or walk in the park. they can take this look from brunch to ice skating. anything they want to do. ga gabby is wearing a trendy hat and fun-colored vest. use a pattern. can't go wrong. then jerry here, the joggingsers are a huge thing, now in khakis. upscaled version from the sweatpants. >> this next couple, love them, debbie and frank. just celebrating their 23rd anniversary. >> aren't they the best? great couple. >> happy anniversary. >> debbie is wearing these amazing leggings from the melissa mccarthy's collection. they're these faux leather leggings.

>> exactly. the embroidery on the shoulders frames her face. frank is wearing a window-pane shirt. it's a little more subtle but trendy. navy and white is crisp on a guy. a hint of valentine's day. his socks have a heart print on them. >> i love it. >> little bit of fun. >> i like the jeans, too. >> dark wash jeans from old navy. they look more expensive. >> congratulations on your anniversary. >> to wrap it up, we have a girls night out on the way. brook and morgan. >> valentine's day could be a girls night out, have fun with friends. we have this amazing jump suit. i love the company calls it sriracha. it's a fiery red color. there are these cutouts, which will be a trend for spring. your waist is your smallest part of the body, so wear the cutouts.

brook is wearing a kimono. florals don't have to be super girlty. and we have a wrap from top shop. >> gorgeous. >> thank you so much, guys, for these looks and other valentine's inspired beauty tips. go to today.com/style.

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