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matthew perry's new sitcom is called "go on." on paper you think come on, how could that be funny.ng you i watched both episodes and it is hysterically funny. you are laughing out loud and then you're tearing up. he just walked in matthew, we weren't sure about this, but oh, my gosh have you got a hit! >> >> oh, good. >> it's a home run. the timing is crazy. >> your comic timing is -- everybody is so well cast and you feel for each person so much. >> matthew will tell you all about this. you will love it. there was this amazing 5-year-old kid. often you hear about people filled with talent. >> prodigies. >> produ >>. >> product gis. this 5-year-old is beyond. to infinity and beyond. just watch. it's in chinese, but you will figure it out. [speaking foreign language] ♪ ♪ >> he must be almost 6. come on. >> if you didn't get -- >> aren't you glad you were never burdened with genius? >> this is so much easier than that. >> yes, it is. what is this, by the way? >> i think it's pomegranate. >> chanel 75 in honor of fashion week. champagne, passion fruit vodka. >> no wonder. that is so g

hard to believe but it's been eight years since nbc's hit sitcom "friends" ended its run with matthew perrylays a recently widowed sports radio host who will do anything to avoid his empty home, even if it means making up reasons to work late. take a look. >> we need to pull clips for the best of show. we should start early because i've been inordinately best this year. need to come up with different ways to come up with the station i.d. hillary, could you come in here for a moment? i'm just kidding. you don't have to come in. that was pretty funny though, right you? know what you? better come in. >> matthew perry, welcome back. how does it feel to be back at nbc? >> feels great, feels great. >> yeah. >> nice to be here. i think i was here the day they changed over the set, like years ago. >> really. >> so it's -- it's exciting to be back. >> this -- this show got a nice sneak peek. it was put on during the olympics so it got a lot of people watching it, and tell me a little bit about the response you've heard so far. >> it's all been really positive. people really like it which we were a l

i'm really enjoying working with matthew perry who is my comedy hero. so it's been fantastic.dler. >> chandler, right, whatever. >> close. >> clearly a hero of yours. >> no, it's great. i've stolen so much from him over the years that sometimes i feel like i'm doing him to him on the set. >> wow. >> got to be a little freaky. >> a little fun. it's a little weird, a little weird. >> like a bromance that you have. >> his, yeah. my character steven is a very caring fellow and he's his best friend and boss, and he mandates that he has to go to grief therapy to deal with his wife's passing. and natural ly hilarity ensues. >> there's the pathos of this man losing the love of his life and dealing with it and finding the comedy in it. >> i feel that's the beauty of it. funny comes from real circumstances, and, you know, most people deal with grief in awkward ways, and that can be funny. at least sitting on your couch watchi watching. >> laugh all the time. >> the sad thing is -- >> scary. >> tyler james on the show. >> you guys have like six degrees here. >> it's weird and we have the

i'm really enjoying working with matthew perry who is my comedy hero. so it's been fantastic.andler. >> chandler, right, whatever. >> close. >> clearly a hero of yours. >> no, it's great. i've stolen so much from him over the years that sometimes i feel like i'm doing him to him on the set. >> wow. >> got to be a little freaky. >> a little fun. it's a little weird, a little weird. >> like a bromance that you have. >> his, yeah. my character steven is a very caring fellow and he's his best friend and boss, and he mandates that he has to go to grief therapy to deal with his wife's passing. and natural ly hilarity ensues. >> there's the pathos of this man losing the love of his life and dealing with it and finding the comedy in it. >> i feel that's the beauty of it. funny comes from real circumstances, and, you know, most people deal with grief in awkward ways, and that can be funny. at least sitting on your couch watchi watching. >> laugh all the time. >> the sad thing is -- >> scary. >> tyler james on the show. >> you guys have like six degrees here. >> it's weird and we have t

thank you. >> just ahead, somebody we are so happy to welcome back to the nbc family. >> matthew perry brand new sitcom coming to nbc called "go on," and we'll talk to matthew in a couple of minutes. >> and "keeping up with the kardashians." coming up kris is joining us here to get us up to date on all things kardashian, what's going on in their lives. >> and paula abdul, she joined the professionals in the past half hour. she will stick around and help us in the next half hour, trying her hand atco hosting. looking forward to that. >> all right. also something else we're excited about. have you seen the south korean sensation psy and his "gangnan style" video. 100 million hits on youtube. he is going to be performing it live on the plaza friday on "today." this is one step above of "call me maybe" routine. >> all doing it in a week, no question about it. >> first we want to say hello to andy murray who is now the new u.s. open champ. andy, good morning to you. >> how you doing? >> we watched the whole match yesterday. we are exhausted. i can't imagine how you feel. >> yeah, no, pretty

it stars matthew perry as a sports talk radio host who is trying to get his groove back through counseling. >> hi, sarah. >> fantast to have you and great to see you back. how does it feel? >> it feels great. when you are promoting something, it is easier to do when you actually like what you are promoting, so i don't have to lie all day long. >> tells about the show in your character. >> my character is named ryan king, and he has a sports dj who suffers a loss in his life and he is forced to go to grief therapy, with very kooky, funny people. it is very funny and somewhat sad times, too. >> i heard you say that your life itself was research for the role. how so? >> i have experience of being in a circle of people talking about my problems. i have spent time doing that, so i did not have to do too much research. rue, true. was a daunting at all after the success of "friends" to get back into this? >> i have no choice, because it is the only thing i know how to do. >> very good point. what is the most important thing you have learned about the biz through this journey? >> oh, that is a big

. >> matthew perry on his new nbc comedy "go on."urse, we all remember him as chandler on "friends." this time around he's playing a bitter and broken sports talk radio host in group therapy. somebody say "countdown with keith olbermann." he'll be all about here tomorrow on "today." meanwhile coming up you've got a 60-second challenge. >> that's right. the calendar says it's time to put await summer clothes. au contraire. how to stretch your summer wardrobe into fall and make the 60-second transition. >> everyone loves a new back and we'll show you what's hot this fall, color, texture, pattern, everything is in. >> that's what i think about a pot luck meal. we've got creative ways and ideas on how to transport your goodies to the party. >> but before a check of the weather. >> gorgeous weather in the east. rain down in south florida. heavy rain through the southwest. a few showers in the pacific northwest. beautiful around the great lakes. going to be a little on the breezy side. looking ahead towards tomorrow, the gorgeous weather s

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. >>> one-on-one with matthew perry. role after "friends." >> i was 24. >> you don't look a bit over -- >> 28. >> why tom hanks went wild partying with a fan. and our interview with paltrow's trainer. >> before stanford got engaged to his mistress -- >> political cheating stories that became prime time series. >> now from hollywood, the weekend insider is on. >> welcome to the weekend edition of "insider." >> we have latest details behind this week's biggest headlines. this weekend's inside story is on. >> more sad news friday for robin roberts. the gma anchor who will undergo a bone marrow transplant took medical leave one day early to be by

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. >> matthew perry is starring in the new show "go on." such a great show. haracter on "friends"? chandler, ross, joey or matthew? >> joey. [ buzzer ] >> oh, don't turn ugly! >> that crowd did turn on her. the correct answer, chandler bing. >> she just wanted a cd. how could she not? thought this would be the easiest question of the whole day, chandler bing, of course, one of the most memorable characters on "friends" entire run from 1994 to 2004. he didn't win an emmy for that role. so surprised. nominated for the emmy, but didn't win it. >> "go on." i have seen it. awesome. home run. back across. >> australia. >> all right. the doctors on this show work at what hospital, right here? is it lenox hill, sacred heart, county general or seattle grace? >> seattle grace? [ ding ] >> you won yourself a little money, honey. >> dr. hottie. seattle grace? >> ding ding ding. somebody's going shopping today. seattle grace of course responsible for making so many stars out of that show. katherine heigle, patrick dempsey, ellen pompeo. mcdreamy? >> i'm mcdreamy. all day l

senator matthew perry plays a wise-cracking sports talk show host after the death of his wife. >> shees to be relentlessly upbeat about it. >> reporter: that attitude carries over. when he's forced into a colorful grief therapy group. >> it can be unapologetic in its aspirations to appeal to men in terms of sports. the rest of the show is quite touchy feely. i don't know. my dad screwed me up pretty good. what do you think two dads would do to a kid? >> a gay couple hopes to find out in "the new normal." they try to start a family with the help of a surrogate who's trying to turn her own life around. >> it sounds sometimes like we're talking about this great -- >> intense. >> -- political thing. it's not -- it is and no, it's also really funny. >> what's the job? >> do you have experience? >> i do. >> i need someone with photography experience only. >> comedian ray romano goes from just being a fan of parenthood to guest starring. >> to walk into the world, it's kind of trim pi for me. >> romano blays an embittered divorcee who hires sara as a photographer's assistant. >> i'm not goin

next week we'll be joined by richard gere, matthew perry, julie bowen, from "how i met your mother" josh texas rangers, josh hamilton, and we'll have music from kreayshawn and after began whigs. our first guest tonight is that rare athlete whose career has actually benefitted from repeated blows to the head. he is an nfl hall of famer, four-time super bowl champ and the loopiest broadcaster maybe ever. from "fox nfl sunday," please say hello to terry bradshaw. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: good to see you. that's fine. we never use it anyway. how is it going? >> i haven't seen you -- you look good, man. >> jimmy: thank you, thank you very much. >> how much -- you lost a lot of weight. >> jimmy: a little bit. >> foxy. you were a little chubby boy. >> jimmy: you forgot the rest of your overalls it looks like. >> i know. well, you know -- we come on at midnight, who cares, right? >> jimmy: this is have -- >> this is funny. >> jimmy: this is a hip look. i like this. >> i'm in suits all day sunday and then all my -- oh, by the way, harry rose, mention your name, i need more bookings. 2,50

tomorrow night, matthew perry will be here and meghan mccain.verybody! bye, bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome former president bill clinton. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, fellow democrats. fellow americans. we're here tonight to nominate a president, and i've got one in mind. of course, i'm talking about me, bill clinton. j/k. [ laughter ] although, let's face it, if i do want to run again, who would stop me? i'm back, baby. here comes honey boo boo? no, here comes honey bubba. [ cheers ] but enough about me. tonight, i want to nominate a man whose life has known its fair share of adversity and uncertainty. a man who is cool on the outside, but who burns for america on the inside. and after last night, a man who had the good sense to marry michelle obama. a beautiful, intelligent, sexy, sexy woman. [ laughter ] by the way, in case you're wondering, my wife hillary is currently in east timor, all the way in asia. [ laughter ] they don't even have tvs there. also, the time

i want to thank my guests -- matthew perry, meghan mccain and onerepublic.my! have a great weekend! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> and now, performing at the democratic national convention - james taylor. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ just yesterday evening i turned the dnc on i had to dvr "honey boo boo" watched both conventions ♪ ♪ and i wrote down this song this november we'll vote for one of you oh, i've seen romney ♪ ♪ i've seen bain i've seen clinton speeches i thought would never end i've seen crazy guys ♪ ♪ talking to invisible men so i'll probably vote obama again ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ won't you look down upon ♪ ♪ me eastwood i'm sitting right here in this chair no one can see me ♪ ♪ but that's okay my body's invisible it's like no one is there but you keep talking to me ♪ ♪ anyway oh, i've seen romney i've seen bain seen clinton speeches ♪ ♪ i thought would never end i've seen crazy guys talking to invisible men so i'll probably vote ♪ ♪ obama again [ cheers and applause ] ♪ but barack ain't got such an easy time with f

>> and matthew perry here talking about his new friends and he's got the world dancing.thousands of firefighters are battling nine major fires up and down the states. one of the largest fires is near cow mountain. the scotts fire has burned 6.5 square miles. it is just 15% contained and about 300 homes are still evacuated. how are the winds looking for the firefighters today? let's toss it over to christina. >>> good morning. they will be strong today. we will see better conditions as we head through the next couple days. temperatures drop off and winds drop off. we heat back up and the mid-90s return. one of the last weeks of summer. enjoy it. so the 9:15 meeting looks like it's going to start a little late... um, but i uh... (interupting) oh okay - okay yup that's fine. excuse me - sorry. yes! vo: from the new, to the hard to find: when it's on your mind, it's on ebay™. >> hi. >> back now with more of "today" on a monday morning. it's the 10th of september, 2012. a terrific late summer morning here in new york ci. it's beautiful out. >> gorgeous. >> tratures in the 70s

>> and matthew perry here talking about his new friends and he's got the world dancing. good morning. here's our top stories. people in the d.c. area are cleaning up after this weekend's strong storms. maryland transportation officials insist the intercounty connector is safe even after inspectors found crack on two more bridges. and rg3 and the redskins are 1-0 after shocking the saints. now, your forecast. >> what a beautiful morning under way right now around the region. temperatures are beginning to climb into the 60s. reagan national now is at 66. and later today we should be making it into the mid, maybe 70s by midafternoon. a bit a blustery northwest wind. this wonderful tautumn-like pattern continuing into sunday. >> we'll take a quick break. >>> still have some major interstate delays. no reports of any serious accidents. very heavy, 395, north, parking lot. here we are at gleeb road. >> another update in 25 minu >> hi. >> back now with more of "today" on a monday morning. it's the 10th of september, 2012. a terrific late summer morning here in new york city. it

i'm really enjoying working with matthew perry who is my comedy hero. so it's been fantastic.> there's the pathos of this man losing the love of his life and dealing with it and finding the comedy in it. >> i feel that's the beauty of it. funny comes from real circumstances, and, you know, most people deal with grief in awkward ways, and that can be funny. at least sitting on your couch watchi watching. >> laugh all the time. >> the sad thing is -- >> scary. >> tyler james on the show. >> you guys have like six degrees here. >> it's weird and we have the same build. >> can you do that too, john. >> move down. it's unbelievable. >> he can pop a peck. >> pop your peck like tery. >> "star trek 2" coming soon. >> yes, i believe next year. >> the plot involves snakes. >> on a plen. >> another movie. >> another movie. >> blows up at the end, big explosion. >> different movie, different movie. >> al. >> oh, go on. >> that's funny. >> so what he did america. >> he's funny, and can you catch him on "go on" tonight at 9:00,al central right here on nbc. >> coming up next, in today's real

little jarring to watch some of the premieres in these shows in the summer, but it's paid off with matthew perry's which has been growing steadily and might have not had such a good launch pad without the games. >> although they have been struggling it sounds like a little bit on that thursday evening slot, where "snl" perhaps isn't getting as much traction. we haven't talked much about abc, about cbs, and cbs especially a juggernaut here traditionally. >> yes. part of the reason for that is that it's still a little early. some of these shows are still coming down the pike. cbs's two big dramas this year are "elementary" and "made in jersey." "elementary" is a sherlock holmes adaptation, and "made in jersey" stars british actress jap janet montgomery as a real jersey type who could fit in on "jersey shore," which i thought was very brave for a british actress to take on. >> got the accent right? she got the accent right? >> she's got the accent down perfectly. and she's in the mix in these scenes with big family gatherings. i just think she's doing a brilliant job. >> i want to say jersey now. sor

>> and matthew perry here talking about his new friends and he's got the world dancing.ws in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. the speed was most likely the factor between -- find out deadly crash on sunday night. the driver crossed the center line on grant avenue and glen burnie and hit the bus . the bus driver and a >> beautiful star this monday morning. nice afternoon. mostly sunny skies, high temperatures between 75 and 80. temperatures between 75 and 80.

there's matthew perry from the new show, go on, giving us the a-ok.xcitement continues here at the hbo party. the hottest ticket in town. "the sopranos" star james gandolfini hugged julia louis- dreyfus, and they were still talking about sophia vergara's wardrobe malfunction. >> i put her underwear in. i shouldn't have said that. >> me and scott were backstage rushing her into a room. >> judging from the pictures she was having more fun than anyone in hollywood. just look at her crowd surfing. >> it's great. kimmel was great. >> jimmy kimmel was getting mostly raves for his hosting gigs, "variety" said kimmel was the rare example of a host who got better as the night wore on. the huffington post said he scored, and ricky gervais said kimmel hit it out of the park. >> nice and smart, a cheekiness, it was great. ten out of ten. >>> more details are emerging from arnold schwarzenegger's upcoming autobiography. he shared the bitter details during couples therapy with maria shriver. >> arnold schwarzenegger is talking about the moment he confessed to maria

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