A really spooky morning! Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and extra At the moment present personalities went all out with their Halloween appears for the Monday, October 31, episode.
Carson Daly kicked off the section as a Las Vegas tour information, donning a pink polo shirt and matching bucket hat as he launched a few of Sin Metropolis’s greatest points of interest. He then threw to the plaza at Rockefeller Middle, the place dancers dressed as showgirls dazzled with a short efficiency.
Different Vegas-inspired appears included Elvis Presley, Celine Dion, Muhammad Ali and magician David Copperfield. The NBC stars even inspiration from the numerous celebs who’ve tied the knot in Vegas this yr, channeling Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck after their shock July nuptials.
The morning present is understood for going above and past with their costumes annually, adorning their New York Metropolis set for the big day. In 2021, the broadcasters have been impressed by a “Soccer Fright in America” theme.
“What’s to not love?” Daly, 49, teased in the course of the October 2021 episode. “Beer, followers, enjoyable.”
In the course of the “Tremendous Bowl-size celebration,” a few of the cohosts dressed as gamers — together with Rob Gronkowski and Patrick Mahomes — whereas others honored former halftime present performers, from Bruno Mars to The Weeknd.
Kotb, Guthrie and their colleagues even caught to their vacation enjoyable in the course of the coronavirus pandemic. For the 2020 present, the newscasters paid homage to Broadway favorites after theaters shut down in the course of the well being disaster.
“Theaters could also be closed, however when Broadway heard that we needed to placed on a present, individuals from all of the totally different productions got here out, man,” Kotb — who wore Glinda’s gown from the stage manufacturing of Depraved — stated on the time. “They turned up. They opened up costume retailers that have been shut down. The opponents even got here collectively to assist out. So, we simply needed to thank them for pulling this off for one morning. We couldn’t be extra grateful for what they did for us.”
Daly echoed the The place We Belong creator’s dedication to the Nice White Means. “This yr we’ve seen the lights go down on Broadway, however that’s about to alter. The lights are going up and the curtain will rise on a one-of-a-kind present, in definitely a one-of-a-kind yr,” he stated. “Many people have been feeling down these previous few months, however music is a wonderful supply of consolation and it’s one of many few issues that has been capable of join all of us, regardless of the gap. We’re taking a second to have a good time the tales, scores and songs that transfer us.”
The TV personalities have pushed the bounds for his or her Halloween costumes prior to now, dressing up as ’80s icons in 2018 following their country-inspired broadcast for the 2017 vacation. In 2019, the anchors took on an “All people Dance” theme, channeling Saturday Evening Fever, Soiled Dancing and extra.
Scroll down for a more in-depth have a look at the At the moment present hosts’ 2022 Halloween costumes: