Matt Smith takes a break from playing jerks on TV to help Al Roker with the weather forecast
The House Of The Dragon and The Crown actor read the weather forecast on Today
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Between his roles as Prince Philip on The Crown and Prince Daemon Targaryen on House Of The Dragon, Matt Smith has been working hard to establish himself as the top choice for any production that requires an actor to really inhabit the part of “incestuous royal jerk.”
In an effort to remind us that he is not, in fact, a self-important, blue-blooded, family-kissing creep in real life, though, Smith stopped by Today this morning in order to talk about his career and help Al Roker with the weather forecast.
Smith spent the first bit of his appearance doing what you’d expect an actor on a morning show to do: Discussing his recent work, including, of course, the time he spent playing Prince Philip on The Crown and Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
After complimenting hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on how hard the Today crew works, Smith is invited to read his own segment outro from the teleprompter, then gets up to help a man he introduces as “Mr. Al Rocker, who’s a dude by the way” with the forecast.
Taking to the job like a true natural, Smith first checks that he’s not in front of a green screen before getting into the precise meteorological details that the show’s viewers were expecting.
He points to the giant words “HEAVY RAIN” and says, “Well, there’s heavy rain up here obviously.” He gestures to “STRONG STORMS” and says, “Strong storms in the middle of the country.” Where the screen displays “PLAINS HEAT,” he tells us that “the plains have got a lot of heat, but we expected that.” Wrapping up the segment, Smith notices “a bit of a thunderstorm” brewing in the northwest, hedges his bets on a southward trajectory, and informs viewers that “people can’t drive in L.A.” so everyone should “watch out” and “be careful.” Smith then slaps hands with Roker—or Rocker—and gives him a hug, calling him “my man.”
It’s a well-done bit and one that we imagine could have given Today the highest ratings in its history if only Smith trotted out a close, blood-related family member to make out with shortly after finishing the forecast.
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I know its my Whovian nerdiness but I will never not see him as The Doctor. And he was not even my favorite one.
“Al Roker who is a dude by the way”?
Was this in question?
That’s some bad shirt, Matty.
Wait… it was?
I bet one of his closest friends has a whispering girlfriend who’s a fashion designer.
It cost him a lot because the pattern is so complicated.
“my man” (cringes)
“Matt Smith has been working hard to establish himself as the top choice for any production that requires an actor to really inhabit the part of “incestuous royal jerk.” I’ve always known that being sinister was well within his wheelhouse. I *LOVE* the Mister Clever bits from Nightmare In Silver. Playing the double act against himself was brilliant stuff.
I’ve always known that being sinister was well within his wheelhouse.His Mapplethorpe is worth seeing, imo. I like him so much as a performer there’s something in me that won’t let me see his Charles Manson – Manson was said to be charismatic and his co-stars say he was excellent, so I’m … not doing that.And of course he’s apparently set the internet on fire as Daemon Targaryen
He was also a great jerk in Morbius
I don’t know what the hell you are talking about, that’s the Doctor.