Twitter Erupts Over Matt Lauer's Hosting Of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov. 23 2012, Published 7:46 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
"Dear Matt Lauer, RETIRE! That was just one of the thousands of tweets reacting to Matt Lauer's hosting of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an annual special on NBC.
"Matt Lauer should get a lifetime achievement award for saying ridiculous things with deadpan, absolute sincerity. Way to go Matt," one Twitter critic wrote, according to the MailOnline.
"YOU LOOK LIKE A CROTCHETY OLD MAN," said another.
But it was the Today show host's mispronunciation of the iconic Gershwin song, 'S Wonderful that really opened the floodgates.
Lauer pronounced it as S-Wonderful.
"Really Matt Lauer? 'S. Wonderful' Try 'S'Wonderful,' one of the most popular Gershwin songs ever written. Heard of the Gershwins?" wrote one annoyed viewer. Tweeted another, "Matt Lauer's enunciation of 'S Wonderful makes it clear that he is totally devoid of funk."