John Mellencamp calls out Al Roker for ‘bad job | TV Shows

John Mellencamp took a playful swipe at Al Roker during his look on the Today show.

On Friday, January 16, the Grammy Award-winning singer, 74, stopped by the morning program to focus on his upcoming summer season tour, Dancing Words Tour – The Greatest Hits. While discussing his own profession longevity, John immediately turned the highlight on the weatherman, questioning how he’d maintained such a prolonged profession despite questionable predictions.

“I have a question for Al,” he began. “Why is it… that with all the new weather stuff you people have, are you doing as bad a job as they did in 1955?”

His comment despatched Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer into suits of laughter. After his colleagues composed themselves, Al responded, “That’s a good question. You have just spoken for America!”

Noticing the host taking it in stride, the musician pressed on, “It’s like how on earth – you have guys have all this information!”

As a meteorologist herself, Dylan jumped in to defend her colleague, reminding viewers, “Remind him we’re predicting the future.”

“David Letterman used to be the weatherman in Indiana, and he was much right than you guys,” John continued, name-dropping the previous NBC character best remembered for internet hosting The Late Show.

Al countered, “I’m still doing it, and I’m making money, so I must be doing something right.”

The musician wrapped up his good-natured ribbing with reward, hinting that Al’s longevity may stem from his “handsome” appears to be like. His closing comment smoothed issues over as the pair “made up” and exchanged a high-five.

While Craig stored laughing, Al noticed, “You just made Craig Melvin’s day. Maybe my year. That is a clip that will live in infamy, John Mellencamp. It will be right after the ‘Jack & Diane’ video,” alluding to his most well-known music video from 1982.

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Al has been a fixture on the Today show for the past three a long time. He got here aboard on January 26, 1996, formally taking over for Willard Scott as the first weekday climate forecaster.

The presenter presently holds the document for the longest tenure in this system and exhibits no indicators of leaving anytime soon.

In an interview with The Sun before his seventieth birthday, Al’s spouse, Deborah Roberts, said the phrase “retirement” hadn’t yet entered their vocabulary.

“We don’t even like that word. We think of it as a dirty word,” she explained. “Because honestly, we’re both still having a great time. We’re still exploring, still discovering, still traveling, still doing so much of what we love. So why would we even want to say that dirty ‘r’ word?”