Craig Ferguson Made 'Today' Producers so Nervous They Gave Him a Five Second Delay

TV's Craig Ferguson guest-hosted Today with Kathie Lee Gifford and his mouth was on the verge of getting him in trouble. Ferguson opened the show, saying, "May I complain that I found out that there's a five second delay on the first half of the show because I'm here. Am I not to be trusted?" That delay would allow the show to omit any expletive the former late night host might have uttered while on the show. He must have made the producers of the show nervous as Gifford explained, "Well, you know, it was based on your own performance, so to speak, in our little production meeting this morning." He quickly went to work trying to make the censors nervous, pitching that he and Gifford should make "radio porn" on the show. Ferguson even pretended to mouth fake swear words to push the censor's limits. In the end he didn't cross any swearing lines but viewers did get to see Kathie Lee Gifford squirm.