Kathie Lee Gifford usually hosts her hour of Today with Hoda Kotb, but Kotb is currently out on maternity leave.
While her absence is undoubtedly a bummer to fans who love to watch the dynamic between Gifford and Kotb, I’d say that Regis Philbin was a great pick to fill in for her in an episode.
They’ve both gone through a great deal both personally and professionally over the years since the end of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, but they haven’t lost the magic that made them so much fun to watch together.
Philbin and Gifford fell back into their old banter right away, and we even got a sense of their history together when looking at the photos of Philbin’s grandkids.