Colin Farrell gets “glib” with Matt Lauer

By M&C News Jul 26, 2006, 15:56 GMT

Irishman Colin Farrell poked some fun at his old Minority Report co-star Tom Cruise on the morning chat shows Today and Live with Regis and Kelly yesterday.

Farrell is promoting his latest movie Miami Vice, and made use of his face time with the unsuspecting reporter Matt Lauer.

The infamous interview last year that Lauer conducted with Cruise post War of the Worlds, when Lauer queried Cruise over Scientology and it’s controversial stance on psychiatry and prescription medication, was the source of the Farrell joke.

Cruise laid into Lauer on air, shouting, "You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do... You're glib."

Farrell wasted no opportunity and prodded Lauer: "Stop being glib, Matt! You're glib, Matt, you're glib, you're glib."

Lauer tried to maintain a straight face as Farrell added, "Are you being glib again?"

Farrell appeared afterwards on Live with Regis and Kelly, where Farrell was imitating Cruise glad-handling the audience, actor Cruise is known to do this with his fans before film premieres.

Farrell said to Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, "Doing my best Tom Cruise impersonation."