The Today show recycles a cringeworthy segment from Brooke Boney’s old radio station Triple J

The Today show has been busted recycling a segment from entertainment reporter Brooke Boney’s old employer, youth radio station Triple J. 

The cringeworthy sketch, which aired on Tuesday, involved newsreader Tom Steinfort bursting into weatherman Steve Jacobs’ bedroom accompanied by a man in military regalia playing the bagpipes – loudly.

The premise of the segment was that Steve had ‘slept in’ and failed to show up to work. However, a remarkably similar skit first aired on Triple J in September 2018. 

The segment began with Tom stealthily entering Steve’s bedroom carrying a pile of alarm clocks set to go off at 3am. 

After Steve failed to wake up to the alarms, Tom attempted several other wake-up methods, including blasting an air horn and yelling through a megaphone. 

The scene ended with Steve eventually being woken by the the sound of bagpipes blasting through his bedroom.  

Cringe alert! The copy-cat segment- which first aired on Triple J in September last year- began with Tom stealthily entering Steve’s bedroom with a pile of alarm clocks set to go off at 3am

Good morning sleepy head! The rather awkward segment ended with Tom finally waking up Steve with a kilt-clad elderly man blasting a bagpipe

While Tom thanked the elderly piper and Steve’s daughters for helping with the prank, he failed to thank Triple J breakfast presenters Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton – who came up with a near-identical segment almost a year ago. 

The Triple J prank, which aired in September 2018, saw Ben and Liam surprise their sleeping boss Lachie Macara with a bagpipe player. 

Interestingly, Today’s Brooke Boney was working for Triple J at the time the skit aired.

They did it first! While Tom later thanked the bagpipes player and Steve’s daughters for helping with the prank, he failed to thank Triple J’s breakfast presenters Ben Harvey (left) and Liam Stapleton (right) 

Taking inspiration from Triple J? Today’s Brooke Boney was working for Triple J at the time the skit aired

Look familiar? The Triple J skit, which aired in September 2018, saw Ben and Liam surprise their sleeping boss Lachie Macara with a bagpipe player (pictured) 

Today’s segment may have also been inspired by skits that aired on U.S. talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which the host was rudely woken up by celebrity guests.

In 2015, Rihanna famously charged into Jimmy’s bedroom in the early hours while singing B**ch Better Have My Money as part of an April Fool’s Day prank. 

The following year, Britney Spears woke Jimmy from his peaceful slumber accompanied by a troupe of shirtless male dancers.  

Remember this? Rihanna famously charged into Jimmy Kimmel’s bedroom in the early hours while performing a rendition of her hit single B**ch Better Have My Money during an April Fool’s prank in 2015