“Hilarious Moment: Craig Melvin Struggles to Control Son Delano’s Antics During ‘Bring Your Kid to Work Day’ on Today Show

Craig Melvin had a chaotic but heartwarming “Bring Your Kid to Work Day” on Today as his 12-year-old son, Delano, stole the spotlight with his playful behavior and unfiltered remarks. The Today co-anchor did his best to keep his son in check as Delano spun in his chair and cracked jokes, much to the amusement of the show’s hosts.

Delano’s live appearance on the April 23 segment of the show had viewers laughing as he couldn’t resist twirling around in his chair during the discussion with Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer. Craig quickly intervened, saying, “No, son, you’ve got to pay attention to the cameras,” but Roker, ever the joker, defended Delano with, “He’s just doing what you do.”

Later in the show, Delano embraced his inner journalist by announcing the winner of a pet naming contest — a cat named Cheddar Big Booty Cheeseburger. Roker couldn’t resist making a playful remark, saying, “That’s what we call your dad!” Melvin’s dad instincts kicked in, warning his son, “Don’t encourage Mr. Roker.”

The father-son moments continued when Delano responded nonchalantly to his dad’s question about what he planned to do for the rest of the day, prompting Craig to quip, “Great, we missed school for this.”

As Delano closed out his cameo by reading the prompter and suggesting a new segment on how to get a raise in allowance, Melvin quickly shot it down, adding, “That’s not happening!”

It was an entertaining segment that gave fans a peek into Craig Melvin’s family life, and proved that his son is definitely a chip off the old block.

Source: https://people.com/craig-melvin-son-delano-12-goes-off-script-live-on-the-today-show-11956822