SAVANNAH Guthrie has jokingly encouraged a mass walkout from the studio after praising the benefits of working a shorter week.

The 51-year-old broadcaster insisted that she and her colleagues should all go home after presenting a segment on four-day work weeks.

Savannah sat with co-hosts 43-year-old Tom Llamas and 44-year-old Sheinelle Jones as they listened to information about the perks of a four-day week.

After she heard that nine out of 10 companies who trialed the system in the UK planned to keep the shorter schedule, Savannah couldn’t hide her excitement.

The journalist cried out: “Why do we even need to do research?!”

Sheinelle piped in: “This study just needs to jump the pond.”

Savannah quickly added: “Yeah, exactly, let’s just go.”

Tom then joked: “I’m actually funding the three-day work week.”

A four-day work week would suit busy Savannah, who recently joined a Today broadcast remotely after leaving the New York office.

Earlier this month, the star ditched the news desk about halfway through a weekday morning show.

Savannah and Hoda Kotb started the show off behind the desk, reporting on the morning’s news.

Craig Melvin joined them about 15 minutes earlier than he normally does.

Less than an hour into the show, Savannah disappeared from the deskleaving just Craig and Hoda.

Following a commercial break, Hoda explained her co-host’s absence.

“Welcome back everybody. Savannah had to leave a little early. She’s got Washington’s State of the Union. She’ll be covering that for Craig,” she shared.

BUSY BEE

Savannah also opened up about her frantic home life this week.

When Hoda asked about her colleague’s weekend plans, Savannah responded: “Oh my gosh, long weekend. Just survive.”

The earnest remark prompted Hoda to burst out laughing.

Savannah quipped that she would try to stop her children – Vale, eight, and Charles, six – from “killing each other.”

The star also decided to cut herself some flack by deciding to give up Instagram for Lent.

Savannah explained that she was about to delete the app from her phone after making her final post.

She shared: “I’m doing it to challenge myself: to be more reflective, to not just reflexively scroll Instagram and instead use that time for something more productive and life-giving to myself and others.

“I’m telling you this so that I will have accountability!!”

However, a post appeared on her account on Wednesday, making fans think she’d broken her social media fast.