I'm not sure who this guy is who told told a Fox News anchor that his program was just a "festival of ignorance," but he sure did shut the anchor up. Nothing says "I have no retort to your insult" like, "We're also talking about Captain Kirk this morning!" When in doubt, divert, divert, divert.
We don't know what was going on behind the scenes of this NBC news broadcast, but anchor Sue Simmons didn't like it one bit. When she was done filming her live segment, she piped up and let the vulgarity fly. (Am I noticing a trend here?) But there was one problem.
Someone spoke waaaay too soon. This bird had the last word turd.
This is the best compilation of news anchor bloopers I've seen. It includes two of my fave on-air gaffes: when poor Ken Bastida's run-on sentence sentences his vacationing co-worker to death, and when a mountain climber is given props in spite of the fact that . .
Oh, the humiliation!
During a taping of Cosmos Gal during which this woman with a plunging neckline reads horoscope predictions, the not-so-big one hit. My favorite part is when, out of frame, you hear her say, "Get in the f*cking doorway, Andy!" She wanders back, only to wonder if they're still recording and to announce it's her first earthquake.
Methinks this news anchor knew exactly what he was doing when he asked his counterpart an "innocent" question. She took the bait and delivered all the news that's fit to embarrass. And by "news," we're talking bedroom behavior.
We've posted so many of these news bloopers but I love this "best of" reel to remind me how great they are. From the news anchor buried by the snow from a passing snowmobile (whoops!) to a guy who gets hit upside the head by some drunken chick's purse, you'd think these folks were reporting live from a war zone. Danger lurks where you least suspect it!
What begins as an incredibly dull news report about elevator repairs ends in an awkward on-air pissing contest between the news anchor and a correspondent who apparently used to be the anchor's boss. The tension begins to rise about 55 seconds in and escalates from there, with the irritated anchor delivering a stern lecture: "Well, if I have to teach you how to be a reporter, Ollie, I'll do that later." I love how they maintain a polite news tone even while hurling insults.