50 Hilarious Local News Fails

Everything from making fun of the Kardashians to dropping the F-bomb on live TV.

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Without the Internet, the world wouldn't be able to document the perils of live local news. Local news stations are, at best, only affiliates of major networks like CNN and Fox News. These are teams of the men and women who won't be appearing on national news to talk about today's filibuster, or whatever story happens to be attracting the country's attention. They seldom have the poise of Matt Lauer, or the insight of Charlie Rose. They're often young, prone to moments of extreme candor, and what's worse, they're covering local news.

What makes local news? Sometimes a big story will break in a small North Dakota town, but more often than not, we're talking about the woman who showed the vacuum man her tits. (Good luck unpacking that.)

Local news is the source of all weather man stereotypes. All of your favorite news dick jokes come from the local news. Which is what makes it more exciting than the actual news. It's a little unfair to think of these moments as failures. Because they succeed at making us laugh so damn well.

Here are 50 hilarious local news fails.

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CBS Channel 6 News Anchor: Man Has More P*ssy Than He Can Handle

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Fox 8 News Segment "Kickin' it with Kenny" and the Farting Rhino

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KMPH Catches Up With Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker

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Always Hallucinating on WGN 9

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WJW Fox 8 Cleveland Reenacts a Bear Sighting...Pathetically

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Real Talk in Milwaukee

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WPMI Discovers a Leprechaun

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NBC Newscaster Is as Confused About Tornado Watching as You Are

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Struttin' That Ass With WHNT 19

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The Tornado That Ate a Hamburger

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ABC News Affiliate WJXX Learns How Tony Danza Really Feels About Their Interview

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WAFF 48 News Anchor Scrambles for His Mic, Pretends Nothing is Wrong

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WATE Channel 6 News Anchor Trips on His Words

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Local Smurf News 16

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ABC Texoma News Anchor: "I So Pale"

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Fox Channel 5 Intern Walks on Set During Airtime

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CBS Channel 8 Anchor Gets Really Angry on Camera

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Fox Channel 29 Morning News Crew Make Fun of the Kardashian Sisters

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Channel 6 News Anchor: "F*ck it."

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Canadian News Anchor: Sausage Competition Gone Bad

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KGW 8 News Anchor Interviews Woman Who Admits the Local Vacuum Cleaner Man Has Seen Her Tits

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NBC Channel 4 Storm Team Makes a Strange Discovery

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"Ain't nobody got time for that!"

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San Diego 6 Anchor Doesn't Know How That Turkey Caller Works

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MyFox Atlanta Captures Grape Stomping Gone Wrong

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Where: Atlanta
When: January 2006

You'll never un-hear the noises that anchor makes when she bites it.

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The Day the Swag Died

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Where: Los Angeles
When: June 2012

Nothing to add here.

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Shout Out to Huge Anus!

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Where: Los Angeles
When: March 2013

"I totally fell for it, didn't I?" Yes, you corny, corny man.

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Global Saskatoon Anchor Demonstrates New Technique

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Where: North Battleford, Canada
When: February 2013

And that's how you give a blowjob.

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NBC 4 Anchors Wheeze With Laughter

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Where: New York
When: July 2007

How is it that all of these anchors laugh exactly the same way, like gas escaping from a cellophane cigarette wrapper?

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Fox 29 Anchor Is a Creeper

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Where: Philadelphia
When: April 2013

Listen at 24 seconds in—is he making a joke, or does that anchor actually laugh like a Scooby-Doo villain?

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Local 12 News Does Dance Party Fridays and Sings Elton John for their Viewers

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Where: Cincinnati
When: December 2012

Please, don't watch the entire thing (unless you're a real connoisseur of discomfort humor), but stick around long enough to ask yourself, "What the fuck does this guy know about shutter shades?"

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Real-Life Brick Tamland on NBC26 Today

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Where: Green Bay, Wis.
When: January 2012

He wishes he was as cool as Brick. But no, these are just the two corniest white people in Wisonsin, where the race for that title is running hot.

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Student Doesn't Want to Appear on WUFT

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Where: Gainesville, Fla.
When: February 2012

That awkward moment when you realize you're making copies during a live news broadcast.

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CBS Channel 2 News Anchor: Coming Through Your Window

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Where: New York
When: May 2012

Thankfully, no one was hurt by the falling shirtless man.

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ABC Channel 7 News Anchor: A Silent Killer

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Where: New York
When: May 2012

Fart failure is the leading cause of death among Americans weighing between 300 and 500 pounds.

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KDVR Fox 31 Anchor Makes Baby Cry

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Where: Denver
When: September 2012

It's not fair that babies can use crying as a comeback to viscious taunting.

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WSMV News Anchor Gets the Carp Scared Out of Her

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Where: Nashville, Tenn.
When: October 2012

If you listen closely, what at first sounds like a scream is actually her saying "BE ABOUT." She was trying to finish reporting! She's so brave.

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WINK News: Focus on the Background

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Where: Fort Myers, Fla.
When: Unknown

You know you wanted to see it get hit by a car, too.

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WHOR News Anchor: Twin Titties

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Where: Ohio
When: Unknown

How dare he disgrace Queen Bey like that.

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KUSI News: "What a Flucky Boy"

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Where: San Diego
When: June 2008

Why would she say that about a boy who has difficulty seeing?

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Around America Channel 9 Anchor Laughs at Description of Murder

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Where: El Paso, Texas
When: April 2009

Props for seeing the silver lining in a dead mother of two!

Fox 8 News Anchor Can't Report Breaking News

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Houston Anchor: "What the f*ck are we doing here?"

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Channel 7 Anchor: "But he's gay!"

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Channel 9 NBC News: Get That Ass Cream Vendor

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Fox News Anchor Gets Mauled by Cat When Reporting About Animal Abuse

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Fox Channel 5 Anchor: "Keep F*cking that Chicken"

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Where: New York
When: September 2009

It's all about the reaction of the woman on the far left.

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A Rough First Day at North Dakota's KFYR

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Where: Bismarck, N.D.
When: April 2013

Nothing like muttering profanity under your breath like a psych patient to turn your first day into your last.

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Taking Advantage of the Intern

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Where: Los Angeles
When: December 2011

A moment so fraught with sexism and gender politics, you want an especially large copy of Lean In—so that you can clobber the fucker asking for a back rub.

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French-Canadian News Anchor Gets a Nosebleed

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Where: Montreal
When: June 2013

It's like when you accidentally pop a pimple in Algebra 2 and you know everyone is watching you dab at your face like a crazy person. Just like that, but times 1,000 because it's on live television.

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