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World's Dumbest
''truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'' (formerly titled ''The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'', and simply known as ''World's Dumbest...'') is an American reality comedy television series produced by Meetinghouse Productions, Inc. and aired on truTV from 2008 to 2014. Each episode features a ranked compilation of 20 video clips depicting unconventional or ill-advised behavior, often sourced from surveillance footage, eyewitness recordings, or public broadcasts, and includes commentary from featured celebrities or comedians. Segments are organized by thematic categories such as criminals, drivers, daredevils, partiers, and performers. Occasional episodes focus on topics such as "smartest inventions," presented in a satirical context. Starting on May 31, 2022, TBD (now Roar) is currently airing reruns, albeit heavily edited down to a half-hour. Overview Early beginnings Each episode of the series, originally only known as ''World's Dumbest Criminals'', presented a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Jessup
Theodore Carrington Jessup (born August 23, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, actor, and performer. He is a writer for the Fox animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', and has written the episodes "12 and a Half Angry Men," " Mom's the Word," " The 2000-Year-Old Virgin," " Brokeback Swanson," and " High School English." Early life and education Ted Jessup was born in Geneva, Switzerland, where his father was serving with the Central Intelligence Agency as station chief. He grew up in Europe and attended international schools. He graduated from Hamilton College. Production Jessup has been a producer and writer for National Geographic Television, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, '' The Late Late Show'' (CBS TV) with Craig Kilborn, Seth MacFarlane, VH1, MTV and The Al Franken Show among others. Jessup has written comedy for numerous award-winning shows including ''The Peoples Choice,'' ''Guys Choice'' and ''Video Game Awards.'' He co-created the cult favorites VH1's ''Rock Cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TruTV
TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable Television channel, channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of Television comedy, comedy, Reality television, docusoaps and reality shows, with a recent strong primetime focus on live sports. The channel was originally launched on December 14, 1990 as Court TV, a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal dramas, and coverage of prominent criminal cases. The channel was initially a joint venture between Time Warner, Cablevision, American Lawyer Media, Liberty Media, and GE, with Liberty joining the venture a year after its launch in 1991. By 2005, Liberty Media and Time Warner had purchased ALM, Cablevision and GE's stakes in Court TV. Time Warner subsequently bought out Liberty's share in 2006 for $735 million, and brought the channel under the Turner Broadcasting System. In 2008, the channel relaunched as TruTV, changing its focus to ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chip Bolcik
Chip Bolcik ( ; born March 17, 1958) is an American voice-over announcer and narrator. He got his start in 1980 when one of his friends told an advertising executive about the silly messages Bolcik made on his answering machine An answering machine, answerphone, or message machine, also known as telephone messaging machine (or TAM) in the United Kingdom, UK and some Commonwealth countries, ansaphone or ansafone (from a trade name), or telephone answering device (TAD), .... The executive called Bolcik's answering machine and left a message asking if he did voice-overs. Since then, Bolcik has done voice-overs for thousands of products. He is best known for narrating '' TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...'', which ran from 2008 to 2014. References External links * 1958 births American male voice actors Living people [Baidu] |
The Greg Wilson
Gregory Romero "Greg" Wilson, (born November 12), better known by the stage name The Greg Wilson, is an American stand-up comedian and actor, based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his role as Arno Blount in the 2008 movie ''The Hottie and the Nottie''. Career Greg Wilson got his start in comedy when Phil Larsson heard of him, and added him as a member of the Dallas improv theater group ''Ad-Libs''."Bio" thegregwilson.com. Retrieved: 14 March 2015 He went on to develop his own shows: ''The Comedy Madhouse'' in and later ''The Greg Wilson's Stand-Up, Smackdown!'' in New York City. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Walsh
Brendon Michael Walsh (born July 27, 1974) is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster originally from Philadelphia. Career Walsh started performing stand-up comedy in Austin, Texas in 2002. He has appeared on ''The Price Is Right (U.S. game show), The Price Is Right'', ''Premium Blend'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''Conan (talk show), Conan'', ''Last Comic Standing'', in sketches on the G4 (U.S. TV channel), G4 network, ''@midnight'', and ''The Bob & Tom Show''.''The Bob & Tom Show'Guest; Brendon Walsh He toured from 2005 to 2008 as the opening act for Doug Stanhope. Walsh has performed at the Vancouver Comedy Festival; Just for Laughs in Montreal; South by Southwest (SXSW); the first annual Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.; the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas; the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon; and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2007, he won the $10,000 grand prize on the comedy stage at Famecast.com. In 2008, he was named one of the "Top 9: Emerging Come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Trainor
Mike Trainor (born February 6, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and writer. Currently, Trainor is a writer, producer, and on-air performer for ''The Howard Stern Show'', and has several recurring characters on the show including Jeff the Drunk's "Lump", Bobo's "Toupee", the Hulk, and others. He also provided commentary on the TruTV series '' truTV Presents: World's Dumbest''. Personal life Trainor grew up in West Orange, New Jersey. He began performing stand-up comedy in the summer of 2003 after graduating from Elon University. Trainor is a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. Career Trainor began his career in New York City. Trainor also started off his career working for the radio stations Q104.3 and WCBS 880 and at the television news station NY1. Trainor has been featured in ''Maxim Magazine'' and for a while was a regular contributor to CollegeHumor.com. From 2004 to 2006 he was the co-host and producer of the show "Four Quotas" on Sirius Satellite Radio alongside Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Strait
Christopher Alan Strait (born January 14, 1976) is an American comedian and writer. He is best known for being a regular contributor to TRU-TV's ''World's Dumbest'' series. Personal Strait was born in Inglewood, California, and grew up in the Ladera Heights section of Los Angeles near Baldwin Hills. He is the older of two sons, and also has a half-sister (from father's side). Strait is of predominately English and German descent, although he claims to be a "European mutt". He graduated from Culver City High School in 1994, and subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in history from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1999. Strait then received his master's degree in psychology from Antioch University in 2001. He had intended to be a psychotherapist, but was told by supervisors that his problem-solving style was "too aggressive". He began his comedy career while still in graduate school, in the summer of 2000. His Masters Thesis was on the subject of humor. Early i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Stallone
Francesco Stallone Jr. (born July 30, 1950) is an American actor and musician. He is the younger brother of actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone and has written music for Sylvester's movies. His song " Far from Over" appeared in the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'' and was included in the film's soundtrack album. The song reached number ten on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received a Golden Globe nomination for Stallone, while the album itself, consisting of Stallone and various other artists, received a Grammy nomination. Early life Stallone was born in Maryland and grew up in Philadelphia. He is the younger son of Jackie Stallone (née Labofish; 1921–2020), an astrologer, former dancer, and promoter of women's professional wrestling, and Frank Stallone Sr. (1919–2011). His father was an Italian immigrant, and his mother's family was French from Brittany. In his teen years, he went to Lincoln High School in Northeast Philadelphia. Career 1980s to 1990s Stallone has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Peretti
Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She portrayed Gina Linetti in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and has written for various TV series, including '' Parks and Recreation'', ''Saturday Night Live'' and '' Kroll Show''. Early life and education Peretti was born on February 20, 1978, in Oakland, California, to Amanda Cherkin, a schoolteacher, and Gene Peretti, a criminal defense lawyer and painter. Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother was African-American. She was raised in Oakland. She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and ''The Huffington Post''. Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of Columbia University, during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London. She graduated in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Nice
Chuck Nice (born July 10, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, television, and radio personality from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he started his career hosting a show atop a new-wave dance club The Bank. He got his name from DJ Chuck Nice, a local DJ from Jersey City who made mixtapes in the ’90s. Like 50 Cent and Rick Ross, who adopted names from people they admired, he chose to carry on the name as a tribute to the mixtapes he loved listening to. Nice was also heard on '' The Radio Chick'', a comedic show formerly on 92.3 Free FM, Q104.3 FM, and WNEW FM, in New York City. Nice was a frequent contributor to VH1’s ''Best Week Ever'' and truTV's '' The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...'', and he performs regularly at NYC clubs, including Comic Strip Live, New York Comedy Club, Westside Comedy Club, and more. He has been featured in commercials for Direct TV, Smirnoff, Tide, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, to name a few. He often co-hosts the TV show and podcast '' St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loni Love
Loni Love (born July 12, 1971) is an American comedian, television host, actress, author, and former electrical engineer. While working as an electrical engineer in the early 2000s, she switched to music engineering, until later launching a career in stand-up comedy. She was the runner-up on ''Star Search'' 2003 and was named among the "''Top 10 Comics to Watch''" in both ''Variety'' and Comedy Central in 2009. She was one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show ''The Real'', which ran from July 15, 2013, and ended on June 3, 2022. Life and career Love was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects. Prior to her career as a comedian, she was an electrical engineer, an experience she talks about in many of her acts. After graduating from Cass Technical High School in 1989, she worked for a time on the General Motors assembly line putting doors on 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlasses, work which ignited her interest in electrical engineering. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
