bloopers

Yes, the news is supposed to inform, but we love it when it also entertains.

News tries to be hard-hitting, but sometimes the only thing it hits hard is the funny bone. This collection of bloopers (some of which is NSFW) from February will remind you that working in TV news isn't always so glamorous, but watching it can be a real delight...

You can't blame this reporter for feeling a little "down." This BBC reporter was wrapping up a segment when a camera was accidentally knocked upward, making it appear as if she was being lowered, creating an unusual and funny moment. Otherwise, it looks like the BBC is busy keeping viewers "up" to date on the latest news...

Fox 40 Sacramento reporter Sabrina Rodriguez came across her most eager interview ever when Mickey the baboon decided to show he's all hands while she did a live report from the Lodi Grope, er, Grape Festival. Oh, the perils of live TV.

Wardrobe malfunctions. We all have them, but ours typically don't make front page news -- or any news for that matter, other than giving our friends at the bar something to relentlessly tease us about. But if you're a celebrity, forgetting to put on undergarments, getting out of cars the wrong way or having a gust of wind lift your skirt means photos of your private bits all over the interwebz. Ev

It turns out to make it onto a list of the dumbest criminals, you have to actually be pretty dumb. Granted, we can't all be masterminds, but it probably doesn't take much to know you shouldn't make a YouTube video boasting about the bank you just robbed. Or tweet about punching a guy in the face. Nor should you get into a fist fight over a piece of birthday cake.