truTV Presents: World's Dumbest is a cable television series produced by Meetinghouse Productions, Inc. and is airing on truTV. Originally known as World's Dumbest Criminals, it is a weekly countdown that takes a comedic look at twenty half-witted and offbeat events caught on camera and sometimes by 911 dispatchers. They are broken down into topics such as Criminals, Drivers, Daredevils, Partiers, etc. It features commentary from comedians and writers such as Roger Lodge, Bryan Callen, Judy Gold, Ted Jessup, Loni Love, Brad Loekle, Chelsea Peretti, Billy Kimball, Daisy Gardner, Nick DiPaolo,... John Enos, Mike Trainor, Chuck Nice, Natasha Leggero; as well as celebrities who have had their own brushes with the law, such as Daniel Baldwin, Leif Garrett, Todd Bridges, Tonya Harding, Danny Bonaduce, among others. The show holds a TV-14 rating due to strong language and comedic violence. Often, sound effects and mock commentators are added to enhance the humor of the events. In January 2011, the show slightly re-branded itself as "truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...
more
| On the air: | March 13, 2008 |
| Number of seasons: | 11 |
| Network: | truTV |
| Writers: | Melinda Hill |
| Genre: | Comedy |