So Why Exactly Did CNN Show Dumb and Dumber Diarrhea Clip During Newscast?

Cable news network lets it all out on live TV—and not in a good way

By Josh Grossberg Dec 10, 2010 11:05 PMTags
Warning: Might not be safe for work

CNN. The most trusted name in...bathroom comedy?

During a report on student protests in London the cable news network inexplicably began showing video of the infamous explosive diarrhea scene from the movie Dumb and Dumber. Awkward.

CNN has declined to comment on the goof. But a network insider confirmed what Mediaite already dug up: that the clip was intended to introduce a subsequent segment on digestive diseases, which aired as planned.

We're glad we weren't in that control room. Talk about the s--t hitting the fan.