ABOVE: The most famous Global News blooper of all…reporter Rob Leth stares danger straight in the face (as opposed to, you know, moving sideways)
As the old saying goes: If you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?
And working in the live TV business, the anchors and reporters that make up the Global News team know as well as anyone that sometimes Murphy’s Law, random chance, or even your scheming co-workers can take hold at the worst possible moment.
That’s something the folks at Global Calgary recently discovered with their own compilation of on-air mishaps and mistakes. But the proud (depending who you ask), hilarious (also depending) blooper history at Global News goes much further back than that.
These are the best Global News bloopers of all time, caught on tape.
“Giant” spider on camera freaks out meteorologist
Meteorologist Kristi Gordon is surprised (to put it mildly) by a spider on the camera as she is doing her weather forecast.
How to saber Champagne… or not
Global B.C. anchor Steve Darling and Four Seasons Wine Director Emily Walker were supposed to demonstrate how to saber Champagne…but things didn’t go according to plan.
Excited dog doesn’t care if he’s on live TV – he just wants to play
Global Edmonton’s Mike Sobel attempts to give the weather forecast, while Ripple the dog from the Edmonton Humane Society just wants to play. I wonder who gets their way?
Global Calgary weekend anchors “rip” each other
Anchor vs. anchor! Global Calgary’s Brendan Parker was distracted by a noisy Jayme Doll while reading his sportscast – and decides to return the favour.
Twitchy weatherman gets pranked on-air
Watch weather specialist Mike Koncan get scared not once, but twice, thanks to his colleagues at Winnipeg’s Morning News.
Reporter fends off pesky camera
How rude! Leslie Horton literally has to shoo away a pesky camera that tried to interrupt her traffic report.
‘Zanta’ interrupts live broadcast
Infamous Toronto figure Zanta made an appearance on Global News last December when he tried to interrupt a live interview between reporter Mark Carcasole and Global BC ‘Unfiltered’ host Jill Krop.
Morning News anchors read mean messages
And who says we don’t take criticism well? Global Calgary’s Morning News team reads out some mean messages that were sent to them by our more, ah, “critical” viewers.
Global Winnipeg reporter takes a spill off ice slide
Reporter Eric Szeto tries one of the ice slides at the Festival du Voyageur – and lives to tell the tale.
Corn maze blooper
See if you can spot the man hidden in this segment about a corn maze that has been added to Google street view (hint: he’s not very hard to spot).
Reporter gets creamed by fast-moving toboggan
Look, we know it’s easy to make fun of this one. But consider this: even after being bowled over by a fast-moving toboggan, Global Toronto’s Rob Leth still managed to finish his sign-off like a true professional.
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