History Main / DumbassDJ

* One episode of ''Series/NightVisions'' was about a particularly mean-spirited and arrogant Dumbass DJ, who had a disturbed SerialKiller caller he insulted and hung up on break into his radio station and harass him. [[spoiler:Thanks to being too much of an arrogant jackass to realize something was wrong until it was too late, he winds up being murdered.]]

* ''Series/ImAlanPartridge'': The title character may not be loud but he sure is just as obnoxious; including [[ComicallyMissingThePoint arguing with the premise of]] Music/JoniMitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi", interrupting a debate with a farmer by making animal noises, continuously laughing to fill up the remaining seconds of his show, and getting into on-air spats with colleagues whilst handing over to them.

* Creator/ChrisMorris's aptly named Wayne Kerr[[note]]"Wanker," the Queens English version of "jackoff"[[/note]] from ''On The Hour'', who keeps up his Dumbass DJ schtick even when broadcasting from a war zone.

* ''Series/ImAlanPartridge'': The title character may not be loud but he sure is just as obnoxious; including [[ComicallyMissingThePoint arguing with the premise of]] Music/JoniMitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi", interrupting a debate with a farmer by making animal noises, continuously laughing to fill up the remaining seconds of his show, and getting into spats with colleagues whilst handing over to them.

* ''Series/HarryEnfieldAndChums'': Harry Enfield's sketch comedy characters [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smashie_and_Nicey Smashie and Nicey]] combine this with aging rock star syndrome. The characters made that much of an impact, [[HilariousInHindsight they were namechecked]] by the BBC Radio 1 station manager when tasked with rejuvinating the station's image.

Expect them to describe themselves as [[ChaoticStupid "wacky," "crazy," or "edgy,"]] insult callers and guests, and [[NoIndoorVoice scream half of their lines]]. See also LargeHamRadio; ShockJock.

** In ''History of Trunks Abridged'' they're still around in Future Trunks' time, keeping track of the androids' carnage and being as tasteless as possible about it.

* ''Series/HarryEnfieldAndChums'': Harry Enfield's sketch comedy characters [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smashie_and_Nicey Smashie and Nicey]] combine this with aging rock star syndrome.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'', [[spoiler:[[BigBad DJ Octavio]] is a rare downright villainous example, putting out a tune on his turntable and spouting cheese]].

** Evans, along with his contemporary Steve Wright, is credited with helping to bring the "zoo" style (which he had developed as a young DJ working in commercial radio) to BBC Radio 1 and were hired explicitly to try and separate the channel from its "Smashie & Nicey" image by bringing in young listeners. Ironically enough, as they got older, both Evans and Wright increasingly came under fire for ending up as Smashie & Nicey stereotypes.

* Leslie Willis a.k.a Livewire of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' was one of these before becoming a supervillain. She spent much of her airtime denouncing and mocking Superman in order to [[AttentionWhore get reactions]]. Her transformation was the result of ''[[WhatAnIdiot hosting a concert in a thunderstorm]]'' despite the police and Superman trying to talk some sense into her about the danger -- in fact, she went so far as to rile up the crowd in order to prevent the police from shutting the event down.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' episode "[[Recap/DariaS3E09 Jake of Hearts]]", two wacky morning deejays ("Bing and the Spatula Man") set up camp for a week at Lawndale High, to Daria's obvious non-delight. Daria, who's been coping with her father's heart attack, proceeds to give them a bitter TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

** On an episode, two idiot [=DJs=] end up owing Bart Simpson an elephant or risk losing their job to a machine, which comes pre-programmed with "inane chatter":

* One of the stock radio personalities mocked by Strong Bad of ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' in the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "radio". One example is "The AM Morning Crude Crew", who are depicted in a promotional picture as two copies of Strong Bad named "Stoops" (who has a fake arrow through his head) and "Gusso" (who is throwing up), and whom he describes as "bad stand-up comedians you can't heckle... or jeckle... or throw high-ball glasses at". Their delivery is punctuated by repeated canned laughter and stock "silly" sound effects. Even Homestar, who's normally at least half-reasonable, drunkenly shouts at his radio while the morning crew is on and ultimately throws a highball glass at it (despite Strong Bad saying you couldn't). Strong Bad also briefly makes Strong Sad act like a fast-talking shock-jock to demonstrate how radio [=DJs=] [[VocalDissonance should sound nothing]] like their appearance would seem to suggest they sound.

* ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'' has [[http://samandfuzzy.com/301 DJ Positive]]. Then again, Fridge isn't exactly the right type of person to comment on people's jerk quotient: Most humans seem to like him well enough [[spoiler:and his daughter was a pleasant person who looked up to him.]]

* Mancow Muller. Because the {{Wrestling/WWE}} doesn't air in the mornings! This is the guy who once claimed to have fled from murderous druids in the Chicago suburbs. He's like Radio/AlexJones mated with a [=LARPer=] (with severe [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD]]) and beat it with a copy of ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MightyMagiswords'' has a fairly subdued example of "Tree-J and the Wolf", who run the WDDF radio station located in the Deepest Darkest Forest. Tree-J talks like an obnoxious LargeHam DJ but is otherwise harmless and generous with giving out prizes, but "The Wolf" is the worst part of the two of them. The Wolf is prone to sneaking up behind characters and unleashing a barrage of air horns just to make things extra annoying. Also, as Prohyas often points out, radios don't exist in this world.

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* A ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd'' comic centers around a DJ who keeps hearing voices in his head telling him that nobody likes him and he should kill himself, until finally he breaks down and does it. The coroner investigating his death explains that he was a dormant esper whose psychic powers were just surfacing, and the voices were what his listeners really thought of him. The coroner says the DJ didn't deserve to be hated that much... until he hears a recording of his radio show. Worse still, said DJ was able to air his show twenty four hours a day with the aid of a sleep machine and an extended mix of a particularly annoying record.

[[folder: Film ]]

[[folder: Literature ]]

[[folder: Live-Action TV ]]

* [[Series/HarryEnfieldAndChums Harry Enfield's]] sketch comedy characters [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smashie_and_Nicey Smashie and Nicey]] combine this with aging rock star syndrome.

* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' had Crazy Ira and The Douche, whose entire shows seem to revolve around fart jokes. The soundboard operator looks like he wants to kill himself.
** The Douche had actually graduated college with an impressive literature degree, but after taking the job as The Douche, his show persona eventually merged with his real personality to turn him into a full time The Douche.

-->'''Tracer:''' So, Louie! What do you think of the whole clammydamcham thing going on at the rammydam?
-->'''Louie:''' (hiding his annoyance) Well, I wouldn't want to be that guy, sounds like he's in a lot of trouble.
-->'''Tracer:''' Ha ha ha!!
-->'''The Hole:''' Oh my gooooood!
-->'''Tracer:''' That's a cramalamadinga!

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[[folder: Radio ]]

* Creator/ChrisMorris' aptly named Wayne Kerr[[note]]"Wanker," the Queens English version of "jackoff"[[/note]] from ''On The Hour'', who keeps up his Dumbass DJ schtick even when broadcasting from a war zone.
* "The Tim and Phil Morning Show" skits on ''MartinMolloy'' were about a pair of [=DJs=] who attempt to be this but are woefully ill-equipped to pull it off.

[[folder: Stand Up Comedy ]]

* Creator/DavidCross' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK9bbLQZ3Bo bit]] about Morning [=DJs=].
--> "We're here with funnyman David Cross; David, you didn't know it yet, but you're just in time for the Friday Morning Fart Song! ''("What? No...")'' All right! You're listening to the Gator and the Lunatic!"
* Creator/PeterKay has a routine about wedding [=DJs=] who fit this trope, as well as being TheUnintelligible.
* The Sklar Brothers do an imitation of a zoo crew style radio show as one of their bits.
* Some of Creator/GeorgeCarlin's earliest bits have him as deejays Weird Willy West and Scott Lame. West's sign-off song:
-->''We've got the old tunes, the new tunes,''\\
''The show tunes, the blue tunes,''\\
''The greatest music in town...''\\
''But we never play it!''

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* DJ Juanito from ''VideoGame/{{Tropico}} 3''. The expansion pack even gives you an option to shoot him.

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[[folder: Web Comics ]]

* ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'' had [[http://samandfuzzy.com/301 DJ Positive]]. Then again, Fridge isn't exactly the right type of person to comment on people's jerk quotient: Most humans seem to like him well enough [[spoiler:and his daughter was a pleasant person who looked up to him.]]

[[folder: Web Original ]]

[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' episode [[Recap/DariaS3E09 "Jake of Hearts"]], two wacky morning deejays ("Bing and the Spatula Man") set up camp for a week at Lawndale High, to Daria's obvious non-delight. Daria, who's been coping with her father's heart attack, proceeds to give them a bitter TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* On an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', two idiot [=DJs=] end up owing Bart Simpson an elephant or risk losing their job to a machine, which comes pre-programmed with "inane chatter":
-->'''DJ 9000''': [[RoboSpeak Hey-hey. How-ab-out-that-wea-ther-out-there? Woah! THAT-was-the-cal-ler-from-hell. Well-hot-dog! We-have-a-''WEINER'']]
-->'''Idiot DJ #1''': Man, that thing's great!
-->'''Idiot DJ #2''': ''Don't'' praise the machine!
-->'''Boss''': If you don't get that kid an elephant by tomorrow, the DJ 3000 gets your job.
-->'''DJ 3000''': [[RoboSpeak Looks-like-those-clowns-in-Cong-ress-did-it-ag-ain. What-a-bunch-of-clowns.]]
-->'''Idiot DJ #1''': *laughs* [[TakeThat How does it keep up with the news like that]]?

* One of the stock radio personalities mocked by Strong Bad of ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' in the Strong Bad Email "radio". One example is "The AM Morning Crude Crew", who are depicted in a promotional picture as two copies of Strong Bad named "Stoops" (who has a fake arrow through his head) and "Gusso" (who is throwing up), and whom he describes as "bad stand-up comedians you can't heckle... or jeckle... or throw high-ball glasses at". Their delivery is punctuated by repeated canned laughter and stock "silly" sound effects. Even Homestar, who's normally at least half-reasonable, drunkenly shouts at his radio while the morning crew is on and ultimately throws a highball glass at it (despite Strong Bad saying you couldn't). Strong Bad also briefly makes Strong Sad act like a fast-talking shock-jock to demonstrate how radio [=DJs=] should sound nothing like their appearance would seem to suggest they sound.

* Creator/ChrisMorris' aptly named Wayne Kerr[[note:*:"Wanker," the Queens English version of "jackoff"]] from ''On The Hour'', who keeps up his Dumbass DJ schtick even when broadcasting from a war zone.

** Inverted in their series ''WebOriginal/{{Qwerpline}}'', in which G-Money seems pretty sensible and in [[QuirkyTown Nsburg]] is almost certainly the sanest person there. His cohost A-Train has his quirks, but is still less crazy than almost everyone they interact with, and [[spoiler: turns out to make a pretty good alderman after being accidentally elected.]]

* Creator/ChrisMorris' aptly named Wayne Kerr from ''On The Hour'', who keeps up his Dumbass DJ schtick even when broadcasting from a war zone.

* Mancow Muller. Because the {{Wrestling/WWE}} doesn't air in the mornings! This is the guy who once claimed to have fled from murderous druids in the Chicago suburbs. He's like Radio/AlexJones mated with a [=LARPer=] (with severe [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADD]]) and beat it with a copy of ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''.

* Mancow Muller. Because the {{Wrestling/WWE}} doesn't air in the mornings! This is the guy who once claimed to have fled from murderous druids in the Chicago suburbs. He's like Radio/AlexJones mated with a [=LARPer=] and beat it with a copy of ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''.