Maine meteorologist suffers giggle attack on live TV after prank backfires spectacularly
A local meteorologist is experiencing viral fame after he was caught on live television suddenly breaking into an uncontrollable fit of giggles that grew increasingly hysterical as he struggled to keep his composure.Patrick Osborn, who was delivering a regularly scheduled weather report on Maine news station WABI, left viewers completely stunned Sunday morning as he repeatedly tried, and failed, to hold back his laughter.In the video, Osborn was seen gasping for breath as he blurted out temperatures between chuckles, repeatedly apologizing before the laughter finally rendered his speech completely incomprehensible.The laughing fit stretched on for about a minute, with Osborn stepping off camera before returning and eventually tossing back to a colleague.SPORTS COMMENTATOR MICHAEL HOLLEY IS 'FINE' AFTER FAINTING DURING LIVE BROADCAST IN TERRIFYING SCENEThe meteorologist was unable to control his laughter.His on-air giggle fit has now gone viral. (WABI)Recalling the moment with WABI co-anchor Brian Sullivan, Osborn said, "I got a fit of laughter that I was not able to control on air, unfortunately.
A lot of times, something funny happens, and I’m able to contain myself, but this one, it was just a little too overwhelming."He revealed that the laughter was triggered by a prank he had attempted to play on fellow anchor Josh Gabbard, only for the joke to backfire on him.During a commercial break, Osborn said he played a short Charlie Brown video for its sound effects but failed to realize the clip was actually an hour-long compilation that periodically replayed the sound every few minutes.DAD JOKES MAY BE GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN IN ONE SURPRISING WAY, EXPERTS SAYViral video shows WABI meteorologist Patrick Osborn struggling through a Maine weather report amid an uncontrollable laughter fit.(WABI)He said the audio then unexpectedly played again while he was starting his weather segment, almost instantly sending him into hysterical laughter."It’s the Charlie Brown phon...