Collection of Awkward TV Moments

Sarah Palin may be the Queen of excruciating television mishaps, but her important work in the field of awkward is only the most recent in a long and illustrious line of embarrassing live television moments. Let's create a definitive collection of the highlights of the genre. Add the most painful live interviews, ill-conceived spots, or unscripted awkward moments you can think of below. It'll be cathartic, I promise.

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  • who can forget ashlee simpson lip sync on SNL

    Superfuzz
    3 years ago
  • This whole interview was pretty awkward. Barbara just doesn't get it.

    Matt Stopera
    3 years ago
  • Classic Vanilla Ice freakout on MTV

    Jenni Leder
    3 years ago
  • YuppiePunk
    3 years ago
  • This one gets me every time. Host Loses Control - Guest with High Pitched Voice

    Whodacapfits
    3 years ago
  • Jon Stewart on Crossfire. This is both awkward and awesome.

    Jack Shepherd
    3 years ago
  • Pinky The Cat. Want to adopt this little guy?

    Jonah Peretti
    3 years ago
  • Mike Rowe is one of the coolest guys out there, but he has an ignoble past, shall we say. It's not that he wants to bang cartoon chicks (he's just saying what we're all thinking); it's that he was on QVC at all.

    Tim Stotz
    3 years ago
  • Tyra is the queen of awkward moments.

    Matt Stopera
    3 years ago
  • Most painful radio interview ever. NPR's Bryant Park Project takes on a completely unresponsive Sigur Ros.

    Jack Shepherd
    3 years ago
  • Emma Lee
    3 years ago
  • Creepy and funny!

    Urls Gone Wild
    3 years ago
  • Fiona Apple's infamous awards speech.

    Peggy Wang
    3 years ago
  • Tom Cruise, Part II

    Amanda Dobbins
    3 years ago
  • Tom Cruise, Part I

    Amanda Dobbins
    3 years ago
  • Classic: scared of cockroach weather guy dude.

    Urls Gone Wild
    3 years ago
  • It almost seems unfair to include Chris Matthews, but here he is accidentally groping Ellen.

    Jack Shepherd
    3 years ago
  • Don't call it a comeback.

    Amanda Dobbins
    3 years ago
  • This one's a classic: Kanye West goes off script at a Katrina benefit to point out that “George Bush doesn't care about black people” while Mike Myers squirms.

    Jack Shepherd
    3 years ago

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