A Maine weatherman named Patrick Osborn who works at WABI News recently suffered a total meltdown on the air and could not stop laughing during a live broadcast.
Have you ever been in a situation where you are not supposed to laugh, which only ends up making you want to laugh more? It looks like that’s what happened here.
Apparently, a practical joke had just happened on the set, right before Osborn went live. The result is pretty funny.
Even FOX News reported on this:
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.
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.
The sound effect in question was the ‘Wah Wah Wah’ noise the teachers make in Charlie Brown cartoons. Either way, the result was this weatherman totally losing his composure on the air and it’s pretty funny. Watch:
Meteorologist starts laughing so hard on air that he starts squealing while reporting on the weather in Maine.
WABI meteorologist Patrick Osborn was live on air when he lost all ability to speak during the segment.
This guy was fighting for his life. pic.twitter.com/JLP2aDUP14
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 24, 2026
There were probably a lot of laughs in the newsroom that night after this.
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