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{{quote|''"Radio's all about guys with subpar intellects killing four goddamn hours a morning."''|'''Adam Carolla''', radio host}}
The Dumbass DJ is, as the name suggests, a DJ who is a loud, obnoxious boor who makes moronic quips between songs. When used in fiction, the character is almost always intended to be unlikable; expect everyone else to respond with open derision and hatred. In the very rare cases that you're supposed to ''like'' them, they frequently become [[The Scrappy]], a [[
Stereotypical Dumbass DJs hold a morning slot for a Top-40 station, and try [[Lowest Common Denominator|(sometimes successfully)]] to amuse their audience with with [[Toilet Humor]], [[Refuge in Vulgarity]], and [[Large Ham|ridiculous overacting]].
Expect them to describe themselves as [[Chaotic Stupid|"wacky," "crazy," or "edgy,"]] insult callers and guests, and [[No Indoor Voice|scream half of their lines]]. See also [[Large Ham Radio]]; [[Shock Jock]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* Ruby Rhod from ''[[The Fifth Element]]''.
* Johnny Crunch from ''[[The Adventures of Ford Fairlane]].''
* ''[[Shakes the Clown (Film)]]'' featured a brief bit with a pair of DJs who were actually ''named'' Loud and Obnoxious.
* The two DJs in ''[[Dead Air 2009 (Film)|Dead Air 2009]]'' start out like this, until a zombie apocalypse gets going outside their studio. They drop the dumbass, insulting schtick once they realize that something really nasty is actually going on.
* Rockin' Roger from ''[[Suck]]'', played by [[Henry Rollins]] and proving to be [[Too Dumb to Live]] when he insults the vampire band in his studio on air.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Loading Ready Run]]'' once did a sketch about a pair of shock jock DJs doing a really dreadful morning show, with phone pranks failing, awful music and everything going wrong. Their boss comes in and announces he is the Devil and that they are in an [[Ironic Hell]]. Only he's just yanking their chain and it's just a bad morning. {{spoiler|Only it ''is'' hell.}}
* DJ Mac Megahertz on ''[[Hero Factory]] FM''. The guy fails at just about everything (though not as badly as some of his colleagues), but that's why the show is so hilarious (or [[So Bad
* A [[Derrick Comedy]] sketch involves two of these stuck in their recording room due to the "Wolfpocalypse" while still keeping up their schtick.
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