Ridiculousness is an American comedy clip show that began airing on August 29, 2011 on MTV. It is hosted by Rob Dyrdek and co-hosted by Sterling “Steelo” Brim and Chanel West Coast. Ridiculousness strictly showcases various viral videos from the Internet, usually involving failed do-it-yourself attempts at stunts, to which Rob and his panelists add mockery and reaction. The producers of the series and MTV refuse any submitted videos for the show for the safety of their viewers, instead licensing already-existing content.

Production

On September 11, 2012, Ridiculousness was renewed for a twenty episode third season.^[1][2] It premiered on February 14, 2013,^[3] and included a crossover with Jersey Shore when Pauly D guest-starred. The season took a hiatus from April 2013 to July 18, 2013.^[4] Season 3 averaged a 1.6 P12-34 rating and is the No.1 original cable series in its time slot with P12-34.^[5]

Due to the series being consistently^[6] marathoned^[7] on MTV^[8][9] and MTV2, beginning in October 2015, some episodes of Ridiculousness were repackaged with lower-cost production music. The new music was under blanket licenses overlaying the former tracks. The former tracks would have required MTV to pay music licensing fees to artists.

The series is produced by Superjacket Productions, Rob Dyrdek’s production company, under a multi-year deal with MTV.^[10]

The theme song, a cover of Devo‘s “Uncontrollable Urge“, was done along with Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh, with Dyrdek providing the “yeah”s. Music supervisor Ben Hochstein said that “Kids think the song is original to our show and have never heard of Devo, but hopefully, their parents appreciate the connection.”