Police officers have always had stoic personas: the MIP-issuing, speeding ticket-giving flatfoot who’s out to get you. Police officers have rarely incited laughter. Then came “Reno 911!” which ...

The DirecTV promotional ad features “crazy hillbillies” who have abducted a well dressed, presumably urban man. How many stereotypes can you spot in its 30-second run? DirecTV has stopped running a ...