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Neodoomium posted:Haha, I thought this was just a general statement, and I just got to that point today. I don't know why anyone even bothers arguing with him. He believes that non-'whites' are literally genetic inferiors. There is nothing to say to that except 'you are objectively wrong'. Any time he brings it up Opie and Jimmy should just say 'whatever Ant' and move on as fast as possible.
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Neodoomium posted:"This guy is a loving communist" - A rich guy who has literally no idea what communism is. "It's redistribution of wealth!" "$500,000 a year in New York City is not rich!" I am alternately amused and frustrated by Anthony's political views. His analysis is shallower than a puddle in the Sahara.
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I'm only an occasional Ron and Fez listener, so can somebody explain to me why on Earth Fez considers Ron a true friend? I love Ron, but on air he's always seemed hostile towards Fez, exploits him for jokes, constantly leaves him hanging, and generally teases him. He gets away with far more than anyone else in the room when it comes to abusing Fez. So why does Fezzy still think he's some sort of magical protector best friend? The two possible answers I have are: 1. Fez is crazy, 2. It's a work.
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Paul Kersey posted:Best looking O&A or R&F intern by a long shot. Now you wait just a drat moment. http://i.imgur.com/kWH04Jl.jpg
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Lovin' the Lady Di internship. Although I got frustrated with the gang during the Game of Thrones actor interview - they were all asking him about spoilers and whether he knows certain things, or how things are kept from being leaked from the set. If only there were a series of long-form transcriptions of the script that had been in circulation for the past two decades.
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Listening to the porn girl interview now, it's about what I would have expected. I think the fellers made a mistake not introducing the "handler" at all - once you know she is a comedy podcaster herself, it makes thing a lot more comfortable to listen to. As it was, her voice just appeared out of nowhere and she isn't even named until 10 minutes in. Sure the interview goes on for far, far too long, but I don't know what else this 19 year-old idiot* could have brought to the table besides porn stories. I think a lot of the lovely reddit reaction is just young men conditioned to enter emergency shutdown once the p- word is ever mentioned. Privilege, not penis, I mean. * (disclaimer: we were all 19 year-old idiots)
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livingfruitvirus posted:Point being, Patrice is still dead and it sucks. My all-time favourite Patrice moment with dumb girls is when he started asking some Penthouse models to "name two chess pieces". Brilliant.
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Listening to the Greg Gutfeld interview at the moment. What is it about conservative humour that is always so deeply unfunny? It just always comes across as so brazenly and proudly hateful. A lot of what Greg (and Ant when he gets on a tear) says seems to boil down to "I think I would know if I was being racist / homophobic / a jerk". There's some sort of weird defensiveness when it comes to admitting your own ignorance.
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Mar 22, 2014 06:31
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There was some tweet by Ant recently about yearning for the days of when America had a "real president". The president he was referring to was George W. Bush.
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Apr 7, 2014 04:22
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JFC posted:Does anyone in this thread wish Fez would stay on the show at this point? As a newish listener to the show, I love Fez. Not as a co-host though - I love him in the same way that I loved Lady Di when she did that O&A internship. I can't get enough of him freaking out, making minor mistakes that Ron pounces on, panic live reading in silences, and being a general weirdo. Judging by this thread, though, I expect this affection to take a nose dive some time very soon.
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TheRationalRedditor posted:Yes, and it was great. He coined the phrase "the unaccepted white apology" for the revolting, hypocritical media sniveling that seems to be status quo these days. It is extremely good I think the fact that the segment was a steaming hunk of poo poo until CQ called in indicates the main problem the show has with discussing social issues: they grind the comedy train to a screeching halt. I don't mind these topics being discussed, but for the love of god throw in a joke or two while you're at it. The guys don't have a rounded understanding of the issues they're discussing and seem to enjoy relentlessly echoing their ignorance back and forth. If that's the case, then at least make it funny. Any time the other side has a say, it's usually in a news clip or a caller Ant can quickly shout over. Patrice was the greatest guy to be in studio for these discussions because, although he wasn't a professor on the issues either, he did have an alternate experience he could draw from and he was always hilarious.
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Apr 12, 2014 03:40
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Mad Doctor Cthulhu posted:Long story short: these segments always Fez up the show. They're one-sided, 110% right bits, and it's lazy radio. And the boys are better than that. For crying out loud, I'd rather see them do more TV show related stuff than this. Go back to Quincy, for crying out loud. I legit love the Quincy breaks, and Jimcy is some of the funniest stuff ever. I've listened to the spina bifida telethon bit many times. "I wanted to give my girlfriend assa bifida!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkVIPN664ZQ
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At the moment I'm listening to the April Fools' prank Ron & Fez pulled last year, where they played what was apparently a best of from 2008 in which Ron made a series of alarmingly accurate predictions about the future. It's hysterical. Quick Q for those who listened live: how soon into the bit did you realise it was a set-up? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYOVeFXdjUs
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Dip Facial posted:Ron on "Hot Eskimos": Ronny B really is one of the funniest guys on Earth. It took me a while to get into the rhythm of the show, but I'm glad I persevered.
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I will say that I enjoyed the moment during racism talk when Ant was singing 'Ebony & Ivory' over the top of the two callers arguing. Also, didn't see much mention here of Jimmy's Vice show. What are everyone's thoughts about it? I foresee a hell of a lot of blinking, bug eyeing and (in CQ's words) doing an imitation of an intellectual.
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I like the show a lot. It's unpredictable and occasionally profound. Plus it warms my heart to see ol' blinky on the screen from time to time. Also ol' blobby.
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May 6, 2014 12:56
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Paul Kersey posted:Anybody else think Super Show III was kind of a let down? Sandy Kane saved it. Doing things like making Bocchetti tap dance, Intern Oscar sing, etc., wasn't funny at all. I think the show could have been saved by making everyone do a stand up act instead of different (mostly visual) "talents". Not only would it be funny to see these weirdos try to act like comedians, but I get the feeling that someone like Sandy Kane would actually have a pretty genuinely funny act.
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onemillionzombies posted:Paul O's wife in studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6320hTpLh4 Gail O was a loving maniac. I love how Ron kept baiting her with questions about "little Regis". Paul O is one of my favorite people ever. He's such a weirdo, but seems strangely self-aware at the same time.
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TheRationalRedditor posted:he's not though, because: the entire "GAP" saga. Yeah but even then he later acknowledged that he was purposefully playing (or at least aware that he was playing) the whipping boy role during the Louis CK smack down. There's a huge difference between Paul O and your Bobos and Lady Dis is all I was getting at, which makes him so interesting and entertaining to listen to. edit: The Iris saga is great listening, for the person who was after long Ron & Fez clips. I literally had to turn the volume down to zero during Iris' conversation with the Chinese-American author, it was that cringey. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXLxzjFhY8ch07AvT_WgZyHeHTCznbZ1P ozza fucked around with this message at 03:52 on May 22, 2014 |
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I agree about Norton's stand up. His act (in the specials at least, I've never seen him live) seems way too over-polished, and I can't stand his constant mugging to the audience. I can't remember which comedian it was, but someone once explained about the need for comedians to stay "within the energy of the bit". So if you're acting outraged and mad, don't break the illusion by grinning after you get a laugh. Norton never does this and it annoys the poo poo out of me.
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May 30, 2014 04:38
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To be fair, Todd was being a pretty awful guest up until that point. I don't blame Ron for trying to shake things up, even though it was a pretty weird choice of clip to riff on.
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The problem with Lady Di is you never know when you're going to strike gold, so the guys sometimes keep the conversation going far longer than necessary without anything funny happening. On the other hand, it's thanks to those conversations that we do get stuff like the heroin confession and the time the guys went silent and left her to her own devices (and Bill arguments). That squirrel attack while she was chugging on a Natty Ice was ridiculously hilarious.
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Niwrad posted:I know Opie considers himself a radio genius but doing 2+ hours watching videos that the audience can't see wasn't entertaining. I hated his response to that caller who said the show had gotten stale ("Well why don't you go and do your own show, then?") Also I'm generally annoyed with the phrase "to be honest widdya". Thus concludes the Opie venting for this week.
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Jun 10, 2014 10:02
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spudsbuckley posted:It would help if the bit was in any way even remotely funny. What on earth are you getting out of listening to Ron and Fez? If you hate Ronny B, there's no real point in listening. 95% of the show is his voice.
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AndrewP posted:I wonder if there's a little bit of hazing going on since Shelby got a great job on a national show straight out of college. But honestly I think he more or less treats Shelby pretty much how he treats Pepper, and both are great at rolling with the punches and don't take it personally. Fez is the guy who actually gets treated like poo poo - he can't really add anything at this point without being met with dead silence. During the shows from when Fez was recently in hospital, Ron was really a jerk to Shelby. He treated him like a Fez substitute, and not in a funny way - he would ignore Shelbo's comments and undermine his jokes. It was really mean. Although he still does that to Shelby since Fez came back, he's now more obviously just busting balls.
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Droopy Goines posted:Dan Soder slayed on O&A, the KFC segment was incredible. I loved the KFC bit. O&A seem to do really well when they've got a comedian guest in studio and spend a half hour concentrating on one weird news story. They do significantly less well when they've got no comedian guest and spent three hours concentrating on one political story.
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MONKET posted:Opie has the wit of a canned yam, but it's true that when he's not around the show doesn't really go anywhere. He's best at guiding the whole show along and taking in calls and he needs to focus on doing and performing more funny poo poo like when he smashed Sandy Kane's guitar. I recall someone called in at one point bashing Opie and Ant explained his role pretty well by comparing him to the rudder on a boat. Also "young son" / "young family". To poo poo briefly on another member of the staff, I had a good laff when Jimmy asked Erock if he ever felt in danger being in Italy. His fear of anywhere that isn't the United States is hilarious, especially considering he lives in NYC and thus spends every day in somewhere that isn't exactly in the safest city in the world.
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bunky posted:Don't worry everyone, Anthony will be safe because of hash tag activism! Justices for Anthony Cumia! AWWRITE?!
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I think the worst of it is over now, judging by the extremely limited shelf life of internet world scandals. It's already no longer 'news' in the sense of it being a new event, so I can't see any non-internet, non-trash mag outlets picking it up from here. Feel free to quote this three days in the future when CNN hosts a "CUMIA: DID HE GO TOO FAR?" prime time panel.
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Well I wasn't expecting that. Anthony's mom's box, I guess. edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSz16ngdsG0
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Well at least he went out on a high on air. Plugging "I Love Nick" by Sandy Kane. 20 years long, 20 years strong.
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Neodoomium posted:I would be more inclined to believe his firing is a result of the sum of his statements over a long period of time rather than this one incident. It just took this incident to open the floodgates of people banging on Sirius' door about him. Yeah. He might have slid if the news sites didn't get bombarded with a catalogue of Ant's greatest racist tirades from years past.
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Capt. Supermarket posted:The prospect of an Opie and Ron show makes no sense to me. Ron and Fez has always been a very different show, regardless of the friendship the two shows have had and the fact that they were on the same channel for years. Ron brings out the best in pretty much everyone on the air, but Opie sucks and at best I think Ron could pull out a couple decent shows before the novelty wore off completely. Yeah I think Ron absolutely has to own every room he's in, which leads to him relentlessly picking on his co-hosts, producers etc. If there's one thing I know about Opie, it's that he can't handle it when he becomes the butt of the joke. So a Ron + Opie combo would be doomed - they both would want to run the show, but Ronnie B always wins, and I don't think Opie has too much to offer aside from show running.
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Tomahawk posted:Any pics of the protest? I sincerely hope they actually showed up with signs with Howard stern in blackface. ...that'll show siriusxm.... According to my secret sources reddit, a total of 4 people showed up to protest.
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