So Howard Stern is having his last day on regular radio today and have a parade and all that great crap. Big deal. For those not in the know, and well you should be, the real entertainment value on satellite radio is on XM. “Shock jocks” Opie and Anthony have been kicking out the jams for over a year now over on the XM network (they’ve had an illustrious radio history pre-XM as well, which you can read about on their site). Their show is hilarious, and has the feeling of hanging out with a few of your best pals and having a good time. Howard Stern, on the other hand, has ceased to be funny for years now, and all this media hype is all for nothing. Sirius has lagged behind in the satellite radio biz since its inception, and there’s no way this is going to make that much difference, especially when they have to foot a $500 million invoice for Hoo-Hoo.
The other day on O&A, Anthony said it best. Strippers on the radio stink like shit on ice. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been channel surfing and every time I’ve gone by Howard’s show on E! he’s had another stupid bimbo talking about her tits and wanting to know if she’s hot enough to be a centerfold for Playboy. Who the hell cares? Howard’s only other shtick is to talk about his lack of penis length and oh boy, isn’t that side splitting comedy right there? Hardly. His crew are a drag, his guests are never interesting, and having the big idea to weigh some guy on the show’s bowel movement is about as retarded as any radio – satellite or regular – as it can get.
So if you need to make a decision, go with O&A. Li’l Jimmy Norton’s there, Stalker Patti, Big A, Rich Vos, Bill Burr, Patrice O’Neal, and plenty of others that have the funniest four hours of radio on the planet. And if that’s not enough, you also get Ron and Fez on right after ’em. God bless XM. God bless O&A. Howie can keep on measuring his penis and other peoples’ crap and try to come up with half a billion dollars’ worth of funny. This dude’s allegiance lies where it’s at, however.
