At least he’s not a mean guy, like Jerry Lewis kicking rabbits on a film set, or anything like that. He tried to adapt (“retard” became slow person, “midget” to actor, etc), but his canon, comedically, is a shitty one. I think he discreetly tried to help Artie Lang, but he also was a passive agent in some deeply humiliating content related to gender, race, sex, ableism. He was chastising his wife about properly masking and socially distancing, eating too much sugar and being “pre-pre diabetic”.Īnd poor old Robin was crowing remotely, agreeing passionately as she has forever. I listened yesterday, for the first time in a long while. He might be reclusive because it’s possible that people blurt “hey fart man!” when they see him out and about. But he seems to get a pass for a lot of pretty racist and misogynist humor, and some really scatalogical content. He’s become strangely uninteresting himself, basically a run of the mill old neurotic guy. But it’s tough to listen to this older, wizened Stern fawning over other, more famous and interesting people. I think they’re all phoning it in, literally during this pandemic. Even Margaret Cho stopped that Schtick long ago.īack in school I used to enjoy listening to his KROC show for Fred Norris’ quick and clever sound effects (he’d play the theme from the Exorcist when Barbara Walters interviewed Ricky Martin, and a progressively loud “pastoral” instrumental over Robin’s news reporting, things like these). He is so fortunate for their longevity, but still mimics them and grouses about them like a kid but with progeria. But his impersonations of his elderly parents are beneath even his own dignity. I do admire his compassion for animals, though. He’s ok, but not ever actually funny like Larry David.
He’s kind of an inert presence, rambling about his painting and cats, hot (almost) model wife and his obsessive diet, journaling, things like that.
If it is even a fraction of the number implied in the NY Post, it’s still too much. I wonder if Howard’s deal is somehow less money than the amount “leaked” to media outlets. Her projects always seem to be delivered so painfully, like babies with clamp marks on their heads. She has tried acting, writing, even an embarrassingly amateurish vegan YouTube series. Her laugh sounds neurobehavioral, like a tick or nervous reaction. Poor old Robin Quivers hangs on, really sad and fawning, falsely jovial. He reminds me of the SNL skit the Chris Farley Show, when Farley would put his hands between his legs, roll forward and giggle nervously in the presence of celebrities. This present day Stern is a real toady and his interviews are embarrassingly fawning. I listen only on longer trips, and rarely. Sirius XM sent an offer so cheap it was virtual beggary, so I had the service turned back on in one of my cars.
The proof however is in the pudding, which is listeners, and this and only this is why Howard gets and will continue to the big bucks and mega star treatment from SiriusXM as long as he's willing to remain on the air. Thus they invent insane theories to support their delusions, i.e. They are so obsessed with their perspective that they can't accept that most people don't agree with them and actually love the show, and they also hate that Howard really doesn't care what they think. This will never be properly reflected in this thread or online comments because there is a very active online minority of haters and former listeners who feel betrayed by or disbelieve Howard's growth and evolution. Despite the numerous haters and online trolls, many of whom populate this thread, the great majority of listeners love Howard and the show and consider it a blessing that it is still on the air. He's a one of a kind, extremely talented and brilliant broadcaster, and the show remains great even with the studio closed for Covid. The reason SiriusXM signed and continues to pay Howard and his team huge bucks is because he is extremely successful and has millions of daily listeners on his channels. So according to this wack job, Sirius is willing to pay almost half a billion dollars for this? How would that possibly make sense ( this is a rhetorical question, although I do expect some sort of inane answer). Just for the sake of argument, assume this could happen. Let's put aside bashing the insane theory that Trump will soon "call into the show" and that Howard would support it, even though it's beyond ridiculous. This Trump on Howard troll is a complete nutcase.
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