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The Official Howard Stern Show Thread
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Maklershed
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I didn't hear it so I don't know for sure but I read that he called in on Tuesday.
Gary Whitta
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OMG DEBBIE THE AMAZING PET LADY
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haha. t-o-p-l-e-s-s. TOPLESSGary Whitta said:
aparisi2274
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Anyone watching Stern on Kimmel?
Its weird, cause Howard is in NYC, but they are making it like he is in LA on the set of the show...
Its weird, cause Howard is in NYC, but they are making it like he is in LA on the set of the show...
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aparisi2274 said:
I'm waiting for it on the west coast but it sounds...weird.
Maklershed
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried fired as voice of Aflac duck
http://www.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/03/14/georgia.aflac.duck/index.html?hpt=T2#
The Aflac duck lost its voice Monday after the insurance giant fired the comedian behind the commercial quack for tweeting jokes about the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated Japan.
The Columbus, Georgia-based company fired Gilbert Gottfried less than an hour after discovering the tweets, according to a news release from Aflac.
"Gilbert's recent comments about the crisis in Japan were lacking in humor and certainly do not represent the thoughts and feelings of anyone at Aflac," Michael Zunda, the company's senior vice president and chief marketing officer, said in a statement.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/03/14/georgia.aflac.duck/index.html?hpt=T2#
The Aflac duck lost its voice Monday after the insurance giant fired the comedian behind the commercial quack for tweeting jokes about the earthquake and tsunami that has devastated Japan.
The Columbus, Georgia-based company fired Gilbert Gottfried less than an hour after discovering the tweets, according to a news release from Aflac.
"Gilbert's recent comments about the crisis in Japan were lacking in humor and certainly do not represent the thoughts and feelings of anyone at Aflac," Michael Zunda, the company's senior vice president and chief marketing officer, said in a statement.
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I'm not condoning it but come on, this is what Gilbert does. This can't be news to Aflac.
Maklershed
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My thoughts exactly. I was thinking when I read the article "Haven't these people seen Dirty Jokes?" it has the most offensive, profane jokes ever.
Gary Whitta
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Awesome Sammy Hagar interview today!
Mineshaft_Gap
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This is the same guy who on the Howard Stern show... pretended he was molesting black children AS THE AFLAC DUCK!
Gilbert is my favorite comedian alive today. Aflac knew who he was when they hired him. This isn't the first time he's said something in poor taste.
Gilbert is my favorite comedian alive today. Aflac knew who he was when they hired him. This isn't the first time he's said something in poor taste.
Ducky_McGee said:
Seriously. This shit makes me angry.
Perhaps AFLAC should change their mascot to a fucking ostrich, cause their head has clearly been in the sand for a decade.
Get a life AFLAC, no one is buying your PC bullshit. Gottfried's act hasn't changed since the 80's.
Maklershed
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To most people that would be an insult but its literally true with Gilbert. "Back in my day we had these things called westerns."DJ_Tet said:
<3 Gilbert
JimtotheHum
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Gilbert apologized on twitter today for his jokes- I wasn't expecting him to do that.
Mineshaft_Gap
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I'm going to say it again.
GILBERT PRETENDED TO MOLEST CHILDREN AS THE AFLAC DUCK ON HOWARD STERN.
That didn't lose him the gig. Gilbert apologizing for a joke he made is like a dagger through my comedy heart.
GILBERT PRETENDED TO MOLEST CHILDREN AS THE AFLAC DUCK ON HOWARD STERN.
That didn't lose him the gig. Gilbert apologizing for a joke he made is like a dagger through my comedy heart.
Darko
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canoli2006
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Anyone read the RS article yet? I thought it was good. I've been listening for so long that I didn't really find anything new from it. I knew Howard struggles with his anger and constant need for approval and no big revelation on the situation with Artie. It's a family matter so that's why Howard doesn't say too much about it.
Gary Whitta
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They seriously need to make Debbie a regular.
Maklershed
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Ohhhh Debbie Debbie Debbie. You'll benefit oh so much.
Maklershed
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Good interview with Bill Murray. I wish Bill would've sounded more in to it but oh well. Interesting none the less.
(and yes I'm still quite a bit behind)
I did hear a tad bit of live show this weekend and can't wait to hear whatever this controversey is with Lisa G and Howard TV. Sounded good based on the wrap up show but I couldn't make out what exactly happened. All I know is Gange and Scott got shrapnel as well and I love hearing those two get in trouble.
(and yes I'm still quite a bit behind)
I did hear a tad bit of live show this weekend and can't wait to hear whatever this controversey is with Lisa G and Howard TV. Sounded good based on the wrap up show but I couldn't make out what exactly happened. All I know is Gange and Scott got shrapnel as well and I love hearing those two get in trouble.
Maklershed
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Yeah a little bit. He mentioned basically that he's had the script on his desk for awhile now but he just hasn't gotten around to it because its not high on his priorities right now. (sounded like he wasn't into doing another one)
At least Howard finally admitted he's cutting back to 3 days week in a couple of months.
And now, he's also SUING SiriusXM lol.
http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/22/howard-stern-lawsuit-sirius-xm-radio-stock-performanced-based/
And now, he's also SUING SiriusXM lol.
http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/22/howard-stern-lawsuit-sirius-xm-radio-stock-performanced-based/
Gary Whitta
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Ugh, did he confirm 3-day weeks on the show today? What extra day is he cutting out?
Van Owen said:
Oh, you're one of those people. Ugh, so annoying. I knew someone like you when I was in high school and Howard released Private Parts. Same stupid comments over and over, when meanwhile the show on Sirius are the best years. I've heard it every time his career has any sort of change like leaving NBC, writing books, Billy leaving, movie, divorce, Jackie leaving, Artie, etc etc etc.
I don't listen to Howard anymore, but his latest contract really should have been 5 1-hour days. His first hour of the show is as good as any other content out there and he could do it with much less overhead.
I just don't think his ego would allow him to take such a drastic paycut.
I just don't think his ego would allow him to take such a drastic paycut.
Van Owen said:
Well, now you're just wrong. It's more like the krock days now with just Howard and Robin. So I assume you think the best years were when Jackie was still around, but say that it sucks when it's just Howard and Robin on the mic. Jackie didn't talk all that often during the day to day show at all. He used to have to lean over to use a mic because his was hardly ever on.
Well, Jackie wrote better jokes than Benjy and was the only one to ever call Howard out on his shit which kept things interesting. And Howard is a lot different than he was back then. Now he's going through the motions to get done by 10 and Robin is there to agree with anything he says.
The best days were with Billy West though.
The best days were with Billy West though.
Van Owen said:
Before the new contract, so less than 3 month ago, the show ran until 11 regularly, and usually longer. And they give Robin more shit than ever because of all her green drinks, enemas, wines, and travel. Sooo, go back to SFN and take all those whining bullshit reasons with you.
Or, its all opinion, and both of us are right..or wrong.
nolookjones
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ToxicAdam said:
+100 im also really pissed off that he wont get artie back or replace him...
oh an the jackie years were terrible...
are you a new howard stern listener? how can you possibly say they were terrible.nolookjones said:
i didn't like jackie on the show because of his opinions but the jokes he wrote for howard and other material he helped write. although it was nice having somebody there that would bust howards balls. all they do now on the show is kiss each others asses. jason and occasionally sal are the only ones who tell people the truth.nocode said:
Gary Whitta
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It sucks for fans that Howard will be cutting his time back but the guy is nearing retirement age and even with the reduced schedule he will still be producing more quality original content every week than most people in entertainment. Plus he doesn't owe us anything, he's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants.
As for Jackie I was never really a fan of his material but I feel like his presence on the show was (and continues to be) priceless if only because it's hilarious to hear Howard mock him in that faux high-pitch Jackie voice.
As for Jackie I was never really a fan of his material but I feel like his presence on the show was (and continues to be) priceless if only because it's hilarious to hear Howard mock him in that faux high-pitch Jackie voice.
i agree but i wish he didn't cut the wrap up show down to an hour or even less sometimes. i'll be honest i sometimes want howard to rush through the news so the wrap up show can get started. i think its become a good show and its at its best when they are just goofing around and talking about other topics other than howard or the show.Gary Whitta said:
And whatever you think of Jackie, he did revel in stirring things up to pretty humorous ends.Gary Whitta said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFodl2MunAE
As much as I've enjoyed the Sirius years, you don't get moments like this anymore, outside of perhaps Artie attacking Teddy.
Yep. The Channel 9 show era was also particularly good, so were the early syndication days when he was only on in NY, DC, and Philly.Van Owen said:
Jackie was a great writer. A lot of people don't realize that he used to feed Howard lines over a rudimentary IM type system, it's why his wit fell off after Jackie left.
The problem with the Sirius era is that he just doesn't reach the audience he used to, so really big name stars don't feel a need to subject themselves to his interviews for the sheer publicity of it. It was so awesome when celebrities were basically required to go into the lion's den when they had a big movie/album/show coming out, now that his audience is smaller he doesn't have that pull.
Salmonax said:
Oh man, Jackie really was great as well. I still love the Sirius years the best though.
Teddman said:
For all the endless Joan rivers and Lisa Lampanelli interviews there are Bill Murray, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Billy Joel and Francis Ford Coppola to make up for it. And how many listeners does he have exactly? Sirius is over 20 million, so how do you figure he has no listeners? Lets assume half of those people listen to Howard. Thats more than five times the audience of the most popular talk show hosts on tv. And Howard does a 4 hour show every day.
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