Did Howard Become Imus?

[@alz.7716]

The difference is that Don Imus never betrayed his audience.

[@Cruiserweight190]

YES!!!

[@fuinrock8346]

I think Chevy Chase's show would have lasted12 weeks instead of 7 if Stern hadn't been up his ass. Truly awful.

[@watchscentsny-2150]

Quack Quack.

[@mindslaw4961]

@@leahcimolrac1477 haaaaamburger

[@muttsnuts5849]

I think when Imus was pandering to Al Sharpton of all people, showed some things.

[@larryd9549]

I worked in NYC 1989-1996, and I listened to Howard and bought the tapes. He's exactly what he used to rail about. He's the definition of SELL OUT.

[@Valkonnen]

It's because people DO change as they get older. When you realize that you spent most of your life building this thing, and have no time to really live a life because of it, things get put into perspective. I also think that he needed to change his image. This was a guy who regularly said "Fag" and "Retard" and was Pro-Abortion. But he wasn't pro abortion because of the women. He admitted that he was for abortion because it got rid of unwanted Black Children who would later commit crimes and ruin society if they lived. To today's overly sensitive sensibilities, a man like Howard could be hurt badly by being like he used to.

[@jerryjeromehawkins1712]

The King of All Hypocrites.

[@louskunt2641]

That's just like, your opinion dude

[@wowthatsbrutal]

@@louskunt2641deep reply tbh. Cudos.

[@I_Hit_and_Run]

Old stuff is hilarious, non pc. Society became too soft, his show is for white, woke liberals now

[@Rotary_Phone]

I think Howard would have sold out a lot earlier if not for Artie, especially when he went to Sirius. Artie was the glue that held the remnants of the Golden era of the Stern show together. Howard was definitely showing signs of what he would eventually become back in the early sirius years.

[@christianvoorhees69]

Howard is the epitome of selling out. Spent his entire career hiding behind free speech while perpetrating the media agenda. He's the nerd, playing victim while bullying other nerds, all along screaming how he's different. Good to see people are starting to see it

[@lukelemaster1705]

Yes, Howard became the person he most despised.

[@recentlybeheaded]

He’s also become one of the people I most despise.

[@LissaBroyles]

Correction. He became one of the people he pretended to despise in order to build his brand. He's always been a hack fraud.

[@fixedgearfever69]

Funny thing is at least we now know Imus was real and Howard was BS.

[@floorguys0150]

or finally showed he was a fraud all along

[@geneanthony3421]

Think Howard knew who he was inside. Same way when he shits on Trump's fanbase for supporting him he's really projecting how he viewed his own audience.

[@kevinjohnson7300]

People need to send this to Howard on a daily basis. Every day nonstop

[@m.asquino7403]

Howie knows he doesn’t give a rats ass

[@timothymoynihan8063]

Howard Stern died the day he stopped having Gilbert Gottfried on his show.

[@mikehuntiches6276]

I think it was a perfect storm of his wife, daughters, and Marci Turk

[@SerenityNow331]

Yeah. I never believed the cupcake incident was the reason why he was banned. It was Howard and Marci Turk cleaning house. They were just looking for the perfect excuse. After all, the "cool kids" do not like the likes of Gilbert, Artie, etc... They gave Howard an ultimatum. It's either us or your (former) friends and Howard made his choice.

[@NPCMii]

His show died the day Artie left.

[@MuckyPup115]

That was just a symptom of the disease festering below the surface.

[@nickgeorgiou7770]

He became EXACTLY the person he made fun of. Hamptons Howard is a perfect name for him.

[@nickgeorgiou7770]

@Jarvz Kanxcell did he not have success b4 changing his format? Dummy

[@nickgeorgiou7770]

@Jarvz Kanxcell his betrayal of his fans of 20 plus years makes me a commie? I don’t think so

[@michaelfrazia4569]

Howard has finally been allowed at the table in the high school cafeteria he always longed to be at...the popular kids. he would unleash vitriol on them till he was accepted in the click...now he has morphed into them and lost all punk cred . he is now remade as the person he hated. he is worse than imus because it was premeditated

[@toh6261]

I can see him and Bernie Sanders giving furtive looks to each other, hoping the cool kids won't destroy them outright once they get a good look at em.

[@imapleb4956]

Clique*

[@michaelfrazia4569]

@@imapleb4956🗡🗡🗡...blow me...or is it blough me

[@pussydestroyer87]

Let's be honest, Anthony wanted the same and his real issue here is that he didn't get it.

[@MrHoliday2usir]

He's now the guy from can't buy me love.

[@frangipanboo]

Howard passed Imus and went straight into the arms of liberal Hollywood. He sucks now.

[@thethomasj1795]

At the fork in the road, he took a hard left.

[@nostalgianotes-]

No one said he was conservative dummy they just pointed out that he became a full blown libtard boot licker & celebrity ass lapper.

[@harveyweinstein8937]

Endorsing hillary clinton is when I gave up. I was a truckdriver and I was in a truck 70 hours a week and stlll couldn't bring myself to pay 6 extra dollars a month to have howard on my Sirius.

[@brandytorres8519]

@Jarvz Kanxcell yep those were the days

[@Penoatle]

Now? He was always bad.

[@PUTUPSHUTUPSTANDUP]

You guys were the only radio guys who battled Howard and beat him at his own game! all I have to say is WOW!

[@ryanackley5242]

I don't think they "beat" him lol. Howard invented the game but the game has passed him by Yes.

[@trugrit7210]

@@ryanackley5242 They broke him when they made fun of his daughter. He would go after other people's kids but when they went after his adult daughter he fell apart.

[@veedee4860]

I see what you did there.

[@veedee4860]

@@leahcimolrac1477 it’s funny still seeing beat up work vans rolling around with WOW stickers.

[@QFSAviation]

@@veedee4860 I haven’t seen a WOW sticker on a car in years. When have you last seen one lol I need to visit this neighborhood!

[@user-jl7sl2xh4q]

Hollywood Howie just wants to be besties with Ellen

[@bmcshane80]

He likes her dancing....

[@alexgall8785]

Mission accomplished

[@libertydrive4388]

Howard's makeover also meant banning comic geniuses like Gilbert Gottfried from the show. Brilliant move. Gilbert rocked on that show.

[@EpinephrineFM]

That's goo fa you but no goo fa me

[@muttsnuts5849]

Gilbert "the gut buster" Gottfried

[@fja4916]

Wow. I had no idea. Obviously I haven’t listened in a long time, but still... can’t believe it. Gilbert ALWAYS killed on Howard’s show.

[@libertydrive4388]

​@@fja4916 Apparently Howard hired some feminist as his senior producer. Her agenda included running off all the guests that made the show great. And Howard thought it was a great idea.

[@fja4916]

@@libertydrive4388 I guess he secured enough money, from Sirius, that he doesn’t care about ratings anymore. Sellout? 🤔

[@DC-lu3ii]

The true end was when Artie left

[@Cakegolem]

Agreed- admittedly, I hung on a wee bit past that point but cancelled my Sirius account when Eric the Acting Midget's death was announced.

[@exitscreaming]

Yepp

[@BSME2010]

Correct. Artie was the show's last connection to its fans.

[@bretmellon7]

That is the truth brother

[@gunkmasterflex942]

i guess you could say the same with both Howard and Ant lmao! cause this show isn't good anymore.

[@muddywood]

Imus was actually smart/wise. He learned from his mistakes. Howard hasn’t.

[@InfestedScapegoat]

Anthony is on fire lately. I am glad he found a good co-host with Dave.

[@ralphhoskins2115]

Yes!!! Him and Dave are amazing!!! By far my favorite show!!

[@InfestedScapegoat]

@S B Don't tell me that...

[@Nellsbells79]

Dave Is going to be on Crowder, I didn’t hear that he was leaving Anthony though

[@charles67198]

@@leahcimolrac1477 you talkin bout saianz?

[@crumbum1167]

Yea I was convinced to subscribe for a year after watching hours of clips. He really is on fire as of late, never been funnier and more honest.

[@furmissile]

My opinion of Howard has been turned completely on its head. I would never have believed how unlikable he'd become if you told me 20 years ago.

[@rjb5910]

Never thought I'd see the day, but indeed its happened.. as a life long listener what a let down. Hard pill to swallow

[@furmissile]

@@Ryan-mq2mi When Nick gets elected president, we'll change this.

[@maxpuppy96]

He who laughs last laughs the loudest. Anthony is totally enjoying this and so am I.

[@manifestgtr]

I agree with Jackie’s departure being the beginning of the end. As much as Stern would NEVER admit it, Jackie was absolutely crucial to that show. He was the tastemaker as far as humor went and his inhuman laugh punctuated (his own) jokes in a way that was perfectly digestible for the average listener

[@elmonano7815]

Whenever Jackie would howl or bark it was because he wrote whatever funny thing Howard just said.

[@kerpal321]

you could tell because he would try to laugh extra hard at his own joke

[@elmonano7815]

@@kerpal321 Exactly. That's how Jackie marked out his territory. Artie is a better stand-up than Jackie, but overall I think the show was better during the Jackie years.

[@nurgle333]

Lol, he? Let me in on the joke

[@shaneb8254]

@@elmonano7815 That's not saying much because Artie wasn't a great standup either. His audience was mostly Stern show fans. Christ Sal could sell tickets because of the show and Sal is no standup Comedian.

[@drmattathias]

@@nurgle333 It's not a joke, it's a commonly used pronoun.

[@Higgins8]

Howard became worse than Imus.

[@gunkmasterflex942]

ant is right behind howard what are you talking about lmao hahahahaha

[@roryjohnston6567]

@@gunkmasterflex942 how do you figure? Ant didnt sell out and alienate his fanbase to curry favor and to hob knob with A list celebs

[@smudgeeee6259]

@@gunkmasterflex942 you make zero sense

[@numberonepun6969]

And that is exactly why Patrice didn't want to sell out. If you sell out once, it becomes more and more easy to keep doing it until you turn into what you hate like Howard has. Sadly the PC police have neutered good radio personalities by going after sponsors if they feel offended by something the personality says. The same will happen to the big Podcasts in time too. I think Ant has the right Idea by creating his own company with his own money and can tell them to fuck off if they try to do the same to him. Of course, I have NO Idea if he's making or losing money since he started it but the concept is great. I hope when he moves he keeps doing this. We'll see. Thanks for reading my rant lol

[@bigbrytunney8753]

funny reading this after all the Rogan shit that went down a month ago. Howard has pretty much joined forces with the same type of people who wanted him shut down 30 years ago. I understand not wanting to do dick jokes and shock jock humor when you're 60+ years old, but his show has become the radio version of "Ellen"

[@shawn576]

That Howard rant about his future self was brutal. I guess it's true that we eventually live long enough to become the person we hate.

[@josephworthfiftiesguy]

i started to hate howard in the late 90,s when he started saying he invented EVERYTHING, AND NOBODY ELSE WAS FUNNY--and now of course he has become his own yenta

[@charlesdarwin7253]

Anthony is like a fine wine, he gets even funnier and more enjoyable with age. Love ya love the show.

[@HankBukowski]

Dave is like wine after oxygen invaded the space.

[@charlesdarwin7253]

@@HankBukowski Don't you talk like that about my David!

[@matthewbutt2340]

I have to say that this is not true!

[@andysalter7192]

@@charlesdarwin7253 " you'd all be dead if it wasn't for my David !!"

[@have_a_good_day420]

@@HankBukowski Dave Landau is really funny. You just need to see more of his stuff.

[@johnsradios484]

Howard became everything that he raged against!

[@ceogroundwork4967]

Jackie, was the real genius behind the throne!

[@smf5190]

Jackie laughing in the background and Fred playing the sound effects is the greatest thing EVER!! That show from the nineties will never be replicated by any other form of entertainment.

[@cultfilmvideo6936]

Imus: starts a charity for kids. Stern: lets everyone around him die of cancer.

[@cuts240]

Stern is not a “decent “ man - based upon revelations -- he is a shitty boss , and no one’s friend

[@fudgenugget8875]

@@cuts240 He's a Jew.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

Not one cent is leaving his bankcount

[@VOLCAL]

THE DIFFERENCE IS HOWARD HAD ILLEGAL STUFF ON HIS SHOW....IF YOU GUYS WATCHED HIS EARLIER SHOWS HE EVEN HAD A GROWN MAN TALK ABOUT HOW HE GOT A BLW JOB FROM SOME KID....THIS IS WHY HE CHANGED...CAUSE SOME OF HIS STUFF COULD MAYBE BE PROSECUTABLE....

[@mikepastor.k6233]

@@VOLCAL he made his zillions and proceeded to go into a shell. Yes, to protect his means. He is a paranoid nut case who needs therapy every day. Being a woke bloke is the best possible way to go to secure his fortune.

[@scottsteel4230]

That is NUTS. That is LITERALLY, Howard talking about himself.

[@jimantonellis8653]

Boy- This video nails the shell of a person that Howard is today. Great job!

[@corrodosoprano9667]

All Howard needs is a cowboy hat and a coffin.

[@nicholasgleason703]

Howard never had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@fuinrock8346]

Small hands thats his problem.

[@mattwalsh9550]

Go get some ice cream Uncle Juinor

[@BOBBYSOX86]

Hopalong Howie

[@eljefemaximo5420]

Moby worm is coming to get Howard. Rev. Billy Sol Hargis coming up at 6 o'clock. Wnnnnnnbc

[@salvagemonster3612]

Brilliant video exposing Howard for what he really is.

[@franklloyd4213]

Howard Stern show was at its best when He had Jackie and Billy West.

[@smf5190]

So true. Hands down the best entertainment ever in any market

[@32INCHSTRIPER]

Classic humor.

[@NoineNoineNoine]

correct.

[@nephilimshammer9567]

Jackie sucked he was a drunk

[@snoopytoetag9556]

The difference is that I never lost respect for Imus

[@vwalsh63]

Imus regularly referred to howard as "that punk".

[@mwg911hk]

Howard didn't even know that all those years back he would have made one of those prophetic statements about his future life. Too funny.

[@SemperSalam]

And here we have Ant still putting out quality content decades later.

[@eljefemaximo5420]

Howard didn't become Imus. He became Ryan Seacrest

[@Doncarpenterradio]

Yet, here we are 35 years later, and John DeBella is still on the radio in Philly.

[@VercumPraeses]

Can’t stand Howard Stern now. He should just retire and go on his way already

[@exterminateparasites3185]

Howard loves money too much.

[@KamalasVACANTwomb]

@@exterminateparasites3185 his peoples usually do

[@KamalasVACANTwomb]

@Jarvz Kanxcell money is more important than selling out to some , like you liberals

[@exterminateparasites3185]

@Jarvz Kanxcell How does me conveying a fact make me a communist?Dumb fuck,I'm nothing like a communist.You should put more thought into your comments before typing them.

[@reillyobrien4372]

Ari Shaffir was right about Stern on every level.

[@seamusnaylor4911]

What did he say

[@cultfilmvideo6936]

@@seamusnaylor4911 said he was washed-up and out-of-touch after Howie said podcasts are for people that can't get a radio show and nobody wants to do them. Meanwhile, Adam Carolla, Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick (Nerdist), Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, and Cumtown all surpassed him in relevancy.

[@freeecountryy]

@@cultfilmvideo6936 Cuntown? It averages a couple thousand views an episode on KZbin. They don't belong in the same sentence as the others.

[@scottbaylo]

The stern clip is literally the greatest clip ever!

[@guyhandsome43]

Ant: quick Floretine impression Me: Oh yeah, Ant's brilliant

[@christophermeehan984]

Howard made his name knocking the celebrities who rejected him unfortunately what he always wanted was to be accepted by them and ultimately be one of them. That's when I stopped listening.

[@AJ-HawksToxicFinger]

That video was amazing, well done to the people who put it all together.

[@hankmoody2496]

Stern show died after Artie left

[@codyconway5353]

100%.

[@jindoe3971]

To me was when Jackie left

[@seamusnaylor4911]

No it started after the divorce then he married the Hollywood hang on/or model Beth that’s when the liberal crap started

[@anzalone138]

Not really his fault Artie left since he was a junkie coke and heroin addict as the time

[@GeoffreyBronson]

I agree that the divorce was a huge element to why his show changed, I loved the stories of him complaining about his marriage.

[@billyc7238]

The show tanked when Jackie's stint was over, throw in Howards divorce, and then it really went south.

[@SphericaI]

I think Artie carried the show on his back until he spiraled into despair. The fact is, people get old and can’t be what they used to be.

[@kyanrinel5898]

@@SphericaI and wackpackers like ETM, Bigfoot and Riley Martin.

[@bcanfield1860]

The Jackie years were the best. Jackie made Howard funny. When he left, Howard lost his mojo. He had the great luck/fortune to find Artie, who then carried the show until 2010. It’s been all downhill since. And the tension between Howard and Artie really only came to light in the last few years as Arties fame and heroin addiction increased.

[@deejaye2647]

🎯🎯🎯

[@GlenSharp-g4x]

Anthony nailed the history of this ! Excellent !

[@BLUEDELUCA]

I think Ant is correct, once he got that divorce it was a slow peel back to the realization that Howard was full of shit. He was huge for me and I turned and refused to read about him or listen to him.

[@1KeithEsq]

Amazing that Howie could describe himself so well.

[@powerofthetime]

love you Anthony thanks for posting more clips to YT for all us paupers

[@wheelinthesky300]

On a professional level, Imus was a Shock Jock trailblazer who influenced Howard. Imus successfully transitioned his show toward politics in the 1990s. Howard transitioned his show to a Morning Zoo. Opie, Anthony, and Jimmy by the mid-2000s had equaled and in some ways exceeded Howard at his peak.

[@Porkcfish]

I remember Imus being a VJ on VH-1 when it debuted.

[@adamgoldsteintv]

I was just thinking the other day how he is all the things he accused Jay Leno of being but I’m sure that Imus comparison would insult him more.

[@jockoadams3377]

Agreed. I never thought Jay was particularly funny. But he seems to be legitimately a decent guy who never let his success and money turn him into an asshole. The jealousy must've driven Howard crazy.

[@ALIAN18]

Jay Leno’s standup is probably still funny. Like if you saw him in Vegas or something.

[@EAST84100]

@@ALIAN18 I read stuff by people who never liked Leno on the Tonight show that he was still hilarious in comedy clubs.

[@yankquinn9992]

That clip is from 99/00, I remember that rant... I was skipping college and smoking weed in my cousins trick at the time... thought this was extra harsh, and he was projecting... fast forward 20yrs later and boom

[@billybutcher8144]

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

[@GlenSharp-g4x]

Robin was a great compliment to him

[@Rotary_Phone]

I think the only thing that saved Jackie after he left Stern was I believe he was probably very good with managing his money. They always said Jackie was cheap, plus he still did gigs. I always liked Jackie. For some reason I read a lot of venomous comments towards Jackie, and I never got it.

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

Towards the end of terrestrial radio and the first few years of Sirius, Howard sort of transitioned into the “straight man” host in some ways where he didn’t have to be funny every moment and he was able to be the ring leader with a lot of people around him providing the content - Sal’s antics and the emotional friend stuff, everything involving Artie, the news team, staff fights, a newfound exposure to adult content due to not being censored, etc. It worked during that era, but he’s become less and less relatable over time and the last straw for people was all of the small “PC” type of changes made to the show with the refusal to admit it or be transparent about it. Eventually, he started admitting it by calling it “maturity” and being happy with life, which is partially true, but it doesn’t cover the entire story. Many of his opinions changed out of nowhere, he banned and stopped communicating with certain people who visited the show for years, he uses his A list celebrity interviews as a major part of the show instead of a separate series/venture, he goes on press tours and these journalists and tv hosts congratulate him on his maturity while he basically apologizes for his older persona, and honestly...it seems like he shames his audience for having listened to and enjoyed old school Howard Stern. There’s no denying that towards the end of his career after having made all of his money and being set, he chose to join the A list crowd that he railed against for decades. It tells people that he secretly always wanted to be there because he’s embracing it at this late stage in his career when he doesn’t need it.

[@timthatshim8037]

I love this! And you know Howard's staff is going to see this and try to keep it from him hahaha

[@Meester_Smeeth]

Pulling up the ladder behind him. Just like Borat. There is something else that they have in common but I just can't place it.

[@Chet73]

Absolutely Yes

[@davidthieroff9452]

Stern has admitted the "big bird" comment came from Journey's Steve Perry. He actually got along with the Detroit DJ on before him. Just changed it for the movie.

[@johnegan3413]

I remember, and I lived through every second of what you're talkin about. You are 100% spot on.

[@Karrotdiff]

I grew up listening to Howard through the years, I never listened to Oand A because I knew Howard hated them boy I wish I could go back in time ! Artie was the best part of that show!

[@kevinjohnson7300]

You can listen to 100s of hours of O and A here on KZbin, I recommend listening to the videos that have Patrice O'Neal

[@Karrotdiff]

@@kevinjohnson7300 thank you, I have listened to many hrs on here, Patrice was the best we need him now more than ever!

[@recentlybeheaded]

One of my favorite Howard/Jackie arguments was over plugging that Miami hotel. “The Cordova Hotel, in beautiful Miami!”

[@Sshooter444]

The liberal version of Imus, yes!

[@jimlaregina]

Not only that, Howard became Ben Stern, all self-important and serious. Fans watching this probably saw the video of Howard telling his staff to make up Internet identities to help the show. I was waiting for him to say, "Shut up! Sit down!" I did not follow the Howard Stern Show to subscription radio so I missed the great decline but hope there is a fan who kept a diary. What was the turning point? Howard's marriage to Beth? America's Got Talent? Marci Turk?

[@ae86takumi]

Beth was the catalyst to the end. She changed him and once he had the opportunity to change his image in AGT , he took it and never looked back

[@edsimolin5383]

There are 4 distinct points of the end of Stern. First was his separation/divorce, Jackie leaving, the move to Sirius and finally Artie leaving. The show from 2010-now is unlistenable and unrelatable to real Stern fans that listened during the golden era of 1986-1996. The first sign of the slow descent was when he was doing the movie and went Hollywood and was slowly starting to be respected by the media and Hollywood. I stopped listening faithfully around 1999. I felt it was just getting boring and that time and there was nothing left for him to prove any longer. There were a few good moments from that point on, but they were few and far between. He has become unfunny, boring, irrelevant and anything but edgy. No one in 2023 is saying "did you hear what Howard said this morning" that was a catch phrase in 1993.

[@shineoncrazydiamond3916]

Didn’t even have to view the video to answer an astounding YES!

[@georgem3240]

Howard is a brilliant salesman. If he never went into radio, that’s most likely what he would have become. The guy can (or could) talk anyone into just about anything. He’s stayed too long though. Now he’s a frightened old man afraid to leave his house because of covid.

[@jpalexander292]

I remember a friend of mine hooked up Sterns workout equipment back in the 80s and he came back to us and said Stern broke his heart. He said he was nothing like how he is in the radio and he was not funny not nice and all business. He said he was dismissive and told my friend his show is his show and it at all how he is. With Cumia what you see is what you get but Stern is just like Chevy Chase in they could do funny but it’s a character. They found out what works and they do that but it’s not genuine to who they are.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Chevy still hasn't gone all woke, so he deserves respect for that.

[@ErnestGoesToMadeas]

Sorry Boomers but Howard was at his peak with Artie and they first moved to satellite. When Artie left the show went to SJW shit.

[@llg3pe]

Jackie was David Lee Roth. Artie was Sammy Hagar. Everything since has been Gary Cherone.

[@SS-th9wz]

Stern has become the joke we all used to laugh at. He takes himself so seriously and thinks he’s better than the common man.

[@eerslink5498]

Howard talking about Imus is stunning. Just proves how much self awareness he actually has.

[@mrmurphy172]

Worse. Imus never played with puppets for a show.

[@bigpauly6800]

Billy West was always made me laugh on HS

[@NightMedicine]

I like the show with this co-host guy. They have a great dynamic and he's really funny.

[@rageforthemachine]

Howard's fall goes way back. Pretty much right after the divorce. I stopped listening completely in the mid-2000's even before Sirius. By that time the show had become an hour of him talking about his weekend in the Hamptons; an hour and a half of him complaining about Bush; an hour of Howard talking about the 93 "projects" he was working on; a call from Shuli gushing about how Beth is the most beautiful woman in the world; and then Howard rushing through the news because he had a bunch of meetings to go to.

[@ZumaDogg]

The issue isn't Howie's lifestyle (getting divorced and marrying a younger woman); but how he flipped so hard politically/socially. Ex) Going from disliking Ellen to LOVING her. And, all the other ass kissing of things he used to loath. But, yeah...that video is hilariously and pathetically ironic.

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

It was a bad combination of 1. Becoming less relatable, 2. Losing a bunch of people who had become foundations of the show, 3. The show becoming way too safe and PC in certain ways and Stern refusing to fully acknowledge the new direction, and 4. Finding out that he secretly wanted to join the A list celeb world and finally getting there this late in the game and still trying to earn their acceptance which is not what his core audience wanted or expected. And now he goes on TV and hosts of daytime talk shows congratulate him on his “maturity” and he apologizes for the past and basically shames people for having enjoyed it back in the day.

[@natalieps2387]

The show was at its peak in 95. It was so fast moving he had couple guests bits they really passed the ball around omg they had the great billy west & Jackie writing on the fly Jackies writing. Then like dominoes things started changing. The movie talk was a turn off for people bc it was oversaturated. Billy left bc they paid him nothing & the john krisfaluski ambush just pushed billy over the edge. Then he announces his divorce & starts " his mad tear days " then it was all beth & how hot she is. Then jackie was gone it really was the end of this juggernaut. I know people love artie but I found his stories the first time good but then they got repetitive & artie was lying a lot than the heroin reveal & things got so dark. 80% of the content was artie. Artie is gone & howard decides not to put another comedian in the room which they really needed. Then Howard started star f ' ing & having in every person he hammered & the butt kissing. The show today is so bad. Howard is only there as little as possible bc hes dont but he needs to be there for his 3 days a week bc his ego needs to be fed. The recent ny post article was so spot on. Esp how all along he wanted to be friends w/ celebs. He was the one guy & show that would rag on the overblown egos of celebrities. That video was great bc he did become imus but only worse. Also imus stayed the same guy. Howard didnt.

[@zufgh]

Imus was still funny as an old guy. Stern hasn't been funny since around 2010. And even that is probably being a little generous.

[@muttsnuts5849]

He should have retired and let it o Artie and the crew in 2010

[@wes11bravo]

One of the things on Howard's show I loved was when he'd play interview soundbites of celebrities as they revealed what pretentious, disassociated, and irredeemable douchebags they were. Now he's friends with all of them. He's a boring old fart now.

[@customerservice9710]

Hasn’t been funny since 1995

[@greatestthe5959]

Feeling spoiled with all the content! Loving it! Many Thanks to the Compound 👏

[@hansjuker8296]

Don Imus wasn't a closeted homosexual.

[@jackgrattan1447]

Exactly.

[@kyanrinel5898]

Lol

[@anthonyr829]

Its great to hear Anthony's appreciation for Howie being that O&A had such a rivalry for years. Howard was king from 88-07. Artie leaving was the beginning of the end

[@mitchelll3879]

Howard was king in HIS mind..he was never funny, everyone in the heartland despised and hated him because was so unfunny

[@kevinjohnson7300]

@@mitchelll3879 well.... at one point he was very famous... but so what... no one likes him now for sure

[@mrwritestuff1]

@@mitchelll3879 Howard wasn’t funny himself, but he was smart enough to surround himself with hilarious people like Artie, Billy West, Jackie Martling, etc. who created funny stuff around him.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

​@@mrwritestuff1 he was a good b.s snake salesman and gift of gabber. And a good charmer but naturally funny. Nah.

[@beardedcracker235]

It started with him liking Ellen's dancing and ended with him throwing softballs and Hillary Clinton

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Yep. Wasn't that a disgusting display?

[@beardedcracker235]

I wanted to reach threw the radio and fucking choke him. I miss all the funny the fucking with people so hard they broke down. And when did it stop being ok to call someone a fag.

[@Patrick_B687-3]

Hilarious, and hats off to whoever put that together.

[@fouronesix8294]

Howard talking about Imus is fucking painful! Goddamn that was hypocritical

[@MikeCee7]

I didn’t renew my SiriusXM subscription. Too much of the show, was Howard having staffers life stories. Example Boring stories of JD vacations or Cincinnati station. and Boring stories of other staff member life incidents.

[@jamesdurham6548]

Howie's present wife has done to him, what Yoko Ono did to John Lennon. She carries his balls in her purse.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Anthony, I heard Soder and Oakerson are looking for a new home. Bring The Bonfire to your network! It's one of the best shows now.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@elon_bust Oh, well... glad they'll be around either way.

[@TheChadTI]

Ant is 100% right about losing the fans post private parts, he was no longer one of "us" His listeners would have done almost anything for him before that. Also that synched Howie/Imus video is fucking world beating.

[@whateveritwasitis]

dont anyone ever forget the way he talked about Ellen to one day be a guest and talk about her like the coming of christ. dont forget about "the view". everyone changes. getting older , its inevitable. but did he change, or was he fake the whole time? like making fun of the popular kids and acting like you dont care, but its because you do care and want it. he swears hes the greatest interviewer to ever hold a microphone, but hes the biggest interrupter of all time. i cant even listen to his interviews. i listen to old Stern everyday, go to sleep to it. the king of all media. but that aint what hes going out as.

[@Growinggolfing]

Howard made up the Imus scene in Private Parts

[@NPCMii]

I could never have imagined that I’d live to enjoy listening to Anthony bag on Howard. This is a strange timeline.

[@rolloloftbrook9558]

The Stern Show has been dogshit since Artie Lange's departure.

[@darthvader3406]

Here's what l miss about the "I - Man" 'l'm a grumpy old fart and l'm not going to change, so you'll just have to get used to it.' There's something about that kind of raw honesty that l still kind of miss.

[@cincinatus90]

Cumia has been back to his funny self during covid. Keep it up Anthony! Show everyone you're still the best!