Opie & Anthony: Stephen King Bashes the Show (09/14/09)

The show has wanted Stephen King on for a while and has complimented him on his writing and thoughts on pop culture. In an article for Entertainment Weekly, he does not have kind things to say about them. This is the break that guaranteed King a spot during Jocktober.
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[@merritt2014]

So this is what Stephen King did before he started tweeting about Trump every 5 fucking minutes.

[@TheeGlocktopus]

Four years later and this is still the case lmao. King and that Teidrich guy are some of the most beta male soy loving weaklings ever.

[@theoriginaltommysteward]

His radio station is somehow more embarrassing than his tweets.

[@chadassbadass]

Opie saying he actually helped King with his pop culture writing project is embarassing. Opie has a god awful personality.

[@citypopFM]

I think he just said he helped promote it which sounds like exactly that if he's talking about it and praising it on O&A.

[@sindelislove821c5]

The shit personality is you got commenting on someone you don't know personally at all

[@esotericksoul7156]

And @0:20 You can already tell Ant wss maaad annoyed wit Opie

[@pepeman3099]

Correction. Opie does not have a personality.

[@WomannequinReviews]

"Opie has a god awful personality" Does he?

[@patio87]

55 year old man panicking that he doesn't like MTV VMA's anymore, holy shit. Don't most adults grow out of MTV pop culture in their 20's?

[@KronicShade]

patio87 Not only do most grow out of it well before their 50s, but most don't panic about it when it happens lol. But to be fair, in this particular case the guy talking about it makes his living doing a job involving playing the most popular music so I can see why it might be a bit more worrisome.

[@idontwannanamemychannel5890]

20s? More like teens

[@danzigmcnaniel5226]

I don't wanna name my channel or ya know... never grow into it

[@Fucklifedeadshit]

As a child of the 80s, the opester is barely entering his 20s at this point.

[@richarddutton1981]

Opie literally says that he plays a part in Stephen Kings career....holy shit this guy lol

[@mr.brenman2132]

You're right. Stephen King is incredibly successful at being mediocre.

[@hahajones]

@@mr.brenman2132 Mediocre? By what standard do you measure success? He has sold more copies and made more money than any other writer who ever lived…Not to mention the more than 340 films and television series he has written, produced, acted in and directed. Including: Apt Pupil It The Shawshank Redemption Stand by Me The Shining The Green Mile The Dark Tower 1408 11.22.63 Carrie Secret Window Hearts in Atlantis Misery Delores Claiborne Cujo Just to name a few…

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@hahajones There are a lot more bad Steven King television and movie productions then good. He hasn't written anything worth a shit in decades and he's always been considered mediocre in the literary world. The McDonald's of writers. Great directors turned his books into more then what they were. He notoriously hated The Shining. He preferred the trash miniseries that he influence over because it was the "proper interpretation". What more do I have to say. Now he's an old hacky yenta on Twitter like the rest of them.

[@trippytradingcards7852]

I thought he was talking about his pop culture thing he was doing, not his entire career. At least that’s how I took it

[@E101ification]

Stephen King is the most overrated hack writer in the business. I've read The Stand - all 1300 pages of it - and it's some of the worst drivel I've ever read, absolute horseshit. His books are filled with contrivances, lazy writing and almost always rely on deus ex machina. I find it incredible that people have given him this moniker as the "Master of Horror", there is absolutely _nothing_ remotely scary about his books. In fact, his books read like children's books, he just throws in some adult subject matter like rape or murder to disguise it as a grown up's book. He always complains that filmmakers 'ruin' his books, the reality is they _improve_ them by stripping out all the drivel and injecting some actual atmosphere and _fear_ into it.. He comes up with some good concepts but he has absolutely no idea what to do with them, ending up just writing a load of self-indulgent drivel, anti-science, anti-technology, pro-superstious and pro-religious dogshit, and self-serving morals about his own alcoholism and why he's completely blameless for all of it. If you haven't read The Stand I'll tell you how it ends - don't worry, this isn't a spoiler, this is a 'saver', I'm rescuing you from eye poison - The Stand ends with GOD'S HAND COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN AND ACTIVATING A NUCLEAR WARHEAD. I am not making that up, that is what actually happens in that calamity of a novel. I had to re-read the page 3 times because I couldn't believe it could be that truly awful. He's an overrated hack who writes nothing but mediocrity, and _that's_ why he's so popular; because he appeals to the lowest common denominator. Ok, rant over.

[@masediggity]

Op definitely didn't read the stand. Only a complete fucking moron would waste that much time.

[@berserker4227]

@e101ilication your right about the lowest common denominator for his readers. but most people don't read and don't read his books. most people know about him because his crap books get turned into crap movies. and as far as his writing, most of his early works were actually only co-authored by king. the other author was cocaine.

[@marcoburino1000]

Word

[@bernardoconnor1502]

@SuperLineman77 Looks like you did.

[@bmoretonyify]

Im not sure i totally agree. The dark tower series is great,but the ending kinda sucked. His stories are good but his endings lack value.

[@mr.martyr8573]

I absolutely fucking HATE when Opie try’s to sound like he’s tough. Lol

[@brandonb3174]

Ant ain’t a tough guy either.

[@louiscfc93]

Let's face it. King's books don't really cut it unless you're in high school and depressed. They're good, but they're all typical read on the go kind of stuff.

[@evansgate]

Opie yelled "holla" at 3:15. it literally made no sense. a 45 year old shock jock yelled holla...notice how Ant doesn't acknowledge it and just keeps going.

[@KISSFAN_666]

This is a voice clip from a soundboard. Was actually of whoopies side kick yelling "holla" whatever his name was.

[@mawbts530]

They ruined the bit by getting all serious and over-analytical. In reality SK has probably never listened to them and formed his opinion after reading a half a newspaper article about Sex for Sam. They're making a mountain out of a molehill.

[@JaneDoe-zr4px]

oh God, this was Opie's sloppy, screeching, screaming, allergies voice phase. How did Ant and Jimmy endure this every day.

[@sindelislove821c5]

You are a bloody twat mate

[@peepeepoopyhead510]

I have only been listening to O&A since lile July 2021, but I don't get all the hate for Opie

[@ChuckChuckWood]

@@peepeepoopyhead510 Give it time, i remember I couldn't tell the difference between Opie and Ants voices - now I just can't listen to Opie the guy's a fucking horribly unfunny and nasty human being

[@TheCuriousOrbs]

@@peepeepoopyhead510 I know theres a certain mob mentality about hating him, But the show wouldn't have been a success without him. Having said that, he does really seem to ham it up "for the bit". This topic could easily have been wrapped up in 30 minutes.

[@Lamtitude]

I love the 09-11 years because they seem to be the hardest shows to find that are full of great content. Thank you, sir.

[@brandonb3174]

Yep really dry

[@BennjkSyd]

Opie suggesting he doesn’t just press buttons

[@Thetruth3434]

Stephen king is darrrkkkk maaannnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@Contemplativeman101]

As in Randall Flagg?

[@haydendivine8412]

Everytime Carol Miller comes on my radio I hear "What do you do Carol?"

[@awekword9013]

O & A, and of course, Lil' Jimmy will be preserved for the ages as well.

[@PowersBenzoCoaching]

King also wrote: Stand By Me, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, and Hearts in Atlantis. His drama is arguably better than his horror. Dozens of his books have been adapted to film, maybe more than anyone else in history, he's sold half a billion books, and he's had more hits than Timothy Leary... and now he's a hack who writes shitty books? No,he's an anomaly. You know who writes shitty book? Check out Opera's book club list.

[@steveconn]

David Powers Actually the authors on Oprah's book club usually have something original to say, not just silly, contrived plots about magical convicts or kids dealing with demon clowns or whatever brain fart King serves up next to a lazy, illiterate public. 'No one ever went broke underestimating the American public.'

[@steveconn]

David Powers Actually the authors on Oprah's book club usually have something original to say, not just silly, contrived plots about magical convicts or kids dealing with demon clowns or whatever brain fart King serves up next to a lazy, illiterate public. 'No one ever went broke underestimating the American public.'

[@PowersBenzoCoaching]

steve conn "lazy, illiterate public" - Ad hominem. Nice. Steve, let me ask you a question. Do you always put down others that do not share your taste in art/film/literature/music? "There goes Steve Conn, he's such a fun and easy guy," said no one ever.

[@steveconn]

David Powers Here's another question: Why should I lower my standards just to fit in with the herd? Let David Powers show you the lemming approach to taste.

[@MaskedAvenger13]

David Powers Yeah but I think Agatha Christie has sold more and had more of her books adapted to film.

[@ApocalypseKurtz]

Any fan of horror fiction knows that Poe and Lovecraft are both 10 million times better than King.

[@jaymann5180]

+Angry Gen X'er Poe? Sure. Lovecraft? Maybe 2x better. Lovecraft couldn't write a proper sentence or dialogue.

[@ryankoronka]

Fan of both don't care

[@RoryMonaghan]

The modern day submarine, the induction coil, the concept of the electron, Brennans Torpedo (the first longer distance, reliable guided torpedo), Whiskey..ever heard of any of those or do you need more examples? We have a population of under 5 million, U2 are one of the highest grossing bands of all time. Guinness is one of the worlds most recognizable global brands. Ireland has been described as Europe's Silicon Valley and it a major Tech Hub. Also, I like Opie and Anthongy..mainly for Jimmy

[@djjamesporter4740]

Ireland’s gay

[@ct-gt2dt]

i think they should have worked on the alien level technology before the whiskey thing. it seems to have slowed down all the irish geniuses i never hear about lol.

[@D2A962]

Grew up liking King for his classics, but got suckered into his newer "under the dome" and "the stand". what long winded, anti climactic pieces of shit those books were! King can setup a half decent plot, but the books themselves are shit an he doesn't know how to conclude a story. never read a Stephen King book that ended conclusively and in a satisfying manner.

[@Averyofthemain]

+elias mccracken No, he is a hack, he's read by teenagers who's only mode of comparison is nathaniel hawthorne and the bronte sisters, anyones more engaging than them, but get a little older and start reading CS lewis and tolkien, lovecraft and flannery O'conner, john updike--and you see what a piece of shit the guy is. Fuck, read vonnegut. King put out two books I thought were well done, The Gunslinger and Christine.

[@Coldgloom]

+elias mccracken Blowing up the Overlook Hotel wasn't satisfying?

[@jaymann5180]

+Averyofthemain Lovecraft? He was more incoherent that Stephen King ever was! The Hobbit was great, but Lord of the Rings was a travellers guide for a fictional world. It could have easily be as long as The Hobbit.

[@frodofraggins]

+elias mccracken Can't agree on the Stand. But everything about Under the dome was terrible.

[@joeyservo]

+Shakalaka Boomstand Sounds like you need some adderall my friend.

[@TAMPORAPANTERA]

Anyone know if there's a clip for Jimmy's take on this?

[@waitwhichmike]

Opie has peeps? Lol

[@RayFromLUCKYSHADOW]

I grew up loving King. Salem's Lot, The Mist, The Langoliers, The Shining. The guy's great. IT, leaving aside the horror element, is one of the most accurate depictions of childhood ever, showing how really ugly it can be and how cruel adults and other kids often are. "The Jaunt" is one of the most disturbing sci-fi shorts I've ever read. But, I don't get why, out of all the truly dreadful radio out there, he'd pick these two to trash. At least they HAVE an actual viewpoint. They're definitely not a "Morning Zoo" kind of shit-fest. I think he mentioned them because he was trying to make a point and they're the first names that came to mind. He probably has never even heard the show. I mean, what are you gonna do? He's an old dude, and like all old dudes, eventually they're out of touch.

[@KC-bg1th]

Raymond Arcangel After your first sentence, I was hoping you would say "But I grew out of him.".

[@lurkmoar9066]

@@KC-bg1th /lit/ queer. Lost?

[@adamsuarez5619]

Let’s see you write a book

[@missgonzolady]

@jmarz98 opie and Anthony ARE legends of the radio industry. Sure Steven king is a legendary horror fiction writer, but that's just in writing. They are both legends in their own fields. The point is that Steven king has no reason to call opie and Anthony hacks when it's clear from his own radio station that he has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to radio and what people want to hear.

[@Nevans1991]

I like Stephen King, but every single one of his books Ive read has a horrible fucking ending.

[@RingoMandingo]

they dont have talk radio in the emerald isles ?

[@donmooney21]

My God would it be a blood bath worthy of a Stephen King novel. If we were able to eavesdrop and enjoy. Being able to hear the disaster. That would be a legitimate debate between Stephen King and the inarticulate Opie Hughes. Lol. Uugghhhh. If you listen. When Ant, Jimmy or a guest actually get into a debate. Whether ot be about politics or anything else. Opie really NEVER adds in anything to them. Nothing. If Opie does add a point to a conversation. He makes the point. Then he repeats the point over and over like 18 times. Lol Lol Opie Vs Stephen King. Hahaha good god. And that doesn't even mean Stephen King is unbeatable or even really brings good points. He would just happen to be going up against Opie. Haha

[@atoag]

They have internet access in prison?

[@TowGunner]

Opie must have taken his psychotropic drugs that morning. He was actually listenable.

[@screwgoogle4993]

I hope you've grown as a human since you said this.

[@berserker4227]

I wish either of the guys actually ever read his crap books. then they woulda mentioned the numerous times kid fucking comes up in kings books.

[@matthewpalumbo2782]

missgonzolady is the best, i read her stuff a lot. I miss everything about the early internet. Hoo'sGoo's3000!!!!

[@idontwannanamemychannel5890]

Dubba doo any dubba doo

[@robertwatkins3939]

Thanks Jasonayeiter i am a newfag to this show so listoning to there older stuff is hillarious and lets me understand some of the inside jokes on there later shows keep up the good work. Please upload more cringe interviews if you have the access and time Thanks again

[@cky1088]

Maximum Overdrive was awesome as fuck? What are you talking about?

[@MrUltraworld]

O&A are similar to Stephen King? Anthony is now broadcasting from his basement.

[@KM-ch2wc]

Fred Garvin no he isnt. he has his own network building in the city

[@KM-ch2wc]

Fred Garvin you piece of shit. i got your IP address 😊 you are fucked

[@TheHibbleton]

Heh, he made an off-hand comment, saying 'you can stick Opie & Anthony where the sun don't shine'. And they did FORTY MINUTES bitching about it. And then you get Opie & Anthony and all the people in the comments here saying King is humourless or whatever, and it's like... do you not fucking see the irony? King mentions O&A off-hand, and they all go apeshit about it. Forty minutes. These people can't say he's lost his sense of fun - they got a sentence of criticism and cried for an hour.

[@advab11]

King hasn't written anything good in 30 years

[@JonReremy]

frank hill but he has... 11/22/63 is a pretty good book

[@E101ification]

@@JonReremy I'll have to take your word for it, I vowed never to waste my eyesight on a Steven King text ever again after reading The Stand. My heart aches at the thought of all the trees that died so that piece of shit could be printed.

[@volodyaulyanov2886]

See Stephen kings potential outside of writing shine through by watching his version of the shining vs Kubricks. It. Is. A. Masterpiece.

[@MrScratch69]

How about Salem's Lot?

[@jonkerouac9125]

Your comment makes it sound like Kubrick’s film is inferior. Might want to edit the wording there

[@cooliovasquez]

it makes me sad

[@dillonwalshpvd]

They’re SO excited he knows who they are ❤

[@cooliovasquez]

Caution. Fanboys below. btw I am a huge fan of stephen king, im just not a narrow minded idiot.

[@iscream22]

Stephen Kings the first to admit hes a awful Director, after he made that piece of shit Maximum Overdrive he swore to never direct another film.

[@Gonko100]

O&A are hacks btw. Great hacks, I fucking love them. But they are a fucking hacks.

[@PunkRockScum69]

Who cares what Stephen King things, the only thing I agree with him about is his music taste. He is not the cream of the crop of horror.He is the Walt Disney of Horror! Try reading some Joe Brown, Donald Ray Pollock, some old Clive Barker, Stephen King is up there with Dean Koonts or John Saul. His stuff is good for Jr. High kids to read.

[@jayzisthegoatbeyonceistrash]

zzzz

[@gofanman8455]

Opie's cringe. Look at him acting like a man when Anth was around. Today he's empty shell of a man

[@brandonb3174]

Ant ain’t no tough guy either.

[@ohdear2001]

Ant is a nonce.

[@frankbarbiera8565]

Because Maximum Overdrive was sooo high brow...

[@Scribnastyman]

Lol i actually love that movie. Didnt even know it was him! Thanks dude.

[@The1upforever]

Dude if you saw that movie as a little kid it kicked ass, i don't care how corny it is. Cuz when your a kid, cars n trucks might as well be monsters anyway because of how much adults freak out when u get close to em.

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@Scribnastyman King is a hack.

[@muhklungky6855]

King was famously ripped off his gourd on cocaine the ENTIRE time he worked on Maximum Overdrive.

[@muhklungky6855]

@@The1upforever that's a good point.

[@JR-lv9nb]

Opie sycks the life out of every situation

He looks like if Michael Jackson became a prog rocker

[@vaughncollins1386]

Lol King looks like he was in Yes

[@zufgh]

O&A are right here though. King is clearly stuck in the past if all he wants out of radio is some old guy who can arbitrarily flick a switch and play a song. He didn't put much thought into the article, and the few thoughts he did put into it were easily broken done and shown to be illogical, inconsistent and vapid.

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

How bad does (d)Opie wish he was the guy who first played that Beatles song in America?

[@duffharris9295]

Just watch the 1980 shining and then watch King’s remake when he tried to “correct” Kubrick.

[@trippytradingcards7852]

It was absolutely God awful. I was so excited for it cause I always heard King hated Kubricks interpretation of his story. Krubricks version was a thousand times better

[@coreyhall1150]

@@trippytradingcards7852 It wasnt a horror it was a damn comedy. Stephen King's version. Stephen King is a dork. Kubrick took his work and made it BETTER.

[@MrEvanNoyes]

Imagine being excited your phone can play music. I really fucking miss the 90’s and early 2000’s

[@kylemcgill2966]

*Opie cares soooo much and Ant has to play along just like he does when Opie talks about Howard. Ant might care a little bit but come on. If it wasn't for Ant and Jim he would 1000% be a "Morning Zoo" hack.*

[@scothammond5736]

I'd not for Ant and Jim opie would still be on the overnight shift spinning records and running contest on Long Island.

[@matthewbarry1746]

​@kennedywilliams2280Lol. "Sidekick"...Opie was the most replaceable person I've ever heard of.

[@matthewbarry1746]

@kennedywilliams2280 Nice try, kiddo. Been listening for years. The dynamic of the show was the talent having discussions/riffing/telling jokes and Opie getting jealous because he had zero to contribute leading to him pushing Homer Simpson soundbites, burping and going to phones. A child could've done his job...pushing buttons, burping and eating his boogers. Why do you care so much what others' opinions are of the show? Let me guess, you're a woman. BTW, not a fan of Jimmy's newer show but still watch the compound. Keep endlessly defending a complete hack though. Lol.

[@joshuabidelspach9260]

You're definitely in the minority here. Opie has zero talent and not missed at all on days he takes off. Opie is a total hole

[@NY51663]

Anthony cares as well

[@bubasa87]

Opie and Anthony > Stephen King

[@michaelclark1811]

yeahhhh, not at all.

[@Cazz8203]

bubasa87 agreed

[@JonReremy]

Apples and oranges

[@cramerican]

Anthony > Stephen King > Opie I fixed it.

[@rustcohle8638]

Pre-Obama Psychosis Anthony > Stephen King > Current Anthony > Opie

[@brocktonma.1816]

Opie is so bad that Steven King ran himself over.

[@clutchmc22]

wow Opie is actually talking allot and actually being assertive

[@Firetrainer60]

+clutchmc22 One thing the guy knows about is radio. As a topic, not how to be entertaining on it.

[@philipdolan2191]

+mo facko your just mad your neo Nazi leader just got shit canned

[@Firetrainer60]

Huh?

[@tonytomei1175]

mo facko 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@danhagen9655]

I thought the same thing. One of the few times I didn't want to give Opie a "free helicopter ride". Dig your profile picture haha

[@E101ification]

Steven King is the most overrated writer of all time. I seriously don't understand why people praise him so much. He has some good ideas but his execution of them is awful 80% of the time, he can't end a story for shit and he skips over important plot developments that are too difficult for him to write. He's a hack. The Stand is easily the worst book I've ever read. You know how that book ends? It's not a spoiler - I'm _saving_ you from wasting valuable hours of your life. God's hand comes down from heaven and saves the day. No, I'm not joking or making that up, that is literally what happens at the end of the story. It's fucking diabolical. And Randal Flag is the lamest villain ever. Yet for some reason King is heralded as one of the greatest writers of our time. What a crock of shit.

[@ct-gt2dt]

well it's because of his financial success from writing and his amazing audience reach. he's probably one of the most successful writers in history tbh. doesn't necessarily make him good to you or in general literary terms but it definitely says he speaks well to the majority. he's full of himself but I don't think the guy ever thought he was the next James Joyce or something. he influenced thousands of movies and books past his own work. basically he really spoke to the public which is hard to do with just horror novels. that's probably why he is so notable if you really wanted to know lol.

[@lyzzlyzzy1023]

I love Stephen King. I love (not so much Opie and) Anthony. This makes me sad.

[@cottodabodykill]

I wish jim Norton had been here to rip Stephen king a new ass

[@mikerichard4950]

Hasn't this Steven King fellow ever heard of Pendulum? We owe O & A a debt of thanks as they were the ones to bring it to the masses.

[@johnjeffrey3127]

***** It`s just gotta swing the other way....err...naw it`s shit....

[@pervmanyesican]

YEESSSSSSS!!

[@AmbivalCelestus]

Stephen King is the Taco Bell of literature.

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

+AmbivalCelestus Thats racist

[@melblank760]

so true, pretty much just serves up chalupas

[@jaymann5180]

+AmbivalCelestus Actually, Stephen King himself said he is the literary equivalent to a Big Mac and fries.

[@petermccolm9119]

And you can't write a Taco Bell Menu let alone a best selling novel,Life is funny.

[@danzigmcnaniel5226]

AmbivalCelestus AFUCKINGMEN. Incredibly prolific... but when you survey the ratio of classics to duds from his massive body of work, he’s far from a respectable average.

[@DoncoEntAgain]

I feel like good ol' Dennis Falcone would agree with King's article.

[@whogon]

"I went to Management"..... -gregshells "Opie" Hughes We now know, Opie "went to Management" far FAR more than what you'd think. Anthony helped expose all the lies Opie told. Don't u love it when Opie lies and says "other stations hated us bc we were changing everything". Awww....poor Opie honestly thinks this is why he can't get even a SINGLE good guest for his "new show" that is so painfully bad to watch I can't even sit through it just to laugh

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Most overrated writer of the modern age

[@Jeffrulz]

20:41 Jim and anth are peoples friend, opie did all the dirty work

[@DKCG0113]

If Opie was such an innovator, then why did he stick with the lame horse of Sirius radio until 2017, and then take almost a year to start up a podcast after he was fired?

[@krowman8458]

Which one is opie and which is anthony? The white guy on the left that looks like a pixie? Or the Mexican dude on the right?

[@BrianIngham]

Opie is on the left, Ant on the right

[@baltusd]

haha mexican

[@japaneseproctolgist]

Anthony is Italian haha

[@Gibbs316]

baltusd right thats like the funniest thing ive seen in the comment section

[@ekto6]

Angela Benedetto no .... he's a Corsican pimp!

[@RekreaturA]

Thanks for these uploads. I miss being able to listen to random clips from the show.

[@ThamesChase]

Opie should be careful way he's running g his f kin mouth

[@danzigmcnaniel5226]

Kubrick completely smoked one of his most famous works.

[@justinloyd8315]

Kubrick’s genius was beyond King’s. Imo obviously

[@duffharris9295]

@@justinloyd8315 agreed. Sad that king’s take on his own work was absolutely wrong. As usual he wanted the hotel to be the evil that infects Jack and turns him crazy but Kubrick realized it was much more interesting to see a man who had already done bad things become unraveled. Again king’s mawkish supernatural nonsense vs kubrick’s pessimistic belief that all humans are capable of evil.

[@TheBathroomWindow]

How funny, i was just watching Garth Marenghi's Dark Place and thinking about how far Stephen King is up his own ass at this point. This video sheds some light on that situation. Oh and Stephen King's book 'On Writing' is piece of shit, he just talks about his self. I learned nothing from that book.

[@whogon]

You know you're listening to a hack when Opie tried HARD to say they "prepared for the show", "worked hard" etc ... Well now we all see what Opie "learned" since he was in radio since he was 18....you'd think he wouldve at least learned how to setup a microphone 🎤🎙️...but nope. He has millions, and instead of investing in anything decent, he went with I guess it's an all in 1 recorder and microphone unit, and it makes "the compund" broadcasts/podcasts look Edward R. Murrow. Opie having to sit there for over and hour holding the mic...it's just classic. But to hear him lie, about "how hard they work" or "how they are on top"....well guess what happened within like a WEEK of Anthony being fired from Sirius radio, the "not a morning zoo show" Opie went after of all people....Roland Campos....where he apparently knew enough about audio/visual equipment to go into a bathroom and videotape record Roland taking a dump. You heard that right. He thought it was MAJOR edgy to video Roland pooping 💩. Management who opie claimed just days before "are loving the show" (something that Opie himself said, was a sign of a failing program if "management loves your show". Opie is up there with people I would go into debt to fight in person. My ONLY condition I just want it broadcast to millions of people. I would take out a LOAN to embarass him even more than he has himself. I DARE you to go look at current pictures of the poor Peter pan that never had to grow up. Even Opie admitted his school sex talk scared him to his core. Yes he was scared to have sex of course because he's a disgusting looking Ginger and I want to know what woman would ever have sex with him without access to the millions of dollars....but anyway almost 100% of the co-workers, talent, comics, etc. On "his" show won't even give the opester the time of day, much less come onto his garbage little show. Even sherrod small stopped doing em. And that man is DESPERATE for cash. Or at least he comes across that way, doing those terrible video shows with Frank Stallone and Danny bonaduce. I just don't understand how someone could think so highly of themselves....think they can fight, think they're "tough" but then the only times he ever got into a fight he lost to the black kid he called the N word and the boy wasn't having it, and CLOCKED the opester mid court. During a play. During a game in basketball. Knocked him out cold on the floor. I could tell you a couple other stories like him climbing up the apple tree because he was scared he would have to grow up one day and literally started crying ran home climbed an apple tree and continued crying throughout the afternoon until his daddy came down and talked him out of the tree telling him he didn't have to have sex or ever grow up. So he didn't. And now he's a lost peter pan with millions in cash, but a SEVERE mental issue that he had to see a psychiatrist for, especially after his debacle with his wife's ex, bam margera, telling everyone he too was gonna "release a tape" of him and his ex, opies current wife that married Opie solely for money and fame...and then little poor obi had to go on the radio and tell everyone how much it devastated his family. Imagine having to talk to your kids about their mommy's sex tape and sex life...bc she couldn't keep it in her pants, she needed to film it. But what gold digger DOESNT work that way? Anyway it made my whole WEEK when Opie said how skanky she was and how he had to even tell his kids about it. Ouch. What a "classy lady" you married ope. I have yet to see even ONE Picture outside of their marriage, where they' genuinely look happy or content, or even pictures at ALL. so you want use to believe ope ...that there's a SEX TAPE...floating around somewhere...bc otherwise why would you have to tell your children about it? I'll give ya a hint ope, girls that bounce from celebrity to celebrity...aren't exactly "happy" selling their mind body and soul in exchange for never having to work a day of their "lives". I personally could not call that "living"....but just IMAGINE your mom...ugh ...making a sex tape and then you had to go around school gettin DOGGED for how skanky she is, or at best people saying "dude look at ur mom bangin bam margera for fame and cash!!". Anthony has had one of the all time most embarassing lives I've ever even HEARD of...and I think Opie MIGHT just have him even beat. I hope the millions of dollars helps cushion the blow of all the embarrassing things.

[@FSinWCR]

Stephen fired the first shot by bashing them, so it's fair fucking game

[@tyson86overspinks]

uglier than Anthony Cumia??? no way!

[@kemdawggie]

All you writing snobs lol. Mr Mercedes is great. Lots of Kings works are good. Some, eh. His anthologies are my favorite of his. Comparing Lovecraft to him is way off. Yes, Lovecraft was the OG, but I get a hint of some of you are sappy bandwagon boys clinging to the hip lesser known predecessor to great horror fiction.

[@pvtmill3rr]

R.L Stine writes scary books for kids, Stephen King writes scary books for preteens

[@steverone7623]

Love how this guy on the radio claims he's responsible for anything Stephen King ever done

[@Gonko100]

What a weird combination, O&A and King. I love em both. Jesus christ

[@JMarz93]

I will say Stephen King sometimes speaks his mind too much to the point of harsh criticism. And he's brash by nature which is not necessarily good. However, I don't find any humor insulting his family and loved ones. I understand they would be angry what he said and I would be too, but attacking his family to me are low blows.

[@ct-gt2dt]

yeah because the funniest jokes aren't about punching down lololol. laughs don't ensue from over-thinking someone's feelings in a roasting. how could you even enjoy any O&A with that brain pattern going on? it's like the whole show every damn week lolol.

[@nypad5]

Well... He did direct and make Maximum Overdrive... So.....

[@stratocaster1986able]

I read 'Cell' by Stephen King and it was hands down the most derivative piece of horseshit in history.

[@alecdaley6105]

Beware the homicidal cell phones... Wait What the f*ck happened to you man?

[@JonReremy]

MarcusAurelius he wrote over 50 books, you just happened to read one of the shittier ones.

[@JonReremy]

Or shitty, in general

[@ct-gt2dt]

why wouldn't you read like any of the 20 other books he's massively famous for? you picked the one they had stacked in a bin at walmart for clearance lolol. what did you expect? do you watch Robert De Niro in the family comedies he does now and think "man he's a shitty actor" just because no one ever showed you Casino or Deer Hunter lolol. don't care about King at all, but I just think it's hilarious to pick someone's has-been material first and be like "fuck this dood this evil iphone book is ghey".

[@Mlotshaw1]

even King admits Clive Barker is better then he is at horror....and so was Lovecraft

[@thomaspereira2069]

Look at opie pic lol

[@leseanpuffington4084]

The same boring shit he always says. He opined that 'rock n roll' radio peaked in 1963. Apparently the height of comedy is the constant overuse of weird expressions like "happy crap", "shit heels", and "hug the root". He should stick to what he's good at. Like creating compelling and original protagonists who are all writers from Maine, and aren't clearly just him. My God, you people still read that drek? I was way past King before highschool.

[@joe7346]

Why would the Opster get so butthurt about what Stephen King says? He should be honored he even mentioned him at all.

[@BarrackObamarama]

"Do you think that means anything could happen like you could be walking down a street and a van hits you". I spat out my orange laughing when Ant said that

[@qubeh1203]

if there was one thing opie was good at, it was making people feel useless. takes on to know one, i guess.

[@TAMPORAPANTERA]

Definitely right about the increases in sports radio and jukebox radio.

[@cmiley647]

Yes king made some of the best books but he also created ones with evil cars and a dog with rabies horrible writing

[@percyMcQueen12]

Nice upload. Although I do get douche chills when Opie goes "Whhaat the fuuuck!??" You can hear it coming a mile away.

[@triangularcircle314]

I bet Stephen Kings just butt hurt over the fact that they goofed on his ability to direct movies with Kevin Smith.

[@tonytomei1175]

Travis is less calories. God dam cumia your good 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rockyscott9173]

I likes Anne Rice way better..

[@DavidBrown-ke8cb]

LOL. Poor butthurt Opie and Anthony. Where are they now?

[@Majnun74]

Love Stephen King, but...there was 'Lisey's Story' ='(

[@dliston1]

King is completely over-rated. He is third rate at best.

[@LoboLocoX]

"baaah baaah I made Stephen King popular,Hoo Hoo" Opie Stern strikes again

[@ID_Shadowz]

Is is just me or did they both get along really well in this particular show?

[@Contemplativeman101]

When someone attacks they put aside their differences and fight back together