Of course it is, but Ron has a blast when he does OnA. He sounded like a different person when he did the show last week. Saying it's a "downgrade" is a bit much.
At this point, all you can do is laugh. He needs to check himself in for treatment for an extended period of time and really get the root of his problems, but we all know he won't
I agree there's something going on but I just can't get the "its a bit" out of my head because of the way ron knowingly puts callers on that make him cry, etc. Is he doing that just to keep the show interesting or out of frustration or what? I mean, really.
This has been a long time coming. Fez never owns up to his behavior, ignores Ronny's advice at every opportunity, and then begs Ron for his job as if he's powerless to change anything? How long is a friend expected to put up with this before he's allowed to think of himself and his own well-being?
One thing Ronny said really struck me: maybe Fez won't (can't?) get better without a drastic change of scenery. Maybe Ronny himself is the reason why Fez's recovery has stagnated so much. It would be a plausible explanation for why there has been minimal improvement over the years.
Either way, I'm glad Ron and Sirius/XM are finally doing something with the show. Something had to change.
Maybe Fez's Christmas present to Ron had something to do with that? It would make sense given how Ron reacted to the caller who asked about it and Ron said that's the "worst thing you could ask me right now".
I have been out of Ron and Fez for about 6-8 months, can someone brieftly bring me up to speed on whats up with Fez? When I checked out he was starting to not talk much on the air
It's really too bad, he seemed to be making progress for a while there ... maybe earlier this year or last? He was way more talkative and less sensitive. I wonder what changed.
He doesn't talk at all unless the show turns into a therapy session for him. Well that and the live reads. Ron has had enough but I'll believe a change is happening when I see one.
Lately, he's had a number of rants about events that he views as anti-gay or anti-mental disorders. They're ignored or shot down. Most notable was the 'crazy' chevy commercial that the boys featured on Jocktober.
Fez is starting to think everyone is against him within the company which is making shit so much worse. He has to be entering schizophrenia nothing else explains it, and I'm not being funny I'm very serious
Schizophrenia shows up in late teens, Jared Loughner for example. He has a mood disorder of some sort probably narcissism but that wouldn't explain why he has never had sex. I honestly think he has PTSD. His world was shattered when his father died and it forced him to challenge his beliefs about the world. He used to be a Christian, Republican, fun guy to be around, but now all he has left is Ron. Which explains why he wants to keep it even though it is unhealthy. Ron is the last strong figure he can depend on and he can't see any alternatives. He is in terrified cruise control.
Ronnie is exactly that, exhausted... and frustrated. He wants to be able to banter and bust balls like a couple of buddies on the corner. Fez isn't capable of that right now, and hasn't been for a long time. Ronnie is tired of it, so are the fans. I have listened to 99% of the content they have produced in the last 8 years and I love Fez and hope the best for him. But I really want to hear Ronnie riffing daily, like he did with O and A the last time he was on their show.
I've been listening to O&A since they joined Sirius and I had to stop listening to R&F because Fez's shit was getting old. This has been going on for years, and if it were anyone else they would have lost their job some time ago.
Even I would cry if Ron yelled at me. Ouch, he has an intense tone when he feels disrespected or is upset. You heard it too when he got after shelby for shitting on Opie & Anthony. Ron is straight old school.
Ron finally is really truthful with Fez(and audience) about how fed up he is with Fez's constant misery, and how Ron strongly desires a fun show. Fez breaks down and cries and basically begs for his job. Sounds like Fez will either be gone from Sirius/XM completely or have his own show away from Ron.
If this has been a bit this entire time, it's probably the most genius con in media history. It's been going on for so long, has been such a slow yet steady descent into madness and has probably cost them listeners.
If I was in the position to give Fez his own show, I wouldn't. Think like a boss for a second.... would you even THINK of putting this liability on the air anywhere else?
He had a great track record, but the past few YEARS indicate that he is incapable of being on mic. It's a shame.
Fez is batshit crazy. He doesn't listen to a thing Ron says. Ron keeps telling him he's not happy and doesn't know if he wants to do the show anymore. All Fez keeps saying is that he doesn't know what's going on down the hallway. It drives me nuts, I can't even imagine what is going on in Ron's head.
I don't have a lot of sympathy for Fez. He's a complete co-dependent victim, and acts like he has no power over anything, when in fact he created the entire problem and it would all go away if he would start taking control of his life. I don't listen to Ron and Fez that often, but I get the feeling Ron enables him, so while I understand Ron's frustration, it's kind of his fault, too.
They were on WNEW with O&A back in what we call "the day". They would hang around on each other's shows and were radio pals. When Opie and Anthony went to XM, they got R&F a gig as the midday show on their channel.
They were an awesome show. At one point I condsidered them to be every bit as funny as O&A. The AFRO (Anthony Fez Ron Opie) shows were great when they didn't all step on each other. Ron and Fez had great chemistry owing mostly to Ron but Fez held his own back then.
Either that was the most brilliant acting by all three of them, or the most awkward radio segment(s) of all time. Enjoyed it either way, and feel weird at the time same time about it.
Fez has walled himself into perpetual victimhood and refused every escape. Ron has given him plenty of time, now he has to do the only thing Fez will allow him to do: end the relationship. I've been there, when you see someone you care about locking you into that enabler role for years to come. It is counter- intuitive when their situation has been a two-lane street, but walking is the only possibility. Either Fez decides to be a man, or he loses his gig. it's that simple. his view that it's not really in Ron's hands is delusional, and Ron's view that it is completely up to Ron is only half right. it's halfway up to Fez, and obviously, Fez's side of things is an inadvertent choice to stop the show.
So honest question: Is this show worth listening to? I keep hearing about them on O and A and the clips seem interesting, sometimes in that cringe sorta way.
Long answer: Yes, but you need to give it time. It's a drastically different show than O&A, but it works. Like with O&A, you have to get to know the characters involved to begin to appreciate it. It'll seem really slow at first, but when you get into the groove of the show you'll be hooked.
Depending on what this coming announcement from Ron is you might have a chance to start fresh with the show.
I now prefer Ron and Fez to O&A. Like the other guy said, just keep listening. The humor is sometimes cringey and subtle. Ronnie B. isn't afraid to let his show slide into uncomfortable silence at times and it can be hard to listen to at first...until you realize that he's the Beethoven of radio hosts. This whole thing with Fez could actually be a eight year long bit that's has been slowly ruining the show for the better part of a decade. If that's the case, Ron has pulled off the most Kaufmanesque stunt in media history. If it's not a work, then Ron has somehow been making this absolute disaster listenable for eight years. Either way he's a genius.
He's also the best interviewer I've ever heard. When Opie, Ant or Jim interview someone, even someone I fund interesting, I sometimes tune out because they are so bad at leading someone in an interview. Ron could interview a plastic bag and keep me listening for a couple hours. If R&F does end up crashing and burning, I could see Ron's new job becoming a strict interview show that Sirius would promote heavily or making the transition to TV talk show host very easily.
A small part of my brain still thinks this is a bit.
I guess because I don't understand the radio industry. In any normal job, Fez would have been fired after a few weeks of this behavior, let alone a few years.
Can we please not loose focus on the bigger issue... Opie and how bad he sucks. What's up with that?!? I wish he was more like Fez and never talked. Now that would be an enjoyable show.
He doesn't talk at all unless the show turns into a therapy session for him. Well that and the live reads. Ron has had enough but I'll believe a change is happening when I see one.
Fez is starting to think everyone is against him within the company which is making shit so much worse. He has to be entering schizophrenia nothing else explains it, and I'm not being funny I'm very serious
If I was in the position to give Fez his own show, I wouldn't. Think like a boss for a second.... would you even THINK of putting this liability on the air anywhere else?
He had a great track record, but the past few YEARS indicate that he is incapable of being on mic. It's a shame.
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45 Buttpudding 2013-12-04
.....well then, lets talk about blueberries then.
oh my fucking god my sides.
3 kimchifart 2013-12-04
Yeah I choked on a pomegranate seed when he said that ironically.
-4 [deleted] 2013-12-04
I think I saw them in orbit? It was all over the news.
5 Kloster 2013-12-04
FAWKIN HOMERUN
41 PacinoWig 2013-12-04
That Ms. Fields live read....ooooof.
20 ElPatreeecko 2013-12-04
Most, pathetic, awkward, hilarious thing I've ever heard.
9 [deleted] 2013-12-04
Haven't listened yet, but the combination of cookies and sadness sounds hilarious.
14 pfhor 2013-12-04
It was exactly that: https://soundcloud.com/ryanthadude/fez-cries-through-a-live-read Every time he said cookie I laughed louder. If you're not aware, they spent a whole day in the studio a while back with Fez uncomfortably trying to get his cat to say "cookie". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WPvu9k680E
7 HolyRomanEmperor 2013-12-04
That episode is a journey. Every time they go off topic a bit Ron brings it back
'Alright now let's get this cat to say cookie'
'Be a fucking owner of a cat and get it to say cookie!'
2 irnidotnet 2013-12-04
I went and bought some cookies. I felt bad for them.
35 dakkar1 2013-12-04
please fire fez and hire esd
2 HeyCarpy 2013-12-04
Move ESD to afternoons and put Ron on with OnA. I know Ron hates mornings and all but it would be a way better room for him.
Imagine, someone who can conduct a decent fucking interview on OnA.
12 Gardenfarm 2013-12-04
This would be a downgrade for everything Ron does and has built, it's just a dumb fan fantasy.
0 HeyCarpy 2013-12-04
Of course it is, but Ron has a blast when he does OnA. He sounded like a different person when he did the show last week. Saying it's a "downgrade" is a bit much.
2 Gardenfarm 2013-12-04
I'd say it's a downgrade to lose your own show you've had for 2 decades.
6 Wsallgood 2013-12-04
I'm 50/50 there. I love Ron's interviews. But I don't want good deep-think celebrity interviews fucking up my dick jokes.
2 rottengymshorts 2013-12-04
3 plus Sam is enough though. I could see him coming on though whenever someone is gone that day.
5 HeyCarpy 2013-12-04
So, fire Sam then?
3 rottengymshorts 2013-12-04
Public backlash would be a fart in the wind
3 ISignedUpToReplyToU 2013-12-04
What about Sam & Ron show?
5 HeyCarpy 2013-12-04
Only if Ron were to smash Sam constantly. That would be excellent.
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24 FrogLevel 2013-12-04
Does it make me evil when I bust out laughing every time Fez cries?
10 bcb77 2013-12-04
At this point, all you can do is laugh. He needs to check himself in for treatment for an extended period of time and really get the root of his problems, but we all know he won't
1 FrogLevel 2013-12-04
I agree there's something going on but I just can't get the "its a bit" out of my head because of the way ron knowingly puts callers on that make him cry, etc. Is he doing that just to keep the show interesting or out of frustration or what? I mean, really.
1 kimchifart 2013-12-04
It's a personality disorder. No cure.
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1 WiretapStudios 2013-12-04
Then Rons quick rebuttal that they are a great cookie was hysterical as well.
19 kclo4 2013-12-04
This is the payoff we've all been waiting for.. for like 9 years.
17 Holzmann 2013-12-04
This has been a long time coming. Fez never owns up to his behavior, ignores Ronny's advice at every opportunity, and then begs Ron for his job as if he's powerless to change anything? How long is a friend expected to put up with this before he's allowed to think of himself and his own well-being?
One thing Ronny said really struck me: maybe Fez won't (can't?) get better without a drastic change of scenery. Maybe Ronny himself is the reason why Fez's recovery has stagnated so much. It would be a plausible explanation for why there has been minimal improvement over the years.
Either way, I'm glad Ron and Sirius/XM are finally doing something with the show. Something had to change.
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0 CasinoIndian 2013-12-04
I bet Fez, in his mania, made a pass at Ron semi-recently.
5 Holzmann 2013-12-04
Maybe Fez's Christmas present to Ron had something to do with that? It would make sense given how Ron reacted to the caller who asked about it and Ron said that's the "worst thing you could ask me right now".
3 Frogslayer 2013-12-04
No, they are more like brothers
16 schwm39 2013-12-04
Ron is teasing an announcement this Friday, Dave is teasing one this Saturday. Just to wet everyone's conspiracy appetites.
7 CheesyGoodness 2013-12-04
whet
13 Danielson799 2013-12-04
No this dude is actually wet.
11 Touch_Of_Red 2013-12-04
Moisture.
4 Wsallgood 2013-12-04
My nigga
2 theronin23 2013-12-04
Yummy.
1 kimchifart 2013-12-04
Anal moisture.
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14 BadDudeBad 2013-12-04
You are the man!
1 rsplatpc 2013-12-04
I have been out of Ron and Fez for about 6-8 months, can someone brieftly bring me up to speed on whats up with Fez? When I checked out he was starting to not talk much on the air
10 whiteguyernie 2013-12-04
Nothing has changed for him over the past 6-8 months, which is the problem
10 Thecardinal74 2013-12-04
You could say the same words if you hadn't checked in 3-4 years.
1 HeyCarpy 2013-12-04
It's really too bad, he seemed to be making progress for a while there ... maybe earlier this year or last? He was way more talkative and less sensitive. I wonder what changed.
8 Clown_Shoe 2013-12-04
Nothing has changed with Fez including his shirt.
5 aronskylar 2013-12-04
He doesn't talk at all unless the show turns into a therapy session for him. Well that and the live reads. Ron has had enough but I'll believe a change is happening when I see one.
7 rsplatpc 2013-12-04
so he has just continued not talking? anything else big?
7 HANKKKINGSLEY 2013-12-04
Came out as a 'mo. Other than that I don't think so.
7 matchgame72 2013-12-04
Lately, he's had a number of rants about events that he views as anti-gay or anti-mental disorders. They're ignored or shot down. Most notable was the 'crazy' chevy commercial that the boys featured on Jocktober.
3 alittlebigger 2013-12-04
Fez is starting to think everyone is against him within the company which is making shit so much worse. He has to be entering schizophrenia nothing else explains it, and I'm not being funny I'm very serious
3 LatinoComedian 2013-12-04
So is Fez, and that's the problem when you co-bill a comedy show.
2 jimmyjon1234 2013-12-04
Schizophrenia shows up in late teens, Jared Loughner for example. He has a mood disorder of some sort probably narcissism but that wouldn't explain why he has never had sex. I honestly think he has PTSD. His world was shattered when his father died and it forced him to challenge his beliefs about the world. He used to be a Christian, Republican, fun guy to be around, but now all he has left is Ron. Which explains why he wants to keep it even though it is unhealthy. Ron is the last strong figure he can depend on and he can't see any alternatives. He is in terrified cruise control.
9 mophorex 2013-12-04
I don't feel bad for fez. Ron has been carrying him for long time. He'll be back to his same old shit as soon as the tears dry.
Ronnie needs to cut him loose. Dealing with crazy people is exhausting.
3 Frogslayer 2013-12-04
Ronnie is exactly that, exhausted... and frustrated. He wants to be able to banter and bust balls like a couple of buddies on the corner. Fez isn't capable of that right now, and hasn't been for a long time. Ronnie is tired of it, so are the fans. I have listened to 99% of the content they have produced in the last 8 years and I love Fez and hope the best for him. But I really want to hear Ronnie riffing daily, like he did with O and A the last time he was on their show.
8 ebi-san 2013-12-04
I've been listening to O&A since they joined Sirius and I had to stop listening to R&F because Fez's shit was getting old. This has been going on for years, and if it were anyone else they would have lost their job some time ago.
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7 TEDS_CAKE_EMPORIUM 2013-12-04
The last 16 minutes are the roughest. Holy fuck.
7 [deleted] 2013-12-04
Even I would cry if Ron yelled at me. Ouch, he has an intense tone when he feels disrespected or is upset. You heard it too when he got after shelby for shitting on Opie & Anthony. Ron is straight old school.
5 GleepGlorpFloopdedoo 2013-12-04
When he yells at Zito for threatening to beat up Fez, it's pretty terrifying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIgB-VTeIO4
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3 CasinoIndian 2013-12-04
I wouldn't want Ron yelling at me because he's so fucking cool. Having Ronny unhappy with you would be the pits because he's such a funny, mellow guy.
6 Kloster 2013-12-04
Holy shit this is painful to listen to.
I cringed so hard I think I folded into myself.
6 rahtin 2013-12-04
Ron is like the parent of a methhead that won't stop paying their rent and doesn't realize how they're enabling the lifestyle.
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1 cheywalsh 2013-12-04
can i get a link to this?
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1 Frogslayer 2013-12-04
Stand alone fruit
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5 [deleted] 2013-12-04
HOLY SHIT.
5 RKO36 2013-12-04
Fez needs to take some time off and get some help. Oh man.
4 ted_the_apostate 2013-12-04
i'm going out to get me some comfort food, and then listen through it.
quo vadis ronnie b?
1 iamcolinquim 2013-12-04
I'm going to Florida to be crucified again.
4 achancesw 2013-12-04
TL/DR?
15 trunky 2013-12-04
Ron finally is really truthful with Fez(and audience) about how fed up he is with Fez's constant misery, and how Ron strongly desires a fun show. Fez breaks down and cries and basically begs for his job. Sounds like Fez will either be gone from Sirius/XM completely or have his own show away from Ron.
29 [deleted] 2013-12-04
Fez gets his own show and finally reaches his destiny as "The Standalone Fruit"
10 bridgecrewdave 2013-12-04
Fucking goddamn hour of dead air and live reads. Great show.
3 I_DOXX_CATS 2013-12-04
Its already the Ron and dead air show featuring Chris "pepper hicks" Stanley.
2 BullsLawDan 2013-12-04
No worse than trying to listen through the Android app right now.
6 krbin 2013-12-04
Listening now, but is this real or a Ron bit?
Edit: It's real.
6 tehjarvis 2013-12-04
If this has been a bit this entire time, it's probably the most genius con in media history. It's been going on for so long, has been such a slow yet steady descent into madness and has probably cost them listeners.
5 xBrianSmithx 2013-12-04
"The Fez & Shelby Show" Live everyday Midnight to 5 am.
11 abracist 2013-12-04
not on this channel.
3 DennisFalcoon 2013-12-04
Of course not. On OutQ.
4 achancesw 2013-12-04
I always thought it was just a bit..
2 chuckbown 2013-12-04
So Fez, what is it, that ya do here? <office space>
1 fullpowerattack 2013-12-04
If I was in the position to give Fez his own show, I wouldn't. Think like a boss for a second.... would you even THINK of putting this liability on the air anywhere else?
He had a great track record, but the past few YEARS indicate that he is incapable of being on mic. It's a shame.
8 Wsallgood 2013-12-04
The goodness starts around the 16:00 mark.
1 americanairman469 2013-12-04
Thank you.
1 Biff_Bifferson 2013-12-04
I don't know, I'm at 3:30 and he's already melting down...I'm gonna wait this out.
1 Wsallgood 2013-12-04
Sometimes it's best to watch the conductor board the train to fully appreciate its flaming wreckage.
-2 dey_c_me_trollin 2013-12-04
Your comment was TL;DR
4 CasinoIndian 2013-12-04
I wonder what the Christmas present was. Probably a pair of used underwear.
6 LatinoComedian 2013-12-04
Engagement ring.
0 TheDisastrousGamer 2013-12-04
Cock ring.
2 BusterFartbox 2013-12-04
I'm dying to know what the gift was.
4 alittlebigger 2013-12-04
This is why I will always love this show. You can't predict crazy
4 ArkL 2013-12-04
The definition of long overdue.
4 bcb77 2013-12-04
Fez is batshit crazy. He doesn't listen to a thing Ron says. Ron keeps telling him he's not happy and doesn't know if he wants to do the show anymore. All Fez keeps saying is that he doesn't know what's going on down the hallway. It drives me nuts, I can't even imagine what is going on in Ron's head.
3 doppeljr 2013-12-04
Fez is gay?
10 I_DOXX_CATS 2013-12-04
Its not really official until you have a dick in the mouth and/or ass, so... Kinda
6 [deleted] 2013-12-04
Confirmed queeb.
2 LatinoComedian 2013-12-04
quay
0 ISignedUpToReplyToU 2013-12-04
Pfft...Jee-zus Christ.
0 mancubuss 2013-12-04
Light in loafers?
3 [deleted] 2013-12-04
I don't have a lot of sympathy for Fez. He's a complete co-dependent victim, and acts like he has no power over anything, when in fact he created the entire problem and it would all go away if he would start taking control of his life. I don't listen to Ron and Fez that often, but I get the feeling Ron enables him, so while I understand Ron's frustration, it's kind of his fault, too.
3 corporateplaceholder 2013-12-04
fez is a bad person.
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3 [deleted] 2013-12-04
This is a perfect example of how impossible it is to deal with someone who has mental health issues.
It becomes impossible to sympathize.
2 humblebrag 2013-12-04
Fuck yes. Thank you, OP. Came here just for this. Good lookin out.
2 BeerMeDammit 2013-12-04
To someone who is new to the o&a, what does these guys have to do with o&a?
20 krbin 2013-12-04
They were on WNEW with O&A back in what we call "the day". They would hang around on each other's shows and were radio pals. When Opie and Anthony went to XM, they got R&F a gig as the midday show on their channel.
3 tehjarvis 2013-12-04
I remember when they first went to XM. "I'VE GOT A GOLDEN FUCKING TICKET!!!" The old Fez kicked so much ass.
-1 mancubuss 2013-12-04
I've never listened to Ron and fez but that clip of fez coming to Sirius dressed as hitler is hysterical
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3 mancubuss 2013-12-04
http://youtu.be/JVibk0Zek94
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0 [deleted] 2013-12-04
Ahh, "the day." What a great time it was.
14 petefic 2013-12-04
They are on the same channel as o&a and start after o&a ends. Ron goes on o&a occasionally, fez is literally mentally ill
2 rottengymshorts 2013-12-04
He's crazy
1 BullsLawDan 2013-12-04
You can't say that.
5 abracist 2013-12-04
they are the midday show on the o & a channel.
3 MaxJohnson15 2013-12-04
They were an awesome show. At one point I condsidered them to be every bit as funny as O&A. The AFRO (Anthony Fez Ron Opie) shows were great when they didn't all step on each other. Ron and Fez had great chemistry owing mostly to Ron but Fez held his own back then.
0 thegame310 2013-12-04
Any of those shows online? Would love to listen
0 MaxJohnson15 2013-12-04
Just look up ron fez AFRO
2 krivas 2013-12-04
Whether this is 100% real or not, god DAMN this was satisfying.
2 kimchifart 2013-12-04
I think people who keep saying fez needs to get arse laid don't understand one thing. He sees Ron as his life partner. That's so fucked up.
2 doppeljr 2013-12-04
Fez just needs a half-slice.
2 GleepGlorpFloopdedoo 2013-12-04
Have a slice day.
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0 doppeljr 2013-12-04
just a line from the show
2 jubbytime 2013-12-04
Either that was the most brilliant acting by all three of them, or the most awkward radio segment(s) of all time. Enjoyed it either way, and feel weird at the time same time about it.
2 donji 2013-12-04
So did Ron quit or something?
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1 Your_Moms_Box 2013-12-04
It's just a bit right ? /s
1 abracist 2013-12-04
FUCK. I GOTTA HURRY HOME AND LISTEN.
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1 sackman1886 2013-12-04
Dude, thank you so much for posting this. Fucking great.
1 rosyyoshi 2013-12-04
Fez has walled himself into perpetual victimhood and refused every escape. Ron has given him plenty of time, now he has to do the only thing Fez will allow him to do: end the relationship. I've been there, when you see someone you care about locking you into that enabler role for years to come. It is counter- intuitive when their situation has been a two-lane street, but walking is the only possibility. Either Fez decides to be a man, or he loses his gig. it's that simple. his view that it's not really in Ron's hands is delusional, and Ron's view that it is completely up to Ron is only half right. it's halfway up to Fez, and obviously, Fez's side of things is an inadvertent choice to stop the show.
5 GleepGlorpFloopdedoo 2013-12-04
{insert Advice Show sounder here}
1 rosyyoshi 2013-12-04
Lol oops. my bad.
0 No1GivesAFuck 2013-12-04
So honest question: Is this show worth listening to? I keep hearing about them on O and A and the clips seem interesting, sometimes in that cringe sorta way.
5 Holzmann 2013-12-04
Short answer: yes.
Long answer: Yes, but you need to give it time. It's a drastically different show than O&A, but it works. Like with O&A, you have to get to know the characters involved to begin to appreciate it. It'll seem really slow at first, but when you get into the groove of the show you'll be hooked.
Depending on what this coming announcement from Ron is you might have a chance to start fresh with the show.
3 tehjarvis 2013-12-04
I now prefer Ron and Fez to O&A. Like the other guy said, just keep listening. The humor is sometimes cringey and subtle. Ronnie B. isn't afraid to let his show slide into uncomfortable silence at times and it can be hard to listen to at first...until you realize that he's the Beethoven of radio hosts. This whole thing with Fez could actually be a eight year long bit that's has been slowly ruining the show for the better part of a decade. If that's the case, Ron has pulled off the most Kaufmanesque stunt in media history. If it's not a work, then Ron has somehow been making this absolute disaster listenable for eight years. Either way he's a genius.
He's also the best interviewer I've ever heard. When Opie, Ant or Jim interview someone, even someone I fund interesting, I sometimes tune out because they are so bad at leading someone in an interview. Ron could interview a plastic bag and keep me listening for a couple hours. If R&F does end up crashing and burning, I could see Ron's new job becoming a strict interview show that Sirius would promote heavily or making the transition to TV talk show host very easily.
0 RTardicus 2013-12-04
A small part of my brain still thinks this is a bit.
I guess because I don't understand the radio industry. In any normal job, Fez would have been fired after a few weeks of this behavior, let alone a few years.
0 [deleted] 2013-12-04
So just to recap - "Fez" is not a work, right?
Kidding. No one could sustain that level of misery and self-loathing if it wasn't genuine. Poor bastard.
-6 opiesucks 2013-12-04
Can we please not loose focus on the bigger issue... Opie and how bad he sucks. What's up with that?!? I wish he was more like Fez and never talked. Now that would be an enjoyable show.
9 GleepGlorpFloopdedoo 2013-12-04
I wish you were more like Paul Walker.
3 ISignedUpToReplyToU 2013-12-04
You're the best.
-8 LarryNozowitz 2013-12-04
Amazeballs
-1 jimmyjon1234 2013-12-04
Why so many downvotes? I must not get the reference.
1 cjdimino 2013-12-04
More than likely down votes because it doesn't add anything to the conversation.
-15 telemecanique 2013-12-04
amount of care from me.. 0... never got the show and still don't understand the fez thing.
5 xBrianSmithx 2013-12-04
"The Fez & Shelby Show" Live everyday Midnight to 5 am.
4 achancesw 2013-12-04
I always thought it was just a bit..
6 krbin 2013-12-04
Listening now, but is this real or a Ron bit?
Edit: It's real.
29 [deleted] 2013-12-04
Fez gets his own show and finally reaches his destiny as "The Standalone Fruit"
5 aronskylar 2013-12-04
He doesn't talk at all unless the show turns into a therapy session for him. Well that and the live reads. Ron has had enough but I'll believe a change is happening when I see one.
2 chuckbown 2013-12-04
So Fez, what is it, that ya do here? <office space>
10 whiteguyernie 2013-12-04
Nothing has changed for him over the past 6-8 months, which is the problem
10 Thecardinal74 2013-12-04
You could say the same words if you hadn't checked in 3-4 years.
8 Clown_Shoe 2013-12-04
Nothing has changed with Fez including his shirt.
3 alittlebigger 2013-12-04
Fez is starting to think everyone is against him within the company which is making shit so much worse. He has to be entering schizophrenia nothing else explains it, and I'm not being funny I'm very serious
10 bridgecrewdave 2013-12-04
Fucking goddamn hour of dead air and live reads. Great show.
0 ISignedUpToReplyToU 2013-12-04
Pfft...Jee-zus Christ.
0 mancubuss 2013-12-04
Light in loafers?
1 fullpowerattack 2013-12-04
If I was in the position to give Fez his own show, I wouldn't. Think like a boss for a second.... would you even THINK of putting this liability on the air anywhere else?
He had a great track record, but the past few YEARS indicate that he is incapable of being on mic. It's a shame.
5 GleepGlorpFloopdedoo 2013-12-04
{insert Advice Show sounder here}
1 cheywalsh 2013-12-04
can i get a link to this?