If Erock started asking Tits for "just one punchline" I would suck his peckah

You can tell e-rock has no patience for Opie, too. He got a few little digs in on Opie when they were talking about the Tig Notaro documentary.

Thank god he hit the court last night... just listen to that focus.

I don't understand how a radio show with a huge platform like his doesn't basically have an understudy waiting in the wings. Why not befriend some up and coming comic or someone with broadcasting experience and have them as an understudy waiting on the sideline for times like this. Im sure there's plenty of guys that would be willing to do it, if I was a comic in NY and they said "you can hang out every day, in case we need you," and I had afternoons open, I would sure as fuck be there waiting. How hard is that to put together.

Up and coming comics have a future and don't want to waste their time with him

That was Ant. And later, Sam. Neither was a stand up but in terms of the show, you just described Ant and Sam. So I don't see our intrepid fisherman with the mean hook shot wanting an understudy.

He does. Opie's safety nets are Vic, Sherrod and Chris DiStefano.

He goes to each of them several times a week and has been for two years since Ant was canned. But they always had Jim as a buffer. But after a month into the solo show, they're all elevated to "second mic" status, and if any of them have any self-awareness, they have to realize that they are literally the only thing keeping Opie afloat and why the fuck are they doing it? A hundred bucks, probably more than a Tuesday spot at The Cellar, but instead of working their sets and interacting with bigger comics, they're a sounding board for Opie?

It's really a sad state worthy of hard analysis that Opie's show does not exist unless some comic picks up the phone when his staff calls them. He's made it clear he wanted to make these guys regulars, but management won't have it. So he has to call and say "Please do my show". When these D-level comics say no or can't show up, he drags in a producer (that he's always called inept) or a bodyguard.

Hyeah, "buffer." Vic Sherrod and Chris had a lotta BUFFER'S, senatah.

Would this be e-rocks job as a producer to line up? It's a no brainer how you lay it out.

I think it would behoove E Rock to do something so common sense-y but his contempt for the Opester probably plays a part. Probably enjoys watching him twist.

Opie only wants to work with literal retards who already have a minor bit of success so that they won't scheme too hard to steal his job.

That's a good point. It's like when you're not that good looking of a dude, so you take guys out with you that are way uglier or fatter so that you look better.

TBH, Opie has been a good sport about giving other people equal time on his show. But it's bit him in the ass. For instance, Opie gave Anthony equal billing when Anthony was added to Opie's show.

Howard Stern has never done this; he's always made it clear that everyone but him is replaceable. That's probably a shrewd move, because it basically forces other people to do Howard's job for him.

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Well, I am.

That was a 3-pointer.

"thanks Pops"

kisses two fingers, points to the sky, makes the sign of the cross...

They did blackberry smoke yesterday. I started the show because I love the first 5 minutes of hype. And Chris called them the blackberry smokes and was so pumped up by the awesome music that he decided to spill the beans that he's leaving his girlfriend but she is possibly pregnant. Oh nertz!

They were both shouting like they were pumped up frat boys. It's a bizarre energy that Opester starts with.

It's funny when Opie discovers a band that has been doing their thing for ten years already. He's hoping he can get them into the studio so he can help them with their numbahz.

Also, Opie is already nervous for tomorrow, cuz Derosa was supposed to be there tomorrow, not today. He practically begged Joe to return tomorrow, cuz, "he's really gonna need him tomorrow".

As OP said here....Opie can't do five minutes of radio by himself. He is pretty much the exact opposite of a professional broadcaster.

Side note....listening to him read the live reads is almost painful. I've heard fifth graders give speeches that sound less like they're reading words from a piece of paper verbatim. There is nothing natural sounding about Opie's reads.

I wish all his comedian guests would go on strike until they start getting paid for appearances.

I hope erock murders opie in the parking garage.

This show is like what a drowning narcissist sounds like, grabbing for mediocre comedic life vests, as just barely legal-sized striped bass bite his tits.