r/opieandanthony: Bennington is really phoning it in...

Bennington is really phoning it in...

17 2017-06-16 by EvictYou

In the past three weeks, I have tuned into Bennington 4 times... Of those times, one had an hour of an unmasked, one was a replay from last year, there was a live show last week, and today they played bits of comedians who are dads.

These guys maaaaybe have to do 12 hours of live radio a week when you factor in commercials. When Gail isn't gushing over a comedian no one has ever heard of or they're waiting for Hard Rock Johnny to say anything worth killing time on, it's not completely terrible.

I give Ronnie props for still getting paid, I suppose being tucked away on Raw Dog has it's perks.

38 comments

n/a aprosbro 2017-06-16

When they let you phone it in for years the only challenge becomes how much can you phone it in before they say something.

n/a EvictYou 2017-06-16

This is true - TBH I only tune over there because noontime is rough on XM if you're looking for talk, and Jason Ellis is rough to listen to. I actually found myself listening to Dr. Laura just to hear some people getting railed for their life problems.

n/a ChurchOfBaldOpie 2017-06-16

And so he doesn't even deserve props for just getting paid(odd concept). But I also don't exactly blame him for essentially stealing money from Sirius. Fuck them, I sort of hope he milks them for as much as he can

n/a andepok 2017-06-16

that's true, I mean Covino and Rich get paid, don't they,

n/a ihaveaholeinmyass 2017-06-16

Wha you don't like 'dishing it' with jenn?

n/a EvictYou 2017-06-16

It's probably because I'm slowly leaving their demographic - but I don't know who any of the people they refer to are. If I need that line of talk, ill tune over to Jenny McCarthy and also get a side dish of anti vaccine talk.

n/a 1qw1qw1 2017-06-16

what even is their demographic?

n/a EvictYou 2017-06-16

I would think New Yorkers who like the roll the dice on seeing a comedian they've never heard of. Not even b.s.'ing.

n/a Noosarama 2017-06-16

The Bennington Show demographic is that special blend of person that has strong opinions about Bad Company, Ariana Grande, and desperately wants to be seen as cool to black folks.

At this point, Ron is literally & figuratively doing a show just for Gail.

n/a ihaveaholeinmyass 2017-06-16

I heard Gail say this week her favourite fleetwood mac song was the one from rumours that was never released...

I fuckin hate hipsters

n/a CIAshill18081990 2017-06-16

This?

n/a ihaveaholeinmyass 2017-06-16

I dunno, I smashed my radio to fuckin pieces on hearing her say that

n/a EvictYou 2017-06-16

Yes... and when she tried to get a couple of words in to ask a question during a serious interview and is cut off by the guest... I cringe a little. I want her to be interesting... she's not a "hole" as O and A would say... not sure what I would call it.

n/a EastSideDan 2017-06-16

She's worse than a hole. She's a hole that only has a job because her daddy, who roofied her when she was 10, doesn't want to carry her talentless fat hipster ass for the rest of his life and forced Sirius into giving her a job.

n/a hookahreed 2017-06-16

A try-hard?

n/a flip0pilf 2017-06-16

Gail: That song is phenomenal

n/a CockPoopExpress 2017-06-16

I just hate Fleetwood Mac

n/a ChurchOfBaldOpie 2017-06-16

After hearing that clip I might be on your side

n/a andepok 2017-06-16

It may be indefensible, but. Anthony's smashing of hipsters ( " I'll wear a top hat, monocle and swimfins while riding a penny-farthing through DUMBO, etc." ) maybe one of the greatest short breaks ever. Like 8-10 years ago.

n/a Trueduhtective 2017-06-16

"What's up with these white guys that don't just stand around doing nothing during a crisis?"

n/a ChurchOfBaldOpie 2017-06-16

"White people... are so scared... of black people"

Does he still play this retarded clip?

n/a ryanindayton 2017-06-16

Oh man. That did it for me. It's over.

n/a misstheolddaysfan 2017-06-16

Except that all those hours and interviews have to be recorded so that would mean they've come in early or stayed late to record every minute. Phoning it in would be replaying old stuff.

n/a CGPHStanley 2017-06-16

They play old stuff all the time. Puts the lie to the term "Best of".

n/a andepok 2017-06-16

Summer is always rough for SIM original content. Not a defense, but , maybe a halfassed idea.

n/a BumbiBestie 2017-06-16

Today was a pre-taped show. During the summer they do some Friday shows ahead of time instead of playing a best-of.

n/a misstheolddaysfan 2017-06-16

If its pretaped but its brand new, I don't generally care.

n/a Doc_McCoy79 2017-06-16

More like CON Bennington.

n/a avengingbullet 2017-06-16

Are they still doing the "everybody is named Bennington" gag? I thought that was a really cute way to diffuse the fact that he hired his offspring with no radio background.

n/a EvictYou 2017-06-16

"Yoooooooooo-ah"

n/a ChurchOfBaldOpie 2017-06-16

Can you expound? What is this everybody is named Bennington shit?

n/a suchanjv 2017-06-16

"Good morning. I'm Ron Bennington, this is Gail Bennington, we got Chris Pepper Hicks Bennington, and young Joey Joe Joe Bennington."

n/a andepok 2017-06-16

Poor Fezzie never got that love...

n/a [deleted] 2017-06-16

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n/a onemancrimespree 2017-06-16

I wish he would pay me to help him do nothing.