Anthony and Dave discuss the Opster and give a shot at naming one good quality about him. Jan.16, 2019 TACS ep.754 The Anthony Cumia Show compoundmedia.com Erock - allmylinks.com... Dave Landau - Davelandau.com/
If Opie had only accepted his natural place on the show, and worked at supporting the comedic talents, instead of trying to undermine them, He could have made the show better.
I could not agree with this more ,and this is exactly what a more humble person would have done. But that's not GH ,Opie could give a fuck less if everything goes down in flames because nobody puts baby brain in the corner.
I agree. As a fan who only recently discovered O&A I missed all the drama. Honestly I have no complaints about Opie and his performance on the radio show. I love almost every minute of it.
@@darbyohara That is exactly what I was talking about. Play some songs, take a couple calls from people who are excited to hear themselves on the radio, and read an ad for local car place. Well within his skill set.
That's what I've always thought but the more I think about it, MrEvanNoyes is right. We just never expected him to be funny so when he was it was like hearing Jesus speak our name
I've listened to thousands of hours of OnA. I'm not proud...but I've actually counted how many times opie has made me laugh and it's NO more than 7. And none of them were above a chuckle.
Opie always viewed himself as the NEXT HOWARD, he failed to realize Howard’s actually funny and clever. When you’re desperately unfunny people have a lot less tolerance for ur actions.
@@drbibhis7345 Yeah he's def never been funny. He knows how to take what should be 2 minutes of material and make it 2 hours..sometimes 2 days. Thats his genius. Anytime Stern said anything funny it was given to him by Jackie, Fred or Benjy. He's not good off the cuff at all.
I still don’t understand this. Opie has millions of dollars and won’t splurge for a decent camera, laptop and mic set up. Not saying he has to be Joe Rogan and have a fancy studio but come on…
@@friedporchetta I recall in the 2008-10 time frame, Opie claimed to have all sorts of equipment that he could use to make his own podcast. Guess he was lying, or “loying” if you linger longer.
@@friedporchetta But does Opie even have millions at this point? I get that he has properties/assets valued in the millions between the Hamptons house and Manhattan apartment, but as far as liquidity goes I would assume he's been doing early withdrawals on his pension/retirement funds. F.H. Rileys closed down and I somehow doubt Opie secretly owns a dry cleaning empire or chain of successful shoe stores. A guy that is truly wealthy in Manhattan doesn't give up his private parking spot and sit in his car for hours at a time to move it to another spot so he doesn't get ticketed.
I know I might be a total Nagel for saying this, but I always hated when he stomped on that homeless dudes cake. Made me feel bad for the guy when he said “hey man I earned that.” Now opie resembles that same homeless guy
Ooh this is a new one for me ❤ I could never get tired of hearing Ant complain about Opie. It would feel mean if it were not for the fact that Opie sold out Ant (and the show as a whole) for his own ego.
If you are capable of even asking yourself if you're delusional, you aren't delusional like the Opester. He's incapable of even imagining that he could be the problem in any situation.
There isn't many people like this. We all have our own level of narcissism and delusions but at the level where you gaslight others without you even knowing you're gaslighting others is next level. I've only met a handful of those.
@@gsesquire3441I understand he has issues but I don't have an issue with Op. Tbh, they're both obsessing over each other and either need to move on or make up cause this obsession with each other says they actually miss each other. This is why I don't really watch either of them anymore. I don't like that they're kicking him while he's down. I don't like that everyone automatically assumes everything is Opies fault. Don't forget, there is 3 sides to every story. Ants story, Opies story and the whole story. I don't like that opie is to proud to bury the hatchet and admit what he did wrong and not get help cause he clearly has what his mother had.
t's baffling because he only had a sense of 'Anti-Humor' and as pointed out, he was so empty that he thinks you stomp a cake or you throw a gift into someone's face, smash a guitar. He didn't even 'get' that's not how it works. AND YET he seemed surprisingly good at picking out funny people to do the show. He was actually aware that Patrice O'Neal was golden. He immediately recognized Anthony was a Mimic master. He did recognize these things YET he himself, its like a part of his brain was damaged where he could not comprehend how to actually do the funny things or words.
@@hunterbiden7890 I disagree. Most normal people. Almost all, if they have a good sense of humor (so, our premise is they recognize funny) they will also comprehend how to be funny or what would be funny things to say. In this case, more importantly what not to do and say. This is why Erock will actually know when he's bombed and really most guests (not comedians) but if they find the show funny will also be a guest that knows when to not interrupt and when to try and add or feed a setup or an angle for the pros to play on or when to get out of the way. Comprehension. Opie was having brain damage with the 'comprehension' part where he'd recognize Patrice, Aunt and Jimmy were on some huge roll, zingers, one-ups, what-ifs and square in the middle would suddenly belch and burp into the mic. One could argue that Brakemaster Opie actually did comprehend what was funny but then you have to accept Opie was evil, malicious and a saboteur of nasty proportions. I prefer to think it was brain damage.
Before I even clicked play on this video the title inspired me to just sit for a good while making a sincere effort at trying to think of ONE good quality about Opie and I was shocked to realize I honestly could not... I still can't think of one while I type this. I never thought there would be someone I couldn't recognize a single decent quality in but here we are.... It's actually blowing my mind lol.
Was just listening to O&A with just Ant, Patrice and Derosa. Ant was constantly talking shit about taking calls, I don't think he was talking shit about Opie, but looking back he definitely was
@@TheImmortalLowlifenah try listen to more than 30 minutes of compound or Jim and sam, Opies role mightn't have been as important or big as Jim or Ant but he did know how to get steam rolling and to organize a show, Ants better at it now but when he first started compound you could basically hear him tapping his fingers thinking of what to say or do next. Opies just not funny and needs funny people there to make it more than your typical boring talk radio show. Ants one of the funniest people alive but he needs someone focused on actually conducting the show and segments so he can be as funny as he is. I think they both need each other to really be at their best but that boat sailed away about ten years ago now
@@trickster6669 Ant needed Jimmy. And vice versa. Notice how Norton became unfunny when Ant left. That wasnt an accident. A funny person is never as funny around an unfunny person, as he would be around another funny one. Opie couldn't do in 2015 what he was able to do in 2000 with a shock-jock like radio show with Ant not knowing anything else but that. Once Norton came aboard and developed the best chemistry in radio history with Anthony, it exposed how not only unfunny Opie was, but how poorly he handled a funny radio show around him.
As much as ppl disagree, the show was always the best when they were BOTH on. I get why ppl will shit on Opie, but I tune out of the nOpie shows....I just don't find lines from the Shining funny when it's for 20 minutes straight. I legitimately can't think of a classic bit Opie wasn't in studio for.
Ant also "laughed" at the cake stomp. Its a nervous fake laugh to try to make it seem like comedy. Cause without it, it comes off as it is. A cringy hacky act.
@@NothingToPointOut24 EXACTLY. could you imagine if Ant and Jim sat there and scolded Opie seriously? they'd never hear the end of it. Opie literally threw the poker chips at the girl. she CRIED in the elevator about that FACT alone. she didn't care he hated the gift; she cared that he threw it at her. she could have had him arrested, which i wouldn't agree with, but she could have. that's how much an a-hole he is.
Anthony's pearl clutching about the poker chips is so dishonest I can't watch this video lmao. Everyone go back and listen to that segment 1) it's hilarious 2) Ant and Jim loved it and 3) Ant and Jim were going along with the whole bit.
Before even clicking I knew the poker chips incident would come up. It was actually funny. And Ant's capping for his life about it, because it's on video in the public domain that he melted down laughing for about fifteen full minutes after Opie did it.
Opie latched on to the shock jock persona when it was an acceptable and profitable thing to do and never let it go or evolved with the times. I can't think of any classic Opie bits or segments that weren't based around some sort of outrageous physical behavior or actions.
As much as i love the Opie hate, opie being mean was literally egged on by Ant and everybody else most of the time, everybody would spam paltalk for opie to smash something whenever they got gifts. Idk seems like such a weird to complain about when theres hours of O&A online where ants saying the complete opposite of what hes saying in this video
Yeah I LOVE when Ant (or especially Jim) let themselves critique Opie cause it's usually so biting and insightful that it's satisfying af. But a couple of Ant's recent clips discussing Opie aren't as strong. They used to always hit. Hope we can get more Ant/Jim Opie discussion
I agree OP, Ant has a super wimpy trait of rolling with things he’s (allegedly) not okay with until he’s a safe distance away, and then whining about it afterwards. See his marriage for more details.
It's odd, Ant is retelling it like he didn't laugh his ass off, even though he was laughing so hard he had a tear in his eye. And, Opie didn't whip them at her like ant is saying. The video is on RU-vid.
I'm wondering what does Opie have to be miserable about . He stepped into a great career surrounding himself with funny talent . He's good at saving money and being wicked cheap .
Opie did that because he heard howies bit where he put staffers Xmas gifts to him in a wood chipper, which was a dick move but was actually hilarious somehow. But opie just could not make that funny in any way. Somehow even though Howie sucks ass now he was still funny about ripping on gifts people on staff gave him.
I have my reasons for turning on Opie, but Anthony was being kind of a girl here. He wasn't completely honest. I probably haven't listened to one hundredth of the total output of Opie & Anthony but there are some funny things I remember Opie saying and doing, such as calling Lisa Loeb on her bullsh it with her "greatest hits" album, for example.
Opie got all his radio moves from trying to copy Howard. Just like his contract negotiation approach. This is his radio expertise that he would always crow about.
The straw that broke the camel's back for me, yay nana sayings, in regards to Gregg, was Ant revealing (and I 100% believe Anthony) that Steve C self-"exited" because of Gregg's actions towards Steve. The fact that Ant could build a moderate empire rather quickly after being fired from Opie and Anthony proves who had the real talent at the end.
@@sdot5389 He was still able to run a successful enough business for longer than Gregg on his own. So... Yeah, win goes to Ant. Also, he just sold his company. Not exactly fallen, but "I'm too old to run this myself, let's join a group like others have."
Everyone that listened to the show knows Ant & Lil Jimmy Norton were the show. Opie was nothing more than a board hop. Theyd be doing some hilarious bit & Opie would stop them for a call from Steve from bayshore. YUUUUCCCK
All I can think of is.. Isn't there a cringe clip of Anthony and the compound crew making a spectacle of smacking Bobo around for laughs? And Anthony grinning at the camera like it was the most hilarious thing the whole time? I wish I could say it was ironic. Obviously that's not violence or anything (neither were Opie's cringe moments of trashing gifts and shit). I'm just saying neither of these dudes have a lot of room to point fingers on this one.
Before even clicking I knew the poker chips incident would come up. It was actually funny. And Ant's capping for his life about it, because it's on video in the public domain that he melted down laughing for about fifteen full minutes after Opie did it.
The casino chips was probably funniest thing he ever done. He wasn't too bad at controlling the pests with anthony on Jocktober either. Not much else other than that though.
Funniest thing he ever did was de-wig Stalker Patti. I was CRYING laughing at that. Anthony crying over Opie bits that obviously made him and Jimmy laugh is actually really sad. If you disliked it so much, you would’ve bought it up on the show coward.
@@MrIvanKnight Like he brought up the FH Riley's thing and crybaby Opie had to sit home and pout for 3 days and have their agent fly in? Ant might've been a coward but thats kinda what needs to happen when you're dealing with a sociopathic infant who somehow controlled the entire show, their contract thats where worth millions of dollars and the jobs of some 50 people.
I will say at the beginning they definitely needed Opie. He had a confidence and the ability to market the show and a comfort level with the executive, White Collar class that Anthony was obviously lacking... oftentimes the most talented people in an industry especially in the creative or professional athlete Industries are terrible and despised any kind of self-promotion. You have to have a cheerleader someone to navigate that world to grow an audience and educate people on how good you are. It's not supplementary to good talent it's necessary to good talent then going on and being where the show eventually ended up nationally. If a high school kid is throwing 100 Mi an hour but doesn't have any advocates and no professional baseball Scouts know his name or his abilities then he might as well be throwing 80 mph
