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Tag: Opie and Anthony

Episode #234: Anthony Cumia
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Episode #234: Anthony Cumia

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 20181

Anthony Cumia was installing heaters and air conditioners at 33 when a song parody he wrote about OJ Simpson caught the attention of a Long …

Episode #217: Paul Mecurio
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Episode #217: Paul Mecurio

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 23, 2018

Paul Mecurio is seen every night by audiences of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as he warms them up before the CBS cameras turn on for …

End of an era: Opie Radio out at SiriusXM
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End of an era: Opie Radio out at SiriusXM

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 7, 2017

After 13 years, there’s no more Opie or Anthony on SiriusXM satellite radio. Almost three years to the day after firing Anthony Cumia, SiriusXM fired …

Episode #144: Jim Norton
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Episode #144: Jim Norton

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 27, 2017March 27, 20171

Jim Norton is a best-selling author and comedian you’ve seen in multiple stand-up specials on HBO and EPIX and in recurring roles on Louie and …

Jim Norton’s Keynote Address at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2014: “I Insincerely Apologize”
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Jim Norton’s Keynote Address at Montreal’s Just For Laughs 2014: “I Insincerely Apologize”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 25, 2014July 26, 2014

Always outspoken but perhaps never quite as sincerely forthright without needing a hard laugh until now, Jim Norton provided the timeliest keynote address yet at …

Doug Stanhope on Opie and Anthony: On Dr. Drew, suicide, and debating alcoholism with Jim Norton
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Doug Stanhope on Opie and Anthony: On Dr. Drew, suicide, and debating alcoholism with Jim Norton

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 7, 2013May 7, 20131

Doug Stanhope brought his latest stand-up comedy tour into New York City, with gigs Sunday and Monday night at B.B. King’s in Times Square, and …

Review: “Women Aren’t Funny,” a documentary
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Review: “Women Aren’t Funny,” a documentary

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 12, 20134

Are women funny? Are you funny? That’s a fairer, more legitimate question. In a new documentary by stand-up comedian Bonnie McFarlane, shot with her husband, …

Want to “Cheat”? Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa tell you how, humorously, in a new book
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Want to “Cheat”? Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa tell you how, humorously, in a new book

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 18, 2012

A couple of years ago, comedians Bill Burr, Robert Kelly and Joe DeRosa grew tired of waiting for the phone to ring with news of …

Patrice O’Neal, 41, suffers stroke: status unknown
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Patrice O’Neal, 41, suffers stroke: status unknown

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 27, 2011

In a just world, the Comedy Gods weed out the no-talent hacks and leave the true voices to prosper. Alas, alack, we do not always …

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