About Opie and Anthony

Opie and Anthony often comment on American sociopolitical and popular culture. Their "cringe" style of entertainment has earned them the sobriquet "shock jocks". Hughes, Cumia and Norton broadcast for approximately five hours per day. Generally speaking, Opie sets the daily flow of the show and introduces topics, while Cumia and Norton provide color commentary. The show has few limits, and covers a wide array of topics interactively, with a great deal of time devoted to callers, and sound bites sent in from listeners. With their reemergence on terrestrial radio, however, the trio have been more conscientious about what might be censored. This has led to the "dump report", an XM segment in which the specific content of censored bits is lamented. Some of the more hardcore O&A fans, nicknamed "Pests", have been known to go to extreme grassroots efforts to promote the show.

Friends and regular guests on the show include Adam Ferrara, Louis C.K., Bill Burr, Patrice O'Neal, Brian Regan, Robert Kelly, Bob Saget and Rich Vos, all of whom have substituted for Norton when he has left New York to pursue his stand-up comedy and acting. Frequent guests include Colin Quinn, Stephen Lynch, Joe Rogan and Jay Mohr. Host Anthony Cumia does impressions of various personalities such as Charlton Heston, Don West, Sylvester Stallone, Fred Flintstone, Bill Cosby, Ben Stein, Richard Nixon, Sam Kinison, Popeye, Andrew Dice Clay, Tom Brokaw, Ronald Reagan, Mike Tyson, Tony Danza, Christopher Reeve, Robert Reed, Regis Philbin, Vince Mcmahon, Neil Diamond, Don Imus, The Greaseman and Howard Stern. O&A's style and jokes typically target males in the 18-49 demographic.

The song played at the beginning of both the FM and XM show is Rage Against the Machine's song "Street Fighting Man", a cover of the Rolling Stones's song of the same name.

Film references

O&A's show features many inside jokes that a new listener may not immediately understand. ^[32] There are many references to films^[33], The Shining being one of the most prominent. Other referenced films include The Silence of the Lambs, Pulp Fiction, The Accused,Predator, Boogie Nights, American Psycho, Blazing Saddles, Apocalypse Now, Bad Lieutenant, Ed Wood, Jaws, Platoon, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Death Wish, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Schindler's List, Caddyshack, The Godfather, Mondo Topless, and anything starring Robert De Niro (most notably The King of Comedy).

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