NICK CANNON vs howard stern

NICK CANNON IS A FAKE




After hearing that Nick Cannon had reacted to comments made on yesterday’s show via Twitter (“Shut your old ass up! LOL”), Howard napalmed the kid, repeating that the ‘I’m giving out my home phone number’ bit was a tired--and obviously fake--bit: “First of all, I’m not that old in that I still do a relevant show. I still sound pretty good. Secondly, I’ve been around radio long enough to know when something’s bullshit.”

Howard continued: “I’ve beaten every guy you’re trying to beat now. I’ve been number one in every market. Use your f’ing head. You’re not getting any ratings. Your station’s in the toilet. When I open my mouth, you should sit quietly and listen to the criticism.” Howard said Artie had once done the same bit--with one big difference: “He was real...it was insane.”

NOT THAT ANYONE’S EVEN LISTENING

Howard thought Nick was cynically underestimating his audience: “You don’t go on there and pretend that you’re giving out your phone number. Because you sound crazy. Everyone gets that you’re not giving out the real number...it’s not a good bit. It doesn’t feel real to me.” Howard went on to mock Nick’s numbers: “What have you done in radio? Nothing...you’re getting your ass kicked...when he beats Elvis Duran, I’ll shut up.”

CAN ANYONE HELP LYNN SAMUELS?

Howard listened to a clip from The Lynn Samuels Show in which Lynn demanded--between gaps in the audio--that Sirius XM lackeys fix the poor audio quality of her show: “You know you’re in trouble when you’re going to Jake or Dave Gorab...whoever that is.”

In the clip, Lynn fumed: “This is unconscionable! Does this shit go on with Rosie O’Donnell?” Howard answered: “Well, yeah, ‘cause she’s Rosie O’Donnell. That’s how it works around here...they’ll get around to it when they can. In the meantime, sit quietly.” Robin laughed: “Just put something in the suggestion box.”

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