Program Content
Opie and Anthony often comment on American sociopolitical and popular culture. Their "cringe" style of entertainment sometimes leads people to categorize them as "shock jocks", despite their disagreement with the term. Hughes, Cumia and Norton broadcast for approximately four 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 by listeners. 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, Jim Jefferies, Joe DeRosa, Louis C.K., (who famously asked Donald Rumsfeld if he was a space lizard who ate Mexican babies) Bill Burr, Brian Regan, Robert Kelly, Otto & George, Bob Saget, Rich Vos, Colin Quinn, Nick DiPaolo and the late Patrice O'Neal, and Amy Schumer all of whom have substituted for Norton when he has left New York to pursue his stand-up comedy and acting.
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