Re: Howard Stern on Sirius: Anyone?

[Dave Gray]

For those of you that aren't aware, Phil Hendrie is a pretty amazing talent.  His show consists of this format:

Hendrie plays the role of the level-headed host.
He also has "guests" on the show that are always totally asinine.  Whatever they stand for is ludicrous.  Hendrie also plays the role of the fake guests.  He then argues with himself in real time, using different voices.  He does this to get people riled up to call the show and get in verbal arguments with the fake guest.

The people who call in usually have the best intentions, but are a few cans short of a six pack.

Examples of things I've heard from his "guests":
- man who locked his mother and her friends in the basement so that she couldn't get out and vote for John Kerry.

- cheauvanist pig that insisted that all women couldn't help but want to cheat on their husbands with him.

There are others that I just can't remember, but the show is funny, once you're on to what's going on.  ...he also does a great job of making the stories more ridiculous, or backing off just enough to keep the person on the line.

[Brian Fein]

I didn't think it was funny before I knew the gig, but once it was out, it just got funny listening to the callers call in who DIDN'T know.

Sometimes, I wonder if the callers know and call in just to be part of the humor.

Now that I think of it, some of his stuff is a little funny, but its unique for sure.  Is he still on WIOD?

[Dave Gray]

No, he and Neil Rogers used to be friends, but Phil Hendrie got pretty political on his show (his views are opposite of Neils) and they sort of fell apart.  Phil is syndicated now.