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These are people who work or are friends of Opie and Anthony.

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[edit] Staff

  • Steve Carlesi, Producer (aka Martini Steve, Steve C) - Like Ben, Steve has worked with O&A for many years. He also runs FoundryMusic.com, which covers Opie and Anthony news, music (especially metal) news, and porn industry news. Steve reviews all of the latest porn, music, etc. and interviews members of top bands for the website. Known as a "Cozy Bear with a Sweet Face," sound clips of Steve saying "GRRR!" are often played to accentuate his bear-like features. Norton once called him a "perfectly enunciating boob" for his use of perfect diction. He drives a Toyota Prius. Popular soundbytes: GRRR!; Nonononononono!; Th...that's terrible, I...I'm sorry.
  • Erik Nagel, Producer (aka E-Rock, Sex Bagel, or Hawk) - Hired from Day 1 of the show coming to XM Radio. Often the sound clip, "I bring nothing to the table" is played during his appearances on mic. Won $100,000 in a contest held by the New York Daily News. Erock's choice of food (especially his overuse of mayonnaise) is usually brought up due to his extremely high cholesterol level. Is also known to have extremely bad breath. Also a huge Paula Abdul fan and her music is played as a music bed during his introductions. The other staff members frequently bash him, sometimes unfairly. Popular soundbytes: Is this on?; I bring nothing to the table.; I don't know. His heroes include his father, Hulk Hogan, and Opie.
  • Nathaniel Bryan, Associate Producer (aka Than) — Joined the show as an intern when it resumed airing in October 2004, and was hired full-time in May 2005. Than prefers to use dry wit and sarcasm for humor. Also is a comic. O&A and the other staff members often use the phrase "Than-tastic" if something is in reference to him.
  • Travis, Associate Producer — Former intern who became a regular staff member. No one really knows what Travis does, but he is another target of frequent bashing by the cast and staff. Many believe he screens the phone calls.
  • Danny Ross, Associate Producer — Former intern who became a regular staff member. Danny originally started as a writer for Foundry Music and Carlesi brought him on board as an intern.
  • Derek, Associate Producer — Former intern who became a regular staff member. Derek does not appear on the show to the same extent as the rest of the staff, as his primary responsibilities include finding and playing music clips and sound bites for the show. Derek is considered the most likely to be highly promoted in the XM corporation.
  • Club Soda Kenny, Security - Real name John Feder, 22-year retiree of the West Orange, New Jersey Police Department. Feder met O&A while working for Andrew Dice Clay. Feder was cleared of departmental charges for conduct unbefitting of an officer when a video tape of his off-color act was sent to his superiors. Feder faced losing his upcoming 25-year pension[1]. Feder's defense was that he kept his real name and law enforcement ties secret while performing comedy. Was part-time member of O&A's security staff since the summer of 2004, and joined O&A full-time in 2006 following his fully-reinstated retirement. Is often ridiculed for his "oafish" demeanor. Supposedly suffers from OCD. Earned his moniker from Andrew Dice Clay who would instruct him to, "Get me a club soda, Kenny."
  • Master Po, Security - Head of security. Very profecient in the martial arts. Spending 36 years in various methods of Aikido, Arnis, Karate, Kung Fu, Hapkido and Ju-Jitsu. Additional Training includes, Fencing, Boxing, Kick-boxing, and Grappling. He is also Master of weapons in Kali. If a situation looks to be getting dangerous he gets involved. Only very few occasions have forced him to enter the studio or get involved in an incident. The most notable being when he tackled a Stern fan that pushed producer Ben Sparks on the "walk over" from Free Fm. Theme song to The Karate Kid is played occasionally when he enters the studio.

[edit] "Characters" of the Show

  • Big Kev — Big Kev is the "Resident Geek" of the show. While not an official staff member, Kev has done a great deal behind the scenes over the years, more than most people know about. In addition to booking guests, Kev has been an active participant in bit creation, security, and various other show activities. Big Kev also has a show, "Big Kev's Geek Stuff", currently available online, with a new episode each week at Big Kev's Geek Stuff, where he and his show partner, Matt, and their producer, "Mr. Fantastic", discuss all relevant topics of the geek world, with a sharp, uncensored, unflinching view. Big Kev also occasionally writes a column on FoundryMusic.com called "Critical Toys", where he reviews the latest in toys and collectibles. The column appears on other websites as well. Kev's own website will re-launch on 7/21/06, where he will expand the column into a daily exploration of things that he finds interesting, such as movies, comics, toys, collectibles, games and dozens of others.
  • Pat from Moonachie (Patrick Philbin) — A 42-year old, 300-pound self-employed courier with 9 toes (due to diabetes), who became a friend after winning O&A's first annual Egg Nog Drinking Contest. Philbin consumed 70 double shots of egg nog and subsequently vomited. He is now a competitive eater, ranked 15th in the world by the I.F.O.C.E.and placed 10th in Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.
  • Stalker Patti — A 50-year old virgin who is often subjected to degrading humilation on the show. She used to live in the studio at WNEW under the stairs for a period of time. Since then she got a job a Godiva Chocolates but was fired when new management decided to use her as a fall girl. She also appeared on the Maury show in November 2005. Recently she has pleasured herself on air.
  • Sandy Kane — A 62-year old burlesque dancer. Her claim to fame on air is a genital wart that is referred to by O&A as "Twatto" (due to its resemblance to Total Recall's Quato). She does a TV show on a public access channel and does live song parodies.
  • Big A (Andrew) — A very tall, very overweight Bronx cab driver with a speech impediment (especially the "st" sound), bad teeth, and supposedly horrid smelling breath.
  • NoFilterPaul — A crazy British guy famous for doing the craziest 'Assaults on the Media' and a bunch of other popular stuff.
  • G. Yogurt Liddy — Not a real person, but an actual yogurt lid from Norton's daily yogurt cup. Originally was made to impersonate XM personality G. Gordon Liddy, but has since been used as a device to parody rival Howard Stern. Currently does not appear anymore as the yogurt company has discontinued the lids.
  • Lady Di and Marian (AKA the Retarded Laverne and Shirley) — Avid fans of the show who call in frequently. Best friends since high school, they have some of their own sayings that make sense to nobody else (ie, "Ying yang party!"). They do not have XM receivers and theforefore their appearances have been intermitent recently. Lady Di has an alcohol problem, and as of April 2006 she is homeless. Marian has given up on her. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.
  • Wheelchair Fred — A motorcycle accident victim who lost the use of his legs and uses a wheelchair. He came to the O&A show when they were on WAAF in Boston and has made subsequent appearances since O&A joined XM, including, most notably, a solo self-penetration performance using a simulated organ in the bathtub. He also is famous for falling down during a "laying of hands" by Anthony Cumia and also being so desperate for love as to engage in homosexual activities. His inability to speak correctly is a source of amusement.
  • Steve from Yellowstone — (AKA Ben from Boston, Danny from W-Town, Jimmy from New Jersey, Erik from Breathtown, Po from Jersey, etc.) Fake characters that are voiced by Norton. Occasionally used to mock and insult bad guests on the phone or in the studio, Norton calls the show from another room doing an impression of a member of the staff before insulting the guest in the manner of a "Ramone" promo (see below). Steve from Yellowstone's memorable past victims include the American pop music group Hanson, current Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen, Charles Ross who performs the One Man Star Wars Trilogy, Korey Rowe (the producer of 9-11 conspiracy documentary Loose Change), and Louisville, Kentucky radio station WXMA general manager Dale Schaefer.
  • Gregg Hughes - Used by Opie when he wants to step "out of character" and speak as himself. Opie will introduce this character by saying "Hi this is Gregg Hughes, the actor that plays 'Opie' on the Opie and Anthony Show." This is usually followed by Opie saying something nice or sincere, as opposed to his normal mean-spirited comments.
  • Tippy Tom - A homeless man from the streets of New York. Tippy Tom is a drunk homosexual, who once claimed to have AIDS, but has since retracted that statement. O&A once had him showered, given fresh clothes, a fresh haircut, and a shave. Currently, he is still homeless, he is "AIDS free" and has introduced Grey Wolf to the show. He is known to sing old songs and has been a part of "Homeless Radio".
  • Grey Wolf - Grey Wolf is primarily known for his very popular song "Shelter Me", an improvised song about Tippy Tom's life. Combined with Dru Boogie's background music, the song has received moderate success, even receiving play on XM's Blues Channel and leaving fans demanding a longer, complete version. As of now, there is no complete studio version because, according to Dru Boogie, Grey Wolf has trouble hitting his notes.
  • Louis "Twitchels" Centanni - A comic who has Tourette's Syndrome. Nicknamed "Twitchels" by Nicole Richie. Often paired with Big A to conduct weekly news reviews on the show. He is compelled to jump when the word "jump" is spoken or written. Twitchels also has obsessive compulsive disorder and has many unusual habits associated with it - if you set a bag of Almond Joy candy bars in front of him, no matter how many there are, he has to eat them all until he vomits. Has made appearances on The Tonight show with Jay Leno. He will also be featured in an episode of MTV's series True Life.
  • Gangsta Fag - Known originally as Twisted G, Joe Rogan's friend discovered this hardcore gay rapper at a gay pride parade, and brought the CD into the show. Eventually, Gangsta Fag himself called in to the show, and still calls in occasionally.

[edit] XM Friends

  • Eric Logan Toppenberg — Vice President of Programming for XM (aka E-Lo). Commonly goes by his middle name Logan as his last. Eric often stops by the studio or calls in for a "Location Check". He often discusses future technology or talent coming to XM. He has appeared on the Donald Trump reality show "The Apprentice". His haircut is usually mocked jokingly by O&A but recently has become more hip.
  • Bruce Kelly — Former XM 80's Morning Show DJ. He left the company in October 2005 in order to care for his father, who is ill. To celebrate his career with XM, O&A played a song, interset with sound bites from Kelly's various call-ins on the show.
  • The Broadminded Girls — Broadminded is a show on XM155 Take Five. The hosts have appeared on the show and plan to do so again. Christine has repeatedly expressed interest in Norton. Christine also was put in charge of Oscar coverage and was compelled to apologize after giving a lackluster report.
  • Rob Dibble — Dibble hosts "The Show" with Kevin Kennedy on XM175 MLB Home Plate during the afternoon drive. Dibble calls in to the show occasionally.
  • Dee Dee Grucelski — Grucelski does traffic on XM. She was formerly the voice of Cricket on XM Kids, but taken off the channel due to the revealing of her kinky side.
  • Don "Wicky" Wicklin — Director of Programming, High Voltage, XM202 — Oversees day-to-day operations of High Voltage, including putting requests for technical repairs, allocating resources for the two programs on the station, and arraging remote broadcasts [2]. Wicklin goes by the nickname of "Wicky."
  • Mad Mexican - Host of a Spanish-music program on XM Radio. The Mad Mexican works at the XM studios in Washington, DC, so he only appears on the show when O&A make trips down to DC to broadcast. He promotes O&A occasionally on his own show as well.
  • Coolguy -a ham and egger D.J. who ridiculed the boys by bashing them on his show, broadcast on XM's Boneyard channel after Liquid Metal left the satellite feed and went only to XM Online. How he became an XM Friend is still something of a mystery to many listeners since he has never explained why he attacked the show. Jim Norton recounts that he was listening to Coolguy's program and found it enjoyable. He said he no longer considers Coolguy an enemy.

[edit] Celebrity and Comedian Friends

  • Dr. Ian Smith - M.D. who has a diet program, centered around a book, called the "Fat Smash Diet". Has appeared on the show several times, often just to hang instead of promoting. Dr. Smith is most famous for being the nutritionist on the VH1 series "Celebrity Fit Club". Most significantly, Dr. Smith appeared on the show in June on a moment's notice to dispell the suggestion that he and friend Michael Strahan of the NY Giants were homosexual lovers, which had been published in the NY press after Strahan's estranged wife suggested it. After Smith threatened legal action on the show, Strahan's ex-wife recanted the statement.
  • Dru Boogie - A mix artist who has contributed to the show since the WNEW days. Appears more often on the XM show now, doing live mixes, typically before O&A go on a vacation and occasionally on Fridays throughout the year.
  • Bill Burr - Boston comedian Bill Burr is a frequent guest on the program. He created a popular bit on the show when he and Norton attended Ozzfest in 2005. Burr introduced himself to many bandmembers performing at Ozzfest and requested that they record Public Service Announcements for the O&A show. When Norton left in the fall to begin filming Lucky Louie, Burr began to sit-in frequently as the third mic. While he does bring new bits and phrases to the show, he is more importantly known as a "bit-ruiner."
  • Rich Vos - Vos was introduced to the show by Norton on the WNEW version. The Rich Vos Roast was a very popular bit on the show. Rich Vos is continually made fun of for being a hack comic but durring his live appearances he is quick and funny. Rich Vos sometimes does the "Starbucks Comedy Tour" where he is announced by Club Soda Kenny and does stand-up for 5 minutes at a random coffee shop along the street between the CBS studios and the XM studios. His small fingers and the cyst behind his ear are common areas of disgust when talking with him.
  • Patrice O'Neal - O'Neal was introduced to the show by Vos on the WNEW version, but did not become a frequent guest until the XM program. O'Neal often fills in as the third mic when Norton leaves New York for various gigs. His other claim to fame on the show is his view on relationships and women which has earned him the nickname "Black Dr. Phil". In March 2006, Patrice was given his own show on XM on High Voltage on Saturday nights. Opie sat-in on the shows, guiding Patrice so he can learn to run a show himself. The show is not yet an official part of the XM platform, as Patrice is busy with both his stand-up gigs and his work on VH1's Web Junk 20 program. However, the show aired its 3rd episode April 22nd, 2006, a day after Patrice began negotiating a deal for an ongoing "Black Philip" show with E-Lo live on the O&A show. The agreement isn't yet formal but Patrice and E-Lo discussed a 3 hour weekly show running 9-12 p.m. Eastern time on Thursdays.
  • Robert Kelly - Kelly is a stand-up, who is a regular guest on the XM program as well. His well-known stories include his embarrassing moment with Jerry Seinfeld and the endless references to the incident in which he broke his knee on the Tourgasm tour. He has also sat-in for Norton when he was out of town.
  • Colin Quinn - Former SNL star and host of Tough Crowd. Quinn is known for stopping in occasionally, sometimes unannounced. Quinn is good friends with many of the comics, who appear often on the show, including Norton, Rich Vos, Robert Kelly, and Patrice O'Neal. Quinn is a favorite of O&A for often stopping in just to hang with O&A on air. He even frequently refuses to promote his own gigs on air.
  • Adam Ferrara - Ferrara is an old friend of Cumia's. Ferrara stops by the show infrequently, occasionally as the third mic, sitting in for all four hours. He also appears when he is performing at Caroline's in New York, which is located near the O&A studio.
  • Tony Nominated Stephen Lynch (comedian) - Singing comedian who appears on the show and performs original songs, including popular "Special Ed", "If I Were Gay", "Bowling Song", and "Full Blown AIDS". His career was given a major early boost by O&A and he will now appear in the Broadway adaptation of the Tony nominated The Wedding Singer.
  • Brian Regan - Regan was often quoted on the show, resulting in much of his material becoming very popular with O&A fans. Regan typically stops in when promoting a Caroline's performance.
  • Jay Mohr - Mohr was a significant part of the show on WNEW when it was on in the afternoon. However, Mohr lives in Los Angeles, so the early start time of the program at 7 a.m. EST has made it difficult for Mohr to become regularly involved with the show. Mohr does appear when he is in New York and calls in on occasion.
  • Joe Rogan - Rogan first met Hughes during O&A's hiatus from radio before the XM show began. Hughes has said that he only knew Rogan from his job hosting Fear Factor and had no idea he was a standup comedian. Hughes also complimented Rogan's comedy. Rogan has appeared several times on XM, including a notable appearance when he ranted on a feud of his with Carlos Mencia after Mencia insulted Rogan on The Frank Show, in Tucson, AZ.
  • Frank Caliendo - MADtv star Caliendo has appeared on the O&A program on XM. Caliendo is known for performing accurate impressions of, among others, John Madden and George W. Bush.
  • Ralphie May - May's first appearance on O&A was a call-in on WNEW when May commented on the Dice vs. Jay Mohr feud, which was caused by Dice's accusations that Mohr stole his material to use on The Conan O'Brien Show. May does not appear often, as he is in Los Angeles for most of the year.
  • Carlos Mencia - Mencia's most notable involvement with the O&A show was his feud with Joe Rogan.
  • Richard Cheese - Lounge singer Cheese often performs his songs on the program. Cheese is known for singing lounge versions of popular songs, ranging from "Brass Monkey" to "Rape Me" to "Shitdick".
  • Maury Povich - Povich has been an occasional guest on the show since WNEW days. Cumia often performs his impression of Povich when he is on the show. Due to his involvement with the show, Povich booked one of O&A's freak characters, Stalker Patti, to appear on his program to receive a makeover.
  • Denis Leary - Leary has appeared on the program several times, most recently promoting his Comedy Central Christmas special. He has also appeared promoting the new season of Rescue Me.
  • Greg Proops - Proops is a comic who has made several appearances on the program. Proops is known for espousing left-wing political views, which usually result in debates with both Norton and Cumia, both of whom have more right-leaning points of view.
  • Jim Gaffigan - Gaffigan appears on occasion. He most recently appeared promoting his new DVD Beyond the Pale, on which he thanked O&A
  • Otto and George - A ventriloqust known for his performances with his extremely foul-mouthed dummy.
  • Keith Robinson -- Robinson is a New York-based comedian. He has appeared on the show on XM. One of his more memorable lines on the show was when he said of Norton, "If the cops arrested him, they wouldn't use cuffs, they would use garbage-bag ties."
  • Billy Connolly -- Scottish comedian who has recently appeared on both the Terrestrial and XM shows.

[edit] Radio Friends

  • Ron & Fez — Became friends with O&A when they aired after Opie and Anthony on WNEW. They began airing on XM Satellite Radio on High Voltage 11-2 p.m. EST in September 2005. Since O&A's syndication deal with CBS Radio, Ron and Fez's time slot has been moved to 12-3 p.m. EST with a replay at 12-3 a.m.
  • Brother Wease — Opie's radio mentor and hardcore liberal. Still works for Infinity Broadcasting in Rochester and has locked horns with Howard Stern as well.
  • BJ Shea - Radio host in Seattle. O&A love his show and are friends with him.
  • Cowhead & Brent — During their last week on the air, the Cowhead and Brent show of Tampa made a gutsy move of calling Opie and Anthony live on air asking for a golden ticket. Both shows exchanged very positive comments and plugs.
  • Lazlow — Friend of the show who provides the occasional production pieces. Lazlow used to work for WXRK in New York hosting a weekly talk show. Is the host of the Technofiles which is syndcated as a commercial to radio stations nationwide, including XM Radio. He has done one saturday show on High Voltage that had acclaim.
  • Sean Hannity — Unlikely friend and supporter of the show. Despite his conservative views, enjoys and respects the show and was a vocal opponent of their show being cancelled after Sex for Sam III. He conducted an interview with Howard Stern in which Howard Stern finally admitted on air to the gag-order against O&A durring their stint at WNEW.
  • Don Imus - O&A loves Imus, who is a huge supporter of their program. Imus often wears Opie and Anthony t-shirts live on his show, which is televised live on MSNBC. He once told the gang that he was going to call them and he never did, and Opie stayed by the phone for a long time. A regular character on Imus' show is Brian Wilson (Rob Bartlett). Bartlett's character mainly promotes the O&A show, mentioning the name "Opie" frequently and wearing an Opie and Anthony shirt. Both shows have axes to grind with Howard Stern (see below).
  • Jim Breuer — Hosts a show on Sirius and cannot appear on their show due to contractual reasons. Breuer wished to be on XM with O&A, but XM did not show enough interest and made a very weak offer. Breuer loves Opie and Anthony and thanks them often on his new show for always encouraging him and helping his career a great deal.
  • Scorch and the Naked Militia - Scorch currently hosts a show on 105.1 FM in Syracuse, New York.[3] Scorch's history with Opie and Anthony can be traced back to their days together as hosts on WAAF-FM in Boston. Opie and Anthony have appeared live on Scorch's current show on occasion and reminisced about their days in Boston, the Kingdom of Nakedness (Scorch's precursor to the Naked Militia) and Scorch's gravely voice.
  • Don and Mike – Once an "enemy" from the WNEW days (see above), they began working together as friends, offering a united front against Howard Stern's attacks on WNEW. Both shows (Opie & Anthony and Don & Mike) portray themselves as satirizing “Morning Zoo” radio shows, and occasionally both have made it clear that what happens on the air isn’t necessarily what’s really going on. In 2003, for example, Don Geronimo came out to publicly criticize Infinity for “sitting on” O&A”’s contracts, saying that they should be allowed to have their careers. And in August 2005, following the death of Don’s wife, Freda, Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton did extend their condolences for Don’s loss, and spoke at length about the differences between real life and doing a radio show. After Opie and Anthony return to CBS radio, the boys no longer considered Don and Mike an enemy, more of a past enemy with diplomatic ties currently.
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