Last week, it was reported that NBC drastically cut the budget of The Tonight Show, from $2.3 million/per episode to a figure closer to $1.7 million, leading to the terminations of approximately 20 staffers and a hefty pay cut for Good Guy Leno Jay Leno. OR THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT US TO THINK. Danger called BS on Leno not reducing his salary even further, and despite being a fellow NBC employee, America’s Got Talent host Howard Stern agreed, albeit in a much louder, paranoid, and profane way. He first said on his radio show:
“It’s all horsesh*t,” said Stern. “It’s bullsh*t. It’s a smokescreen…Here’s what it really means, and you can take this to the bank: Jay Leno is a scumbag. That’s what that means. He’s a spineless maggot. Jay wanted to cut staff. He’s embarrassed to do it. He didn’t want to come off as a bad guy. NBC took the hit for him, because they’re a corporation…My bullsh*t meter is going off all over the place.” (Via)
A few days later, a caller asked Stern whether he’d heard from NBC executives about his comments. Stern responded OF COURSE…and then went on to say more not-so-nice things about Leno.
A few notable quotes:
1. “F*ck Jay. Take my job away from me. Who cares?”
2. “Jay Leno’s the biggest wuss on the planet. He’s a backstabbing cumbag that I don’t give a sh*t about.”
3. “I’d rather leave [the job] than not talk about Jay Leno.”
Stern doesn’t make it easy to like him (his “I can call you out, but you can’t call me out” belief is just as obnoxious as Leno’s “I don’t want this news about me cutting my salary to get out, but if you need to leak it, I wouldn’t say no…” personality), but I think we can all agree that he’s spot-on about Leno here. We also would have accepted pulsating whitehead full of blood, pus, and cowardice. It’s like Mean Mad Libs!
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Also, the sky is blue and Kate Beckinsale is hot.
Man Leno is such a hack.
/Goes back to hosting a talent show with Ozzy Osbourne’s wife and Nick Cannon
Sure, Stern’s dickish, too. But at least he’s honest. Leno is the worst.
Stern pulled a lot of backstabbing cumbag shit when he was in NY on Infinity Broadcasting, pulling power moves and other BS on the other Infinity radio hosts. Stern and Leno would go great together, in a hospice I hope.
Stern > Leno. But then Chicken Pox > Leno, so it’s not difficult.
Can’t pay me to listen to Stern. But I appreciate when something truthful finds it’s way out.
I wish there was just one NFL coach that talked like Stern.
I invented cutting my own salary, Robin. Breathing and photosynthesis too. I invented it all and they’re ripping me off!
Problem for Stern is NBC hired him in hopes he might attract a big male demo and it hasn’t happened. No straight males watch any of these talent shows unless there’s some debacle early in the process. ANd then they will only watch that on some social media site, not live on network TV. Want to attract a real male audience-give Louis CK or Daniel Tosh an hour every week.Straight guys are not going to watch this crap, which to date has produced few real stars.
HOO HOO ROB-IN!
ive always been in the fuck howard stern camp. i agree 100% with ur assessment about his “i can say what i what but u cant”…kinda like the pot calling the kettle black.
Straight guys LOVE that Daniel Tosh!
I really don’t care, can we talk about Breaking Bad yet?
Lets just talk about Breaking Bad in here. Say my name SatanBigsby
How bout that 80’s soundtrack?! Felt like Mike got his own DePalma flick last night
I guess Howard Stern’s super hero persona has changed from Fartman to Captain Obvious.
It’s telling that Mike is watching Fritz Lang’s 1953 noir classic The Big Heat when Hank arrives: it’s a movie about a dogged cop who refuses to stop investigating a particular case, even though it seems like it’s cold.
The music that’s playing while Walt and Todd cook is the Monkees’ “Goin’ Down.”
“GLIDING o’er all, through all, Through Nature, Time, and Space, As a ship on the waters advancing, The voyage of the soul–not life alone, Death, many deaths I’ll sing.”
Title of next week’s episode is Gliding All Over
I feel like I owe Stern money after watching the clip. After the interview, Stern returned home to his little black book, removed eyeliner from his jacket pocket and crossed the top name off of a list that simply had “Jay Leno” written a dozen times over.
Lets face it, anyone who is responsible for contributing to THAT show should lose their job.
Stern can’t talk. He signed a $500 million deal and only works two days a week.
He’s been schooled by Opie and Anthony (an infinitely better show) so many times for being a hypocrite he should be paying then tuition fees.
“He’s been schooled by Opie and Anthony (an infinitely better show)”
Um… no
It absolutely is a better show. As is Ron & Fez.