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The Adam Carolla Show Doesn't Suck
When Howard Stern left the airwaves, many of us in LA were too cheap, or too lazy, or too broke to follow him to Sirius. Adam Carolla took over, coming from years of experience in radio, and a frequent guest on the Stern show when it was on KLSX. Adam has since built his following, fine tuned the show, and is kicking ass in morning radio.
That isn't to say it has been a completely smooth ride. Adam's show has had it's rearrangements, most recently adding Danny Bonaduce, a former child star, radio veteran, and certifiable nutjob. But the new combo, including Teresa Strasser, has proven its weight in comedy gold. Just read his brief encounter with Ann Coulter.
Popular bits include "Angel Adam and Devil Danny" where Adam and Danny give advice from their extremely different points of view, "Mr. Brightside" where adam finds the positive outlook to the callers' most horrible scenarios, "Ozzie's Movie Reviews" where Adam's gardener gives a extremely thick accented review, "Rich Man/Poor Man" where callers call in with things like "wearing pajamas all day long" which is something only the super rich and the super poor seem to be able to do, "What can't Adam complain about?" which is basically the opposite of "Mr. Brightside", and many more.
Some people will argue and say, "Adam's show sucks balls compared to Howard's show!" because it's true. But that's like complaining that every NBA player isn't as good as Jordan. Duh. But Adam Corolla is funny, his show is better than most other radio shows, it's one of the few Stern repacements to survive, and it's free and easy to listen to, unlike Sirius.
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