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Beaver jokes.
December 13, 2010 - 2:19pm
Written by Rachel Fine
Stern fans, rejoice! Not only do we get another 5 years of the greatest radio show of all time, I bring you yet another Bonus Show Blog! Will the holiday gifts never cease?!? Yeah…I’ll keep it short.
On this week’s episode of The Bonus Show, Benjy has a zit…OR DOES HE?! I love cliff hangers.
We’ve also got footage of Will Murray thoughtfully wearing one of those operating room masks around the office to keep the rest of us from catching his cold. Or maybe he really likes the smell of his own breath. Or maybe he hates the smell of his co-workers breath. Whatever. I need to make one thing clear, Will- I’m not falling for that “trust me, I’m a doctor” line again. I mean it.
All this and more! We go back inside the Creative Meeting, Ralph & David “the intern” Arquette chat it up in the hallway and Miss HTV…umm…“reads” a teleprompter. At least she’s half naked.
Oooh! Aaaaand I finally get to dress like the beav! Sigh. I know. Let the beaver jokes commence.
Naughty > Nice,
For Jon Hein, I’m Rachel Fine
“This episode was filmed before a live studio audience”
December 8, 2010 - 11:28am
Written by Rachel Fine
Prepare yourselves for a Bonus Show FIRST, ladies and gentlemen! Much like the great 80s sitcoms and game shows of our beloved youth, this week we go big time with a LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE!!!! Or, JD sits in and watches. But still, pretty cool!
Now, before I get into this week's highlights, let me clarify once & for all that Ronnie is not- nor has he ever been- my pimp. We've got a clip from the Wrap Up Show in which Mr. Mambo brings me in the studio with him (I think to deflect the inevitable dark sunglasses discussion) and Baba Booey tries to dissect our relationship. I adore Ronnie & I've made no secret about that. All this time I thought he dug me for my witty intellect until Baba Booey proclaims “Ronnie is unbelievably protective of the hottest chicks I know". A) thank you. B) damn it.
Speaking of Ronnie, Richard & Sal attempt some sort of Ronnie prank that involves them getting naked in the bathroom while Sal bends over and Richard shakes his weiner. I don't totally get it, but you can bet I watched it. In slo mo. Three times.
Sticking with Richard, we all know about Mr. Christy's love of Peter North. We have a clip this week of Richard really honing in on Peter's true talent- his "shaken beer can"-like ability to, um, thoroughly spread his love. I don't even know what to say about this one. Moving on!
We go back inside the Creative Meeting this week to watch a potential bit pitched in which Richard would consider allowing a tank of live piranhas to eat a hunk of meat he'd willingly strap to his naked ass. I say try it! I'm sure chatting with the piranhas ahead of time to make sure they ripped the flesh ONLY off the designated meat area- as a personal favor to Richard- would work. Solid plan, my friend.
All this and more! Sal breakdances to Tim Sabean's beatboxing, DePace tries to wrestle Benjy out of his schtick coma, a caller hates Jason for being "wormy" and Sal & The Boff himself hang out in the greenroom doing their best Baba Booeyisms.
Shake your weiner if you're psyched!
Rachel
Nuff said.
November 23, 2010 - 12:10pm
Written by Rachel Fine
They say a picture says a thousand words. So I’ll simply let this little gem speak volumes.
Yeah. You probably want to tune in to The Bonus Show this week.*
Enjoy!
Rachel
*(Except my dad, if you’re reading this. Maybe go ahead and skip this one)
Smarty Panties.
November 15, 2010 - 3:16pm
Written by Rachel Fine
God bless you, September’s Miss Howard TV, Ashley Johnson. Like Buddha, Ashley has given me a mind bender to ponder for months, even years, to come. On this episode of The Bonus Show, she profoundly shares some insight into her inner being, telling us “I…in my mind…have a really big black d*ck. It’s just invisible.” I’ve spent a solid week trying to dissect this sentence and learn something meaningful from it. I got nothin’ yet. But you can’t rush these things and I promise to get back to you once her wisdom has truly sunk in and opened my eyes to this leading edge of thought. Shanti Shanti Shanti Ommmmmm….
In other news, I think Richard Christy is on to something. We’ve got footage of him discussing the Theory of Relativity. Ok, not that exactly, but the comparative effect of significant weight loss on the relative appearance of the size of his weiner. I’m fairly certain that’s what Einstein meant. I feel so smart right now!
You know what? Buddha? Einstein? I’ve clearly gone intellectual this week and I might as well keep it up as it applies to George Tekai. In the great (paraphrased/butchered) words of Shakespeare, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”. This week, George invokes that counterpoint as he discusses DePace’s potentially closeted sexuality, in light of Scott’s over-the-top insistence to the contrary.
Also this week, David Arquette gives Richard & Sal the art journal of a racist homeless man (modern-day DaVinci?), Baba Booey pontificates on the mailbag questions ‘of the people’ (a la the great Socrates), and much like Ludwig van Beethoven’s masterful orchestration, we watch Howard build the show behind-the-scenes in my favorite recurring segment, inside the Creative Meeting.
Ut quis is narro*,
Rachel
*Latin for “That’s what she said.” **
**Do not ask me how long it took to translate that word-by-word. And don’t get all Latin grammar police on me. I know there are a hundred different words that each of these Latin words can mean and I ran online translations like 12 different times on multiple sites from Latin to English and back. And these 4 words can, in some instances, mean exactly (or sort of) what I’m trying to say.***
***My brain hurts.
Photos by Chris Gagliardi.
Bios
Jon Hein
Jon Hein is a world renowned pop culture expert who coined the term "jump the shark" and created the website jumptheshark.com. Jon has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, been profiled in popular magazines and newspapers, and has authored two best-selling books. Jon is currently part of The Howard Stern Show and hosts The Wrap Up Show for SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and can be seen as a talking head on a variety of news and entertainment programs.
Rachel Fine
Along with being a TV Host, Rachel Fine is a singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. She has a background in acting, performed in four national tours and sang National Anthems for major sporting events. She has recently released her debut album, Own Your Own, reflective of the sounds of 70s funk, Philly Soul, broken beat and hip hop. The CD is available on iTunes.
Please check out Rachel’s official website at www.rachelfine.com to find links to Rachel’s Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and Facebook pages.