I love Chuck but he’s actually full of shit here. For a year he said he would never work anywhere but TNT and that he stands with his Turner family and that he’s retiring and now he’s beginning to lay the groundwork for him to go somewhere else and “ah well I feel bad for the guys that will have to find a new job, anyway I’m making 210 million”
@@jamesjustice21 Not only that. He just released a statement calling out the NBA for choosing money, yet here he is talking about choosing where the money's at.🤦
Dan: so you spoke to Amazon? Chuck: I spoke to all 3 networks Dan: so you spoke to Amazon? Chuck: I spoke to all 3 networks Dan: so you spoke to Amazon? Chuck: I spoke to all 3 networks
@@jstinson7072 I feel like this is on purpose and part of the whole fake news/misinformation thing mainstream media has going. They're trying to rewrite reality, confuse, scare and anger people, and be able to claim whatever they want. I've heard on multiple shows now that the '88 Olympics loss lead to the Dream Team in '92. When before pros simply weren't allowed in the Olympics. The most Olympics and World Cups(pros allowed) in the 70's and 80's went to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and no Dream Team ever. The simple fact that the Olympics started allowing pros in '92 led to the Dream Team, otherwise they would have gone to the '90 World Cup after losing in '88 or one of the others from '70 to '90 when they kept losing to the Soviets and Yugoslavians.
I always love it when Charles goes on Dan’s show, Barkley has became my favorite basketball voice, and personality. It’s honestly sad that inside the nba is over, and yes I don’t care if they keep the name when they move channels, these four made this show and will always be remember for doing so
The show would not be the same on Amazon. Although TNT is owned by a giant corporation, it is somewhat viewed as a ‘small’ channel. The guys on Inside the NBA were pretty much free to be themselves. Amazon would have too much control over what they say or do, too corporate.
@@mikemarc92no they aren’t lol….you do realize new players come into the league right lol. This next generation is gonna be insane! You just don’t watch basketball probably
@@denastio8511 YOU don’t watch basketball. There is no one currently coming that will replace the viewership, nostalgia, buzz and revenue that those 3 gave us over the last 15 years. You think Lebron, kd, and Steph will be replaced? In those old men’s lifetimes? Smh
@@denastio8511 I've been watching since before Magic and Bird, when the Finals aired on tape delay at 11:30 pm on CBS. LeBron and the Warriors definitely moved that ratings needle: the 2015-17 Finals had over 20 million viewers. The last 2 years' Finals were 11 million. OUCH! I love the NBA but the ratings are collapsing.
@@daveclark8337The millennials will definitely fall away over the next few years as Lebron, Steph and KD retire. And the zoomers consume sports almost entirely in short highlight clips. This deal will look atrocious in 5 years.
I suspect the 4 of them will before the end of the season, but it won't be announced. The late night guys that ended up losing their shows ended up sharing their salaries with their valuable crews@bobanthony1326
Quintessential Chuck: "There is 0% chance I am taking a pay cut." "Money will not be the most important thing in my decision." You need a barrel of salt every time Charles opens his mouth.
It's hypocritical for Chuck to rant about money between NBA and the broadcast networks when he has that fat contract of his own. And then he has spoken to all 3 networks to potentially move there and continue earning millions of dollars. If they throw enough money at him he will agree to anything.
It’s all greed and we all know this. The streaming services are going to parcel out all the major sports as much as possible so that fans have to pay for ALL of them not to miss out. Of course it’s ridiculous and immoral to be so greedy but that is America today. And the rich get richer. But at least we got a show with real warmth and personality for decades. It was fun. Life moves on.
the 3 minutes of black screen at the end really gave me a lot of time to ruminate on the end of work end of life scenarios. and i just got a delay of game penalty in college football 25 typing this bye
You are right and it remains to be seen whether Amazon would put up with the unvarnished Charles Barkley, It is entirely possible, that the "Inside the NBA" crew was a perfect storm and Charles'....shall we say... "unorthodox" approach would not make it outside of that Ernie, Kenny, Shaq bubble. Lets' be honest, Charles' popularity is not due to his broadcasting talent.
Chuck is my favorite, but I can't believe he’s backtracking on what he said just a few days ago. - Didn’t he say that next year would be his last year? He was live with other presenters like Grant Hill and was nearly in tears.....?? - Didn’t he also say that he wouldn’t work for any other channels? - If he genuinely wanted to work for just another year, as he claimed, then he’s the one violating the 10-year, £210 million contract and should be liable for the penalties. What’s going on with him, seriously?
This is Chuck. He makes the big pronouncements - claims too much, and then it either turns out not to be true or he backtracks. Everybody seems to like him "because he' s so honest" and he is hardly ever called on it. I like Charles as a personality, loved him as a player. If I were going to pick one basketball media personality to spend the day with, it would be Charles. But frankly, the fact that he is so immensely popular says more about the appetite of sports fans than anything else. He is not going to give you a cogent breakdown of a team or player and he constantly makes these wild predictions or SIMPLISITC analysis(which insults the word 'analysis') that are often proven in accurate. But people seemed to love the simplistic, bombastic, no substance basketball talk. The one thing you hear about Charles Barkley more than anything else is: "Well, he's Charles so he can get away with it."
Inside the nba ist so viel besser als jedes game 7 . Wenn du ein Hardcore fan bist, ok dann guckst du weiter Spiele . Ich für meinen Teil bin dann raus und ich glaube ich bin nicht der einzige ..aber wen juckts. Werde dieses wöchentliche Highlight sehr vermissen
Barkley is a clown. He said NBA chooses money over fans lol. Meanwhile, he's sitting in his couch counting his money and where his next contract going to be, ESPN, NBC or Amazon? lol. This man lied...IT IS ABOUT MONEY!!!
What Dan said is exactly right. I tune in to tnt/inside the nba to watch the fellas. I usually fast forward to halftime/the game breaks and the post game. Once inside is gone, I won’t just watch the games for the games sake. I believe there are a lot of people out there that feel this way. Sucks all around. Greed over quality. Maybe nbc will put on a helluva show, but it won’t be inside.
Chuck has all the leverage 😂 he getting paid no matter what. Unc needs to get rid of Gilbert Arenas and bring in Chuck to do the basketball segments on night cap it would be 🔥🔥🔥
The true problem is the linear TV model is dead. No one wants to tune in for appointment viewing on any nonsporting event anymore networks such as TNT can’t really invest huge money in the NBA because they don’t see the ratings on their other shows. That’s why they used to do it in the past they use promote their other programming Amazon can afford to do it because they want you in the Eco system. It’s like when Costco offers you a five dollar rotisserie chicken. They take a loss on it but they want you in the store to buy other things.
Yes, these networks that are paying something like $2 billion apiece for PART of the NBA inventory have to be doing it on the basis of some other financial calculations than ratings (which have been dropping for some time). There must be some other long term financial strategy involved. Otherwise it makes no sense economically. Its likely a huge risk (11years!) at any rate. Whatever one thinks of Adam Silver, the fact that he got $7 billion in television rights for the NBA will cover a lot of other sins. The owners will love him for that.
I think its part of the contract. If you don't have a contract with the NBA, not only do you not have access to game footage but you are not allowed to put on an "NBA show" That exclusivity is part of what the broadcast partners pay these insanely high rights fees for.
Seriously, Amazon needs to be broken up. They are becoming too big with the movie studios, sports, AWS, and everything else they are doing. It will not be good for the consumer with them doing EVERYTHING.
hockey old guy here, i hope i dont do the same as when they tied the can to Don Cherry, never went back to hockey since......these guys are as big as the game as far as im concerned......hope i dont go away again , but im kinda feeling it
WBD is 60B+ in debt. The NBA certainly contributed to that. The whole notion that you're going to attract more viewers is ridiculous. Over the last 15 years viewership as gone down, even if you account for streaming. TNT is better off not getting the NBA. Paying 1.8B for essentially half of what they are covering next year is stupid. Keep your debt low! The NBA has lost viewership since 1998 and has never come close to reaching those levels again.
Enjoy every Barkley interview,guys. This man has always been real and never holds any punches.
One of the few TRUEST and HONEST celebrities still around
I would seriously vote for him for president but he's too smart to realize that's unnecessary stress he needs
I love Chuck but he’s actually full of shit here. For a year he said he would never work anywhere but TNT and that he stands with his Turner family and that he’s retiring and now he’s beginning to lay the groundwork for him to go somewhere else and “ah well I feel bad for the guys that will have to find a new job, anyway I’m making 210 million”
@@jamesjustice21 Not only that. He just released a statement calling out the NBA for choosing money, yet here he is talking about choosing where the money's at.🤦
@@jbiz1234 I love Chuck, but after seeing him groomed by Gayle King, I wouldn't trust him more than anyone else.
Chuck's honesty is off the charts!! No one ever tells the masses what they make!
If Chuck goes to ESPN, they’re gonna have him on ESPN 2, ESPN 3, and ESPN Deportes 😂
Working him like a dog😂
@@Vito_Caligiuri For that puny ass check!
Saying mucho gracias and muy bien 😂
You stole that joke from Chuck.
@@Vito_Caligiuri GO TO PRISON YOU ASS
Next year’s “Inside the NBA” is going to be AMAZING. They ain’t going to pull any punches!
Those big ole women in San Antonio are going to be back!!!
@@kengy1991 yeah, you be right. Trash talking and capping big time. Can’t wait for the trash talkin.
As long as Draymond is gonna be on there like he was the final 3 weeks or so last season
Dan: so you spoke to Amazon?
Chuck: I spoke to all 3 networks
Dan: so you spoke to Amazon?
Chuck: I spoke to all 3 networks
Dan: so you spoke to Amazon?
Chuck: I spoke to all 3 networks
Absolutely embarrasing smh. Dan does or says something weird every week. Like forgetting Jaylen Brown won Finals MVP.
Priceless!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jstinson7072what was embarrassing about it? It was banter and he was obviously teasing Barkley about being coy. Weird reaction. 🤡
He got CTE
@@jstinson7072 I feel like this is on purpose and part of the whole fake news/misinformation thing mainstream media has going. They're trying to rewrite reality, confuse, scare and anger people, and be able to claim whatever they want. I've heard on multiple shows now that the '88 Olympics loss lead to the Dream Team in '92. When before pros simply weren't allowed in the Olympics. The most Olympics and World Cups(pros allowed) in the 70's and 80's went to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and no Dream Team ever. The simple fact that the Olympics started allowing pros in '92 led to the Dream Team, otherwise they would have gone to the '90 World Cup after losing in '88 or one of the others from '70 to '90 when they kept losing to the Soviets and Yugoslavians.
"Im not frozen, I'm thinking.." 😂😂
Probable one of the most savage joke I have heard recently lmao
Joe Biden should have used that line...
There will never be, another Charles Barkley. Or another Dan Patrick. I feel sadness too, Sir Charles.
There's plenty of Dan Patricks around, not enough Charles Barkleys though.
Firstaval, it's great to see you, Charles. I am going to enjoy the final season so much. Thank you.
Charles is top 75 all time NBA but as a sport broadcast roaster he is top 1. Top 1 of 1 GOAT
Hey, don't shortchange Sir Charles...he is in the top 50
He’s way higher than 50, in the 20-32 range
@@JJdeluxe2000 More like 17, 18.
@@J24J I think top 5 no4 - Charles LBJ(whatever he is 1234) Timmy KG Malone
Chuck is top 30 as a NBA player
Love the conversation, I miss Barkley already
Chuck and Dan are so good.
I love Chuck so much!
There's Charles..then there is everybody else is sports interviews !
Correct, no one repeats themselves as much as Chuck.
I always love it when Charles goes on Dan’s show, Barkley has became my favorite basketball voice, and personality. It’s honestly sad that inside the nba is over, and yes I don’t care if they keep the name when they move channels, these four made this show and will always be remember for doing so
Barkley isn't retiring....lol. He's making power moves.
Bad news for ocd folks. Crooked
Charles Barkley and Mike Tyson are the two most honest famous people. Whether you agree with them or not it’s refreshing.
Charles Barkley’s one of the few people that you can absolutely see app become 100% more entertaining the older he gets
honestly, this is really awesome to hear you guys talk about the business side of the game.
Please turn down the volume in the opening seconds. It's WAY too loud.
It’s the worst.
Thank you
I’ve been saying that for years. Not going to happen.
Been saying that for years. They don't care, they don't read the comments.
@@mattstopa9436 Same. I’ve said it 100 times. It’s the absoloute worse. No lie I DREAD clicking on a video for that reason.
If Chuck ain’t on I ain’t watching and I’m not alone there’s millions of us Chuck fans
The show would not be the same on Amazon. Although TNT is owned by a giant corporation, it is somewhat viewed as a ‘small’ channel. The guys on Inside the NBA were pretty much free to be themselves. Amazon would have too much control over what they say or do, too corporate.
Chuck and crew nightly NBA podcast would be off the hook...
He couldnt care less about Shaq/Kenny. He is the most charismatic and knowledgeable person on TNT, carries the show 100%.
TNT made the correct decision. Let NBC and Amazon overpay for nba coverage
Especially with Lebron, KD, and Steph getting older.. players are becoming less and less house hold names to the masses
@@mikemarc92no they aren’t lol….you do realize new players come into the league right lol. This next generation is gonna be insane! You just don’t watch basketball probably
@@denastio8511 YOU don’t watch basketball. There is no one currently coming that will replace the viewership, nostalgia, buzz and revenue that those 3 gave us over the last 15 years. You think Lebron, kd, and Steph will be replaced? In those old men’s lifetimes? Smh
@@denastio8511 I've been watching since before Magic and Bird, when the Finals aired on tape delay at 11:30 pm on CBS. LeBron and the Warriors definitely moved that ratings needle: the 2015-17 Finals had over 20 million viewers. The last 2 years' Finals were 11 million. OUCH! I love the NBA but the ratings are collapsing.
@@daveclark8337The millennials will definitely fall away over the next few years as Lebron, Steph and KD retire. And the zoomers consume sports almost entirely in short highlight clips. This deal will look atrocious in 5 years.
Those big ol' women in San Antonio will miss Charles. 😂
"I came in 52nd"
"Woooow, now I"m nervous" *sarcasm
Ten years 210 million. Sheesh
Delusional
The Emmy award winning show should be making more
he should share his millions with the other souls he pretends to be sorry for.
I suspect the 4 of them will before the end of the season, but it won't be announced. The late night guys that ended up losing their shows ended up sharing their salaries with their valuable crews@bobanthony1326
@@bobanthony1326he does
If he doesn't retire please don't go and sell your soul to ESPN.
@@texastexas3759 chuck on espn wouldn’t work. He would have to play 2nd fiddle to SAS.
@@stingrey1571 and he wouldn't be able to say what he wants on there. He'd probably get tired of talking about the same four topics every time on TV.
@@texastexas3759 Barkley has called out tnt for focusing on lakers. He would lose his shit on espn.
@@stingrey1571 Barkley lasting 2 weeks at the mothership. I'll take the under.
Work me like a dog and not pay me - Chuck has already addressed this. Safe to say he's never gonna be on ESPN
Lmao sounds like Chuck is going to Amazon. 🤣
😂😂😂 THESE 2 GREAT TOGETHER LEGENDS DAN AND BARKLEY ❤️❤️👏🏾👏🏾🍿🍿🔥🔥💯💯😎😎
I love Charles and the TNT team. Don't break them up - come on.
It's done-zo
Chuck's retiring.
please keep Charles on TV.
I just hope the Spurs make the play-offs and San Antonio women haven't lost any weight
You have to appreciate Charles honesty!
Charles ain't no dummy when it comes 2 his money💯🤑💰💵💲
Chuck could do a lot in TV and be entertaining. He could do one of those 90s style daytime talkshows and I'd watch.
Dan P. is still the best
Love ya Charles, you always spoke your mind regardless of feedback and integrity is hard to find these days instead of everyone trying to be PC
Love the 3 minutes of black screen at the end.
The best part 😂
I love both of these guys individually. And I love them both more together. 😂
Amazon don’t give 💩💩💩💩💩bout anything
Chuck's glasses on fleek
Good interview
Sir Charles is the best
Love Charles!
Quintessential Chuck:
"There is 0% chance I am taking a pay cut."
"Money will not be the most important thing in my decision."
You need a barrel of salt every time Charles opens his mouth.
Like him or not Chuck just tells it like it is from his perspective.
It's hypocritical for Chuck to rant about money between NBA and the broadcast networks when he has that fat contract of his own. And then he has spoken to all 3 networks to potentially move there and continue earning millions of dollars. If they throw enough money at him he will agree to anything.
This is why Dan Patrick is the goat put this top on the sports Emmy you just know Dan and Charles are boyz
Chuck is the goat!
Chuck on here looking like my Nana with those eyeglasses. 😂😂😂
Do what you want to do
Period
Kick back
Those ratings on Amazon will be garbage😂😂😂
Amazon doesn't care. It's about selling prime memberships
No it won't everyone has prime they have more subs than tnt
It’s all greed and we all know this. The streaming services are going to parcel out all the major sports as much as possible so that fans have to pay for ALL of them not to miss out. Of course it’s ridiculous and immoral to be so greedy but that is America today. And the rich get richer. But at least we got a show with real warmth and personality for decades. It was fun. Life moves on.
Nope, I go for the true American Dream. I will take from the rich and watch it all for free. 😂😂😂😂
Greed is going to kill sports.
Chuck is the absolute best
For the love of GOD, turn off the opening of the Mercedes opening. EVERYONE HATES IT!
Doesn't bother me at all
I love it
@@RippingItAllSportsCards I think there might be 7 of you.
@@drexlspivey3047 It’s not the ad, but how loud it is. Just turn the volume down.
@ColbyONE Maybe my hearing is going. It only sounds slightly louder then the interview.
the 3 minutes of black screen at the end really gave me a lot of time to ruminate on the end of work end of life scenarios. and i just got a delay of game penalty in college football 25 typing this bye
Amazon seems like the only choice. ESPN and NBC would want a "cleaner" version of Chuck and we all know that won't happen 😂
You are right and it remains to be seen whether Amazon would put up with the unvarnished Charles Barkley, It is entirely possible, that the "Inside the NBA" crew was a perfect storm and Charles'....shall we say... "unorthodox" approach would not make it outside of that Ernie, Kenny, Shaq bubble.
Lets' be honest, Charles' popularity is not due to his broadcasting talent.
I love how Dan Patrick is calling him out on NOT retiring!!!!
Chuck is my favorite, but I can't believe he’s backtracking on what he said just a few days ago.
- Didn’t he say that next year would be his last year? He was live with other presenters like Grant Hill and was nearly in tears.....??
- Didn’t he also say that he wouldn’t work for any other channels?
- If he genuinely wanted to work for just another year, as he claimed, then he’s the one violating the 10-year, £210 million contract and should be liable for the penalties.
What’s going on with him, seriously?
This is Chuck. He makes the big pronouncements - claims too much, and then it either turns out not to be true or he backtracks. Everybody seems to like him "because he' s so honest" and he is hardly ever called on it.
I like Charles as a personality, loved him as a player. If I were going to pick one basketball media personality to spend the day with, it would be Charles.
But frankly, the fact that he is so immensely popular says more about the appetite of sports fans than anything else.
He is not going to give you a cogent breakdown of a team or player and he constantly makes these wild predictions or SIMPLISITC analysis(which insults the word 'analysis') that are often proven in accurate. But people seemed to love the simplistic, bombastic, no substance basketball talk.
The one thing you hear about Charles Barkley more than anything else is: "Well, he's Charles so he can get away with it."
@@dmichael100 You are 100% right about Chuck!
The best on tv in sports today sir Charles
You have spoken with Amazon though?
May I have one of those pretzels, ma'am ?
Kramer. That was perfect
I was thinking the same thing. He wears womens glasses, its funny.
"May I have one of those, madam?" is the correct line.
It doesn't matter once the stock market crashes far worse than 2008, it will change this conversation and a lot more
Inside the nba ist so viel besser als jedes game 7 . Wenn du ein Hardcore fan bist, ok dann guckst du weiter Spiele . Ich für meinen Teil bin dann raus und ich glaube ich bin nicht der einzige ..aber wen juckts. Werde dieses wöchentliche Highlight sehr vermissen
Barkley is a clown. He said NBA chooses money over fans lol. Meanwhile, he's sitting in his couch counting his money and where his next contract going to be, ESPN, NBC or Amazon? lol. This man lied...IT IS ABOUT MONEY!!!
Love him or hate him, Charles does keep it real
When DP and Chuck chat, it always deserves to be saved for posterity in the National Archives.
Dan and chuck are the best
God damn I wanna see Dan vs Chuck on one of those mic'd up golf matches during the week.
Charles is a joy forever, my man John Cleese said that, you know thats my guy.
What Dan said is exactly right. I tune in to tnt/inside the nba to watch the fellas. I usually fast forward to halftime/the game breaks and the post game. Once inside is gone, I won’t just watch the games for the games sake. I believe there are a lot of people out there that feel this way. Sucks all around. Greed over quality. Maybe nbc will put on a helluva show, but it won’t be inside.
Nobody watches TNT.
They only watch Inside the NBA.
And now that it's gone, next year will be the nail in the coffin for TNT.
Lol no it won't they got NHL/MLB/Aew they will be ok
"Money won't be the deciding factor. Work schedule will be." Damn right Chuck. This s goes for us making a very small fraction of your salary too.
Chuck mentioned ESPN.. THATS how bad he wants the show to continue. Love ya, Chuck!
Charles and Shaq should give everyone at that studio a million dollars when they leave
Very cool. Some candor.
Anyone knows what Barkley's sunglasses are called??? I want those!! Are they called half shade glasses??
Chuck has all the leverage 😂 he getting paid no matter what. Unc needs to get rid of Gilbert Arenas and bring in Chuck to do the basketball segments on night cap it would be 🔥🔥🔥
Chuck is the greatest!!!!! I'm not frozen... I'm thinking 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I hope they do a last dance style documentary on the last year of NBA on TNT With the inside the NBA team
Now THAT"S a great idea!
CB net worth $80 m net worth 💵💵💵💵💵💵🔥🔥🔥💯💯👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
I think the TNT crew going to NBC makes the most sense.
Ernie is a Turner lifer
NBA knows that Charles will eventually follow the money and leave and that’s why they were never worried about keeping Inside The NBA.
lower the intro volume. loud af
We know darn well Barkeley is not going to retire.
TNT is in so much debt they’re not winning this suing against the NBA
"I'll let you carry my bag" hahahah
Love Charles, but this is text book first-world problems.
The true problem is the linear TV model is dead. No one wants to tune in for appointment viewing on any nonsporting event anymore networks such as TNT can’t really invest huge money in the NBA because they don’t see the ratings on their other shows. That’s why they used to do it in the past they use promote their other programming Amazon can afford to do it because they want you in the Eco system. It’s like when Costco offers you a five dollar rotisserie chicken. They take a loss on it but they want you in the store to buy other things.
Yes, these networks that are paying something like $2 billion apiece for PART of the NBA inventory have to be doing it on the basis of some other financial calculations than ratings (which have been dropping for some time). There must be some other long term financial strategy involved. Otherwise it makes no sense economically. Its likely a huge risk (11years!) at any rate.
Whatever one thinks of Adam Silver, the fact that he got $7 billion in television rights for the NBA will cover a lot of other sins. The owners will love him for that.
THAT INTERVIEW DAN/CHUCK GOTTA BE THE GOAT....
Why can't they just make inside the nba a TV show.... an hour a night. Instead of doing the pre game and halftime stuff
No live coverage… they won’t have live access to footage.
I think its part of the contract. If you don't have a contract with the NBA, not only do you not have access to game footage but you are not allowed to put on an "NBA show" That exclusivity is part of what the broadcast partners pay these insanely high rights fees for.
How much are the billionaires making ? The millionaires aren’t the problem it’s the greed of billionaires!
"What else, Chuck?"
- Shaq
Seriously, Amazon needs to be broken up. They are becoming too big with the movie studios, sports, AWS, and everything else they are doing. It will not be good for the consumer with them doing EVERYTHING.
hockey old guy here, i hope i dont do the same as when they tied the can to Don Cherry, never went back to hockey since......these guys are as big as the game as far as im concerned......hope i dont go away again , but im kinda feeling it
WBD is 60B+ in debt. The NBA certainly contributed to that. The whole notion that you're going to attract more viewers is ridiculous. Over the last 15 years viewership as gone down, even if you account for streaming. TNT is better off not getting the NBA. Paying 1.8B for essentially half of what they are covering next year is stupid. Keep your debt low! The NBA has lost viewership since 1998 and has never come close to reaching those levels again.
Charles standing on business!
Charles wants to Retire but hes no fool. Amazon makes him a offer he cant refuse. Hes not Retiring.
Chuck and Stephen A will be banter