Los Angeles rock radio station KROQ 106.7 FM has updated the title of its “The Kevin & Bean Show,” following the departure of co-host Gene “Bean” Baxter back in November.
According to The LA Daily News, the show is now called “Kevin in the Morning with Allie & Jensen.”
That’s the name, but fans who may have missed that announcement over the long holiday might have been surprised when they tuned in at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. Instead of its new name, host Kevin Ryder prank-announced that the show would be now called “The Kevin & Sam Show,” making good on his threat to bring in Kevin & Bean guest Sam the Armenian Comedian to replace Baxter in the new year.
“It’s a brand-new morning show, it’s ‘Kevin & Sam the Armenian Comedian,’” Ryder introduced the first morning show of the year at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday. “How about that? It’s been a long time coming hasn’t it Sam?”
What ensued was a lot of awkward commentary, which has been a longtime gag with Sam the Armenian Comedian on KROQ. But it wasn’t real. It was only a pre-recorded bit with knock-knock jokes and Sam playing a PVC pipe and pretending it was a trombone.
After the first commercial break, the real show started with new co-host Allie Mac Kay letting out a big sigh and asking Ryder, “Are you proud of yourself, Kevin?” Twitter lit up with fans reviewing the first segment. Listener @AceCruz24 was quick to protest, posting “Bean didn’t die for this … What are Mark and Brian doing?”
Of course, Baxter didn’t die. He just moved to the U.K. after nearly 30 years on “The Kevin & Bean Show.”
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