NEW YORK, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced that it will celebrate 20 years of Opie & Anthony on the radio with a special edition of its Unmasked comedy series broadcast live from Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier stand-up comedy nightclub.

O&A20: Unmasked will give fans and listeners an opportunity to see Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, along with comedian Jim Norton, as well as a special lineup of guest comedians, live and in person.

O&A20: Unmasked will air live on Thursday, April 17, at 4:00 pm ET, in front of an audience of SiriusXM listeners, and will be broadcast on The Opie & Anthony Channel, XM channel 103 and Sirius channel 206, and Raw Dog SiriusXM Comedy Hits, channel 99.  The one-hour special will also be available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.  Subscribers will also be able to listen via SiriusXM On Demand through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices and online at siriusxm.com.

Opie & Anthony fans are invited to tweet @OandAshow using the hashtag #OandA20.

"We want to toast Opie & Anthony on reaching this milestone and in being one of the most outrageous and daring duos in all of talk radio. SiriusXM has been proud to give Opie & Anthony the freedom to give fans and listeners their intense, edgy talk and uncensored comedy," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.  "We are thrilled to have SiriusXM listeners across the country celebrate their decades in radio with an evening that will be without a doubt an outrageous and unpredictable show."

Unmasked is an informal, interactive and uncensored comedy series featuring extended, in-depth conversations with superstars and emerging names in comedy hosted by Ron Bennington. The series has featured guests including Louis C.K., Seth Rogen, Bob Newhart, Sandra Bernhard and Jimmy Fallon. Bennington is also the co-host of The Ron and Fez Show on Raw Dog SiriusXM Comedy Hits.

For more information on Carolines on Broadway, please visit www.carolines.com.

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