He's far from a sidekick. It's not easy to fully grasp how great he is unless you've been familiar with him for a while. Hyperbole probably won't help, but he's easily the best radio personality around, on a different level than most. Just listen to old Lovelines, and you'll hear how he could riff on the stupidest caller, tell a ridiculous story from his childhood, and then go on some tangent about society that's actually funny, and insightful. Brilliance.