Howard Stern pranked listeners—and the media—on Monday morning with a gag that his SiriusXM show had been canceled.

Stern roped in Bravo star Andy Cohen to open the show with a joke on Monday morning, which marked Stern’s delayed return to the broadcast after his summer break. Amid rumors that Stern’s show is coming to an end, Cohen appeared to confirm that the speculation was true—and that he was taking over, with the Howard 100 channel rebranded to “Andy 100.″

“I know you’re expecting a big announcement from Howard, and this is actually not how things were meant to go,” Cohen said, adding: “Howard and the executive team at Sirius felt that it was best to kinda part ways now.”

Variety quickly reported on the apparent news of Stern’s departure with a headline reading: “Howard Stern’s Sh

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