![]() ![]() It’s weird and such an odd thing in life: My father turned me on to The Howard Stern Show when I was 13 years old. Was that always a goal? I wanted to just be funny. You are no stranger to TV shows and movies. I had nothing else, so I kept going back until I got good. I said thank god I have nothing else going on in life or else I would’ve went back to college or any other skill. I went home happy: I had the balls to go on stage. I said to her at the end of it, can you give me any advice? She said, I give advice to people who got by the audition. The woman that owned it, she was so nasty to me. I got an open mic, and I went on at 1 a.m. I took mushrooms, had a psychedelic experience, and when I came down from the mushrooms, I had the balls to drive into New York, and I parked in front of the Improv. On The Howard Stern Show, I heard an advertisement for Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium, and I went. I had been thinking about doing it since I was 16 or 17, and I never had the balls. The original Improv in New York City on 9th and 44th, in Hell’s Kitchen, not there anymore. SLM spoke with Lange about acting, standup, and his current projects.ĭo you recall your first exposure to standup? Oh god, yeah. Lange currently hosts the Artie Quitter Podcast and is part of the new HBO comedy Crashing, where he has a recurring role. The comic also has two New York Times bestselling books, Too Fat to Fish and Crash and Burn (and plans to release his third book sometime this year). He was also a cast member on MADtv and The Norm Show appeared in three comedy specials and co-wrote, produced, and starred in the 2006 film Artie Lange’s Beer League. Though he’s well-known for his time on The Howard Stern Show, that's just one stop-off on a long and varied career. Lange is the current co-host of The Artie and Anthony Show with Anthony Cumia and continues to perform stand-up and act, most recently on the HBO series Crashing.Artie Lange is a true comedy icon. He hosted the podcast The Artie Quitter Podcast from 2015 to 2017, and his third book, Wanna Bet?, is set for release in 2018. During this time, Lange released his second book, Crash and Burn (2013). He co-hosted The Nick & Artie Show with Nick Di Paolo until Di Paolo's departure in 2013 the show was renamed The Artie Lange Show and lasted until 2014. In 2011, Lange completed rehabilitation and resumed his career. He pursued various projects during this time he released two comedy albums, co-wrote, produced, and starred in his feature film, Artie Lange's Beer League (2006), and released his first book, Too Fat to Fish (2008), which entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number one. In 2001, Lange returned to New Jersey and became a member of The Howard Stern Show until December 2009. In 1997, Norm Macdonald chose Lange to co-star in his comedy film Dirty Work (1998), which secured Lange several film and television roles including Macdonald's sitcom, The Norm Show. His arrest for cocaine possession during the second season led to his departure and subsequent rehabilitation. In 1995, Lange moved to Los Angeles to star in the first season of Mad TV. In 1987, he made his debut as a stand up comic and took up the profession full time in the early 1990s, performing in clubs and improv shows in and around New York City. Born and raised in New Jersey, Lange first worked as a longshoreman and taxi driver to help support his family following the death of his quadriplegic father. Artie Lange is an American comedian, actor, author, and radio and podcast host, best known for his tenures on The Howard Stern Show and the sketch comedy series Mad TV.
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