![]() He attempted suicide a few weeks later, and then spent close to a year in rehab. He was sent home in the middle of the show, and has never returned. ![]() By the end, they were begging him to take time off and get help, and on his last day on the show, his comedy chops began to fail him, and he was interrupting Howard inappropriately and worse, not funnily. An inordinate amount of days calling in sick, falling asleep on the air, weight gain and failing hygene were all alarm bells to everyone one the show. While he had been public about his addiction issues in the past (his cocaine issues in his Mad TV days, admitting to having had heroin problems during his time on the show) he was adamant he had cleaned up his act, despite evidence to the contrary to the staff and the listeners of the show. Creator Breakdown: A very public one in his last few months on the Stern show.Butt-Monkey: Announcer Mike Bocchetti is this to Artie on The Artie Lange Show, usually poking fun at his lisp, heavy New York accent, mostly terrible stand-up act, and his seemingly obliviousness to the fact he's being made fun of.The problem can apparently be corrected with surgery, but Artie is understandably hesitant because treatment would involve anesthetic and opiates, and he's afraid of relapsing. 20 years of doing blow (And accidentally snorting glass) has left his nose completely deflated. Body Horror: A disturbing real life example. ![]() Often jokes he's the only person who could get addicted to heroin and cocaine and get fatter. Big Eater: No genetic disorders here, he says he just loves to eat and that's the cause of his weight (lack of exercise too).The Alcoholic: His drug and booze problems have cost him both his most prominent jobs on Mad TV and The Howard Stern Show.Acrofatic Despite his size and lack of regular exercise, he still excels at sports (he was quite an athlete as a kid) when prompted to play, usually surprising a lot of people who expect to run rings around him in baseball, basketball, etc. ![]() Tropes Associcated With Artie's Various Works: Artie is currently still performs stand-up around the country and hosts a podcast called Artie Quitter.Īrtie has appeared in the following media: Finally going to rehab and cleaning up his act, he returned to show business after a year and hosted a radio sports show, The Nick and Artie Show (with Nick DiPaolo), which became The Artie Lange Show on DirecTV's Audience channel (now more general and less sports-centric), which was also broadcast on Sirius/XM radio and and seen on its YouTube channel. Soon after, he was asked to audition for "The Jackie Chair" on the Stern Show, a job he held for over a decade and where he achieved his highest success.Īgain, his personal issues led to him being let go by the Stern show and a suicide attempt. He got his big break when he auditioned and got a slot as one of the first cast members of Mad TV.ĭue to his drug and alcohol issues, he was eventually let go, and would go on to score a role in Norm MacDonald's movie Dirty Work as Norm's brother, and would develop a friendship with Norm that led to him additionally getting a role on The Norm Show. Getting his start in stand up comedy in the New York/New Jersey area in the late 80s, Artie developed his blue-collar "guy" style of humor in various clubs. A comedian known for his blue-collar Joisey style of humor, he is most known for his tenure on The Howard Stern Show as Howard's sidekick (replacing Jackie Martling) and for being part of the original cast of Mad TV. (born October 11, 1967) is a stand up comedian, actor and radio and TV host and personality.
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