The Howard Stern Thread

faldor

Craig Gass was on the show today and said he ran into Artie over the weekend, and Artie actually did a set at a club and was funny as ever. He said he looked great and has lost a lot of weight.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/09/27/arti … ard-stern/

Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange became a fan favorite after years of publicly battling his demons on the air. But he has been absent from Stern's satellite radio show for all of 2010 after his failed suicide attempt during the holidays last year. Fans call in each week on the show to try and find out updates on the comic, but Stern and his crew have had very little to say beyond brief updates about quick conversations they've had with him here and there.

Now comes news that will make Lange's fans breathe a sigh of relief. The comic appears to be getting ready to get back to work, at least in nightclubs.

E! reports that Lange made an appearance at a New York City comedy club over the weekend, marking the first time he's been onstage this year.

"Yes Artie performed two 20- to 25-minute sets Friday and Saturday, and he was as funny as ever," said a spokesman for the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village.

A fan from the audience talked to E! and said "he seemed fine. He was speaking with these other comedians and he was joking around. Everyone was very very happy to see him and it was a very nice occasion."

Fellow comic Craig Gass, a Stern regular, posted a picture of Lange on his Facebook fan page. Lange (below left) appeared shaven and skinnier than he did for most of 2009 as he battled his demons.

Stern was very vocal about how details of Lange's struggles were made public in January. "I would love to know who the scumbag is who releases that to the press, because this is a private matter," Stern said on air. "I don't know what to say. I work with Artie, I love Artie. Everyone has their demons, including myself, but he's wrestling with some serious stuff ... When I heard the news it was too much to bear."

Lange's mother had discovered Lange she entered his Hoboken apartment in January and found him with multiple "hesitation wounds" and three deep plunges. A source close to Lange's management team confirmed that Howard Stern's sidekick stabbed himself. Surgeons managed to save him.

After seeing extensive coverage of Lange's condition, Stern commented, "I thought we were out of the woods with that and it wouldn't come out. I was surprised and glad that Artie's situation had been kept quiet ... I'm angry about it, I'm sad about it. I don't know what to think. I'm all over the place emotionally."

Lange has had a history of substance abuse issues, including when he checked himself into a rehab clinic in late 2008. In 2009, Lange was busted for DUI (prescription sleeping pills) after crashing his car into Toms River in July.

Stern has never attempted to fill the seat vacated by Lange. He is currently weighing what to do when his Sirius/XM contract expires at the end of 2010.

The return of Artie comes on a day where Stern fans are certainly concerned about another show regular: comic Greg Giraldo, who is in critical condition after overdosing on pills.

Axlin16

Good to see Artie getting back out there.

Shit tho, I didn't hear or know about Giraldo having a habit AND OD'ing.

faldor

Stern's contract is coming to an end. Amazingly he still has no clue what he's going to be doing in a few months. The show though has been absolutely fantastic of late. Monday's show had me laughing hysterically for the first hour. Thursday night Gary Dell'Abate was on Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy gave him the chance to redeem himself for his first pitch disaster from a few years back. It went horribly wrong. Worse than one could even imagine. And they ripped him for it Monday morning. Here's the clip.

Also on Stern yesterday he mentioned this Dancing competition show in some foreign country that had the greatest dance ever. This hot chick strips down and almost gets completely naked. Now that's a show worth watching.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfez0b … 2010_music

Howard also had Jay Z on Monday. I'm not a "fan" of his per se, but thought the interview was great.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fqO77EDkDY
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuzFID9 … re=related
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ce5pVk … re=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhASOODa … re=related

And then yesterday Billy Joel came in for another fantastic interview, as he talked about his life and played some of his tunes.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxw1WV_qmVk
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqt0s-Wy … re=related
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX1HKy0Q … re=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VLRApNk … re=related
Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kur6MR2I … re=related
Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD0QRFBZLgs

Axlin16

How terribly embarrasing.

What is it with George W. Bush, everytime he throws out a first pitch at these things, it's strike right down the middle. Every damn time.

faldor

Things just keep getting worse for Baba Booey. Robin Quivers was on Kimmel tonight and Jimmy had her attempt to pitch and she threw a perfect strike. You can't write a better script. Unfortunately they're off next week, so we'll have to wait a bit before they lash into Gary again.

Tommie

Few things...

Damn Robin looks good. I think its bull that Howard doesnt know what he's doing. I mean I find it VERY hard to believe. He probably knows, and is just waiting to announce it.

faldor

Tommie wrote:

Few things...
Damn Robin looks good. I think its bull that Howard doesnt know what he's doing. I mean I find it VERY hard to believe. He probably knows, and is just waiting to announce it.

I think he probably knows more than he lets on, but I do believe nothing is anywhere near completed, thus the no comment status. I don't see what advantage he would have for taking it to the end and leaving the listeners up in the air. The move to Sirius was known over a year in advance and they didn't keep that quiet. IF they were going somewhere else, you'd think they'd want to get the fans excited for that venture and start promoting it. I think they'll either be back at Sirius or they'll take some time off before starting up somewhere else. Howard clearly doesn't want to work as many hours, so it's a question of whether Sirius wants to pay him the big bucks for less work. And if they let him walk, how many of their 20 million subscribers would walk? Howard Stern is really the only thing exclusive to Sirius that people want and can't get anywhere else. The music is great, but you can get that almost anywhere these days. I'd stay on as a subscriber just because I got the lifetime membership, which has already paid for itself. But if I didn't, it might be a different story.

Tommie

faldor wrote:

I don't see what advantage he would have for taking it to the end and leaving the listeners up in the air. The move to Sirius was known over a year in advance and they didn't keep that quiet. IF they were going somewhere else, you'd think they'd want to get the fans excited for that venture and start promoting it.

But think about this. If Sirius had half a brain, they would have seen what happened when he left regular radio. If they're smart, they added that into his contract. That he cant say shit about leaving for somewhere else until his contract is up and he's off their airwaves. Sirius got a year of free promotion because of that, and we all remember how it ended with him being taken off the air.

jamester

faldor wrote:

Stern's contract is coming to an end. Amazingly he still has no clue what he's going to be doing in a few months. The show though has been absolutely fantastic of late. Monday's show had me laughing hysterically for the first hour. Thursday night Gary Dell'Abate was on Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy gave him the chance to redeem himself for his first pitch disaster from a few years back. It went horribly wrong. Worse than one could even imagine. And they ripped him for it Monday morning. Here's the clip.
Also on Stern yesterday he mentioned this Dancing competition show in some foreign country that had the greatest dance ever. This hot chick strips down and almost gets completely naked. Now that's a show worth watching.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfez0b … 2010_music
Howard also had Jay Z on Monday. I'm not a "fan" of his per se, but thought the interview was great.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fqO77EDkDY
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SuzFID9 … re=related
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ce5pVk … re=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhASOODa … re=related
And then yesterday Billy Joel came in for another fantastic interview, as he talked about his life and played some of his tunes.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxw1WV_qmVk
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqt0s-Wy … re=related
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX1HKy0Q … re=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VLRApNk … re=related
Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kur6MR2I … re=related
Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD0QRFBZLgs

^^^ thanks for posting ! it was an interesting interview! i miss the stern show. i quit after he left E! and my local radio.

Axlin16

Yeah I also kind of stopped following Howard after his departure from E! and terrestrial radio too.

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