artie lange
To Avoid Stale Olsen Twin Jokes, Artie Lange Checks Into Rehab
10:20AM Defamer Hollywood | After winding his way through a media-sponsored meltdown that saw him terrorize Conan O’Brien, endure torture on Donnie Deutsch, and ultimately resign from the Howard Stern show, comedian Artie Lange pulled out of the Bob Saget roast this past weekend to check himself into rehab. Says Page Six: More »
Artie Lange Quits Stern Show (Again), Cementing His Top Ranking On Celebrity Deathwatch
9:00AM Mark Graham | While we haven’t been avid listeners of Howard Stern since he made the switch to Sirius a few years back (call us crazy or even cheap, but we’re morally opposed to paying for radio), we still follow the show pretty closely. And as anyone who has been paying attention knows, Stern sidekick Artie Lange has been on a self-destructive streak for the better part of the last nine or so months. His weight has been ballooning, his already prolific drug habit has only gotten worse and his on-air behaviour has become more erratic than ever before. However, things reached Defcon 6 levels on today’s show when Artie flew into a rage, got into a physical confrontation with his personal assistant and abruptly (and from the sounds of it, tearily) resigned from the show. Audio of the incident follows after the jump. More »
Donny Deutsch Uses Controversial Cupcakeboarding Technique To Get Artie Lange To Speak
5:44AM Seth | We’ve never tuned in to The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, having assumed the CNBC show featuring the ad exec and Speedo aficionado was just a pointless platform for a Type A, macho metrosexual to get his fame-fix on. Imagine our shock, then, when we tuned in to find beloved, self-destructive comic Artie Lange—looking heavier and more heart-attack-prone than ever—being subjected to a cupcakeboarding rendition at the hands of his merciless, pink-necktied inquisitor. More »
