Artie Lange

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... is stunning and surprising, understandable when you learn that it represents the first time the 90-year-old Hefner has allowed full access to his personal and massive historical files. Starring as Hefner is Matt Whelan, a little too brooding in this episode but otherwise a good cinematic match for Hef. The episode also features the opening of the lavish Playboy Club in Manhattan (and some political shenanigans — i.e. bribery — involved therein) as well as the birth of the Hefner-written Playboy Philosophy and of the Playboy Interview (jazzman Miles Davis was its first) in the magazine. There is an admirable restraint when it comes to talking heads — among them Hefner from long ago interviews, comic Dick Gregory and Jesse Jackson — and some nudity (would you expected anything less?). Executive producers Steven David and Peter Jaysen (he a child of Highland Park) will be joined by Hefner's youngest child, 25-year-old Cooper, at the event. (I will have a full ...

Crashing Recap

... He’s certainly in desperate need of some. The rest of the episode revolves around Pete distracting Susie (Gina Gershon), a longtime Artie fan, from taking Artie home for a night of blow and sex. After Artie decides to go home with her, Pete suddenly whisks her away in his car to keep her away. Needless to say, this doesn’t go well. At first, Susie believes she’s been kidnapped and maces both Pete and herself. Then when she invites Pete inside to wash his face, she makes a pass at him, and he rejects her because of his recent breakup. Though Gershon acquits herself well, especially in conveying her character’s loneliness and underlying sadness, the situation feels a little humdrum. The farcical mace situation works despite it being done countless times before, but the scene in Susie’s home mostly drags, especially because it indulges cringe humor for the sole sake of an awkward situation. Although the writers score points off of the unfortunate underbelly of Pete’s personality — his genuinely kind approach can come off as presumptive and condescending — it’s not enough to liven the material. Eventually, Pete ends up back in the club ...

Artie Lange On Howard Stern

... that I cherish,” he said. “I bought my mom a house. I looked up to [my father] my whole life, and now he’s probably looking up at me.”. Attendees to Lange’s two upcoming shows in the area can expect a little more political humor than they’re used to from the crass comedian. He’ll take jabs at Hillary Clinton for having the “insane idea” of wanting to take the office where “her husband got bl*n by a fat chick in,” and Bill Clinton for “wanting to have sex with a woman who looks like me in a beret.”. In 2004, a visibly tipsy Lange roasted Donald Trump at the New York Friar’s Club. Lange needles him, telling him if his daughter, Ivanka, wants her name on every building in Atlantic City, she should “marry a guy named Borgata.”. A year later on Howard Stern, Trump calls Lange a “loser” – to his face – and defends his success along the Atlantic City boardwalk. “When he came in as a guest, he got very, very mad, and if you watch both ...

Artie Lange Lashes Out At Celeb-cozy Howard Stern

... those years he wanted to be at the table. He didn't want to (bleeping) set the table on fire. He sat down and said, 'I'm one of you now. What do I need to do?' Guess what? They should be thrilled they're hanging out with you.". Among Stern's alleged transgressions: Claiming he likes Ellen De Generes' dancing, getting invited to Jennifer Aniston's wedding to Justin Theroux , going on vacation with Chelsea Handler , talking up Gwyneth Paltrow's smoothies, and laughing at James Corden's "Carpool Karaoke,"  which, Lange rants, "wouldn't be (bleeping) funny to the secretaries at an accounting firm.". In the Artie Quitter podcast , Lange admits that the radio legend cut him off so completely that Stern refused to accept an ad for one of Lange's memoirs. But Lange also insists that his anti-Stern rant is actually "the biggest compliment on the planet": "He's ...

After Much Pain, Artie Lange Says He's 'living A Dream

... my old self the first time I did heroin.”. These days things have turned around for Lange. “I’m back to where I am happy and I am making money. My stand-up is doing well, and I’m living a dream.”. He’s on the road with a routine that focuses on real life, mining his own pain for laughs. He performs Friday and Saturday at the Funny Bone. “A lot has happened since I came back from the stabbing,” Lange says. He likens his descent to the time when comedian Richard Pryor set himself on fire. Pryor later rebounded with a comedy special, which Lange considers “the best hour of stand-up ever.”. Talking about his dark times onstage was initially difficult for Lange, but it got easier when he realized his experiences weren’t as unique as he’d thought. “The hardest part is trying it out and it’s the first time you’re telling a story and they don’t laugh at it,” he says. “But someone has had the same thing happen ...

Howard Stern’s Rival Gregg 'opie' Hughes Taunts Sirusxm Star

... adorned the door. Small, in reference to the animosity between the shock jocks, joked they had happened upon 'forbidden territory' and a 'No Opie zone,’ but that didn't dissuade Hughes from causing a bit of mischief. Radio rivalry: Hughes said of his feud with Stern: 'I've been at fault over the years, but he's also been dirty.' Stern was snapped filming America's Got Talent in Hollywood in 2015. ‘Let’s see if we can go in there, come on,’ Hughes said as he filmed his approach of the Stern compound, where a cleaning lady in front of the door tended to her job. ‘Can you let me in? I forgot something - you got a key?’ Hughes asked the worker, thanking her as she granted him access. Henley told Hughes, ‘You’re gonna get in trouble,’ with Hughes responding, ‘Why am I gonna get in trouble? I’m just taking a look.’. Hughes made his way deep into Stern territory until he was summoned out of the area by security. Henley told Hughes, ‘I hope that [cleaning] woman’ doesn’t get in trouble, to which Hughes responded, ‘Nah, she’ll be alright - she doesn’t speak English. she’ll be alright.’. In the doghouse? Hughes (left) ...

Artie Lange Talks Crashing, Comedy And Sex With Wild Boars

... It's a big "on next" circle of comedy. And we all used to just really viciously rag on each other. Everything went and everybody had a sense of humor. I said, "If the world were like the table at the Comedy Cellar, we'd have no trouble." No subject was taboo, from race to sex to whatever. You just goofed on each other. And sometimes, I got to the point where, if I bombed on stage but killed at the table, I was happy. I think it’s more rare that you’ll actually take a guy in for longer than a night on your couch, but a lot of guys drive in from Jersey, Long Island and stuff. For me, it was like karma almost. If somebody in the same boat as you needs to crash, and you got a way to help, you put that karma out there. Because you like to feel like you're not alone. You like to feel like you have some blood brothers in this business. You usually get treated like shit, lowest rung on the totem pole, that's for sure. There's been several guys over the years that put me up and I put them up. You remember that, you know? And also, it makes you know stuff about them. If you ever go to a roast and roast them, it helps. ...

Artie Lange Talks Humor, Radio Prior Foxwoods Casino Show

... without pigeonholing yourself. I talk about everything. My comedy is observational. It's about everything in the news and about my life. I was a big drug addict for a while, and that combined with my regular life has led to a lot of stories to tell through jokes that I hope will help others in their struggles," Lange said. "Of course, I'll be talking about Trump for at least a half hour. There's a lot of jokes about the election.a lot of stuff in your face every day and I expect more from the inauguration on Friday," he added. When Lange was young, the comedian once dreamed of playing baseball, and was actually an All-County third baseman while at Union High School in New Jersey. But life had other plans for Lange than playing professional baseball, who after graduating high school encountered his first major tragedy in life. His beloved father, a cable installer, fell off a roof rendering him a quadriplegic. He died four years later. It was his father, who without knowing it, set Lange on a life's path to comedy. "I didn't go to college. We had no money and I didn't want to go anyway. I wanted to get out into life and start living. I was always funny in high ...

Artie Lange On Playing Mentor In 'crashing,' Losing Mentor In Howard Stern

... I never thought anyone would try to advice from me - at any level. I am able to tell the guys, not how to be funny, I'm certainly not the funniest guy around, but how to not step on landmines that I did. They're not all so obvious, 'Don't do drugs.'. Ep. 66: Is 'This Is Us' just too much. Q One thing I thought about "Crashing" that was very interesting was that it reveals this very supportive and very generous world of stand-up comics. How true to life is that. A It's true to life, but in a very small percentage. Most comics are not helpful. They're very selfish. In acting, actors tend to be fake. They smile and stab you in the back. The good thing about comics is they tell you, 'I am not rooting for you. I want you to fail, and the worst thing I can see is you do well.' But there's a small percentage of guys that do help each other out. It's true, but not for the whole part of it. Q After you hit rock bottom and you got kicked off 'The Howard Stern Show,' did you feel that from your fellow comics? Did you feel blackballed, that you were too damaged to touch. A No. Oh God, no. The direct opposite is true. The Comedy Cellar, the people that run it, this woman named Estee ...

An Interview With Pete Holmes And Judd Apatow About Their New Hbo Show ‘crashing

... it sucks, you're doing it right," he said. "Which I think is a fun thing to share with people, regardless of whatever dream they're pursuing.". The series displays a trend typical of the comedy scene — a young comedian forced to crash on older comedians' couches to play late shows in the city. In the first episode, Holmes meets Lange, a comic also playing himself, and is shocked the legend is not drenched in a warm glow of happiness and success. As it turns out, much of the pizzeria scene was improvised, giving Lange a chance to provide an even more convincing dose of reality and give a true depiction of the comedy community dynamic. "We knew when we were doing auditions for that part that we needed someone who would tell Pete how hard it is to be a stand-up comedian," said Apatow. "[Lange] understood the purpose of the scene. He was able to be very funny and thoughtful while doing what the script needed.". Though Crashing does not portray a particularly glamorous or even comfortable lifestyle, Holmes said it's not meant to discourage younger ...