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Spiegel & Grau
November 2008
On Sale: November 11, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 0385526563
EAN: 9780385526562
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Non-Fiction
Outrageous, raw, and painfully funny true stories straight
from the life of the actor, comedian, and much-loved cast
member of The Howard Stern Show—with a foreword by Howard
Stern. When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard
Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever
to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show’s
move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio.
Lange provided what Stern had yet to find all in the same
place: a wit quick enough to keep pace with his own, a
pathetic self-image to dwarf his own, a personal history
both heartbreaking and hilarious, and an ingrained sense of
self-sabotage that continually keeps things interesting. A natural storyteller with a bottomless pit of material,
Lange grew up in a close-knit, working-class Italian family
in Union, New Jersey, a maniacal Yankees fan who pursued
the two things his father said he was cut out for—sports
and comedy. Tragically, Artie Lange Sr. never saw the truth
in that prediction: He became a quadriplegic in an accident
when Artie was eighteen and died soon after. But as with
every trial in his life, from his drug addiction to his
obesity to his fights with his mother, Artie mines the
humor, pathos, and humanity in these events and turns them
into comedy classics. True fans of the Stern Show will find Artie gold in these
pages: hilarious tales that couldn’t have happened to
anyone else. There are stories from his days driving a
Jersey cab, working as a longshoreman in Port Newark, and
navigating the dark circuit of stand-up comedy. There are
outrageous episodes from the frenzied heights of his coked-
up days at MADtv, surprisingly moving stories from his
childhood, and an account of his recent U.S.O. tour that is
equally stirring and irreverent. But also in this volume
are stories Artie’s never told before, including some that
he deemed too revealing for radio. Wild, shocking, and drop-dead hilarious, TOO FAT TO FISH is
Artie Lange giving everything he’s got to give. And like a
true pro, the man never disappoints.
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