howard stern show 12-09-09 artie's last day on-air

howard talking about how bad artie looks, hilarious but hauntingly prophetic in hindsight.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• howard
• stern
• artie
• lange
• suicide
• heroin

[filtergod]

i just think it's a really funny clip. i LOVE the brutal honesty and ball-busting exemplified on the stern show. where else would you experience someone nodding out on-air awoken by an air-horn? i love and miss artie and his contribution to the show.

[DEEVIOUS1S]

@jlbrewmaster It's spelled addict. An attic is the space between the roof and the ceiling of the top floor of a building.

[isaveu]

@ExclusiveLM lol

[skimaskready]

RD/DC. hated him when he started was pissed when he left.

[masterplumberjimmy]

a dirty jew and a fat tub of shit......and that's funny?

[TheZigzach]

Biggest lost in Howard Stern Show history!!!

[ExclusiveLM]

@filtergod listen.....ah.... Artie Lange is a great human being. But, I think a certain percentage of humans on Earth are born less equipped to handle outer or inner demons. They know the risks of drugs before ever trying it. Yes they do become uncontrollable addicts. But, when celebs like Elvis, Lindsay Lohan, Robert Downey, Kurt Cobain and your non famous next door neighbor becomes hooked on something they are trying to escape something. That escape becomes self sabotage.

[AvirtualSwitzerland]

@ExclusiveLM .....Stuttering John is on the writing staff for Jay Leno. I don't think he's starving unless he still has a chronic habit...

[HK83IE]

@timothyrgray i disagree artie was the greatest who was sometimes manic and disruptive and sometimes laid back but almost always funny. imiss artie

[timothyrgray]

Artie was unstable, had a worsening substance abuse problem, and started screwing up the show. Howard either fired him or told him he was on probation, and he responded in the worst way. The show is much better without the manic/very angry/disruptive 2009 Artie.

[ExclusiveLM]

artie is fucking cool man. I do miss Jackie "the jokeman" martling and his clown laugh. I love both Artie and Jackie. But, they both couldn't handle staying on the show. The only lifers are Robin, Fred and Gary. Those 3 will probably be buried with howard. P.S. what the fuck is Stuttering John doing now ?? Anybody knows ?? Hey Mildred get me the pale again......... I got to puke out all this alcohol and beer. Hurry up you dirty bitch. Oh shit....... am I still typing ?? scratch that

[FrankDamage]

(continued)..being a continuous obligation that he couldn't escape (an alcoholic/drug addict has all the money to indulge in his vices but has to be present at work EVERY DAY FOR YEARS AT 4 IN THE MORNING!? Do the math on how long it'll take for THAT routine to breakdown).PLUS, his 'position' and income increased the speed at which he was 'killing himself' anyway. So part of him saw only one way out. For him it was a "damned if he does and damned if he doesn't," catch 22.