New York Comedy Festival: Artie Lange

COMEDIAN, ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER, ENTREPENEUR, RADIO PERSONALITY. Those are just a few ways to describe this prolific talent who continues his rise in the entertainment industry. One of the most sought after live comedians and talk show guests, Lange has been a regular on The Howard Stern Show for the past five years and has followed Howard from terrestrial radio to their current gig on Sirius Satellite Radio, and in that time Lange’s popularity has skyrocketed.

Artie Lange began his career in the comedy clubs of New York City. Lange’s breakout work in stand-up and sketch comedy led to his being cast on FOX’s Mad TV, on which he made his television debut.

The success of Lange on Mad TV led to him being cast opposite Norm MacDonald in his first starring role in the MGM feature film Dirty Work. This lead to a string of feature films including, The Bachelor, Lost and Found, Mystery Men, The Fourth Floor, opposite Juliette . Lange has also had supporting roles in the film Old School, Elf. He also reunited with MacDonald as a series regular on Norm on ABC. When Norm finished its run Lange came back to New York City and began sitting in regularly as a guest comedian on the nationally syndicated The Howard Stern Show. In October of 2001 he became a regular member of the show and can now be heard every day on Sirius Satellite radio.

In 2006 Lange starred, co-wrote, and produced his own feature film Beer League to rave reviews. Lange is also a regular guest on The Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Best Damn Sports Show, Period. He was also a guest roaster on Comedy Central’s Roasts of Hugh Hefner and William Shatner. Continuing his hot streak, he also has shot episodes of the critically acclaimed hit series Entourage for HBO and Rescue Me for F/X. In addition, Lange’s New York Times bestselling book, TOO FAT TO FISH, was released by Spiegel & Grau last year, a division of Random House, Inc. The hugely successful book was also just recently released in paperback.

Lange also produced his own concert DVD entitled ARTIE LANGE: It’s The Whiskey Talkin’, and the award winning short film GAMEDAY which Lange wrote, produced and stars in. He continues to sell out comedy/concert venues across the United States performing his stand up comedy. Another milestone for Lange was selling out his performance at Carnegie Hall in 3 hours for a November 9, 2006 headline performance, as part of the New York Comedy Festival.