I hate to say this, but Artie Lang.....

[NewbieJr 541]

Is not going to live much longer.

 

He seems to be taking the same path as John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley....extremely funny guys who couldn't control their weight or drug habits.

[edjr 6,580]

Artie who?

[phillybear 366]

Last time I saw a picture of him, he looked to be pushing 400 lbs.

 

Too bad. He was great in Dirty Work with Norm MacDonald.

[football_scooter 0]

<= me regretting not taking him in the death pool.

[phillybear 366]

Isn't kind of hard to GAIN weight while taking tons of drugs?

[Franknbeans 46]

Last time I saw a picture of him, he looked to be pushing 400 lbs.

 

Too bad. He was great in Dirty Work with Norm MacDonald.

I kept waiting to laugh during that movie. I mean I wanted to but man was that crap.

[NewbieJr 541]

Artie who?

I put the "Howard Stern fans" part in my thread title realizing that non-Stern fans would probably not know him.

I thought that there was no way anyone would be stupid enough to bother commenting on the thread if they didn't listen to Stern.

 

I was wrong.

[usurpers26 26]

I kind of agree...but then again his weight/drug use has see-sawed for years now. Hopefully he keeps ticking for another 4 years - he's a funny dude.

 

We always go check him out when he comes to CT.

 

 

Is not going to live much longer.

 

He seems to be taking the same path as John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley....extremely funny guys who couldn't control their weight or drug habits.

[edjr 6,580]

Isn't kind of hard to GAIN weight while taking tons of drugs?

 

Depending on the drug, no.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

I was going to call-in and challenge him to a "Fat Off"

[Electric Mayhem 35]

Is not going to live much longer.

 

He seems to be taking the same path as John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley....extremely funny guys who couldn't control their weight or drug habits.

 

All true.

 

Except the extremely funny part. Belushi, Candy and Farley are head and shoulders (or shoudl I say gut & love handles) above Lange in the funny category.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Isn't kind of hard to GAIN weight while taking tons of drugs?

 

Not if you mix the drugs with Twinkies, cupcakes, whole chickens, anything on the McDonald's menu, and small children

[football_scooter 0]

I kind of agree...but then again his weight/drug use has see-sawed for years now. Hopefully he keeps ticking for another 4 years - he's a funny dude.

 

 

I'm at least hoping he makes it through one more year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so I can take him in the death pool for 2008

[Vikings4ever 550]

He was on Conan O'Brien a few weeks ago, and he looked bad.

[GobbleDog 996]

I just got Sirius for Christmas, so I hadn't heard Stern for a couple years. Now that I'm listening again, I remember how much I hate non-stop inside jokes.

 

“Hey boss, I saw Beth, ‘Bigfoot’ and Artie up at the bar the other night and they were all hammered.” {insert long unfunny story}

[TommyGavin 790]

Havent listened in over a year. Whats he doing ? (I mean anything out of the ((his))ordinary??)

[usurpers26 26]

Not really anything new. He's supposedly gained so much weight over the last year (he's up to like 295 - they weigh him in every once in a while) since he's stopped snorting H.

 

Havent listened in over a year. Whats he doing ? (I mean anything out of the ((his))ordinary??)

[GobbleDog 996]

Havent listened in over a year. Whats he doing ? (I mean anything out of the ((his))ordinary??)

 

The prank phone calls are still funny. And listening to them comment on the news is humorous. But other than that, it's the same stuff with a lot more cursing.

 

[football_scooter 0]

I just got Sirius for Christmas, so I hadn't heard Stern for a couple years. Now that I'm listening again, I remember how much I hate non-stop inside jokes.

 

“Hey boss, I saw Beth, ‘Bigfoot’ and Artie up at the bar the other night and they were all hammered.” {insert long unfunny story}

 

show jumped the shark when Jackie left. It was never as funny since.

 

There's really nothing funny about the same bits being regurgitated again and again ad naseum. Those bits were funny once.

 

Stern is 1/100 as funny as he was when Jackie was feeding him lines over the computer. You only heard Jackie like 10% of the time, but 95% of what Stern said was Jackie's material.

 

That show sucked the minute Jackie left. I was a die-hard listener for years.

 

The other thing that bugged the hell out of me was when Stern got divorced. The endearing quality he had was that he had all these hot porn stars and whatnot throwing themselves at him, but he was this normal, everyman dad type who was a loyal and faithful husband/father.

 

Private Parts did a nice job capturing this - but then by the time Stern was making he movie, he & his wife were already well on thier way to divorce. But millions of people became fans from seeing the "softer" side of Stern. Unfortunately, by the time they saw it, it was all a lie.

 

I'm so over Howard Stern - he's an arrogant pr!ck who treats people like garbage in RL, but pretends to be a nice guy on the show. F stern.

[usurpers26 26]

Wow - I think there is a huge difference in quality when you compare the last couple of FM years to their first year on Sirius...

 

The prank phone calls are still funny. And listening to them comment on the news is humorous. But other than that, it's the same stuff with a lot more cursing.

 

[edjr 6,580]

Joke Man > Fattie Lang

[usurpers26 26]

Jackie was a writer for the show...Artie is not - he's just color commentary...tough to really compare them.

 

Joke Man > Fattie Lang

[edjr 6,580]

Jackie was a writer for the show...Artie is not - he's just color commentary...tough to really compare them.

 

Howard Stern was selfish and cheap and his show has suffered since not paying Jackie what he was worth. I stopped listening to the show around that time.

[Electric Mayhem 35]

show jumped the shark when Jackie left. It was never as funny since.

 

There's really nothing funny about the same bits being regurgitated again and again ad naseum. Those bits were funny once.

 

Stern is 1/100 as funny as he was when Jackie was feeding him lines over the computer. You only heard Jackie like 10% of the time, but 95% of what Stern said was Jackie's material.

 

That show sucked the minute Jackie left. I was a die-hard listener for years.

 

The other thing that bugged the hell out of me was when Stern got divorced. The endearing quality he had was that he had all these hot porn stars and whatnot throwing themselves at him, but he was this normal, everyman dad type who was a loyal and faithful husband/father.

 

Private Parts did a nice job capturing this - but then by the time Stern was making he movie, he & his wife were already well on thier way to divorce. But millions of people became fans from seeing the "softer" side of Stern. Unfortunately, by the time they saw it, it was all a lie.

 

I'm so over Howard Stern - he's an arrogant pr!ck who treats people like garbage in RL, but pretends to be a nice guy on the show. F stern.

 

well said, 100% true on all points

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Howard Stern was selfish and cheap and his show has suffered since not paying Jackie what he was worth. I stopped listening to the show around that time.

I love all of the critiquing by people that don't even listen to the show.

 

Jackie blew it. He is back doing his "Joke Hunt" show on Howard 101. He was never that funny.

 

Personally, I thought Jackie was pretty funny, but in a silly way. He would have probably been much funnier on satellite, because much of his humor plays better to an unregulated environment.

 

Artie is funny for his stories, one-liners, and self-deprecating humor. Different style than Jackie, but definitely funny.

 

Overall, the show is much better now than it was before. They can go much closer to the edge than they used to. Sometimes, even I am grossed out and that never happened before.

[redtodd 7]

I don't listen to Stern, so I do not know if he was funny on there. I hear him on Sirius Comedy a lot, and I just can't get into him. I just do not find him all that funny. But what do I know? I am suck ass comic in the Midwest.

[edjr 6,580]

I love all of the critiquing by people that don't even listen to the show.

 

I said I stopped listening not long after Jackie left.

 

That means I heard the show when Artie was/has been on, especially when it was on E.

 

Jackie > Fattie

[TommyGavin 790]

I was in the studio 3 times - once was on the channel 9 show in the late 80's

[football_scooter 0]

I love all of the critiquing by people that don't even listen to the show.

 

Jackie blew it. He is back doing his "Joke Hunt" show on Howard 101. He was never that funny.

 

Personally, I thought Jackie was pretty funny, but in a silly way. He would have probably been much funnier on satellite, because much of his humor plays better to an unregulated environment.

 

Artie is funny for his stories, one-liners, and self-deprecating humor. Different style than Jackie, but definitely funny.

 

Overall, the show is much better now than it was before. They can go much closer to the edge than they used to. Sometimes, even I am grossed out and that never happened before.

 

 

100% incorrect on all counts.

 

Being gross and uncensored is not equal to being funny.

 

If you want gross & uncensored, just look at the pic of tubgirl. To me, all the Stern show has become is a never ending series of boring guests and "tubgirl moments".

 

I find intelligent humor far more stimulating - sometimes it's funnier to dance on that fine line than to leap over it. It's a lot harder to work "clean" and the edginess was what made Stern funny.

 

As for Jackie, you have no focking clue what you're talking about. Jackie's contribution was not what came out of Jackie's mouth, but rather what came out of Stern's mouth. As I stated: 95% of what Stern said was Jackie's dialogue fed to stern over the monitor - he was so quick witted and clever. You can't say you think Howard comes off as funny as he used to be without Jackie - it's unpossible.

 

Howard Stern is more graphic and R-Rated now, but that's about it - compared to the old days, there's just no comparison. The show has lost all of the charm and creativity it once had, and is now a never ending series of fart jokes. Boring.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

I was in the studio 3 times - once was on the channel 9 show in the late 80's

 

TommyGavin = Siobhan ?

 

100% incorrect on all counts.

 

Being gross and uncensored is not equal to being funny.

 

If you want gross & uncensored, just look at the pic of tubgirl. To me, all the Stern show has become is a never ending series of boring guests and "tubgirl moments".

 

I find intelligent humor far more stimulating - sometimes it's funnier to dance on that fine line than to leap over it. It's a lot harder to work "clean" and the edginess was what made Stern funny.

 

As for Jackie, you have no focking clue what you're talking about. Jackie's contribution was not what came out of Jackie's mouth, but rather what came out of Stern's mouth. As I stated: 95% of what Stern said was Jackie's dialogue fed to stern over the monitor - he was so quick witted and clever. You can't say you think Howard comes off as funny as he used to be without Jackie - it's unpossible.

 

Howard Stern is more graphic and R-Rated now, but that's about it - compared to the old days, there's just no comparison. The show has lost all of the charm and creativity it once had, and is now a never ending series of fart jokes. Boring.

 

Stern is as funny today as he ever was. I have actually been suprised by his quick one-liners during interviews and they are not the result of Jackie, Artie or anyone else.

 

Let me ask you this. When was the last time that you listened to the show? You are going by what others tell you of what happens on the show.

 

I can't believe that I actually responded to a cooter post

[football_scooter 0]

TommyGavin = Siobhan ?

Stern is as funny today as he ever was. I have actually been suprised by his quick one-liners during interviews and they are not the result of Jackie, Artie or anyone else.

 

Let me ask you this. When was the last time that you listened to the show? You are going by what others tell you of what happens on the show.

Yes, I've heard them on the current show several times. I also listened to them for the entire period post-jackie & prior to going to "eh eh eh", and they weren't great then.

 

I can't believe that I actually responded to a cooter post

 

Similarly, I can't believe how idiotic you make yourself sound with each post you make on this subject.

 

Stern blows now. No comparison. Maybe 7 y/o's and retarded man-children like yourself will enjoy his current format, but the rest of the thinking world is in disagreement with you.

 

you know it's a sad day when

edjr >>>> anyone

 

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[PastorOfMuppets 0]

show jumped the shark when Jackie left. It was never as funny since.

 

There's really nothing funny about the same bits being regurgitated again and again ad naseum. Those bits were funny once.

 

Stern is 1/100 as funny as he was when Jackie was feeding him lines over the computer. You only heard Jackie like 10% of the time, but 95% of what Stern said was Jackie's material.

 

That show sucked the minute Jackie left. I was a die-hard listener for years.

 

The other thing that bugged the hell out of me was when Stern got divorced. The endearing quality he had was that he had all these hot porn stars and whatnot throwing themselves at him, but he was this normal, everyman dad type who was a loyal and faithful husband/father.

 

Private Parts did a nice job capturing this - but then by the time Stern was making he movie, he & his wife were already well on thier way to divorce. But millions of people became fans from seeing the "softer" side of Stern. Unfortunately, by the time they saw it, it was all a lie.

 

I'm so over Howard Stern - he's an arrogant pr!ck who treats people like garbage in RL, but pretends to be a nice guy on the show. F stern.

 

Spot on, and I'm in 1000% agreement.

 

I listened to Howard here in NYC from day one. I have NOT made the jump to satelite, and I will not. The show has lost so much heart and spontaneity. The show BLOWS with this sack o' sh!t. They couldn't PAY ME to listen nowdays.

 

Artie is a Jersey fratboy/jock. His schtick is so pathetic .... so hack ... so UNORIGINAL. Christ, gimme Jackie any day over that lard assed Lange. It's not even CLOSE.

 

And to the OP ... lumping Artie Lange in with : Belushi, Candy and Farley is the apex of ridiculousness. Those were genuinely talented performers... Artie is a clueless BUFFOON.

 

In terms of "FUNNY" ....

 

Yakov Smirnoff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Ted Lange >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Carrot Top >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Jim Varney >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Buddy Ebsen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

BARBARO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Lyle Waggoner >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Josef Stalin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Morrissey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Mo'Nique >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Deep rooted ANAL ITCH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Creeping Scrotum Herpes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Artie Lange.

[NewbieJr 541]

Spot on, and I'm in 1000% agreement.

 

I listened to Howard here in NYC from day one. I have NOT made the jump to satelite, and I will not. The show has lost so much heart and spontaneity. The show BLOWS with this sack o' sh!t. They couldn't PAY ME to listen nowdays.

 

Artie is a Jersey fratboy/jock. His schtick is so pathetic .... so hack ... so UNORIGINAL. Christ, gimme Jackie any day over that lard assed Lange. It's not even CLOSE.

 

And to the OP ... lumping Artie Lange in with : Belushi, Candy and Farley is the apex of ridiculousness. Those were genuinely talented performers... Artie is a clueless BUFFOON.

 

In terms of "FUNNY" ....

 

Yakov Smirnoff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Ted Lange >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Carrot Top >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Jim Varney >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Buddy Ebsen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

BARBARO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Lyle Waggoner >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Josef Stalin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Morrissey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Mo'Nique >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Deep rooted ANAL ITCH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Creeping Scrotum Herpes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Artie Lange.

Although I agree that show isn't what it was in the eighties and early nineties, you can't judge it from the last few years on FM. The show was being so closely watched by the FCC, that it was on a delay and every line was being revued by a guy to determine what could be aired or not. The show really sucked in 2004 and 2005.

That being said, it is much, much better on satellite. It isn't just a bunch of guys swearing, either. Artie's storytelling is great, and some of the song parities are hilarious. Like I said, I'd take show from fifiteen'twenty years ago over anything that was ever on radio, including the Sirius version, but it is head and shoulders above what it was reduced to on FM, recently.

[redtodd 7]

Spot on, and I'm in 1000% agreement.

 

I listened to Howard here in NYC from day one. I have NOT made the jump to satelite, and I will not. The show has lost so much heart and spontaneity. The show BLOWS with this sack o' sh!t. They couldn't PAY ME to listen nowdays.

 

Artie is a Jersey fratboy/jock. His schtick is so pathetic .... so hack ... so UNORIGINAL. Christ, gimme Jackie any day over that lard assed Lange. It's not even CLOSE.

 

And to the OP ... lumping Artie Lange in with : Belushi, Candy and Farley is the apex of ridiculousness. Those were genuinely talented performers... Artie is a clueless BUFFOON.

 

In terms of "FUNNY" ....

 

Yakov Smirnoff >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Ted Lange >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Carrot Top >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Jim Varney >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Buddy Ebsen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

BARBARO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Lyle Waggoner >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Josef Stalin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Morrissey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Mo'Nique >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Deep rooted ANAL ITCH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artie Lange.

 

Creeping Scrotum Herpes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Artie Lange.

 

What about me? I think I am par with the anal itch.

[TommyGavin 790]

What about me? I think I am par with the anal itch.

he already said you.

 

itsatipthatcarrottop

 

TommyGavin = Siobhan ?

^

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Way to go, Newbie

 

Now Artie is "out sick" today.

[NewbieJr 541]

Way to go, Newbie

 

Now Artie is "out sick" today.

People around here better hope I don't put the hex on 'em.

 

I see sick people....

[phillybear 366]

People around here better hope I don't put the hex on 'em.

 

I see sick people....

 

Now, please say something about Stern. I am hoping he gets AIDS and dies.

 

That would be the first time he gave me laugh in ten years.

[DanXIII 8]

I just got Sirius for Christmas, so I hadn't heard Stern for a couple years. Now that I'm listening again, I remember how much I hate non-stop inside jokes.

 

“Hey boss, I saw Beth, ‘Bigfoot’ and Artie up at the bar the other night and they were all hammered.” {insert long unfunny story}

 

This also applies to Jim Rome.