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Too Fat to Fish (Hardcover)

By: Artie Lange (Author), Howard Stern (Foreword By) and Anthony Bozza (Contributor)

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"The stand-up comedian and raconteur draws on the trials and tribulations of his own life--from drug addiction and obesity to fights with his mother and his early career driving a Jersey cab--to share an outrageous, often shocking collection of painfully hilarious true stories. 200,000 first printing."

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Comedian Artie Lange chronicles the highs and lows of his family and career in this humorous and entertaining memoir. Lange is perhaps best known for his work on the comedy sketch program MADTV, and for his post as Howard Stern’s self-deprecating sidekick on the HOWARD STERN SHOW. In TOO FAT TOO FISH, Lange offers a deeply personal looks at his life as a comedian, and shares intimate details of his family life and drug-addled past.

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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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Artie Lange is a comedian, actor, and cast member of The Howard Stern Show. He lives in New Jersey.

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“A very funny man.”
–David Letterman

“A comedy treasure…One of the funniest guys there is…The pride of New Jersey.”
–Jimmy Kimmel

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5 out of 5 stars Great story too fat to fish and too great to realize it., November 15, 2008
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This is a great story with many heart felt moments. A true rising star who pays his respects. Ups and downs with many more to come. Too fat to fish and too great to realize it. This is a great book!

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