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y2josh

Artie Lange (Former MadTV cast member, co-star of Dirty Work, star of Beer League and sidekick to Howard Stern) reportedly tried commiting suicide over the weekend sometime. It said that he stabbed himself 9 times in the stomach. Now, Artie is one of my favorite comedians and this saddened me a LOT. I listen to Howard every morning when I get off work, and him, Artie, Robin, and Fred put me to sleep with their jabbering about nonsense. I was wondering if anyone else here are fans of Artie and your thoughts on the man. I can honestly say he is the only personality I have fell in love with while listening to him on the Howard Stern Show (even though I don't know him), such a caring person. It just sucks he's addicted to heroine.
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Rensch

Don't know this guy. Is he American?

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y2josh

Yeah.

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brooks83

That really is a shame as he is one of the most likeable comedians around. He is guaranteed to make me laugh everytime I listen to Howard, I think he is a much better sidekick than Jackie the Joke Man. I hope he knows how much people out there really care about him and I hope he gets the help he needs.

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IlikeVideoGames

Nope not a fan of the guy or Stern personally. It baffles me why people put themselves through stuff like this. It is hard for me to have sympathy for people that do it to themselves. Not intending to offend anyone, thats just my beliefts in life.

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Raylax

How high does your pain tolerance have to be that you can stab yourself in the gut 9 times before stopping? I'd probably barely draw blood before throwing the knife away and seeking swift medical assistance. This man lacks a functional nervous system.

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WesterHive

Here here, it's terrible that this has happened to such a promising and friendly guy. I actually work @ Sirius and everyone around the office is pushing for Artie to get better quickly.

Boom.

Firkraag

Raylax wrote:

How high does your pain tolerance have to be that you can stab yourself in the gut 9 times before stopping? I'd probably barely draw blood before throwing the knife away and seeking swift medical assistance. This man lacks a functional nervous system.

My guess is as somebody mentioned, as an heroin addict he was probably pretty high when he stabbed himself.

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Magi

I have some pretty strong views on people who attempt (and succeed) suicide that may be better left to myself...

I guess my thoughts go out to his family, if he has any.

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Vendetta

There's no extremely rarely such a thing as "attempted" suicide. Those that are committed to it succeed, while those that test the waters are most often left with little more than embarassment and permanent scars as a trophy for their experiment.

I hope this guy gets it together, but no more or less than I do anyone in trouble. I have no idea who he is.

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JeanLuc_Vaycard

This guy is definitely a very underrated comedian. Not only was he funny on MAD TV and Howard Stern, but he has some brilliant stand up material as well. Very funny. That being said though and I'm not bashing on the guy, but he has some serious addiction problems. The guy is a bit of a train wreck. Those who know his history he was a major coke addict when he was on MAD TV and that got him kicked off the show after a failed intervention by the cast at the time. He quit coke, but the man is also a major alcoholic. It really seemed like he switched his coke addiction for alcohol. I used to listen to Stern every morning when I was delivering newspapers about 4 years ago before the SIRIUS move. Stern and the rest of the crew actually confronted Arty on the show. It was mixed with humor, but you could tell there was some serious concerns over his alcohol intake. Lange has some serious issues that he needs to deal with. That being said though I love the guy and hope he gets better both mentally and physically.

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IlikeVideoGames

I have only seen a dozen or so episodes of Mad TV. Was he in it for entire run or just certain seasons ? I cannot remember as I do not watch much t.v.

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Seriously though, I hope he decides that life is actually better than death in the next week.

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Wildvine53

Artie Lange was great on Mad Tv, I always loved the "That's My White Momma" sketches

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Machu

I don't know the guy and I'm unaware of his woes. He gets no sympathy whatsoever from me, sorry. Life is a gift, you don't like it? Change it, don't just throw it away.

If you do decide to throw that gift away, because you are too weak, you might want to pick a less painful way to go. Wtf!?!

Rawr!

y2josh

IlikeVideoGames wrote:

I have only seen a dozen or so episodes of Mad TV. Was he in it for entire run or just certain seasons ? I cannot remember as I do not watch much t.v.

He was in the first season and a few episodes of the second season before being getting the boot for cocaine. He's always said that when he has something good he has to mess it up.

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IlikeVideoGames

@Josh Thanks, I might have to look up and see if I can find an episode online. Would be interesting to see how his performances were on MadTV.

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Raylax

I like our social morals -
Random heroin addict attempts suicide. Hurrah, had it coming anyway.
Heroin addict attempts suicide BUT HE'S FAMOUS AND DOES COMEDY. Sympathies, please get well soon. We love you.

Yeah I have absolutely no idea who this guy is, and I'm totally agreeing with Machu. Guy's a wreck.

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Magi

Machu wrote:

I don't know the guy and I'm unaware of his woes. He gets no sympathy whatsoever from me, sorry. Life is a gift, you don't like it? Change it, don't just throw it away.

If you do decide to throw that gift away, because you are too weak, you might want to pick a less painful way to go. Wtf!?!

All righty...since you went there: +1

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SherlockHolmes

Ok i don't know who this guy is but i agree with machu. You can't just throw away your life!

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