Artie Lange is known for humor with an edge. Comedy star and co-author (with Anthony Bozza) of the New York Times bestseller Too Fat to Fish, Artie Lange's career spreads across the entire spectrum of the media- film, television, stand up comedy and, most notably, radio. Artie Lange, otherwise known as Arthur Steven Lange, Jr., has earned a name in showbiz due to his hilarious comedy routines that are often based on material from his very turbulent personal life. Now he is coming to perform near you. Book your Artie Lange tickets and watch the famous comedian live.

Artie Lange's comedy style can be classified as observational comedy, a sub genre often typified by a self-deprecating attitude. Lange's favorite themes include his Italian American background, baseball etc. Lange has been struggling with drug and alcohol abuse. He comes up with the most original excuses for his frowned upon lifestyle.

Besides issues related to drug abuse, there are issues related to health. Artie Lange's severe weight gain is often the subject of his humor as well as a source of generating drama on the Howard Stern show. Recently, the Howard Stern show crew declared a weight loss competition. At the end of the contest period, the only contestant who actually ended up gaining weight was Artie Lange. Several pranks have resulted from Lange's weight situation. Some of these include photos on the web. His television repertoire includes Saturday Night Live and MadTV, the sketch comedy series of which he was an original cast member. He has also been interviewed on popular talk shows such as David Letterman.

Fans and coworkers have been encouraging Lange to give up self-destructive habits such as binge eating, drugs and alcohol. Lange exploits many of the subjects related to his personal experiences, subjects such as human sexuality, pop culture, Italian-American culture, professional sports, recreational drug use and drinking culture. Lange's comedy acts come under the genres of improvisational comedy, sketch comedy and black comedy in addition to observational comedy. Being welcomed as co-host of the Howard Stern Show has been a high point of Lange's career. He grew up listening to the show and has been a staunch fan of Stern's. Stern admires Lange as an artist and is well aware of the effects of Lange's self-inflicted troubles. In fact, Artie Lange's lifestyle has been called a "perpetual adolescence" on the show and the fans expect to hear about it in all the gory details. Lange's mom still hand delivers his meals and cleans his place. He gorges himself on junk food and goes off on drunken binges, even falling asleep on the set.

Lange claims to have been influenced by Howard Stern, Woody Allen, David Letterman and Bill Murray among others. Tickets to Lange's live shows usually sell fast. He has appeared in the TV series Rescue Me. Some of his films include Waltzing Anna, Elf, Dirty Work, Lost and Found, Mystery Men, Mail Order Bride, The Bachelor, The 4th Floor and The Puppet. His recorded stand-up comedy DVDs Artie Lange: Jack and Coke and Artie Lange: It's the Whiskey Talkin' are really popular among fans.