Artie Lange left the radio business in quite a dramatic fashion. More than several self-inflicted stab wounds resulted in Lange almost leaving the planet and the end to what seemed to be, from the outside anyway, a pretty good gig with a fairly popular radio icon. At the time, Lange's life consisted of many hours on the road performing as a stand-up comedian, drugs, alcohol, bad eating habits and, oh yeah, a job as one of Howard Stern's morning show cast members. In January 2010 that crazy lifestyle came to a near tragic conclusion when Lange, in a much-publicized suicide attempt, nearly killed himself.
Lange says he's gone through rehab and has gotten his life back together. Part of the next phase of his life is getting back into radio. His first attempt to do that will be be friend and fellow stand-up comedian Nick DiPaolo who is no amateur when it comes to radio. DiPaolo has filled in for Dennis Miller, Dan Patrick and Tony Bruno.
The Nick and Artie show is a combination of sports and comedy, a guy show for sure. And, it's extremely funny. Bits of O.J. Simpson from his Superstar days, prolonged spot-on imitations of Mel Allen and real discussions about why football players should not wear pink stockings make the show very entertaining. It's a refreshing getaway from the typical host/athlete sports show where trying to outsmart everyone with your sports knowledge is the focus of every conversation. In fact, the only time I find the Nick and Artie show somewhat boring is when the go to a real "expert" in a given sport. Listening to sports talkers who's lives revolve around a game can get fairly old very quickly and for the casual sports fan Nick and Artie seemed to have found a niche.
Nick and Artie can be heard from 10PM to 1AM Eastern on their website www.nickandartie.com and a handful of stations across the country.
Listen to our 30 minute interview with Nick and Artie about their new show.
For more information about the show, contact Premiere?s Martin Melius martinm@premiereradio.com 818 461-5453
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