For a degenerate like me, Vegas is like a walk down memory lane. Last time I went to Vegas, I went to my old coke dealer's kid's bar mitzvah.
Artie LangeIt is funny because the guy who is my boss now, Howard Stern, has a similarity there. He got big being a regular guy. He wasn't the greatest looking guy in the world
Artie LangeI had a career before the Stern show, on Mad TV. I was on the first two seasons of that and I got kicked off it because of possession of cocaine.
Artie LangeGoogling me, you talk about being depressed. First of all there's 18 websites that predict my early death.
Artie LangeBy the time I am Howard's age I hope to be long retired. I don't plan on working that long.
Artie LangeIn Hollywood, there is another name for a woman's 40th birthday party, it's a retirement party.
Artie LangeI used to be a longshoreman. I didn't go to college. I have a voice that when I say something, it can sound way meaner than you think it is.
Artie LangeOf course in show business there are two ways to play it and I am not politically correct so I am not going to get endorsements or anything like that
Artie LangeThe regular guy still relates to him and Howard is a $500 million guy now who dates a model and drives about in a limo all day. But Howard still knows how to make a plumber laugh and those guys still have him on in the morning, because he is a real talent.
Artie LangeAnd now it looks like I'm probably going to shoot a movie that I wrote. I got the money to do it, and I would star and all, because of being on Howard.
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