Artie Lange - It's the Whiskey Talking | Book Countdown: Counting Down The Biggest Book Releases

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Fresh from selling out comedy clubs across the country Artie Lange brings his brand of irreverent uncensored sense of humor to his first comedy DVD. Lange burst onto the comedy scene as one of the original cast members of Mad-TV. From there he has starred in feature films such as Dirtywork with Norm MacDonald and The Bachelor with Renee Zellweger and Chris O'Donnell. Recently Lange has been seen in Elf opposite Will Ferrell and Old School opposite Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn. He is best known as a regular member of The Howard Stern Show which he can be heard everyday across America. It's The Whiskey Talkin' is Lange at his raw best establishing him as one of Americas top touring acts. An unforgettable experience!Product Features:Audio Format: StereoScreen Format: Full Frame16x9: NoColor: ColorRegion Code: UnknownOriginal Languages: EnglishEnglish Dubbed: NoOther Languages: NoneSubtitles: NoneFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 014381034721 Manufacturer No: ID0347TFDVD

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As this fearless 47-minute set amply demonstrates, Artie Lange is not your typical observational comic that goes for the universal experience. "You know when you are [defecating] in the woods…and you're on heroin?" is a representative query. Lange, who appeared on Madtv before holding court as a core ensemble member on Howard Stern's radio show, clearly has issues, and free from FCC-mandated restrictions, he riffs through them all in graphic and profane detail. Lange is at his best when tackling his vices (drinking, drugs, gambling), his lackluster movie career (he refunds one audience member's $10 when he offers a Dirty WorkDVD for Lange to sign), and phobias. In a politically correct world. Lange asks, "Can't we be offensive anymore?" Short answer: Yes, he can, as witness his hysterical bit on Sesame Street's inclusion of an AIDS-diagnosed character to the Muppet ensemble ("Here's Grover with today's letters: H-I-V"), and his hilarious homophobic spin on a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. Lange is a raging bull onstage, but with his unshaven countenance and his rumpled jacket and jeans, he suggests another Robert De Niro character; Travis Bickle gone to seed. Put him in the driver's seat for Taxi Driver 2. --Donald Liebenson