Howard Stern ex employee AJ Benza REAL REASON Artie Lange was fired and not being welcomed back

[@jamesbozian2139]

For me, the Artie/ETM era is the greatest. If you don't like Artie, there's something wrong with you.

[@atomicswift5356]

For sure. Artie made the show so much better. His stories about whores and commentary on air were golden

[@pnine23]

The contrast is what the show is now. Unlistenable

[@jeff7764]

Agree 110%

[@TheMendezWay]

how kind of AJ to hook up a struggling addict friend with a drug dealer

[@welles2002]

Yeah Really , with a friend like that !!!!

[@robertfalcone3025]

If you pay attention the Stuttering DRUNK saw AJ Benza as COMPETITION for the so called "JACKIE CHAIR" ..& I believe he was DELIBERATELY trying to get Benza BANNED from the Howard Stern Show

[@kidwave1]

AJ is a total scumbag. Artie told him he was clean, ...and then AJ admits he was shocked when Artie asked him to score for him, ...BUT DID ANYWAY, and then speaks like he is detached from Arties "whole life going down the tubes, starting the next day."

[@TsunamiWebster]

Artie would've found a way either way.

[@joesbeard]

No. Jackie era was groundbreaking. Especially with Billie. Artie era was Stern and Robin talking about all the $$, cars and restaurants. It was like listening to your parents.

[@Kee2Oz]

I've never seen it written as concise and perfectly.

[@ghostwolf1435]

😮😮😮 Holy Fudge AJ Benza I remember the Slap heard around the radio at the time 😮😮

[@acmejr]

Jackie's era was a trailblazing era that structured the format of the entire show, even for Arties era. Plus, Howard was fighting the FCC during Jackie's era and during Artie's era it's more like he's fighting his own team.

[@STWEEKLY]

Good point

[@dopehousex3]

Artie era was the best. Now all Howard does is talk about his vanilla relationship with Beth. I’m not hating on Beth but she does bring the show to a sudden stop when she gets on air with Howard.

[@STWEEKLY]

It’s so terrible

[@billz9303]

Aj on the show was neither fun nor funny. Artie on the show was great.he was made to be Howard's sidekick...Artie's standup,movies,him on mad TV was neither fun nor funny.

[@martinishot]

AJ says Artie Lange spiraled out of control after he left the Stern show? Artie was a complete effing mess for his entire last year!! AJ benza did not notice that? Hello?

[@STWEEKLY]

I also caught that

[@SmithsNYI]

Cops, fireman, construction workers, cabbies do not listen to the show anymore. Stern has abandoned all of them.

[@STWEEKLY]

Very sad

[@SmithsNYI]

@@STWEEKLYI will never understand why he felt the need to pretty much give a middle finger to all the fans that supported him all those years. It truly is sad and extremely disappointing what he has become.

[@kidwave1]

AJ is a total scumbag. Artie told him he was clean, ...and then AJ admits he was shocked when Artie asked him to score for him, ...BUT DID ANYWAY, and then speaks like he is detached from Arties "whole life going down the tubes, starting the next day."

[@loudorchen9897]

Artie would have found the dope anyways, AJ shouldn't have got him the stuff but he admitted he was an drug user at the time also, the world is not all about Artie and his addiction, in the real world other people have issues with drugs also and they make mistakes too. And the key word is Artie "said" he was sober, Artie "said" he was sober for decades so let's be real he wasn't sober.

[@alexdee6776]

Same old videos, just different titles, this channel won’t have any new material until someone else dies

[@matthewhermiz6507]

lol the way he made it about him self goddd … the night i got high with artie his life changed thatttt night …. my mic was on to mine was to

[@robertfalcone3025]

Im a fan & former Long Island neighbor from back in the 80s & 90s..we knew all the same people... I was a regular reader of his Daily News gossip CC column..& i actually read his book as well..i still talk to him occasionally on Social Media..its good to see him doing well

[@michaelroot6064]

Artie got fired because the Howard stern show became the Artir Lange show and Howard felt threatened by him and used Arties drug problems as an excuse to get rid of him

[@alexdee6776]

Yes, that’s why Artie’s career continued, oh wait, it’s literally vanished after Howard, dummy

[@loudorchen9897]

No, Artie was coming in literally drunk and out of his mind on drugs basically abusing his relationship with Howard because Howards doesn't like conflict like that, I don't think it had it had much to do with jealousy, yes Howard was jealous of Artie for being more beloved by the fans but Howard knew he was good for the show, he only let Artie go because he basically had no choice, the blame is on Artie, Artie wanted to get fired at the time but he didn't know how much he needed the show until he got fired.

[@michaelroot6064]

No Howard was Jealous of Artie and the final nail in the coffin is when Artie said Howard looked like a pelican

[@alexdee6776]

@@michaelroot6064 still blocking out Artie pumping gas and being a garbage man? 😂

[@michaelroot6064]

@@alexdee6776 I didnt know about that but what's wrong with pumping gas and being a garbage man what do you do

[@jackb4344]

AJ arguing with Trump on air was great radio.

[@Thurmanatr16]

lol no, Arties era is not in the league of the Golden Era. Good yes, but come now.

[@RS-qo1rb]

What’s better than that era.

[@garyfearon5637]

I was listening to a podcast called "tell em steve dave " about 10 years ago . The host bryan Johnson was talking about Artie's book and how good it was. That was my introduction to the stern world . Artie. I had heard sterns name here in Ireland through American movies but never heard his show. Its basically all the compilations of old stuff on KZbin and this guy i watch . Its shameful Howard got away with not paying people for so long . He failed to see it took everyone to make the show . Really really sad to be that greedy at the expense of staff who couldn't afford to pay rent or get a haircut. 👊💯

[@STWEEKLY]

Listening daily in the 90s and through the 2000s there was nothing better

[@lescook9021]

Just read AJ Benza's first 2001 autobiography last night. I got it free from a used book bin. My two word review, I overpaid.

[@STWEEKLY]

Why would you???

[@michaelmcclure9350]

I wasn’t AJ just more of a frequent guest

[@Fecaldust]

That’s aj benzo?.

[@Roblo72]

Good Friend you are.

[@LoneWolf-io2cz]

Benza was never an employee. When your title is clickbait, all credibility goes right out the window.

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

9:43 He just said he was getting paid $500 a week to be there.

[@LoneWolf-io2cz]

@@ElectricBoogaloo007 He also said that he was there for a month and never thought of it as being a career. He was an independent contractor, not a cast member. Artie and Stuttering John were examples of employees; AJ never was.

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

@@LoneWolf-io2cz Wow. You are really being a nitpicker. Because he might not fit the federal definition of an employee you accuse the person who posted the video of using a clickbait title and losing all credibility. He was given money in exchange for his services for a period of time and he has some insight into what happened on the show. Just enjoy the video.

[@50scap3]

all these comparisons yeah Jokie wrote lil one liners Artie actually talked and joked and was often the FOCUS of the show while Jokie did his weak Henny Youngman thing. AJ’s a sap anyone that gets drawn into s-s-stuttering *choke• John’s BS is weak.

[@Kee2Oz]

Jackie years were more lighthearted. Artie's nodding, interrupting with mumbling, calls from rehab, long long boring stories about relapsing and being sorry..... etc... Artie was good from '02-'07 then his addiction became a boring sad focus of the show.

[@STWEEKLY]

I agree with this

[@JohnTressell]

Totally sucker punched him, Aj's a coward. A male gossip columnist? Nuff said

[@IdealX-fr4eg]

stuttering john is not a "Big Dude" he's 5'6"! lol

[@STWEEKLY]

Wide?

[@chriscappio6280]

John not a big guy 5’7” tops

[@gerberbernstein7360]

AJ's really blown up, too.

[@bb-gc2tx]

a j was great in rocky balboa

[@STWEEKLY]

The truth?

[@anthonygentile8968]

Is this Curly Howard ?

[@welles2002]

AJ benza messed up and it cost him that great exposure

[@tomdallas3690]

He had a chance to be so huge in the entertainment industry. At one point, he was as dialed in as anyone. He has really fallen, and nobody would have guessed it. He had many monster opportunities and was right in the thick of things. Could have been a huge star.

[@robertfalcone3025]

When exactly did Artie Lange disappear for the last time?

[@CharlieDontSurf21]

ah! he's changed so much.

[@rg-pq1kb]

AJ fan

[@STWEEKLY]

Good to know