Richard Lewis confronts Artie about his drug problem [Jan 2009]

HSS 2009. stern artie lange heroin drugs richard lewis

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

I’m in pain. (Ha, ha, ha.) No matter how many times these unexpected losses happen, it’s the same firey shock every time. Richard was one of those great crazy NY characters they don’t make anymore. RIP sweet angel. I’m so sad.

[@savageduke]

RIP Richard Lewis

[@jeffreythetruth1135]

Artie Lange has officially outlived Richard Lewis! 😲

[@fshoaps]

Artie Lange was also far younger.

[@gronxman1]

Richard Lewis lived to 76. Which is about the average life expectancy for an adult male

[@edidiongedemeka2096]

y'all don't know what outlived means

[@jjc3210]

RIP Richard. Legendary

[@fshoaps]

Richard had a great heart.

[@thraxman]

15 years later and we still got Artie, so much for dying early lmao

[@1alsturgeon]

Artie as yet outlived another one!

[@KeizerHedorah]

richard was 20 years older than artie

[@KashetiesWarrior8923V]

I’m starting to think Artie is gonna outlive Howard,Robin,Fred,Gary all of them crazy how life works.

[@PlutoTheGod]

Richard Lewis was awesome here. He doesn’t even know Art yet really treats him like a loved one because he knows his exact situation

[@timothyl8237]

Richard was funny after Artie says a joke. “ oh that’s a lot of laughs”

[@heySTUPIDass]

It's called being an addict. We're all the same, full of shit

[@poopagore]

100%

[@d.b.1176]

Ya, he calls out Arties bs. It’s insane listening to one addict call out another, he definitely wanted to help Artie.

[@PlutoTheGod]

@@TexasNewsOwL it’s not personal, it’s the natural defense mechanism of an addict who’s in denial and doesn’t want to receive any attention or assistance in what they’re going through. It’s embarrassing and shameful to be repeatedly called out as a junkie. Out of all the hateful mean shit said on the air about him the only time he ever broke down crying was him simply admitting he had an addiction problem.

[@oliverpura9876]

I went to a cocaine anonymous meeting. The person running the meeting told her story. She was at a party and got offered a line of coke. She did it and felt scared that she might try it again so she spent $35,000 to do a rehab and now she went to two meetings every night for over four years! I don't think she was an addict- she needed a shrink!

[@marissac870]

There s a lot of people just like that. That go to meetings just for the fact there are people there and a way to interact with people. But it really urks me to hear people 30 yrs clean and the more they talk you realize they may not be a real addict. I know its a crazy jidgement call but whatever

[@wesleypeel4756]

Richard Lewis is a real one.

[@robertgiardino3314]

RIP Richard Lewis 2/28/24

[@lorenzoaramirez3915]

Howard always treated Artie's addiction and mental problems as a joke that was good for the show. And he never paid attention to the signs when Artie started acting out angrily (and sometimes violently) or disinterested towards the show until it was too late. And that scared the crap out him.. and his solution was to vanished Artie completely from the show... never to be spoken about again.

[@clayton4917]

A snake can do that

[@booognish]

I mean, dude built his whole career on being a world class scumbag, so..

[@clayton4917]

@@booognish you’re not wrong

[@ernestvernon9658]

Arties a big boy..Howard ain’t his daddy. Stop making excuses for that bum addict

[@Machiave11i]

Well honestly, Artie probably had to go even if he wasn't high; his blue comedy had to be ushered out for the new regime.

[@catchnupwithmichael1279]

His reaction when Fred starts playing the sad music lol

[@dopeymark]

My moment of clarity actually happened while I was in a rehab already. It ain't easy.

[@bofadeez5157]

And what clarity is that?

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

When he realized he loves a hot dutch oven n' wy not? ballon noT..?!@@bofadeez5157 n hiz ol' lady sleeps w the covers up to the wall!!? You dont dig YOUR own brand!!??? Yooz don' lub wromance???!!!

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

Hey...artie.Who Knose? 5 yrs dry.

[@kenny3657]

R.I.P Richard Lewis ✊

[@PegBehling88]

Robert Downy Jr said: stopping drugs wasn’t hard, wanting to was.

[@sissymarylen15741a]

Hard to believe Artie outlived Ralph

[@Rosetheegreat1134]

And now Richard Lewis

[@RippyClippy]

“Yeah I wondering if Artie could wait until Saturday to die cuz I got tickets on Friday”

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Howard was a enabler and a user

[@MrJimmyc82]

While Artie will always be a big ass man-child that can't tell himself No.

[@ronmexico4627]

Drugs are bad, mmmmm k

[@jlshel42]

Enabler and crossdresser*

[@Machiave11i]

It takes two to tango

[@marcclement7396]

Howard never cared about anyone but himself. He picked fights for his own amusement and ratings. Now he kisses the Hollywood ass he used to goof on. Hypocrite sellout.

[@silversnail1413]

No one was really equipped to address Artie's problems. He was one in a million as far as addicts go, a candidate for the top spot in the junkie hall of fame. When he dies he needs to donate his body to science so they can figure out the secret to his awesome powers. Most guys in his league like Belushi and Farley never got to see forty but Artie just redlined it and kept on trucking.

[@damotheman4196]

Dude.. I mean you're not wrong. But both Belushi and Farley were well known to withstand one hell of a knees up. .. Until they weren't. I mean the guys went out while they were still making mad money when they passed..(farley was gna be Shrek FFS! 😂) maybe thats what saved Artie a little bit.. Whatever it is he has one hell of a constitution you're not wrong. Anyone that Norm had a genuine fondness for was usually alright by me.. People seemed to gravitate towards him and tryina help him.. Until they realise they can't. From all i hear now he's sober and doesnt want the nose fixed because they'd have to give him some strong painkiller. 🤷‍♂️

[@silversnail1413]

@@damotheman4196 I hope Artie is truly sober now. I've followed his story for many years, listened to him on Stern and read all his books, and his life has been a rollercoaster ride of madness. As a fan you develop a bit of a love-hate thing with Artie after a while since he's definitely made some really bad decisions in his life but hopefully he can stay sober and enjoy the rest of his time on this earth. He and his loved ones deserve some peace.

[@peterthompsonfunny]

Andy Dick is another example, though not as talented as any of the aforementioned comics/actors

[@marissac870]

Needles. That would've killed him. Especially in the fentanyl era come up. Was a good thing he didn't end up shooting it.

[@optimisticcosmic]

I knew Artie was doomed when Dr. Drew said only 1 out 10 heroin addicts survive their addiction and it went right over Artie's head. Artie said some stupid joke. He was just told he was almost certainly going to die and he didn't take it seriously. I couldn't believe his reaction. I think he has survivors guilt for not holding the ladder and subconsciously wants to die.

[@dylanherron3963]

Hey man, not sure what your page is about, but you were on my recommended. I so happen to love podcasts, comedy, and the storytelling that typically comes with it all. So thanks for the upload, man. Subbed and belled. Hard to believe we're getting to the point now where an '09 Interview is considered "digging into the archives" or something.

[@memoryhold]

Freaky right? Unfortunately, I missed this era, as I graduated highschool in 2009. I grew up with Howard and O&A as ever-present background drapery in my life, but wasn’t old enough to listen to them myself. Those days were better than the days I am currently living (a result of my own actions and no one else’s), and I’ve been trying to relive this awesome era through the shows I never got to watch. The amount of time between then and now saddens me despite being a fact of life, but I’d rather listen to these shows late than not at all. I appreciate these uploads too.

[@dylanherron3963]

@@memoryhold I'm 31, so pretty near ya. Was a product of the blossoming modern "Rave scene" and have done club drugs to the point of needing medication to retain regular sanity. Only one way to move, fam, upward.

[@memoryhold]

@@dylanherron3963 You got it buddy, that's the spirit. We got this. I shall listen to clips like these all the way to the top!

[@Etrius0023]

I mean it's almost 15 years ago. Yeah, I know. It's rough getting old.

[@Whatt787]

Richard Lewis was so right here about Artie

[@GodsLoveIsHatred]

I love an old guy that says “dig this”.

[@corrosivealtars]

There's an age limit on varied ways to communicate? Ok.

[@GodsLoveIsHatred]

@@corrosivealtars Calm down man. Never said that. Just old slang I like.

[@Etrius0023]

Maybe he had just watched the dance scene in Spider-Man 3....

[@whatutalkinboutwillis6122]

Being a former addict I know first hand that an addict won’t clean up their act until they decide for themselves to get clean. (Usually it’s when they hit rock bottom). It’s why interventions never work because while everyone is telling the addict how they love them and it hurts to see them that way, the addict is thinking of their next fix. So even if Howard wanted to do something t wouldn’t of worked.

[@fenderstrat7547]

it usually takes losing everything you own and being shunned by everyone before you finally realize you're a total fuck up and need help

[@vii9284]

champagne problem 😂 Robin was actually funny here

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Classic line.

[@demonet7121]

I don’t think artie was lying about going to the therapist 4 times or lying that the therapist said to avoid events where he drinks. This kinda sucks to listen to except for Richard Lewis actually trying in the moment.

[@raulduke3237]

Dude has an awesome Richard Lewis on Stern clip ( that of which are apparently as rare as unicorns on KZbin) and the rest of the videos are random bird clips.

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

RIP

[@narmeenyudingdong5975]

Howard Stern completely not getting he's enabling Artie's lifestyle

[@TheDreamer1980]

Artie was in his mid to late 30s here? , Howard had no responsibility for his life , artie played Howard ,as much as Howard used arties persona for ratings, artie made it clear they weren't really friends with that bro segment, Howard was his cash cow so he could live like a big shot in a jersey Shore apartment and do coke on tap, I actually think Howard saw artie as a true friend even if he did use his drug use for ratings, I don't think artie did that much heroin during his, stern period anyway, plenty of coke and pills but I think the heroin came later, that was just his Belushi fantasy life imitating art , artie was full of if

[@nunodarrell6606]

Richard predicted Artie’s future and even named his second book

[@jesseroyal4106]

Richard sounds high as f during this. Spot on though.

[@hansjuker8296]

Lots of these guys get "sober" by being prescribed 20 pills for anxiety, depression, mood swings, etc. High as a kite 24/7 while celebrating 6 years sobriety.

[@RedzTV]

I think Richard Lewis hit on the head by examining who Artie idolized. His heroes all died young and reckless. I think he Artie subconsciously really thought that type of living and way to go out loved and tragically was cool!

[@alicedanger]

I agree, and Artie's ultimate hero was his dad. To this day, he's still obsessed with his dad's early, untimely death. I think Artie sees a family legacy in tragedy.

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

its really true, espechally after he grew a goattiey n joine Suzanners Nerdvann4er wit kirk n coveiner so angsty n deesigher. f dat@@alicedanger

[@andrewisjesus]

This wasn't Richards first time on Sirius and the first time he actually accused Artie of stealing his jokes

[@keepgrindingup7661]

Rest in peace great one

[@redrocks1983]

He was funny in CYE, Robinhood: Men In Tights, etc...I like his dark sense of humor.

[@Whatt787]

and Once Upon A Crime(1993)

[@CatStanleySpaceDemon]

This is great. Lewis is one of those guys, whose lines aren't that great, but his persona is funny.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

His standup isn't my thing, doesn't make me laugh at all. Then again, I don't like standup in general, so maybe I'm not a good judge. But I heard a Canadian radio interview with him that had me fuckin dying. And Norm called him a comedic genius, and I gotta respect the old chunk of coal.

[@q.c.key7044]

​@@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVERty for posting this its gold

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

hes strictly nebishy 25/eighh

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

......... ....n' fey all day. Loik Bbby Play Lay ZeyPlayz, eatin babies all day. nowotomsay?

[@Bobbaloomis]

Artie has outlived everyone because besides the facade he put on, he was a genuine person.

[@willhendrickson972]

He looks like Lady Di from O&A in this picture. I’m so happy Artie was able to pull himself out of the nosedive he was in. I hope to see and hear more from him in the near future.

[@user-ll2yj3hy4c]

Richard drank two glasses of wine a night.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Wow. Never heard Lewis vocalize that he was doing meth back in the day. Im sure it was in one of his books to help sell some copies, but when on Howard, I only heard him dance around the actual drug he used.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

He said it twice before this on the show, in 2001 as well as 2008, plus plenty of non-howard interviews.

[@RippyClippy]

“Hey I’m Artie! What are you Edison? GOODNIGHT!” 😂

[@jtob3817]

Artie outlives yet another comedian

[@BobbySlackem-fd1uh]

Howard legit lies 45 times in the first 10 mins …

[@jlshel42]

He was slow that day

[@TexasNewsOwL]

​@@jlshel42Everytime artie speaks its a lie.

[@stianw.danielsen2943]

Accordig to gary atleast

[@BobbySlackem-fd1uh]

@@TexasNewsOwL at least it’s funny

[@Larry_Hegs]

I never noticed how much of a vindictive btch Howard was back then; now when I rewatch these I don’t understand how I missed it. Artie is still spit-your-drink-out funny and incredibly likable.

[@dealbreak]

Complete chaos.

[@leoncaravelli]

Howard : I'm fine with Artie killing himself, so long as he's funny! Fukn Leech!

[@andrewisjesus]

They were going to bring him back after his suicide attempt but people like you are the reason that he felt guilty and felt responsible for arties problems

[@andrewisjesus]

They knew that he had tried to kill himself by stabbing himself and they were going to bring him back and let him tell the story. But then somebody internally leaked the story probably Shuli, and then of course the end result was already was never on the show again

[@andrewisjesus]

What's ironic is is everybody who blame howard for Arties drug addiction are literally the actual enablers

[@DopeyDetector]

Dopey

[@andrewisjesus]

@@DopeyDetector Dopey Opie

[@KOJ23]

artie: “im not getting high at work” no one said you were, artie 😂😂😂

[@pepsitate8019]

Artie outlives another

[@charlescavanagh597]

Robin always knew all about Artie.

[@dadslyfe1267]

Richard Lewis is the real deal. One of the most brilliant comics ever. Legendary. Howard is royalty

[@ChrisSmith-ec6qp]

Richard Lewis is a legend. Howard is royalty. He's the king of hypocrisy.

[@paulmccarthy2032]

Royalty indeed..KING of all Media!

[@ElliotSpencer-fz8ov]

Yeah a nonce

[@1970borntorun]

Howard WAS Royalty until he turned into a politically-correct Hollywood phony. Howard has about as many fans remaining as those untalented losers, Pearl Jam lol

[@Krowsnose]

One thing I see in Artie again and again that tells me (in my imperfect understanding of addiction) that he still isn't at a point where he wants to get better, is his glamorizing his drug use and making it seem like the rest of us are idiots or pussies for not doing drugs. I'm just grateful to be past that kind of horseshit thinking. That stuff is garbage! For an addict at least...

[@carter4597]

this conversation could have been great if Artie and robin weren't in the room

[@andrewisjesus]

toxic fanbase: howard is just a guy. you all love his show. Artie ruined HIS OWN LIFE LONG BEFORE HE MET HOWARD. Howard trust and loved artie. howard also was all fucked up from his kids and losing his wife

[@andrewisjesus]

Let's just be honest Richard Lewis is great with w right and he was totally right

[@ahartmann1023]

he had tiny bubbles on his back.

[@mathatter9158]

When Artie is mentioned you’d think that would be a time for Artie to talk. You’d be wrong. Everyone else is supposed to talk all over each other.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

bc this was a high energy show, not a podcast

[@Peekul1]

Artie looks like a real problem now. Too bad he didn't take this intervention seriously.

[@BKGclan4LIFE]

Guy sounds like Ronnie lol

[@slayer-kq7hv]

Tried listening to wig the other day just out of curiosity his voice sounds old the show is horrifying dam go away you have surpassed Imus in every way sadness 😢

[@dragon_balls4566]

It was my step mother. I am not kidding

[@Rosetheegreat1134]

RIP RICHARD LEWIS

[@bigkahunaburger7782]

Artie wins the death pool so much, he's getting tired of winning. RIP Richard 🙏

[@COBALT_iLLADELPH]

RIP 🌹 🙏 This always makes me laugh

[@tubewatcher1979]

Richard Lewis has a serious champagne addiction. He shouldn’t judge.

[@fookmiass3130]

Howard ruined this by making entertainment out of it. Look what eventually happened

[@Jack-dr2ry]

Billy West ripped Richard Lewis apart as Jackie puppet,so funny.

[@walterstevens5678]

Howard seems like someone that wanted to be on the flight logs. Just because the famous people. Maybe not

[@lastfewtokes]

I’m almost positive this is 2006 or 07, it’s not 2009.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

January 13, 2009

[@lastfewtokes]

@@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER I could’ve drown I heard this in the 2007 archive. Must be wrong.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

@@lastfewtokes This was after Artie missed the Saget roast, which was summer 2008. I don't believe Lewis was on in the Sirius years except 08, 09, 10, and 11.

[@lastfewtokes]

@@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER Good call. I just looked it up, he wasn’t.

[@daveg9000]

This was when the show was still good.

[@teamblair466]

You don’t say

[@joegibson6041]

David Brenner was classic. A pinball wiz from the day.

[@mrbill9248]

He never played pinball .

[@mikecasa6864]

Why Howard keep saying his rock bottom was falling asleep on champagne

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

running joke kinda

[@kristinamusantejd735]

I have letters 😊😂

[@sheldonlevine6187]

Howard has so much blood on his hands it's unbelievable...the lives he's ruined in the name of Good Radio

[@joshuagumpert8910]

Really cringe, shallow, and tasteless radio. The fact that 90s and early 2000s America lapped it up which speaks volumes about our society.

[@davec.3129]

So strange to think about such a morbid man being de@d

[@bryansimpson3149]

Lady Gaga??

[@pavlovsdogman]

Oh god! Richard Lewis's schtick is "I'm an ex addict and I'm neurotic too" 🙄 boring!

[@PlightOfAMan]

All Howard’s fault, after all he invited drugs

[@stationary3815]

Stern never cared about Anyone show always #1 priority.

[@christopherknowles]

Sobriety guys are insufferable.

[@optimisticcosmic]

So are addicts. So I guess drugs and alcohol destroy people in every possible way.

[@christopherknowles]

@@optimisticcosmic it’s more like shitty people need something to latch on to, and being addicted to sobriety is more legally complicit than being addicted to heroin.

[@Lookinassmalcolm]

Do people really find coward funny ? I mean Howard

[@tonydebellis2742]

No

[@Deadman1000]

I'm glad people know Stern shouldn't be trusted now and his show is going under 😂

[@Jarvisc12]

All Artie had to do is show up everyday and be a happy rich junky. You blew it! Or, should I say you snorted it?

[@TheMisadventuresOfWiggy]

You wouldn't last a single second sitting at arties chair, while howard and robin are tearing you apart with personal shit that fucks you up emotionally 🤦🏿‍♂️🤷🏿

[@splinteredspace3469]

She blew him.. He snorted it. Arties doing good I think now..I hope

[@Jarvisc12]

@@splinteredspace3469 By good do you mean having a nose that flatten like a pancake?

[@flintsky7706]

Being a nobody with fucked up teeth and a collapsed nose isn’t really doing great, but at least he’s alive. He’s probably gonna outlive Robin to be honest.

[@splinteredspace3469]

Good is when an hardcore addict is still alive and possibly clean. As one myself, I'm proud of Artie

[@Nick.random]

And as of June 2024, Artie is alive and Richard isnt.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

Artie is also 56...Richard still looked healthy at that age. Artie looks destroyed. As much as I don't want to lose him I have to admit it.

[@fluggaenkoecchicebolsen]

And yet Lewis has still failed to address his biggest addiction - being a self loathing gigajew

[@splinteredspace3469]

April 2023, Lewis announced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease so maybe he'll make jokes about that now ha

[@gregorysanchez6903]

Just type in opie and Anthony vs Howard stern. Some material might be offensive to people. Artie later did a podcast with Anthony.

[@marissac870]

Turns out fucking Anthony new artie was baddd and could've died and had him on the show to draw publicity for it and the show. Anthony is a huge scumbag.

[@detectivemikehunt]

hoo hoo

[@splinteredspace3469]

I only liked Howard when Artie was on, which is weird considering Artie and Sterns relationship now. Personally I can't stand Stern, I know it was a HUGE NYC/Jersey era thing to listen to back then according to my friend who lived in Queens back in the day. But other than that I can't listen to Stern without Artie. And he used Artie's personal problems for his ratings. Stern is a smart scumfck. Never got into Richard Lewis but he was ok on Curb with Larry David.

[@charlesw322]

at minit 856 they talk about it

[@charlesw322]

anytime Howard says know this is very serious I mean this from the heart he's about to troll at his deepest level

[@dancaptain2055]

I thought it was cocaine and alcohol

[@richardcosentino8121]

How long after this does nose literally fall off

[@Chillllllbruh]

Over a decade, if he was responsible at all, or measured with his drug use, his nose would be okay. RIP Arties Nose

[@man.itz.ashton]

@@Chillllllbruhhis nose was broken with a punch to the face not drugs

[@mikehawk9784]

⁠@@man.itz.ashtonNah a guy with the same disintegrating nose asked me for coke. Also Stu Ungar the poker player had that. It happens. Probably wasn’t even from snorting glass like Artie said. Just the heroin thousands of times.

[@man.itz.ashton]

@@mikehawk9784 no it was the punch lmao. literally just look at before and after, his nose didn’t look like it before then he got into an altercation and never had the surgery to fix his nose look up pictures of him before and after the fight he got into.

[@BriggieBear]

​@@man.itz.ashtonpretty sure he said it was the salt shaker incident.

[@nkentable]

richard lewis wasn't funny

[@mrbill9248]

RIP Richard Lewis

[@Subo23]

RIP Richard Lewis

[@Bools46and2]

RIP Richard.