Artie Lange In Amsterdam
In case you were not aware, there is now a great show on Stern 101 Friday mornings. Jay Thomas has become the defacto Friday morning host, and will now carry a regular show on the Stern network. In his first show as a permanent Friday host, Jay Thomas had the good fortune of being able to deliver some additional news regarding the Artie Lange saga that unfolded yesterday.
Artie is indeed in Amsterdam. The news was confirmed with a live call from Jason Kaplan of the Strern Show as he sat at an Amsterdam cafe. Kaplan confirmed that both Artie Lange and Teddy made the trip. Kaplan has not yet seen Artie but has placed a couple of phone calls to him.
Robin Quivers, a Stern how staple, called into the live segment of Jay Thomas’ show and offered additional insight, and is in fact on the air as I write this piece. Shuli, also a member of the Stern Show staff, and frequent participant with Jay Thomas added a bit more information on Artie. In a text message, it was confirmed that Artie was on the same plane with Teddy. At one tense moment as Teddy boarded the plane, he had to pass by Artie who was seated in First Class. The pair exchanged glances. Teddy says that he and Artie have not spoken, and Teddy stated that he is making it a point to avoid Artie during the trip.
So, we have some news on Artie, and the news that the Friday morning dilemma for Stern fans has been solved. Jay Thomas is a wonderful talent who hosts a regular afternoon drive show on Sirius Stars 102. His regular afternoon show will continue, and now he will entertain listeners on Friday mornings. With the addition of Jay Thomas on Fridays, and Vinnie Politan having a regular morning show, the morning drive situation at Sirius is far better today than it was a month ago.
Kudos to Sirius for addressing the morning drive issues in the programming line-up, and we all hope that the Artie situation comes to a reasonable conclusion that addresses Arties issues, maintains the show people love, and lets fans get back to great radio.
Congratulations to Jay Thomas for adding a quality Friday morning show to his already impressive repertoire on Sirius.
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Thanks for the update. I’m really bummed over this whole thing. I love Artie.
It is hard to feel sorry for Artie. A comedian of average talent who has been lucky enough to have the Stern show boost him. He is a narrow minded bigot whose ‘comedic’ gift to the world is his pathetic self destruction and his arrogant refusal to do anything about it. Stern and his cohorts should take some responsibilty constantly egging him on and laughing at his failures. The excuse, that it is all part of the show, is beginning to sound like the Nuremburg Nazi defence. At some point they should take some responsibility, but it is hard to see who would as a bigger collection of ass kissers and ‘yes’ men I have yet to come across. The show has always attracted the moronic lowest common denominator type of audience who love Howie’s parade of low lifes and mentally retard guests. Perhaps, so once in their lives they can feel some sort of superiority. And all along being led by the wannabe playground bully Stern.
If Artie leaves maybe they can get David Hasselhoff to take his place, get him loaded and then laugh and watch him roll around on the flor trying to eat a burger.
IndieTalk 110 has shaped up to be a pretty good talk channel. Vinnie and Pete’s shows are a good listen. Ron Silver can get a little deep, but I like his show also. I find myself listening to Jay Thomas more now that he overlaps with Howard100. What I like about these shows is that they can have serious discussions but be funny at the same time, with a good balance between these two.