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Too Fat to Fish
Too Fat to Fish is a 2008 memoir by American comedian, radio personality, and actor Artie Lange, written with journalist Anthony Bozza. Published by Spiegel & Grau on November 11, 2008, it features a foreword by radio personality Howard Stern. The publisher described the book as containing stories Lange had "never told before", including some he had considered "too revealing for radio".
Too Fat to Fish debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, holding the position for one week. A paperback edition was released on June 2, 2009, and included a bonus chapter. In 2013, Lange released his second book, Crash and Burn, which was followed in 2018 by Wanna Bet?: A Degenerate Gambler's Guide to Living on the Edge.
According to Lange, the book's title originated in his early twenties when his mother tried to stop him from going deep-sea fishing and repeatedly shouted, "you are too fat to fish". In the same interview, Lange said the phrase only later struck his family as funny enough to become a fitting title for his memoir.
The book was co-written with Anthony Bozza, and Howard Stern wrote the foreword. The publisher described the memoir as covering Lange's family life, work as a cab driver and longshoreman, his years in stand-up comedy, his time on MADtv, and his struggles with addiction, obesity, and self-sabotage.
In June 2008, five months prior to the book's release, Too Fat to Fish hit the Amazon list at No. 27. Chapter eight of the book, "Pig in Shit", was made available for reading, including clips of the audio book from the book's website. On November 3, the Howard 100 News team reported that a billboard advertising Too Fat to Fish was put up at Broadway and 54th Street in New York City.
One day after the release of Too Fat to Fish, the book topped Amazon's "Hot New Releases" list and reached No. 8 in its "Bestsellers in Books" lists.[citation needed]
Too Fat to Fish debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, holding the position for one week. The book remained on the list's top ten for 11 weeks, and inside the top 15 for fourteen weeks.
A paperback edition was published on June 2, 2009. Lange later said that its bonus chapter included material he had written while using heroin.
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Too Fat to Fish
Too Fat to Fish is a 2008 memoir by American comedian, radio personality, and actor Artie Lange, written with journalist Anthony Bozza. Published by Spiegel & Grau on November 11, 2008, it features a foreword by radio personality Howard Stern. The publisher described the book as containing stories Lange had "never told before", including some he had considered "too revealing for radio".
Too Fat to Fish debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, holding the position for one week. A paperback edition was released on June 2, 2009, and included a bonus chapter. In 2013, Lange released his second book, Crash and Burn, which was followed in 2018 by Wanna Bet?: A Degenerate Gambler's Guide to Living on the Edge.
According to Lange, the book's title originated in his early twenties when his mother tried to stop him from going deep-sea fishing and repeatedly shouted, "you are too fat to fish". In the same interview, Lange said the phrase only later struck his family as funny enough to become a fitting title for his memoir.
The book was co-written with Anthony Bozza, and Howard Stern wrote the foreword. The publisher described the memoir as covering Lange's family life, work as a cab driver and longshoreman, his years in stand-up comedy, his time on MADtv, and his struggles with addiction, obesity, and self-sabotage.
In June 2008, five months prior to the book's release, Too Fat to Fish hit the Amazon list at No. 27. Chapter eight of the book, "Pig in Shit", was made available for reading, including clips of the audio book from the book's website. On November 3, the Howard 100 News team reported that a billboard advertising Too Fat to Fish was put up at Broadway and 54th Street in New York City.
One day after the release of Too Fat to Fish, the book topped Amazon's "Hot New Releases" list and reached No. 8 in its "Bestsellers in Books" lists.[citation needed]
Too Fat to Fish debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, holding the position for one week. The book remained on the list's top ten for 11 weeks, and inside the top 15 for fourteen weeks.
A paperback edition was published on June 2, 2009. Lange later said that its bonus chapter included material he had written while using heroin.