Artie Lange
American comedian
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| February 2022 | Enters another career hiatus after launching Artie Lange's Halfway House podcast. |
| October 2021 | Lange resumed the Artie Lange's Halfway House podcast, recording two episodes a week and setting up a Patreon account. |
| November 2020 | Lange resurfaced with a new podcast series, Letters to Artie, on The Comics Gym network with his manager as co-host. |
| February 7 2020 | The last episode of Artie Lange's Halfway House was released before Lange put his career on hold. |
| January 30 2020 | Announced he had been sober for one year. |
| 2019 | After being released from rehab, Lange performed his first stand-up routine at the Comedy Cellar in New York City and began resuming regular stand-up gigs in the local area. |
| December 2 2019 | Artie Lange's Halfway House podcast premiered, featuring comedian Mike Bocchetti as co-host. |
| September 20 2019 | Lange announced that he had signed a deal to start a new podcast. |
| September 10 2019 | Left rehab and announced he had been sober for more than seven months. |
| January 30 2019 | Placed into custody for possession of a controlled substance and checked into a treatment center. |
| July 2018 | Published third book 'Wanna Bet?: A Degenerate Gambler's Guide to Living on the Edge'. |
| June 1 2018 | Sentenced to four years of probation, ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and continue outpatient rehabilitation. |
| December 15 2017 | Pleaded guilty to possessing 81 bags of heroin and checked himself into rehab. |
| September 5 2017 | Co-hosted The Artie and Anthony Show with Anthony Cumia on Compound Media. |
| July 7 2017 | Rushed to hospital and had emergency chest surgery after collapsing following a stand-up performance in Chicago, claiming he was hours from death. |
| March 12 2017 | Arrested on three charges for possession of heroin, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia. |
| February 2017 | 'Crashing' premiered, with Lange completing a stand-up and media tour to promote the show. |
| 2016 | Sold his Toms River summer home for $1.35 million. |
| 2015 | Began appearing on 'The Jim Gaffigan Show', playing himself in 2 episodes |
| November 2015 | Began filming for HBO comedy series 'Crashing', playing a recurring role as a loose version of himself. |
| January 5 2015 | Launched The Artie Quitter Podcast, an uncensored subscription-based podcast recorded mainly from his home in Hoboken, New Jersey. |
| 2014 | Ended his engagement with Adrienne Ockrymiek. |
| 2014 | Artie Lange published his book 'Crash and Burn' through Touchstone Books |
| 2014 | Artie Lange appeared in two television episodes: as a client in 'Inside Amy Schumer' and as Teddy in 'Californication' episode 'Dead Rock Stars' |
| November 4 2014 | Lange posted controversial tweets about a sexual fantasy involving ESPN sportscaster Cari Champion, resulting in a lifetime ban from ESPN and cancellation of a Comedy Central appearance. |
| October 18 2014 | Artie Lange recorded a one-hour comedy special titled 'The Stench of Failure' which aired on Comedy Central. |
| April 28 2014 | Lange announced the end of his radio show. |
| 2013 | Publicly expressed shame and embarrassment for previous use of anti-gay slurs in his comedy career. |
| October 29 2013 | Lange's book 'Crash and Burn' was released, entering The New York Times Best Seller list at number 8 for combined print and e-book sales. |
| January 2013 | After Nick Di Paolo left the show, Lange renamed it The Artie Lange Show and hired Jon Ritchie as his new co-host. |
| 2012 | Artie Lange appeared as a truck driver in an episode of 'Louie' titled 'Barney/Never' |
| 2011 | Artie Lange began hosting The Artie Lange Show, which ran until 2014 |
| 2011 | Artie Lange appeared in the film 'Adventures of Serial Buddies', playing the character Golden Graham |
| October 3 2011 | The Nick & Artie Show launched on approximately 30 stations nationwide and on SiriusXM with Nick Di Paolo. |
| July 6 2011 | Lange resumed his career by co-hosting a one-off radio show on Fox Sports Radio with comedian Nick Di Paolo. |
| April 2011 | Lange was forcibly taken to a detox facility in New Jersey by comedian Colin Quinn and two others, marking a critical intervention in his recovery process. |
| 2010 | Put his Toms River summer home on the market. |
| 2010 | Diagnosed with diabetes, requiring daily insulin injections. |
| January 2 2010 | Artie Lange attempted suicide by drinking bleach, slitting his wrists, and stabbing himself nine times in the abdomen with a kitchen knife. He was found by his mother and hospitalized, subsequently transferred to a psychiatric ward a week later. |
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