The only thing that I recognize is his voice. He does not look like Artie.

"This is what 30 years of drug use looks like." Artie, I hope you stay clean. Your nose aside, you actually look healthier. Stay well.

It's a miracle that he is alive. He is a very likeable guy.

Artie is slowly morphing into 80’s Kenny Rogers.

Despite the f’d up nose, he looks pretty good. Much healthier than he has in years.

Quite honestly, I think he looks alright here. He sounds motivated to stay clean, and I really hope he can stick with it. The man is a gift to the world of comedy, and he is truly great at what he does. Never pretentious, no ego, and always quick with a hard-hitting joke. Best of luck, Artie.

Artie spent years hating himself, yet still easy to love ❤️

hes looking so healthy now, hope artie stays clean. seems like such a genuine friendly guy.

Its weird seeing Joe with that wall behind him.

Ironically, this is probably the healthiest he's ever looked since before "mad TV" . Way to go Art ! Keep it up !

Man he has life in his eyes again. Dude looks really good hope he stays on the right track

Looks decent for thirty years of drugs, but still has the mannerisms of a tweaker. Also, I always feel like he’s only giving half truths.

I’ve never seen Artie this well in YEARS! The fact Artie is alive is a miracle! I pray that he prioritizes his recovery!

Damn, Arties looking like early 90s Kenny Rogers now.

Vincent D'Onofrio's impression of Artie is very impressive

he looks so differently... I didn’t even know it was him... jesus

Honestly, the best we have ever seen Artie, he is funnier sober. His stories, it's like listening to an uncle tell you about his wild life.

Other than his voice I wouldn't think that was Artie Lang

Like most drug addicts, everything Artie says sounds like half-truths.

Feel sorry for Artie. He has always been funny. He is being honest about what he is telling Joe. I really hope things get a lot better for him.

Gosh he hasn’t looked this good in years, nose notwithstanding.

Artie has energy I’ve never seen from him before, his sense of humor seems much more joyful now than being dark self-hatred based hope he sticks with his new life, wish him the best

Just so people know, Artie is still doing good. Nick DiPaulo had him on a phoner a few months ago.

The man had to literally SNORT GLASS to say "Okay, I've had enough". Artie had so much emotional pain, and I still believe the Stern Show enabled the living hell out of him. What's worse is how he was treated by the Stern Show afterwards, they didn't even want to acknowledge him anymore.

Translation Artie owed the bookie money

Aside from the nose, he looks a lot more healthy. His eyes look clear, and he looks a lot younger, I hope he can keep clean.

I really hope this dude is doing ok. He looks healthy, and has the same energy he had those first few years on the stern show, but with him you never know.

Artie is such a sweet guy when he’s sober like this. I love seeing him like this man

6:42 - yeah, that cloudy, drowsy type dumb feeling goes away once you built even a small tolerance. Its the old mountain and valley analogy; when you start, you are at base level, no ups or downs. You take opiates, you go up right away, for a while. After tolerance builds, it sinks you into the valley, where you need a certain amount of the opiate just to get up to base level, but base level is not that great to someone with tolerance, because you wanna climb up high on the mountain, not sit down at boring old base level. So you rise up from the shitty withdrawl valley, up to base level where you are fine, then you climb on up the mountain, and repeat this every fucking day until you either OD, decide its time to stop, or blow your head off. This is a very vague concept to anyone who has not taken opiates, so this important message doesn't resonate as much as it should, then before you know it, they are popping a pill a friend gave them, and another one bites the dust.

Artie looks like a heavy set Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights.

If artie and joey diaz had a podcast i would never stop listening

I have always loved Artie. I am in recovery from an opiod addiction and I understand the pull.

With his noise like that, he kinda looks like Teddy Atlas

Artie has slowly been morphing into an Ewok?

Hoping Artie is doing well and you really never know what someones going through love and respect to you all

I love Artie so much! Wherever he is these days, I hope he's as clear, sober, and happy as he was during this interview.

Doesn’t even sound like joes laugh

He's turning into Kenny Rogers.

Something about his stories doesn't add up. He's intentionally leaving out information.

"In the land of the skunks, the man with half a nose is KING!!!"

Man I haven't heard Artie this clear since before he started the Stern show. I hope he stays clean. I was truly expecting to hear that he overdosed and died this past year. Stay strong Artie.

Arty actually looks good and so much more healthy here.

If Artie could find a way to ride the endless positive vibes people send his way, he’d be golden. He has enough good karma out there that he’s actually earned that love. He deserves a good run.

The fidgeting with the hands is definitely a sign of recovery. Hope Artie is doing well. Addiction is rough.

I feel you Arty....me and buddy about ruined our lives forever because of opiates. We were breaking into pharmacies at night...taking 60 - 70 pills a day...not a penny to our names. Luckily we were caught and dodged prison but did 10 years of probation. Becoming a felon saved my life as weird as it sounds.

It's so good to see Artie again, always loved his comedy and talks

Artie is my favorite, I'm so glad we still have him in this planet!! You rock Artie!!

Artie! My man you made me laugh for years. You brought me out of lot of dark times. No mater how bad shit got I would turn on Stern and you made me forget about all that. Glad to see you healthy. Keep up the clean time

I was a huge fan of the old Artie, but I love this one even more.

Artie looks like a Vincent d'Onofrio movie character now...

I'm glad to see he's doing well now and I hope he has a long full life. I just hope he doesn't follow the same path my friend did, RIP. He was a coke addict for years (got clean, fell off the wagon, got clean, fell of the wagon - over and over). He finally got clean and really seemed to turn his life around for good - even did an "addict ministry" at the local jails. But, sadly the damage to his body was already done from years of addiction and he passed away at 39 while he was completely clean (heart issue). That's something I think addicts don't consider. Even if you get clean sometimes the damage you've done over the years still gets you. Just steer clear of that stuff!!!

I love Artie and it is so great to see him energetic and sober

Artie’s the anti-Pinocchio, his nose shrinks every time he tells a lie

Massive respect to him for getting clean. He's a good guy.

He’s a really nice guy, and he’s insanely good at talking. It’s heartbreaking what happened to him and I hope he stays sober as long as he lives.

This is so sad. I'm a huge fan of Artie. Live well brother.

Poor Artie. He turned into Chris Farley’s character from Dirty Work.

This is the most lucid I’ve seen Artie in... 20 years? I’ve missed this guy

The Artie years were simply the best!!!

I love Artie! I hope he stays on the right path.

It's crazy he literally looks like a different person. I didn't know it was him

It's crazy how just changing someone's nose can make someone look like a completely different person.

If you're reading this Artie, I hope you are taking good care of yourself and we would love to see you perform shows again.

You look great Artie. You have an army of fans. I love the rare times Stern replays include you, they were my favorite years.

When Artie asks “you wanna hear stories ?” you cancel all plans, grab a six pack and listen.

It’s good to finally see him clean I’ve never seen him with this kind of energy before

I LOVE YOU ARTIEEEEEE!!! Stay sober. Stay home or wherever you are and enjoy your money my man. You have worked hard enough already. Enjoy the rest of your life sober and healthy without the pressure of the show business career.

Artie's utter and complete honesty has always endeared me to him. Greatest storyteller ever. I think he looks fantastic now and I'm so happy to see him healthy and lucid. I love this guy.

During this clip, I kept wondering if Artie was having any psychological trigger cravings from discussing his drug use. I know first hand that addicts can can have trigger cravings from discussing drugs and how they used them. I hope that his willpower to not use will get stronger over time.

Dont like the new set. Doesn't have the laid back vibe.

I’ve always liked the way Arire moves his hands when he talks. Fascinating to me.

Every time I hear these stories I think how can this be his life? This is a dark, gritty, heavy hearted, tragic over the top movie. I can't begin to imagine what it feels like to be him & I'm sorry that he knows all too well.

Artie looks great and full of life and seems happier and hes funnier too. Happy for him. And before you get confused, Joe Used Legion of skanks' place in NY while he was there for the fights

Art looks amazing, even with the jacked up beak.

He lived through everything, amazing.

Love Artie. You can tell he’s doing better for sure and it makes me happy, but if you watch some of his hand movements he has very clear neurological damage from his years of using. Sad to see, but it makes me happy he’s a lot better nonetheless

As a huge fan of artie and a recovering addict, I’m so happy Artie is on the right path

Artie’s nose curvature completely changes what his face looks like. I never really thought about how important a person’s nose shape is to how recognizable a person is

Praying for this man

I know someone that was working the ER in St. Louis when Artie came in for the “glass snorting”. Nobody in the ER knew who he was but word spread fast about “the guy who snorted crushed glass” rather quickly. She told me about it saying “he’s a comedian or something?” I instantly knew who it was with hearing his name because radio stations had been announcing his show cancellation.

I love Artie, I hope he doesn’t relapse or pass away. I hope to one day meet him.

Artie I'm rooting for you

Great interview!

I really hope and pray that Artie is clean and healthy. He has the ability to change so many lives with his story. We love you Art... Hope to hear from you soon

I’m tripping this doesn’t look like Artie at all. However I am so glad he’s on the right track. Looking and sounding healthy. Keep it up dude!

"But I do it anyway...." THE most honest statement of an addict. Keep fighting Artie.

i was in the hospital twice where i could have serious pain dope pretty much when I wanted it. It was a real nice feeling for sure. But after a few days, when the pain was manageable without it, I stopped asking for it. Yes it was a nice high, but it also pretty much knocked me out. Didn't like sleeping 20 hours a day.

God Bless him I hope he stays straight clean and sober...

Please hang in there Artie. I’ve been down the road you are on and it isn’t easy. But it sounds like you have really embraced sobriety. Is it possible to be proud of someone you don’t personally know? If it is , then I’m definitely proud of you

As someone who’s been addicted to heroin for 11 years on and off I can tell you it’s a huge pain in the ass. Almost lost my hand from missing the vein and my arm got scabbed from hitting in the same place. I’ve seen friends loose there arms/legs/hands really nasty shit

Woah. He doesnt want to get it fixed because it's a reminder to him but more importantly, it's for the kids to learn from. I appreciate that highly.

looked up some recent photos of artie and his nose seems to have be 90% back to normal as of 2023. his nostrils have definition & his nose has a point again. time truly does heal all wounds.

" To snort the pills, you gotta crush them up" -Artie Lange

Honestly his nose looks a lot better now than what I've seen in pictures and no not the swollen one. It looks strange now but not as deformed like Arie grew into it.

God I love Artie. I hope he's doing well.

He doesn’t look much like he used to. I’m not sure how that is a bad thing at all. He looks and sounds awesome. Hope he just keeps following this path.

"To snort the pills ya gotta crush em up" damn bro that was eye opening I always thought people snorted them whole 😂

The Golden Era was when Artie Lange was on Howard Stern.

Always rooting for you Artie!! Much love from here in Baltimore

Artie Lange needs to voice a character in GTA 6