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| image = [[File:Too_fat_to_fish_by_artie_lange_2008Too fat to fish by artie lange 2008.jpg|200px]]

| image_captioncaption = Hardprint cover

| country = [[United States]]

| language = [[English language|English]]

| publisher = [[Spiegel & Grau]]

| media_type = [[Hardcover]]<br/>[[Audio bookAudiobook]]<br/>[[Paperback]]

'''''Too Fat to Fish''''' is the best collection of a collection of [[memoirs]] by American comedian, radio personality and actor [[Artie Lange]]. Published by [[Spiegel & Grau]] on November 11, 2008, the book is co-written by journalist [[Anthony Bozza]].<ref name="mediatypes">{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/spiegelandgrau/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385526562 |title=Spigel & Grau.com - Too Fat to Fish }}</ref> Lange dedicated the book to radio personality [[Howard Stern]], who also writes its [[foreword]].<ref name="mediatypes">{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/spiegelandgrau/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385526562 |title=Spigel & Grau.com - Too Fat to Fish }}</ref> It is said that Lange writes about his "most personal revelation" in the book.

''Too Fat to Fish'' debuted at number one on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]], holding the position for one week. A [[paperback]] edition was released on June 2, 2009, which included a bonus chapter and alternate back cover. In 2013, Lange released his second book, ''[[Crash and Burn (book)|Crash and Burn]]''.

In June 2008, five months prior to the book's release, ''Too Fat to Fish'' hit the [[Amazon.com|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.<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/spiegelandgrau/artielange/ |title=ArtiesTooFat.com - Homepage }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/spiegelandgrau/artielange/ |title=ArtiesTooFat.com - Homepage }}</ref><ref name="billboard">{{cite web |url=http://doubleday.com/2008/11/03/the-artie-lange-billboard |title=DoubleDay.com - The Artie Lange Billboard }}</ref>

One day after the release of ''Too Fat to Fish'', the book topped Amazon's "Hot New Releases" list.<ref name="amazonlist">{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/books/ref=sv_b_2 |title=Amazon.com - Hot New Releases in Books |website=Amazon }}</ref> and reached No. 8 in its "Bestsellers in Books" lists.<ref name="amazonbest">{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/book/ref=sv_b_3 |title=Amazon.com - Best Sellers in Books |website=Amazon }}</ref>

''Too Fat to Fish'' debuted at number one on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]],<ref>{{cite webnews|url=httphttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/books/bestseller/besthardnonfiction.html|title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction|publishernewspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=2008-11-21|accessdate=2008-11-21}}</ref> holding the position for one week.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=httphttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/books/bestseller/besthardnonfiction.html?_r=1 |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction|publishernewspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=2008-11-28|accessdate=2011-01-11}}</ref> The book remained on the list's top ten for 11 weeks,<ref>{{cite webnews|url=httphttps://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-02-08/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction|publishernewspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=2009-02-08|accessdate=2011-01-11}}</ref> and inside the top 15 for fourteen weeks.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=httphttps://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-03-01/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction|publishernewspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=2009-03-01|accessdate=2011-01-11}}</ref>

The book has received some media attention for its unusual, humorous title, based on something Lange's mother once said. It was notably referenced twice on the [[Late Show Top Ten List|Top Ten List segment]] on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref>http{{cite web|url=https://lateshowwww.cbs.com/latenightshows/lateshowthe-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/top_ten/index/php/20090513.phtml</ref><ref>http://lateshow|title=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS All Access|website=www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/index/php/20090401.phtml|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref>

The unabridged audio book was partly read by Lange himself (6 chapters), ''The Howard Stern Show'' producer [[Gary Dell'Abate]],<ref name="garyaudio">{{cite web |url=http://www.marksfriggin.com/news08/9-29.htm |title=MarksFriggin.com - Daily Archives - Week of 09/29 to 10/03 2008 }}</ref> "comedian" [[Bob Levy (comedian)|"The Reverend" Bob Levy]],<ref name="levyaudio">{{cite web |url=http://www.marksfriggin.com/news08/10-20.htm |title=MarksFriggin.com - Daily Archives - Week of 10/20 to 10/24 2008 }}</ref> who, as made up on the Howard Stern Show, has reading difficulties and never graduated from high school, and comedian [[Jim Florentine]].

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