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| subject = [[Memoirs|Personal memoirs]]
| genre = Humor
| publisher = [[Spiegel & Grau]]
| pub_date = November 11, 2008
| media_type = [[Hardcover]]<br/>[[Audiobook]]<br/>[[Paperback]]
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'''''Too Fat to Fish''''' is 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"/> It is said that Lange writes about his "most personal revelation" in the book.
''Too Fat to Fish'' debuted at number one on [[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]]''.
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==Post-release==
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=https://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=https://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 New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]],<ref>{{cite
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>
==Audio book==
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> and comedian [[Jim Florentine]].
==Critical reception==
''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' called the book "scrappy, funny, tumultuous and profane, just like its author."<ref>{{cite web |title=Too Fat to Fish |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-52656-2 |website=Publishers Weekly |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref>
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==External links==
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