There are comparable views in other places nearby, so why Hoboken specifically?Ī: Well, my sister lived here and she told me about this place, and I love her and want to be close to her. I’m a depressed person mostly, so when I come out and there’s light and I see the greatest city ever right there, it encourages you to live. I like working in New York, with this view, I have the best view of Manhattan anyone could have. You laugh, but it was a big thing back then. And my mother wouldn’t go into the Lincoln Tunnel to bring me meatballs (laughs).

I bought this place because it was way more than I could get in New York and it had a view and I’m still in Jersey. I said that if I buy a place, I’ll buy a place on the East Coast with the hopes of getting back here someday and rent it, using it as an investment. When The Norm Show ended, I was 31 years old and I had never owned a place. A couple of years on MADtv, a couple on The Norm Show, I had some development deals, doing stand-up, I had a couple of movies. But what is it that you drew you to Hoboken as a resident?Ī: I first moved here in ’01, I lived in L.A. I think Joe Pantoliano still has a place here. I think Colin Quinn said on the Artie Quitter podcast last week that with Eli Manning leaving town, that you’re the most famous person in Hoboken. The man may have no intentions of enjoying the Hudson Bike Share program anytime soon, but he surely can tell you where to dine in-town. And never say never on “Hojoken” becoming a reality more on that concept is below.įollowing my appearance on Artie Quitter alongside comics Dan Frigolette, Geno Bisconte, and Chris Cotton, and producer Dan Felato, I was able to ask a number of Hoboken-related questions to Artie. From that very same residence, Artie has also been writing his third book with Anthony Bozza their two previous collaborations were both New York Times best-sellers. Started up earlier this year, he records the subscription-based Artie Quitter podcast out of his home. And he does not plan to leave Hoboken any time soon.īeyond the upcoming festival, Artie has plenty of things happening for him in town.

A star of TV, film and radio for two decades, he’s spent more than half of the last 20 years in an apartment overlooking the Hudson River. 4, is one of the most well-known residents of Hoboken. Artie Lange, who closes the Hoboken Comedy Festival with two shows on Oct.

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