Ralph Macchio comments on Artie
Karate Kid was on the tube this morning and it made me start looking up some stuff on Pat Morita, whose recently passed. and I stumbled upon an interview with Ralph Macchio from Feb. 2007. The following excerpt is from Liz Kelly’s interview with Daniel-son LaRusso himself.
Liz: You also recently acted in Artie Lange’s “Beer League.” What was it like working with Howard Stern’s sidekick?
RM: Artie is a very talented guy. So instinctually funny. I envy that. He’s hilarious. How he treats himself… well, that’s another story. How he treated me… he was awesome.. Very appreciative toward me for doing the film.
Liz: Artie is struggling with his weight — pushing 300 pounds. Do you have any advice for Artie on how to stay in shape? You’ve managed to stay in good shape. What’s your secret? Karate?
RM: Wear loose fitting clothes! Karate is too much work and pain. 
Read the full interview here.
Ralph Macchio, Cara Buono, Artie Lange and Howard Stern arrive at the world premiere of “Artie Lange’s Beer League” at the Ziegfeld Theatre on September 13, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/ Getty Images )
April 25th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Howard should stay off camera he looks like my grandfather with a gay perm.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:52 am
LOL
I would like to know what you guys think Artie’s greatest one liner on the show is.
For me it was when he and Howard were argueing about Howard bringing in the girl who liked fat guys and Howard couldn’t understand why Artie was upset, then Artie busted out with:
“What if I brought in a girl who liked guys that look like pelicans?”
Funniest comment ever.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Actually my favorite Artie line is from Beer League:
[i dont remember it exactly]
“Pitching machine doesn’t eat dairy … a lot of rules.”
The great part about that is that was not in the script, the camera was rolling and that was just conversation.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:11 am
My favorite line was Macchios wife that said in the beginning:
“I was gonna get you a little Derek Jeter action figure for the top of the wedding cake, now it’s gonna be one of the Puerto Ricans from the fuckin Mets”
April 25th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Oh that one is fucking great too!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Christ thats a tough one, the pelican one made me laugh my ass off. I couldn’t sit through the whole Beer league movie. There are so many I can’t remember them all. Last one that comes to mind was when he was explaining to the mole guy that he would get him a hooker and said something like.
“yeah, I’ll get you a broad you know one that will like spend some time with you, like eat breakfast with you and shit”.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:29 am
They way explains meals cracks me the f up. He goes to Amsterdamn and one if his biggest stories is how “fluffy and light” their pancakes are,and how good the syrup is. I mean WTF is that LMAO!!!!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Syrup is the best part of pancakes!!
Beer League was pretty funny dude!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Beer league sucked balls
April 25th, 2008 at 10:33 am
hahaha Artie’s heart good one!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:34 am
No way!@
April 25th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Beer League grew on me, kinda like Artie did. When Manganelli calls him a total fucking shidrool it was hilarious.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Wasn’t it DiPaolo at Artie’s roast that said “Only Artie would cast Ralph Macchio in Beer League and NOT have him do karate in it”
April 25th, 2008 at 10:38 am
I liked it at first sitting…
Since im not Italian, that shidrool line always sounded odd to me, but im watching Big Lebowski at the moment (for the 50th time) and they say it in that too..
April 25th, 2008 at 10:39 am
HHAHA, not have him do Karate.. thats funny!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am
I’m half Eye Tie, Shidrool, or Jadrool,…. it means like a bum.. a jerk off lol.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I figured as much… i’m just saying it “sounded” odd to me.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am
It sounded perfectly normal to me lol. What is your nationality?
April 25th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Duh, i said i wasn’t Italian, LOL … I’m a mutt.. not sure really.. i know my mothers side is Irish but my fathers side is up in the air.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am
How about in Karate Kid, when his mom pulls up in the station wagon to pick him up, and some kid says “I really like your car Mrs. LaRusso” LOL
Poor Danielson…… so embarassing.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Artie when he takes the girl to dinner and she says something like “I mean Artie, we are sleeping together, but we don’t know each other that well” and he’s cutting his steak or whatever and says “Yeah I know, fuckin hot right?” LOL
April 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
How great is it that horse face is cut out of the photo!! All you can see is her hand grabbing Stern’s.
April 25th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
My favorite Artie line comes from the time he and Dana were looking at the NY skyline at night. Dana thought the whole evening was sooo romantic. And then:
Artie: You know what would make this evening perfect?
Dana: What’s that?
Artie: A sandwich.
I’m recalling this from memory, so there’s likely some details that are wrong.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Why did they have a 7 foot tall ostrich for the Beer League picture?