In the first episode, Joe Buck become the butt of his own show's jokes.
Howard Stern regular Artie Lange "hijacked" Joe Buck Live, according to the New York Times' Richard Sandomir.
When Buck, a Fox sportscaster who took over on HBO when Bob Costas signed with the MLB Network, announced that celebrity gossip site TMZ was his favorite website, Lange shot back: "Joe, TMZ is your favorite website? What's your second, suckingcock.com?"
In a move decried as homophobic, Lange then let his wrist fall limp, put on an accent, and said, "I'm on TMZ constantly, did you see what Angelina was wearing today? What the fuck, how about going to a sports website for Christ's sake?"
Lange even admitted to being a homophobe, to which Buck responded, "clearly."
"As a Giants fan, and a well-known homophobic," Lange said, "it's like a white trash gift from god that the fucking Cowboys have a quarterback whose last name rhymes with homo."
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Lange then took it to Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's girlfriend, Jessica Simpson.
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"And he's dating a fat chick!" he said. "Jessica Simpson started out looking like Jessica Simpson, now she looks like Chris Farley from those Gap sketches."
Moments later, Lange started knocking Buck's hosting abilities.
"Good segue," Lange said, mocking Buck's attempt to move discussion forward. "You're a regular Bob Costas."
"I wanna be working construction by next Thursday, I hate show business," Lange said.
"You're on your way," Buck replied.
"So are you!" Lange shot back.
Later, as Buck attempted to rush Lange through a story about Buck's father, Lange said, "sorry to ruin your fucking great show."
"I appreciate the apology, because you have," Buck said.
Finally, near the end of the segment, Lange takes out a cigarette and an increasingly earnest Buck yelled at him not to light it.
"If you do that, sir! Sir, you cannot do that," Buck shouted.
"I won't light it," Lange said.
"You think I care about you smoking a cigarette after what you just laid out here?" Buck said, leading Lange to say, "Fuck it, let's do it bro" and light up. "No, don't, please!" Buck said.
"Say what you mean," Lange said back.
[Edited by - djsunyc on 06-16-2009 2:38 PM]
Gotta love Artie - Buck was not a good choice.
This is why Dirty Work is one of the more underrated comedies of semi recent memory
Artie's a trainwreck... the guy's gonna be dead in a few years, bank on it... he's like Chris Farley part 2 only a lot less funny & a lot more annoying.
Say what you want but that transcript is fucking hilarious.
Never liked Artie. Yeah he's funny, but it's only because he's dumb as shit.
Buck is a stiff and an egomaniac. That was a joy to read. God bless you Artie Lange.
Posted by VDesai:
Buck is a stiff and an egomaniac. That was a joy to read. God bless you Artie Lange.
I really do hate Joe Buck.. he's atrocious doing anything.
That was pretty tame on video. The transcript makes it seem more contentious that it really was. Buck didn't look genuinely upset to me. Maybe stifled a few smiles.
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by VDesai:
Buck is a stiff and an egomaniac. That was a joy to read. God bless you Artie Lange.
I really do hate Joe Buck.. he's atrocious doing anything.
+ 2
I think Artie's interpretation that Buck is a miserably repressed, closeted homosexual that sucks the joy out of living is pretty accurate
This whole thing was hilarious. Joe Buck nearly going berserk over Lange attempts to light a cigarette had me on the floor. Irvin line about refreshing to see white on white crime, just had me in tears because that was an all out assault. I felt bad for Buck and I can't stand him.
Damn. HBO is removing it all. Trying to find where I can see this. I guess opposites attract.
