It starts with Lange in relative good spirits (we assume — we only really know Lange as the cranky, unfunny guy from those Comedy Central roasts) griping about his assistant, Teddy, who has failed him in several minor ways, such as leaving photocopies of his passport in the garbage and referring to Bloomingdale's as "Bloomies," as well as in some major infractions, such as continually borrowing money. Lange, however, with the aid of some expert prodding from Stern, unravels into a howling, homophobic lunatic until Robin is screaming, “There were seven people who couldn’t hold Artie back!”

In the interim, assistant Teddy is screamed at, fired, and has stuff thrown at him.

It’s worth listening to the whole half-hour: It’s part fly-on-the-wall glimpse at a crazy dysfunctional-family brouhaha, and part cautionary tale for anyone who ever thought it might be fun to make a living by photocopying a semi-famous comedian’s passport. Also, it’s odd, even for a Stern neophyte, to hear Howard Stern as a calming voice of moral reason. Some people online are speculating the whole thing is a stunt, but if so, Lange is a way, way better actor than he is a comedian. —Adam Sternbergh