Comedian Artie Lange was just trying to be funny.

But the joke didn't quite stick with the Hoboken Police Department.

On Saturday morning, police visited Lange's home after receiving a call that something may be awry with Howard Stern's former sidekick, Hoboken Lt. James Peck told NJ Advance Media.

When police arrived, they found he was fine, Peck said.

The confusions seemed to stem from a selfie Lange posted on Twitter overnight. It showed Lange looking disheveled and possibly swollen with the words: "Hey I got a quick message for u Ang. U ain't the man. U run for the man. I fear nothing."

What he meant isn't quite clear but the Union native was quick to apologize for sending wrong signals.

"Everything isn't funny as the Great Hoboken Police just explained to me," he tweeted shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday. "I'm so sorry I made those guys deal with unimportant crap. I'm fine. In a related issue how do u delete a tweet?"

Hey I got a quick message for u Ang. U ain’t the man. U run for the man. I fear nothing. pic.twitter.com/Sdn4BgSQzz — Artie Lange (@artiequitter) December 9, 2017

Police did not have further information on the person who reported concerns with Lange.

"We did go to his home, we did get a call that something my have been awry," Peck said.

Lange, 50, has struggled with his health in recent months and was forced to cancel a show in Ohio after being hospitalized for high blood sugar. He's also admitted drug use and in March was arrested on drug charges.

Hoboken Police found Lange with cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia in a parking garage.

Formerly of "The Howard Stern Show" and "Mad TV," Lange is now the co-host of "The Artie and Anthony Show" podcast.

Karen Yi may be reached at kyi@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter at @karen_yi or on Facebook.