Joke Man is an album by American comedian, comedy writer and radio personality
Jackie Martling
John Coger "Jackie" Martling, Jr. (born February 14, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, radio personality, author, actor, and musician also known as Jackie the Joke Man. He is best known as a former writer and in-studio comedian fo ...
. The album was released on November 5, 1996 on the
Oglio Records
Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. The label issues compilations of rare 1980s modern rock and new wave songs, many previously unreleased on CD. In addition to releasing new material by artists such ...
label.
Track listing
#Chubby and Chan
#Parrots and Peroxide
#Grammies and Goobers
#Mammals and Morons
#Taxis and O'Tooles
#Chimps and Chugs
#Mismatches and Memories
#Fingers and Floors
#Boats and Bowels
#Furry Facefulls and the Frugal
#Freaks and Families
#Plungers and Poets
#Smallcox and Sphincters
#Bushes and Brides
#Marriage Jokes and Other True Stories
#Potency and Pigs
#Craters and Crappers
#Holes, Holes, Holes
Background
In 1979, Martling issued his debut LP, ''
What Did You Expect?'' He released two more albums, 1980's ''
Goin' Ape!
Goin' Ape! is an album by American comedian, comedy writer, and radio personality Jackie Martling. The album was released in 1980 on the Off Hour Rockers label.
Track listing
#Side I: "I Dreamt I Was Awake, and When I Woke, I Was Asleep"
#Side ...
'' and 1981's ''Normal People Are People You Don't Know That Well''. Martling sent all three records to fledgling New York City disk jockey
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terre ...
. By 1986, he was a full-time member of Stern's show, later becoming the program's head writer. Martling maintained a steady schedule of live dates while working with Stern, recording ''
Sgt. Pecker
Sgt. Pecker is an album by American comedian, comedy writer and radio personality Jackie Martling. The album was released on November 5, 1996 on the Oglio Records label.
Track listing
#Meatballs & Monkeys
#Canines & Canyons
#Rags & Racers
#Habi ...
'', ''
F Jackie'', and ''
The Very Best of Jackie Martling's Talking Joke Book Cassettes, Vol. 1''. ''Joke Man'' is the second CD from Martling's Stern era.
Description
''The Joke Man'' was recorded in spring and summer of 1993, and released in 1996. Thomas P. Hegarty and Jim Cooper are credited for ''Joke Mans photography. Joanie Lapallo provided illustrations.
Critical reception
''Joke Man'' made its appearance some ten years into Martling's stint as head writer for
The Howard Stern Show
''The Howard Stern Show'' is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The show has aired on Howard 100 a ...
and offered radio listeners who had not seen the "Joke Man" deliver jokes in person certain access to a seasoned comic performer. Stephen Thomas Erlewine gives a new listener requisite perspective on the album, suggesting it has its merits:
Jackie Martling is one of the rare dirty comedians who is actually clever and genuinely funny. Naturally, he's best heard on the Howard Stern Show, where he supplies Howard with jokes during the course of the morning-long radio show. ''The Joke Man'', Martling's first album, isn't quite as uproariously funny as the Stern show, but it's still a lot better than most dirty joke records, offering definitive proof that Martling is both foul and funny.
References
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1996 albums
Jackie Martling albums
1990s comedy albums
Oglio Records albums