Sgt. Pecker 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
#Meatballs & Monkeys
#Canines & Canyons
#Rags & Racers
#Habits & Heroes
#Myths & Moms
#Trips & Traps
#Pigs & Pee
#Herds & Hookers
#Lovers & Litters
#Diapers & Diggers
#Stoppers & Stingers
#Fowls & Fatsos
#Digits & Dweebs
#Dinosaurs & Daddies
Background
In 1979, Martling issued his debut LP, ''
What Did You Expect?'' He released two more albums, 1980's ''
Goin' Ape!'' 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 terr ...
. 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 ''
Joke Man'', ''
F Jackie'', and ''
The Very Best of Jackie Martling's Talking Joke Book Cassettes, Vol. 1''. ''Sgt. Pecker'' is the second CD from Martling's Stern era.
Critical reception
''Sgt. Pecker'' 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:
While there aren't as many outright hilarious jokes as on its predecessor, ''Sgt. Pecker'' is nearly as good as Jackie Martling's first opus, ''Joke Man''. Boasting a wide array of bathroom, sex and jokes, there's something here to offend everybody, but there's also enough unexpected twists and punchlines to make much of the album truly funny as well. If you like your humor raunchy, you're unlikely to be disappointed by ''Sgt. Pecker''.
Reviews
*Allmusic
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Notes
1996 albums
Jackie Martling albums
1990s comedy albums
Oglio Records live albums
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