Jackie Martling
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Jackie Martling (born February 14, 1948) is an American comedian and comic writer. He is best known as Jackie "The Joke Man" a member and later the head writer for the The Howard Stern Show, a syndicated morning radio show which has now moved from terrestrial radio to Sirius satellite radio.
He has also released several CDs of his own material.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Martling resigned from the Stern Show in March 2001, over a financial disagreement with WXRK, the radio station for which he and Stern worked. Martling has admitted that the amount of money under dispute was extremely small, but he left the show anyway, refusing to sign a deal.
Martling's chair on the Howard Stern Show was later filled by former MADtv cast member Artie Lange, however Lange did not take over Martling's job as head writer. That position was filled instead by Benjy Bronk. Martling has since returned to the show to roast producer Gary Dell'Abate. On March 13, 2007, Martling made an appearance on the Howard Stern Show where he announced he had reached an agreement to do his show, 'Jackie's Joke Hunt', on Sirius.
On September 25, 2006, Howard Stern announced that Martling would be returning to radio by joining the Howard 100/101 Sirius Radio channels. Stern elaborated further on the September 26, 2006 broadcast, saying that Martling's new show on Howard 101 would be called "Jackie's Joke Hunt". The show premiered on October 3, 2006 at 7pm EST, airing every Tuesday (and re-airing on Saturdays) at 7pm EST on Sirius Howard 101. Martling can also be heard on Howard 100 on Fridays when Sirius airs "Master Tape Theatre".
He appeared with Howard Stern Show successor Artie Lange in the 2001 film Mail Order Bride.
[edit] Personal life
Martling was born in Mineola, New York on Long Island. Martling has spoken publicly of his unabashed fondness for smoking marijuana and drinking Heineken. In December 2005, Martling declared that he did not have a drink in five years, but did admit to having an occasional joint.
Martling has an engineering degree from Michigan State University and currently resides in New York State in any one of his three houses. His great-uncle was New York politician Leonard W. Hall.
Martling once had a financial dispute with legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Rodney claimed Jackie owed him a thousand dollars from a loan made back in the 1970s, but Jackie countered that Rodney was paid back in "jokes" and the debt was settled. Jackie was ridiculed for this by Howard and the rest of the staff.
Martling played in numerous bands until the late 1970s, when he took up stand-up comedy. He gave Bob Levy the nickname "Reverend". Levy's act was so dirty that Jackie thought that the title "Reverend" would be funny in an ironic way.
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| Preceded by none |
The Howard Stern Show the Jackie chair 1986-2001 |
Succeeded by Artie Lange |
| The Howard Stern Show | |
|---|---|
| Cast | Howard Stern • Robin Quivers • Artie Lange • Fred Norris • Gary Dell'Abate • Benjy Bronk • Richard Christy • Sal the Stockbroker • J. D. Harmeyer • Scott Salem • Jon Hein • Will Murray • Jason Kaplan • George Takei • Ronnie Mund • Ralph Cirella |
| Former Cast | Billy West • Jackie Martling • Stuttering John • K. C. Armstrong • Tom Chiusano • A. J. Benza |
| The Wack Pack | Beetlejuice • Eric the Midget • Miss Howard Stern • High Pitch Eric • Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf • Riley Martin • Siobhan Meow • Jeff the Drunk • More... |
| Howard Channels | Bubba the Love Sponge Show • Scott Ferrall • The Wrap-Up Show • Howard 100 News • Superfan Roundtable • More... |
| See Also | Show Celebrity Guests • Show Games and Bits • Sirius Satellite Radio • Sirius Canada |
Categories: Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from February 2007 | All articles needing copy edit | Articles lacking sources from February 2007 | All articles lacking sources | 1948 births | American comedians | American television actors | Living people | Michigan State University alumni | People from Long Island
