Jackie Martling
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Jackie Martling (born February 14, 1944 in Mineola, New York on Long Island) is an American comedian and comic writer whose greatest fame came from being a part of The Howard Stern Show, where he was known as Jackie "The Joke Man". He has also released several CDs of his own material.
Martling's resigned from the Stern Show in March 2001. He departed over a financial disagreement with the radio station for which he and Howard Stern worked WXRK. Martling himself admitted that the amount of money under dispute was extremely small; despite this, he left the show, refusing to sign a deal.
Martling has spoken publicly of his unabashed fondness for smoking marijuana and drinking Heineken. As of December 2005, Martling stated he has not had a drink in five years, but confessed to smoking marijuana from time to time.
Rumor held that Martling's departure was meant to force the station to cave into his demands, and that Stern would force them to agree (Stern did not intervene). Ultimately, a deadline passed and Martling did not return, so the station stopped negotiating and the show began to look for a replacement. Martling's chair on the show was later filled by former MADtv cast member Artie Lange. Lange did not take over Martling's writing job, however. Benjy Bronk took over as head writer.
On December 15, 2005, Martling made his first appearance on the Howard Stern Show since leaving in 2001. He has since returned to the show to roast Gary DelAbatte.
Jackie Martling has an engineering degree from Michigan State University and currently resides in New York State in any one of his three houses.
It was announced on September 25, 2006, on The Howard Stern Show, 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 that Martling's new show on Howard 101 will be called Jackie's Joke Hunt and it premiered on October 3, 2006 at 7pm ET. The show is on every Tuesday at 7pm ET on Sirius Howard 101.
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| Preceded by: none |
The Howard Stern Show the Jackie chair 1986-2001 |
Succeeded by: Artie Lange |
| align=center bgcolor=#000033|The Howard Stern Show | |
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| Cast | Howard Stern • Robin Quivers • Artie Lange • Fred Norris • Gary Dell'Abate • Benjy Bronk • Richard Christy • Sal the Stockbroker • J. D. Harmeyer • Scott Salem • Will Murray • George Takei |
| 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 • Ronnie Mund |
