The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) is pleased to announce longtime fixture of radio's Howard Stern Show, and Long Island Native, comedian JACKIE "THE JOKE MAN" MARTLING on Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 PM. Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 PM Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E. Main St., Patchogue, NY 11772 Tickets: $18-$38; available the box office, at www.patchoguetheatre.com, or by phone, 631-207-1313.
Comedian Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling was born and raised on Long Island, NY. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University in 1971, and initially pursued a career in rock & roll with his college band "The Pillowcayse."
Martling was always famed among his friends, and everyone he ever encountered, for his seemingly inexhaustible supply of dirty jokes, and upon returning to Long Island in 1973, he and a pal he'd met in kindergarten formed a duo, "The Off Hour Rockers," that played original music, told jokes, and did comic routines. For a hoot, Jackie tested his jokes on open-mike night at New York City's Catch a Rising Star. After the duo disbanded in 1978, Jackie began telling even more jokes in his solo musical act. After meeting a few local comedians, he soon started producing comedy shows in small clubs all over Long Island and in New Jersey. Jackie was thus one of the initiators of the comedy boom in the early 80's. In 1979, he released his self-produced debut LP, What Did You Expect? on Off Hour Rockers Records.Videos