Martling, a resident of Bayville, was often used as the punching bag of the group whether Stern and his co-host Robin Quivers were busting his chops about his drinking, his relationship with his wife or taunted him with a puppet that evoked him. However, Martling, 69, was the one behind the scenes writing material that provided the ammo. On Tuesday, Oct. I sent him a set of my stand-up records in He called me up and I spent a day with him in February of When he got fired and went to K-Rock, I had been passing him notes.
‘Howard Stern Show’ writer Jackie ‘The Joke Man’ Martling talks about his new book
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Word had circulated that Stern forbade anyone associated with him to cooperate with Martling while the latter was writing it. And then they [publish] some quotes from the book [and] surmise things that just weren't true. And if you're reading the article, you don't realize that some things are from the book and some things aren't. So, there's stuff I never said. I never accused him of that, and I never heard that he did that. It's just that [some people] want to start trouble.
Jackie Martling: The Joke Man… I Talk with Howard Stern’s Former Lead Writer
So I avoided it. Until I broke out into hives and finally forced myself on stage. I think it started when I interviewed Gary Gulman, one of the greatest comedians ever. It was over two years ago.
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