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Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling is Now Making Kids Laugh ... Former Howard Stern Head Writer Releases 2 New CDs -- JokeMaster Jr. and GrossMaster Jr. -- for Kids Ages 12-16; for the First Time, Jackie's Available on iTunes, Including his Vast Back Catalog of Oglio Comedy CDs
Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling is now making kids laugh.
Former Howard Stern head writer shows his jokes are funny for kids of all ages.
With two new CD's for kids JokeMaster Jr. and GrossMaster Jr. for kids ages 12-16.
And for the first time, all of Jackie's jokes will be available on iTunes, including his vast back catalog of Oglio CDs.
Los Angeles, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire) November 8, 2006 -- When you've already proven you can wow a comedy club full of adults from New York, to Vegas to LA with a unique sense of humor and comedic timing, what do you do for an encore? Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling is making children of all ages laugh with his two new comedy releases for Kids, JokeMaster Jr. and GrossMaster Jr. on the Oglio Comedy label.
Jackie notes, "I know ... I've always known ... that kids love jokes. I did, everyone did. And kids still do, because kids will always be kids. I did some research and found there are no kids' joke CDs. And kids, though they love to tell jokes, like their parents, rarely have any to tell. I made a kids' talking joke machine, with my voice sped up for "the chipmunk effect," and I think the kids will go nuts for it. A CD with the jokes was a logical next step. Books, DVDs, and a cartoon show are planned for the future."
The two individually released discs each contain 99 tracks full of kid friendly jokes. Known primarily for his "blue" humor, Jackie has the kids laughing at home, school and in the minivan with his side-splitting kid-friendly fare.
He adds, "I know and love jokes of all kinds. Many of the jokes on these two CDs are the classic jokes we all eventually learned as kids. But the jokes on these CDs are the end product of an exhaustive search that includes all of them and then some."
Jackie recently launched the successful JokeMaster Jr. series of handheld joke machines, selling 150,000 to mainstream retailers across the country. And for the first time, all of Jackie's jokes will be available on iTunes, including the vast back catalog of Oglio CDs.
Oglio Comedy's President and CEO Carl Caprioglio said, "I have been working with Jackie for over 10 years now and I am constantly amazed at his talent and his unique sense of direction. These titles are our 6th and 7th collaboration between Jackie and Oglio Comedy but they feel as fresh as the first day we started working together."
Carl adds, "Oglio Records is celebrating its 13th birthday this year -- an eternity for an independent label. Oglio's fondness for the unusual has resulted in the release of 7 Jackie Martling records and comedy projects from George Lopez, Dan Castellaneta, Red Peters and a planned January release from Andy Dick."
Jackie concludes, "Coming up with these jokes was a different experience for me. I collected a bunch of jokes that would be good for kids. I remembered what jokes and silliness I could, asked around, went on the web, bought books of kids' jokes and searched far and wide. Knowing what will most likely work and what won't is where my expertise comes in ... what can I sell to the listener, be it an adult or a child. I've been at this over fifty years, but, in many cases, it's still only my best guess. Remember, the first rule of Show Business is that nobody knows anything. If they did, every movie would be a hit."
What are your favorite three jokes on the two-disc set?
Knock, knock...
Who's there?
Little old lady...
Little old lady who?
I didn't know you could yodel.
What should you say when you meet a ghost?
"How do you boo?"
Why does Harry have such a nice nose?
It's hand picked.
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