A longtime fixture of radio's Howard Stern Show, comedian Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling was born and raised on Long Island, NY, earning a degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University in 1971. He initially pursued a career in rock & roll with his college band the Pillowcayse, and after relocating to Denver, CO, in 1973, he... [+] Read More

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Cornball pop parodist Red Peters debuted in 1995 with I Laughed, I Cried, I Fudged My Undies. Ol' Blue Balls Is Back followed five years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Raunchy stand-up Robert Schimmel began his career while visiting his sister in Los Angeles; without his knowledge she submitted his name for a local comedy club's open-mike night, and after getting over the shock of being called onstage he improvised a routine which so impressed the club's owner that he invited Schimmel to perform there anytime... [+] Read More

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Best known for his infamous celebrity interviews for radio's The Howard Stern Show, "Stuttering John" Melendez was born October 4, 1965 in Massapequa, New York. He became an intern on Stern's program in 1989, and soon the host pushed Melendez into the spotlight, exploiting his speech problem while forcing this "hero of the stupid" to confront... [+] Read More

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Johnny B. and Kamal are caustic phone-pranksters whose debut effort was the best-selling comedy album of 1993. Their second album, Jerky Boys 2, was released in 1994. The Jerky Boys Movie arrived in theaters the following year; it received poor reviews and low ticket sales. Nevertheless, the duo kept cranking out material, breaking the string of... [+] Read More

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The foremost song parodist of the MTV era, "Weird Al" Yankovic carried the torch of musical humor more proudly and more successfully than any performer since Allan Sherman. In the world of novelty records -- a genre noted for its extensive back catalog of flashes-in-the-pan and one-hit wonders -- Yankovic was king, scoring smash after smash over... [+] Read More

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