Jackie the Jokeman (aka Jackie Martling) performs every Wednesday at 9PM at the Iridium Jazz Club at Broadway and 51st St. He opens with a funny dirty song then plays guitar with a really good trio. And that sets the tone for the evening; there are a succession of very old, mostly bad, jokes, a great impression of Rodney Dangerfield, and some funny stories.
Jackie is the joke man. The strength of the evening is the music, which really cooks; we were jumpin' in our seats. Then the show becomes free form with jokes from the audience, and it segues into a surreal, crazy night. You'll laugh; you'll be offended; you'll laugh. It's all lots of fun, and it's rare to be entertained by a solid, old-time comedian who knows how to punch his punchlines and how to capture and thoroughly entertain an audience. I'm going back. Maybe I'll tell a joke. See you there?
