I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there.

Club described Martin's unique style and its impact on audiences:

On his comedy albums Martin's stand-up is self-referential and sometimes self-mocking. S.

In 2004 Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics. Since the 1980s having branched away from stand-up comedy Martin has become a successful actor as well as an author playwright pianist and banjo player eventually earning Emmy Grammy and American Comedy awards among other honors.