New Jersey's Bad Boy of Comedy
/By: Michael D. Boll
Recently, I had the honor and pleasure of meeting"New Jersey's Bad Boy of Comedy" Mike Marino. Mike is a Jersey-born comic who has performed all over the world and headlined at some the biggest stages, clubs and theaters in the country. This talented comedian has been on the stage with some of the biggest names in the business. Mike has appeared in over 200 national television commercials, received many endorsements and a Best Actor Clio Award Nomination. He has acted in many prime-time soaps and television shows including As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Becker, Nikki, Frasier and Party of Five. His film credits include Crooks, Pizza with Bullets, Hangin’ in Hedo and Steven King’s LuckyQuarter and Criticsized.
Adding to his great success in film, theater, commercials and soaps, Mike Marino began touring the world performing and selling out at countless clubs, theatres and casinos. His stand-up material ranges from cutting edge observations of everyday life to his Italian family roots, which recently spun into a TV pilot called Re-Constructing Jersey. His comedic style has landed him guest appearances on The Tonight Show as a regular sketch player, The Martin Short Show, Canada’s Comedy TV, The Boomer Show, Wild Pitch and Hand Held Comedy Radio. A clip of Mike’s appearance on Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed earned him over 7 million views (and counting). This led to his current web series Marino 2016 – an original comedy based on Mike’s road to the White House and wise guy attempt to become the first Italian-American president of the United States.
A few months ago, the Untied Brewing Company hosted a comedy show for our team in New Providence. Both Assemblyman Jon Bramnick and Mike Marino performed at the show and it sold out immediately. After the show, I was able to meet Marino and he explained to me how he always supported our uniformed heroes and wanted to really get involved with the team. A few days later, I met with Michael in his Mom's Basement, (where he hosts his nationwide podcast show), and we began working on ideas to help the charity. Michael has always supported our uniformed heroes; he was a member of the USO comedy team and entertained the troops in places like Bosnia and Afghanistan. After his comedy tour, Michael was awarded the prestigious Bob Hope award. This award is only presented to performers who go beyond the call of duty. Michael has spent a lot of his time in Los Angeles. He has hosted and performed countless times for our brothers and sisters in blue. After the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, Michael felt he was obligated to do something for the first responders’ families affected by that horrendous and devastating day. He joined up with both the Los Angeles Sheriffs and Police Department where they do a comedy show every year that raises money for the 9-11 fallen families.
Our team is very lucky to have Michael on board and we can’t wait to bring joy to these extremely difficult times.
If you are interested and would like to follow Michael Marino, please check out his website mikemarino.net and podcast – “Live from My Mom’s Basement.”
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Latest Videos:
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If you are interested in joining the team please contact Michael Boll at mdbollio@optonline.net . Also, check out our accomplishments on our website NJVN.org.
