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Marcus Combs Comedian Bio

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Marcus has always loved to clown around;

especially in school. His father named him the “Class Clown.” Marcus was also a

great athlete even though class wasn’t always high on his priority list. He played

football, baseball, wrestled, and ran track. After high school he received a football

scholarship at the University of Langston in Oklahoma to pursue his football career

and majored in physical therapy.

Marcus got his first standup comedy opportunity in college. The hit HBO “Def

Comedy Jam” performed a show at his school as a homecoming event. Adel

Givens was the host, with DJ Kid Capri and others. Adel took the stage and ask,

“ Is there anyone here who thinks they are funny and wants to be on Def Comedy

Jam now is the time to come forward.” His heart jumped and all the football

players told him, “go head, get up there.” Marcus was only seventeen years old

and even though he was scared at the time, he was no rookie to the stage. Marcus

was a break dancer since he was 5 years old and performed at huge events like the

“Swatch Watch Fresh Fest,” in Chicago. So he walked on the stage, nervous and

laughing, because it was the first time he had ever had a drink in his life. He

improved a five minute set, where he talked about the players on the team. The

audience loved it and Adel told him, “If you don’t graduate you damn sure could

be a comedian.”

Marcus returned home from school for Christmas break to celebrate the holiday

with his family. Shortly after tragedy happens. While riding with one of his

friend’s in the backseat of a car, a car involved in a high speed police chase

crashed right where Marcus was sitting; it’s a good thing he was not wearing a seat

belt or else he would have died. He was hospitalized for three months, he lost his

football scholarship. He laid there wondering what he was going to do with his life.

Then he heard a radio commercial promoting an open mic at All Jokes Aside, a

comedy club in Chicago at the time. After he healed from his accident, he went to

the comedy club and that’s when his comedy career began.