Marcus Miles, raised in Richmond, Ca,
has an alter ego Poke who comes alive and takes over the minute his foot hits
the stage. Poke is a charismatic character
with a slick tongue who speaks on different real life issues that can be
related to by many. Whether it’s the
experience he had to endure with his divorce or a strange shopping trip, Poke
brings to life the story and puts his unique and very funny spin to it. Poke does not just tell stories; he brings it
to life with his imagination and a style that can only be described as rapid
fire comedy!
Having had an intense upbringing,
Marcus used comedy to escape from his reality.
Being more shy and reserved as a teenager, he quickly learned to use his
wit and humor in order to charm the ladies.
As he became increasingly more comfortable using comedy as a form of
expression and communication, he decided to take it up a notch by entering the
stand-up comedy realm. He began entering
different open mic nights and getting the laughs he so craved. Marcus truly believes that through laughter
you can relieve stress and add years to your life. Every time he steps onto the stage, he does
it with the mission to captivate his audience so they may lose themselves and
be able to enjoy life through laughter.
Marcus works for the University of
California San Francisco Cancer Medical Center and strives to bring joy to the
patients who are going through life and death matters. He believes that if he can make one patient
laugh and smile during trying times then he has accomplished what he was set on
this Earth to do. He takes that same
exuberant zest for life and parlays it into his comedic set with open and
candor conversations. Fearless, like his
idol Richard Pryor, Poke is a no holds bar comedian who will touch on any
subject without a hint of hesitation.
He is able to display an array of electrifying
comic skills to capture and hold the audience’s attention. Being fully comfortable and confident in who
he is, Poke becomes a larger than life character who gets to the punch line
quickly and in a dramatic manner. Having
set his mind to be one of the best to touch the stage, he will go to all
lengths to get the laughs and applause, no matter the type of audience he encounters. Whether his comedic career leads him to
perform on Saturday Night Live and in huge arenas or it leads him to perform in
front of a small audience in a dive bar; Poke considers it to be a blessing to
be able to do what he loves best, which is to bring laughter to his audience!
Written By Ani Galestanian
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