Apr 1, 2026
Please welcome one of the funniest guys in comedy today, Mike
Marino, who hails
from New Jersey, next to the town where I was born. Mike manages to
turn
circumstances from everyday life as a proud Italian-American into
something we can
all relate to - funny, relatable, ridiculous.
He went on a campaign to "Make America Italian Again" which
attracted a cult
following. He hosts the popular podcast, "Live From My Mother's
Basement," which is
literally recorded in the basement of the home where he grew up. In
fact, with the
recent death of his parents, he bought the house, and starts each
morning taking us
on a LIVE walk around the neighborhood, sharing his thoughts of the
day. And these
days, there's a lot to share.
While performing on a cruise ship last year, he became ill.
Doctors found a tumor in
his brain which they removed. Now he's on another campaign - to get
healthy with the
help of his beautiful fiancée, Heather. He's currently also working
on a new TV special
with the working title, "Mike Marino: Back 2 School," and he's back
performing LIVE
this week, so check his social for deets.
Mike has performed at the Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Carnegie
Hall, and he's
entertained veterans for which he earned the USO Bob Hope Comedy
Award. He's
also a successful actor, having appeared on Frazier and so many
other shows and
commercials. He's got a lot to share, not only about comedy, but
about loss, family,
being Italian, and his recent health scare that literally knocked
him off his feet.
Please find my full conversation with #MikeMarino on all video
and audio platforms of
#DeborahKobyltLIVE, #LittleItalyPodcast, and
#LittleItalyOfLAPodcast. I'm your host,
#DeborahZaraKobylt, and it's my pleasure to welcome you here.
And congrats, Mike, for being inducted into the N.J. Comedy Hall of Fame.
@mikemarinolive #comedy #mikemarino #standup