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John Martin
John Martin’s outstanding talent is comedy both as a performer and a writer. He has the unique ability to tailor his material perfectly to suit the wide range of work that today’s business demands. Companies requiring the ultimate professional have called upon John’s services to entertain at their dinners where his expertise enables him to weave requested company information into his performances and where, being a writer of topical comedy, he is always fresh and up-to-date with his material. This originality coupled with his encyclopaedic knowledge of jokes makes John a true master of comedy! This was confirmed by a journalist who described him as a ‘human joke factory’ when John smashed the World Record for continuous joke telling which lasted an amazing 101 hours 39 minutes – an incredible feat! John has an extraordinary gift of ad-lib and whether it is a corporate or cabaret performance he enjoys utilising this talent to the full, often receiving standing ovations for his razor-sharp wit. His ability to do this, with rapier-like speed, has earned John the title ‘The World’s First Interactive Comedian’. John is also very much in demand by people with knowledge and power; having performed for the Institute of Directors and at The Houses of Parliament. He has also performed for the Labour Party and at the Conservative Party Conference Dinner. So impressed were the latter organisers that they immediately booked John’s services for the following year. When organising major events it is imperative that the Comedian / Compere / Host not only ‘delivers the goods’, but does so without offending his audience and it is here that John Martin’s ability is par excellence, be it: After-Dinner Speaking; Corporate Hospitality; Sporting Functions; Company Events; Product Launches or Hosting Award Ceremonies. John was born and bred in Liverpool. The son of a magician / ventriloquist who once worked with the Beatles, John grew up loving tales of show business and collecting jokes. At the age of 20 he became Britain’s first-ever Government sponsored comedian. He was awarded £40 per week under the Enterprise Allowance Scheme which led to another award – ‘Comedian of the Year chosen by the readers of The Liverpool Echo Newspaper. Sport figures highly in John’s life. For a couple of seasons he was the regular host at Liverpool FC for the club sponsors Carlsberg, and from time to time can still be seen hosting penalty “shoot-out” competitions on the pitch at half time, gaining roars of laughter from 45,000 people! John is proud to have been made the Patron of Colwyn Bay Football Club and has taken his role so seriously that he is also now a club director. John is also a brilliant writer of topical comedy and has used this skill to write for top comedians and major television shows such as: An Audience With Ken Dodd, How Tickled I Am (Ken Dodd), An Audience With Jimmy Tarbuck, Tarbuck Late, Bob Monkhouse Show, Royal Variety Shows and even The National Lottery Show. |
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