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Jack
Mayberry began doing comedy on the road at a very early age. Unfortunately
the road was the one in front of his house in rural west Texas and traffic was
moving very fast. Then one day Jack’s family moved… and then they moved
again… and again and again for a total of twenty some odd moves! Jack
doesn’t really remember but he says they still have mail trying to find them!
So while he doesn’t figure he got much in the way of a formal education always
being the new kid did help Jack develop an act.
At
age eighteen Jack left West Texas and joined the United States Marine Corps.
There he reported seeing very little comedy action. However after receiving
his Honorable Discharge in Beaufort, South Carolina, Jack landed a job at a
local radio station as an on air personality. This provided him with the
perfect platform for broadcasting
his once held back asides
into his old military base to those who had appreciated them so little before.
But alas, all good things must come to an end and eventually Jack returned to
West Texas.
Having discovered broadcasting as an attractive alternative to the family profession
of cotton farming, Jack applied for and got a job at a radio station in his
hometown of Lubbock, Texas. ("Top O' the World Ma!") Then after
only six months Jack was offered the prestigious morning drive position in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. ("Top O' the World with Crawfish, Ma!") Within
two years Jack was a drive-time air personality in one of the top ten markets
of the nation. Jack remained there for the next eight years receiving awards
for on air performance, voice-over work and commercial production.
Then
he discovered stand-up comedy.
The Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas was jumping in 1984. Crowds were
lined up around the block to get in. And on the marquee, "Tonight:
Jack Mayberry." Jack had found his calling! Where had professional
stand-up comedy been all his life? Why wasn't this represented in high
school on Career Day? "Stand-up comedy" is what Jack Mayberry had been
meant to do ever since he could... well, "stand-up!" Soon Jack signed
off on his radio career and began traveling around the country headlining at
colleges, comedy clubs and corporate events. Within five years he had
moved to Hollywood and was appearing regularly on The Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson and then Jay Leno.
Since then Jack has appeared on numerous television programs such as, A &
E’s "Evening at the Improv," NBC’s "Hot Country Nights and has made over
twenty-five appearances on the Tonight Show. When Jay Leno began hosting
The Tonight Show he asked Jack to appear in a comedy sketch his first week on
the air. He asked Jack to portray presidential candidate Ross Perot!
Whereas some might not, Jack took this as a challenge and accepted. After
the show, Jack went home, watched the videotape and thought, "Yikes! I
look exactly like Ross Perot! Now what?!"
Well, many more "Tonight Show" sketches, that's for sure. Eighteen so
far! And in addition Jack has "performed" (Or as Jack says, "Channeled")
Perot for folks from: Pepsico, Texaco, Exxon and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.
And at numerous trade shows and events representing communications giants like:
Micom and Nortel. And in addition to his "dead on" caricature of Ross,
his crowds are also treated to his clean and funny stand-up comedy.
Jack Mayberry is doing what he likes doing, "stand-up comedy." And for
good measure he’s keeping Ross Perot available. And that’s gotta be a
good deal!
Jack lives in southern California and is also currently working on several writing
projects including his upcoming one man show.
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