About

Marcely Jean-Pierre is a Philly-based comedian, improviser, writer, and performer from Willingboro, New Jersey.

He is host and producer of the 'Outta Pocket Comedy Show' in South Philadelphia and was a host of 'Runnin' Late Comedy Show' in Brooklyn and Philly where he shared the stage with acts like Nore Davis, TuRae, Marie Faustin, Leclerc Andre and many more. Marcely has performed at Punchline Philly and Helium Comedy Club and he's been featured on WHYY, PBS Kids, Toronto Sketchfest, and Funny or Die.

He was a head writer and performer for sketch and improv troupe 'NYTEShift' and regularly performs improv in the greater Philly area. In addition to writing, co-producing, and directing sketch comedy shows, Marcely has also coached and directed both independent and house improv teams at the Philly Improv Theater and Crossroads Comedy Theater, where he also served as an improv instructor. 

Marcely was also a lead instructor at Improv Utopia East in 2022, where he taught an improv comedy workshop titled "Environment as Character." He also has a recurring role on PBS/WHYY kid’s show ‘The Infinite Art Hunt’ where he plays the fun Uncle Mars.

Among his many comedic inspirations are Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Key and Peele, Steve Carell, In Living Color, SNL, Martin Lawrence, and kids as well... Marcely also sometimes rhymes things unintentionally and has a background in writing and performing spoken word poetry. He's also social worker by day and occasionally sleeps at night.