Over the past ten years Omri Marcus was involved in the development and writing of almost every satire and humor show on Israeli TV. His biggest success was a show called Eretz Nehederet (What a Wonderful Country) where he worked as a writer in charge of current affairs. The show enjoyed regular ratings of over 30% and won 4 Israeli Academy Awards for Best Writing and Best TV Program. A survey conducted before recent elections revealed that the show was the most significant factor in the decision-making processes of young voters (18-34) and a major factor among the general population regarding which party they elected.

Two years ago Marcus was hired by Israel's leading TV network, Channel 2, to serve as a director in the programming and development department. Marcus was in charge of developing some new shows among them were a feminine version of The Daily Show, an original comedy panel show, an original late-night comedy show, a hidden camera show and a sketch show. The rights to Buzz Off, an original reality series that Marcus created, were optioned by a distribution company and it will be presented in the upcoming MIPCOM market.

Marcus also serves as consultant to several leading Israeli production companies, where he is in charge of locating formats and analyzing trends in the global TV market in his field of expertise - comedy from around the world.

In April 2009 the Entertainment Master Class (EMC), the Format Academy for Entertainment Television, awarded Omri Marcus its prestigious scholarship. The scholarship is given to those the organization believes will have a significant contribution in designing the TV of the future. Marcus was the only winner this year, following a competition held during the MIPTV Content Market in Cannes, France

Marcus started his career as a writer in 1999, in a weekly satirical column that was published in Maariv, Israel's second-largest daily newspaper. At present, Marcus is a senior writer in Israel's leading comedy panel show and writes regularly for the Huffington Post about Israeli political and social issues. In his spare time Marcus volunteers in ONE VOICE, a peace organization that conducts cultural events with Arabs and Jews. He is also in charge of PR for Eye from Zion – a philanthropic organization that performs free medical surgeries in third world countries.

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