Mary Mack (comedian)

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Mary Mack
Birth nameMikelle Louise Budge
BornJuly 25, 1975 (1975-07-25) (age 46)
Minnesota
MediumStand-up comedy
NationalityAmerican
Years active2005–present
SpouseTim Harmston
Notable works and rolesComedy Central's Live at Gotham (2008)
Dry Bar Comedy
Golan the Insatiable (2013–2014)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2013)
Last Comic Standing (2014)
Conan (2016–2018)
Last Call with Carson Daly (2017)
Solar Opposites (2020–present)
Websitewww.marymackcomedy.com

Mary Mack (born July 25, 1975)[1] is an American comedian, musician, and writer. Mack currently stars as Jesse in the Justin Roiland-produced animated sitcom Solar Opposites, which debuted May 8, 2020 on Hulu.[2][3][4] She has released five albums of her stand-up.[5][6][7]

Early life[]

Mack was born in Minnesota to parents from Duluth and raised near Webster, Wisconsin.[8][6][9]

She has a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and an MFA in conducting from Middle Tennessee State University.[10] She taught music at the elementary and middle school levels in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Nashville, Tennessee,[11] and led a polka band in Nashville before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to pursue a career in comedy.[12][10]

Career[]

Mack describes herself as a "folk humorist," using storytelling and her strong northern-Wisconsin accent as part of her comedy,[13][14] playing off of the Fargo stereotype of Midwesterners in a way that Mack has described as blending Gilda Radner and Garrison Keillor.[10] Chris Spector of Midwest Record notes that the seeming innocence of Mack's "little-girl voice and demeanor ... gives Mack an edge. Mack's zingers hit harder since she lulls you into this place where you just don't expect it."[15] A classically trained musician with two degrees, she often plays mandolin as part of her act.[12] She has performed at SF Sketchfest, the Vancouver Comedy Fest, the Andy Kaufman Awards, and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.[16][17]

TV and radio appearances[]

Before Solar Opposites, Mack voiced the character Dylan Beekler in the first season of Golan the Insatiable[18] and made a guest appearance as a drunken Zeeble in Aqua Teen Hunger Force.[19] Mack's other TV appearances include Last Comic Standing in 2014,[8] Conan,[20] Comedy Central's Live at Gotham,[21] and Last Call with Carson Daly.[14]

Mack has been featured on WTF with Marc Maron, The Bob & Tom Show, XM's National Lampoon Comedy Radio, Wits, and Minnesota Polka Spotlight.[21][8][22]

Discography[]

Mack has released five albums of her stand-up. Jake Kroeger of The Comedy Bureau called her 2015 album Pig Woman "especially mischievous and fun" with a "down-to-earth, Midwestern zeitgeist."[23] Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site called the album "an absolute hoot" and "absolutely fearless."[24]

  • Either You Wake Up Or You Don't (2007)
  • Pinch Finger Girl: A Tragedomedy (2009)
  • "Happy Father's Day" (digital single, 2009)
  • Pig Woman (Stand Up! Records, 2015)
  • Mrs. Taco Man (2019)
  • Comedy Bootleg 2020 (2020)[5][6][7]

Video Games[]

Doobie Dooper- Trover saves the universe.

Personal life[]

Mack is married to fellow comedian Tim Harmston; they frequently tour together.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Episode 34: Mary Mack and Scott Krinsky". The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian (Podcast). 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ McLevy, Alex (2020-04-29). "May's TV premieres travel to Hollywood, Central Park, and the afterlife: Solar Opposites (Hulu)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2018). "Alien Animated Comedy From 'Rick and Morty' Duo & 20th TV Gets Hulu Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'The Great', 'Ramy' And 'Solar Opposites' – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mary Mack at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  6. ^ a b c Mehta, Raghav (2015-12-22). "12 questions with Mary Mack". City Pages. Minneapolis. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. ^ a b "Albums". Mary Mack Comedy: Official Site. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  8. ^ a b c Carlson Gustafson, Amy (2014-05-19). "Five Twin Cities comedians on revived 'Last Comic Standing'". Pioneer Press. St. Paul. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  9. ^ "Mack brings her north woods comedy home to the Northland". Duluth News Tribune. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  10. ^ a b c Priesmeyer, Molly (2005-08-24). "Rambler: Itinerant storyteller, standup, musician, and actor Mary Mack stumbles into comedy and staves off insanity". City Pages. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. ^ "Episode 273: Tattletail Videos With Mary Mack". Lady To Lady (Podcast). 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  12. ^ a b Horgen, Tom (2011-12-20). "Mary Mack: Laugh now (cry later)". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St.Paul. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  13. ^ Roberts, Chris (2010-09-29). "Mary Mack's riffs on the Midwest resonate nationally". Minnesota Public Radio. St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  14. ^ a b Pharris, Kelda J.L. (2019-02-10). "Midwest comfort fuels comedian Mary Mack". Aberdeen News. Aberdeen, South Dakota. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  15. ^ Chris Spector (2016-04-07). "Volume 39/Number 158". Midwest Record. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  16. ^ Maron, Marc (March 18, 2012). Episode 263 - Mary Mack. WTF with Marc Maron
  17. ^ "Did You Know?". Burnett County, Wisconsin Government Center. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  18. ^ Bolles, Dan (2017-10-25). "Comedian Mary Mack Talks Music, Writing and Touring With Her Husband". Seven Days. Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  19. ^ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Storage Zeebles". IMDb. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  20. ^ Justin, Neal (2016-09-15). "Minneapolis comic Mary Mack cracks up Conan". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St.Paul. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  21. ^ a b "Expect musical merriment from Mary Mack". Duluth News Tribune. Duluth, Minnesota. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  22. ^ Roth, David (2015-01-01). "Mary Mack". Minnesota Original. Season 5. Episode 2. PBS. Twin Cities PBS. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  23. ^ Kroeger, Jake (2015-10-10). "Mary Mack's Fantastic "Pig Woman" Out Now". The Comedy Bureau. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  24. ^ Richard Lanoie (2018-04-09). "Mary Mack – Pig Woman". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  25. ^ Thomas, Rob (2015-07-14). "Wisconsin husband-and-wife comedians are married to comedy (and each other)". Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

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