Mary Mack (comedian) explained

Mary Mack
Birth Place:Minnesota
Medium:Stand-up comedy
Nationality:American
Active:1996–present
Spouse:Tim Harmston

Mikelle Budge, known professionally as Mary Mack (born July 25, 1975),[1] is an American comedian, musician, and writer. Mack currently stars as Jessica Wearsprada "Jesse" Opposites in the animated sitcom Solar Opposites, which debuted May 8, 2020 on Hulu/Disney+.[2] [3] [4] She has released seven albums of her stand-up.[5]

Early life

Mack was born in Minnesota to parents from Duluth and raised near Webster, Wisconsin.[6] [7] [8]

She has a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and an MFA in conducting from Middle Tennessee State University.[9] She taught music at the elementary and middle school levels in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Nashville, Tennessee,[10] and led a polka band in Nashville before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to pursue a career in comedy.

Career

Mack describes herself as a "folk humorist," using storytelling and her strong northern-Wisconsin accent as part of her comedy,[11] [12] playing off of the Fargo stereotype of Midwesterners in a way that Mack has described as blending Gilda Radner and Garrison Keillor. 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."[13] A classically trained musician with two degrees, she often plays mandolin as part of her act.[14] She has performed at SF Sketchfest, the Vancouver Comedy Fest, the Andy Kaufman Awards, and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.[15] [16]

TV and radio appearances

Before Solar Opposites, in which she voices Jessica Wearsprada "Jesse" Opposites, Mack voiced the character Dylan Beekler in the first season of Golan the Insatiable[17] making a guest appearance as a drunken Zeeble in Aqua Teen Hunger Force,[18] and voicing Renée in a recurring role in Kiff. Mack's other TV appearances include Last Comic Standing in 2014, Conan,[19] Comedy Central's Live at Gotham,[20] and Last Call with Carson Daly.

Mack has been featured on WTF with Marc Maron, The Bob & Tom Show, XM's National Lampoon Comedy Radio, Wits, and Minnesota Polka Spotlight.[20] [21]

Discography

Mack has released seven 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".[22] Richard Lanoie of the Serious Comedy Site called the album "an absolute hoot" and "absolutely fearless".[23]

Video games

Personal life

Mack is married to fellow comedian Tim Harmston; they frequently tour together.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Episode 34: Mary Mack and Scott Krinsky . . 2011-04-19 . 2020-05-07.
  2. News: McLevy . Alex . 2020-04-29 . May's TV premieres travel to Hollywood, Central Park, and the afterlife: Solar Opposites (Hulu) . The A.V. Club . 2020-05-02.
  3. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Alien Animated Comedy From 'Rick and Morty' Duo & 20th TV Gets Hulu Series Order . . August 28, 2018 . August 28, 2018.
  4. Web site: Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'The Great', 'Ramy' And 'Solar Opposites' – TCA. Deadline Hollywood. Patrick. Hipes. January 17, 2020. January 17, 2020.
  5. Web site: Albums . . Mary Mack Comedy: Official Site . 2020-05-07.
  6. News: Carlson Gustafson . Amy . 2014-05-19 . Five Twin Cities comedians on revived 'Last Comic Standing' . Pioneer Press . St. Paul . 2020-04-28 .
  7. News: Mehta . Raghav . 2015-12-22 . 12 questions with Mary Mack . City Pages . Minneapolis . 2020-04-28 .
  8. News: 2008-08-11 . Mack brings her north woods comedy home to the Northland . . 2020-05-03.
  9. News: Priesmeyer . Molly . 2005-08-24 . Rambler: Itinerant storyteller, standup, musician, and actor Mary Mack stumbles into comedy and staves off insanity . . Minneapolis . 2020-05-03. https://archive.today/20130119132302/http://www.citypages.com/2005-08-24/arts/rambler . 2013-01-19.
  10. Episode 273: Tattletail Videos With Mary Mack . Lady To Lady . 2018-04-11 . 2020-05-07 .
  11. News: Roberts . Chris . 2010-09-29 . Mary Mack's riffs on the Midwest resonate nationally . Minnesota Public Radio . St. Paul, Minnesota . 2020-05-02.
  12. News: Pharris . Kelda J.L. . 2019-02-10 . Midwest comfort fuels comedian Mary Mack . Aberdeen News . . 2020-05-02.
  13. Web site: Volume 39/Number 158 . Chris Spector . 2016-04-07 . Midwest Record . 2020-05-07.
  14. News: Horgen . Tom . 2011-12-20 . Mary Mack: Laugh now (cry later) . . Minneapolis-St.Paul . 2020-05-03.
  15. Maron, Marc (March 18, 2012). Episode 263 - Mary Mack. WTF with Marc Maron
  16. Web site: Did You Know? . . Burnett County, Wisconsin Government Center . 2020-05-03.
  17. News: Bolles . Dan . 2017-10-25 . Comedian Mary Mack Talks Music, Writing and Touring With Her Husband . . . 2020-04-28 .
  18. Web site: Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Storage Zeebles . IMDb . 25 March 2020.
  19. News: Justin . Neal . 2016-09-15 . Minneapolis comic Mary Mack cracks up Conan . . Minneapolis-St.Paul . 2020-05-03.
  20. News: 2009-12-17 . Expect musical merriment from Mary Mack . . Duluth, Minnesota . 2020-05-02.
  21. Mary Mack . 2020-05-06 . Minnesota Original . David . Roth . PBS . Twin Cities PBS . 2015-01-01 . 5 . 2 .
  22. Web site: Mary Mack's Fantastic "Pig Woman" Out Now . Kroeger . Jake . 2015-10-10 . The Comedy Bureau . 2020-05-07.
  23. Web site: Mary Mack – Pig Woman . Richard Lanoie . 2018-04-09 . The Serious Comedy Site . 2020-05-07.
  24. News: Thomas . Rob . 2015-07-14 . Wisconsin husband-and-wife comedians are married to comedy (and each other) . Capital Times . . 2020-04-28 .

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