Cory Mack | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, emcee, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Cory Mack is a Canadian comedian, emcee, writer and producer based in Calgary, Alberta.
Mack is originally from Dodsland, Saskatchewan, where she grew up as a farmer's daughter. [1] She moved to Calgary in the early 1980s [1] and began performing stand-up comedy in 1989. [2]
She had a Comedy Now! television special, has performed at Just for Laughs and other comedy festivals, and was featured on CBC Radio's Madly Off in All Directions , The Go Show!, and The Debaters . [1] [3]
From 2003 to 2006, Mack directed Dirty Laundry, [4] Calgary's long-running improvised soap opera. [5]
In 2005, Mack was nominated for the Canadian Comedy Awards (CCAs) for best female stand-up and for her taped performance Yuk Yuk's Calgary Stampede . [6] In 2011, Mack was recognized with the first Roger Abbott Award for her contributions to the development of the CCAs. [1] [7]
In 2010, Mack produced and starred in her one-person play The Goose Queen of Kindersley. [8] With Donovan Deschner, Mack founded comediapedia.ca in 2010 as a database to promote Canadian comedy performers. [8] [9]
Calgary had been designated Canada's Cultural Capital for 2012, which provided grants allowing Mack to found the annual YYComedy Festival [2] with Harry Doupe [10] [11] and James Sutherland. The inaugural seven-day festival gathered 170 artists performing 43 shows in 17 local venues. [8]
Mack ran as an Alberta Party candidate for the downtown Calgary-Buffalo riding in the 2012 Alberta general election. She lost to the incumbent, [12] having received 2% of the vote. [13]