Mary Mack (comedian)

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Mary Mack
BornJuly 25, 1975 (1975-07-25) (age 48)
Minnesota
Medium Stand-up comedy
NationalityAmerican
Years active1996–present
Spouse Tim 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)
Kiff (2023–present)
Website www.marymackcomedy.com

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] [6] [7]

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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 , in which she voices Jessica Wearsprada "Jesse" Opposites, Mack voiced the character Dylan Beekler in the first season of Golan the Insatiable [18] making a guest appearance as a drunken Zeeble in Aqua Teen Hunger Force , [19] and voicing Renée in a recurring role in Kiff . 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 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". [23] Richard Lanoie of the Serious Comedy Site called the album "an absolute hoot" and "absolutely fearless". [24]

Video games

Personal life

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Episode 34: Mary Mack and Scott Krinsky". The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian (Podcast). April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ McLevy, Alex (April 29, 2020). "May's TV premieres travel to Hollywood, Central Park, and the afterlife: Solar Opposites (Hulu)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  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. 1 2 Mary Mack at AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  6. 1 2 3 Mehta, Raghav (December 22, 2015). "12 questions with Mary Mack". City Pages. Minneapolis. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Albums". Mary Mack Comedy: Official Site. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Carlson Gustafson, Amy (May 19, 2014). "Five Twin Cities comedians on revived 'Last Comic Standing'". Pioneer Press. St. Paul. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mack brings her north woods comedy home to the Northland". Duluth News Tribune . August 11, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Episode 273: Tattletail Videos With Mary Mack". Lady To Lady (Podcast). April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Horgen, Tom (December 20, 2011). "Mary Mack: Laugh now (cry later)". Star Tribune . Minneapolis-St.Paul. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ Roberts, Chris (September 29, 2010). "Mary Mack's riffs on the Midwest resonate nationally". Minnesota Public Radio. St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. 1 2 Pharris, Kelda J.L. (February 10, 2019). "Midwest comfort fuels comedian Mary Mack". Aberdeen News. Aberdeen, South Dakota . Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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  16. ↑ Maron, Marc (March 18, 2012). Episode 263 - Mary Mack. WTF with Marc Maron
  17. ↑ "Did You Know?". Burnett County, Wisconsin Government Center. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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  19. ↑ "Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Storage Zeebles". IMDb. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  20. ↑ Justin, Neal (September 15, 2016). "Minneapolis comic Mary Mack cracks up Conan". Star Tribune . Minneapolis-St.Paul. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Expect musical merriment from Mary Mack". Duluth News Tribune . Duluth, Minnesota. December 17, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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