Mary Mack (comedian)

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]

For other uses, see Mary Mack (disambiguation).
Mary Mack
BornJuly 25, 1975 (1975-07-25) (age 45)
Minnesota
MediumStand-up comedy
NationalityAmerican
SpouseTim Harmston
Websitewww.marymackcomedy.com

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]

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. Mary Mack at AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  6. Mehta, Raghav (2015-12-22). "12 questions with Mary Mack". City Pages. Minneapolis. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. "Albums". Mary Mack Comedy: Official Site. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  8. 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. 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. 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. 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. "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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