Cory Mack
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Comedian, emcee, writer, producer
Years active1989–present

Cory Mack is a Canadian comedian, emcee, writer and producer based in Calgary, Alberta.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cory Mack – Wordfest". Calgary: Wordfest. 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hobson, Louis B. (12 October 2017). "Comedy fest lines up raft of Canadian talent". Calgary Herald. Calgary: Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Cory Mack : Artist List for Archives". Calgary: Calgary Folkfest. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Writing – Cory Mack". Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ Hunt, Stephen (10 October 2013). "Dirty Laundry: This is what happens when you mix TV law with soap-opera camp". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta: Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Cory Mack". Corporate Entertainers. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Calgarians want website to be comedy destination". The Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ^ Bell, Mike (25 September 2016). "YYComedy Festival celebrates fifth year in style with 'stacked' lineup". Calgary Herald. Calgary: Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Cheap Date: Ringside laughs at the YYComedy Festival". Calgary Herald. Calgary: Postmedia Network Inc. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. ^ Komarnicki, Jamie (24 April 2012). "Liberal Kent Hehr holds off conservative challengers in Calgary-Buffalo". Calgary Herald. Calgary: Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Unofficial Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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