I’m in a very privileged space right now to do so, so I
might as well.”
WHY COMEDY?
While many find issues of race and sexuality dif-
ficult to speak on, Mac uses comedy to get past this
hurdle. Comedy is the icebreaker that allows those
tougher discussions to open up. He credits his theater
background for his ability to easily slide between the
ridiculous and the serious.
“I’ve been doing musical theater since I was six years
old. And one thing you learn doing theater is icebreak-
ing. You always do some type of form of icebreaking.
Before you get into a serious topic or a serious mono-
logue, you always wanna ice-break with all your actors.
So I find that comedic side of it, like the icebreaker of
the conversation, gets people comfortable to have that
conversation with me or to listen to me talking about
a serious conversation. The entire thing doesn’t have
to be so serious.” Mac emphasizes,
“It’s a real conversation, not a seri-
ous conversation.”
Mac could easily come across as
didactic when talking about some
of the topics on MacDoesIt, but he
avoids this thanks to his comedic
approach, engaging personality
and fast-paced delivery. He keeps
viewers engaged.
“For me, it’s comedy,” Mac says,
“And comedy, I feel like, is also the
most easily digestible form. I de-
cided if you can find a way to push
a message through comedy, you
can be more powerful than a news
broadcaster, basically, you know?”
“I’m a very goofy person,” he
continues. “I always talk aboutMACDOESIT
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