Today, whenever a comic comes across as dark, intense, somewhat introspective, and political, they’re oftentimes accused of trying to be someone else who has paved the way before them in this industry. Add to that the overwhelming number of mundane acts some comedians have set on autopilot with the aforementioned attributes, and you can see how easy it is to be lumped into the “wannabe” category and get lost in the muck.
However, there are still comedians today who go beyond the edge and stand out above the rest; Who open up not only themselves, but their ideas to the audience like a verbal bloodletting and pour it out like children poking at an ant pile. Mack Lindsay is this comic.
Throughout Mack Lindsay’s ten years in this sometimes unforgiving industry, he has honed his craft and taken to the stage in what can only be characterized as a sadistic passion play, teetering on the idea of making an audience laugh while feeling threatened at the same time. His acerbic wit and ominous presence built on a decade of performing has only made him stronger. Nothing about him is manufactured or cookie-cutter… although he may be the first to say otherwise.
Mack Lindsay has a genuine hunger to question not only everything around him, but also bravely questions himself in sometimes the most honest and brutal of ways. This no-holds-barred approach to Lindsay’s standup explains why for many years he toured under the moniker “Stand Up Is Dead”, in an effort to destroy the banal commercial aspects that he saw in the art form he loves most.
Lindsay was picked up by Sacred Cow Productions, where he helped produce (and had a cameo in), Showtime’s documentary: “American Drug War: The Last White Hope”.
While there are multiple underground stories about Mack Lindsay that circulate to this day: drug use, melt downs, and not to mention the numerous threats of violence from gun-toting rednecks… Lindsay has moved on to become as pure of a performer as he can be. So, if you value a smart comedian with great stage presence that can take command of an audience, who has original, thought provoking, and most importantly, funny material, you want to see Mack Lindsay’s standup act.
[Mack Lindsay is currently a paid regular at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles and was chosen as the first comedian to headline the stand up portion of the “Van’s Warped Tour 13”]
