![]() Macdonald's first performances in comedy were at stand-up clubs in Ottawa, regularly appearing on amateur nights at Yuk Yuk's in 1985. He had an older brother, Neil Macdonald, who is a journalist with CBC News (and is married to Joyce Napier, a journalist with CTV News) and a younger brother named Leslie. FREE BARTENDER FOR MAC MANUALMacdonald was later also briefly enrolled in Algonquin College's programs for journalism and broadcasting-television, working a variety of manual labor jobs in between periods of school and before starting in comedy. He studied mathematics at Carleton University in Ottawa before dropping out. In Ottawa, Macdonald attended Gloucester High School, where he graduated two years early. He attended Quebec High School before his family moved to Ottawa, Ontario. Macdonald's father died in 1990 of heart disease. They worked at CFB Valcartier, a military base north of Quebec City. His parents, Ferne (née Mains) and Percy Lloyd Macdonald (1916–1990), were both teachers. Macdonald was born in Quebec City, Quebec. ![]()
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