Emcee or MCĮmcee is of course just the phonetic spelling of the already shortened MC. The cases I’ve noticed have all been from the UK, so I don’t know if this is just a local thing or not. This has been sometimes used in written Run Sheets and in emails. But just to add some further confusion, I noticed in the past few years, the use of the abbreviation MOC for Master of Ceremonies.
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I just had a quick flick around the other professional MC’s working here in Australia and this seems to be the case. In the Corporate world I still think MC is the most used title. Most of the time they would be called the MC rather than the more formal Master of Ceremony. They are the glue that holds the whole night together. He or she warms up the crowd, sets the tone of the night, does their own segments and introduces the supporting and feature acts. In the world of Stand Up Comedy, which I worked for many years, the MC is an integral part of the show line up. It would be less often used by the person taking on the MC role at a comedy club. The phrase Master of Ceremonies always implies a level of formality, so it’s often the choice of Wedding Professionals and others who want to get that impression across. In fact the term is still used in that context and there is an Official of the Papal Court with that name and role. There are records showing the term being used in the 5 th Century Catholic Church for the person in charge of the various ceremonies. Master of Ceremony or Master of CeremoniesĪctually the phrase Master of Ceremonies goes back a very long way. Let’s have a look at some of these in closer detail. Or do you imagine a Hip Hop Artist, playing with words and sounds, rhymes and rhythms as they work the crowd into a frenzy?
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Perhaps you imagine a boisterous Ring announcer, winding up the crowd before a title fight in boxing or MMA? The slick corporate MC, tying different threads together to reinforce the themes of a conference, conducting onstage interviews, facilitating panel discussions and providing warm ups and ice breakers? Or perhaps a witty Comedy Club professional, skilfully turning a crowd of strangers into an audience, introducing the different feature acts, providing linking material and possibly crowd control? Perhaps a smart wedding MC, introducing the VIP guests at the reception, setting the tone and controlling the flow and important activities of the evening?
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So what springs to mind when you think MC or Emcee?ĭo you see an image of Joel Grey as the MC in the ground-breaking Broadway hit musical Cabaret, a role he later reprised in the movie with Liza Minnelli? We will get to some of the different usages soon. But that’s interesting too, as MC is just a contraction of Master of Ceremony and Emcee is just the phonetic spelling of MC. The shorter, tighter “MC” works here, as well as fitting better on a business card and in printed promotional material.īut in the last few years I’ve been more often using the word Emcee instead of MC. I always preferred and mostly used the term MC because mainly I work in the corporate world, Conferences and Conventions being the mainstay of my work. See what I did there? I seamlessly moved from MC to Master of Ceremony. I’ve been an MC for over 25 years and have over 40 years’ professional experience onstage, first with Stand Up Comedy, then touring a Magic Show, then Professional Speaking which led me into the world of the Professional Master of Ceremony. Let me give you some background first and then try an explain some of the subtle differences in meaning and the inferences between Emcee and MC. While there are some subtle differences, the words are pretty much interchangeable, but there are a few exceptions and inferences that should be noted.īecause some of these terms do imply something specific, it’s worth considering which one you use. Should I use Emcee or MC? What is the difference between Emcee and MC? For that matter what is the difference between a Master of Ceremony and a Master of Ceremonies? Or a Compere, Host, Announcer or Anchor?
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