Mescal also noted that he took great pride in being Irish, saying, “The Irish people have been through a lot, you know, centuries of British occupation, the greater famine, mass emigration, that U2 album that automatically got downloaded to [iTunes].”

As a way to introduce himself to the audience, Mescal (a self-proclaimed "proud Irishman") jokingly cleared up “ugly stereotypes" about his culture. “A lot of people ask if we