Bernie Mac

...about 45 days before the ceremony, West said, adding that some of the 17 categories honor local icons, including the late comic Bernie Mac and rap radio host Pink House. But unlike Redmond's awards, The TRUTH Awards pit local, emerging...

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...of the situation. Hindsight is not only 20/20, it's quite funny! In the words of comedy greats and legends Richard Pryor and Bernie Mac, "Pain is comedy." KAZ!: How does funny stuff come to you? MILES: My life! I have had a pretty...

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...over Spike Lee. It was the opposite. Remember one of the early Nike spots to feature LeBron was a classic with the late-great Bernie Mac - This is how LeBron came into the League - as a facilitator, a distributor. More Magic than...

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...right now. A: It's been great to see growth in a lot of the comics I came up with like Steve Harvey, Bill Bellamy and (the late) Bernie Mac. When you first start out, you're energetic and there's a certain amount of naivete. You're all over...

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...of a hot stand-up comedian. But the combination of the brilliant Larry Wilmore, who created and produced the show, and the presence of Bernie Mac, a fierce, no bullshit comic, turned it into something wonderful. Mac was a rough but loving...

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...favorite-not just in the Black community-but with a wide range of appeal. At least we get to watch re-runs. The Bernie Mac Show Bernie Mac is missed but at least we can catch reruns of his show and reminisce. The Bernie Mac Show was...

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...fool some of the people some of the time. Some of these come from the likes of Seth Green, Matt Dillon, Ann-Margret and the late Bernie Mac, rounding off an unusually qualified cast. The problem is that the gags are usually constructed so...

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Another November come and gone! It's always weirdly satisfying, posting 30 days in a row. This has been the most enjoyable year for me so far, which is a surprise, what with all the dread I felt leading up to it. Huh. There's a lesson in there...

Several critics note that the film had originally been set for release last April but was postponed due to the death of Bernie Mac, who has a small role in it. "I can think of another way that they might have respected his memory,"...

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...decided to try to make other people laugh when there wasn't a lot of things to laugh about." Mac's mother died of cancer when he was 16. In his book, Mac said she was a support for him and told him he would surprise everyone when he grew up.

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