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...and lava lamps. Harvey, one of "The Original Kings of Comedy" stars (along with entertainers such as the late Bernie Mac) preached about the need for layaway in black communities hit particularly hard by the recession. "We hope enough...

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...Jam, where he earned a reputation as an intimidatingly no-nonsense funny man. After a few bit parts in movies through the '90s, Mac's big break came in 2000 with Spike Lee's "The Original Kings of Comedy," which documented a stand-up tour...

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...Lee-directed The Original Kings of Comedy. The film documented a show featuring Mac, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric the Entertainer, veteran comics who had long toured as the "Kings of Comedy." The movie enjoyed an unexpectedly strong...

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...before performances." But Bernie was heavy-handed. He had real strong hands, and they were cupped all like this," Harvey said, demonstrating Mac's hands while the audience howled in laughter. Harvey said Mac had an amazing career. "Bernie...

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...into superstardom. The film, based on the 1999 tour featuring Hughley, Bernie Mac, Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer, garnered close to $40 million at the box office and became one of the highest selling DVDs in 2001. Web page addresses...

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...Original Kings of Comedy The Original Kings of Comedy is a 2000 stand-up comedy film, directed by Spike Lee, and featuring the comedy routines of Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. Filmed in front of an...

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...players. A deal in 2000 promoting the national Kings of Comedy tour, headlined by African American funnymen Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac, led to a focus on urban entertainment and eventually hip-hop music. Rome got...

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...wrong as a way to describe O's use of the phrase. Calling someone out is something an older man does, and you can imagine Bernie Mac or Steve Harvey doing it much more readily than Snoop. So yes, Joan is pretty thoroughly off base, but...

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...audience. "The majority of his core fan base will remember that when they paid their money to see Bernie Mac ... he gave them their money's worth," Steve Harvey, one of his co-stars in "Original Kings," said Saturday. Mac went on to...

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