Bernie Mac

Making a Difference: The World of Giving -- Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Sarcoidosis, Mount SIani Hospital, Bernie Mac, Tia Leoni, Volunteering, Charity, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, American Thoracic Society, Nonprofit, Albany Medical Center, The Cleveland Clinic, Bill Russell, Mtv, Impact News

Did you know, April is National Sarcoidosis Month? You might ask what or who is sarcoidosis and how do you pronounce it?

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15 Most Hilarious Author Quotes

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: George Carlin, Bernie Mac, Hunter S. Thompson, Humor Books, Slidepollajax, Authors-Twitter, Fran Lebowitz, Mark Twain, David Sedaris, Books News

While editing my new book, The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to the Onion, I made a discovery: "If Mark Twain had had Twitter, he would have been amazing at it. But he probably wouldn't have gotten around to writing Huckleberry Finn."

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Anthony Anderson Talks: Diabetes Initiative, Bernie Mac Tribute, 'Scary Movie 5' & More

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Video, Anthony Anderson, Eddie Murphy, Bernie Mac, Martin Lawrence, David Duchovny, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Anthony Anderson Diabetes, Scary Movie 5, The Golf Channel, Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered, Bv Pop Culture Entertainment, Anthony Anderson and Diabetes, Golf in America, Black Voices News

Overcoming the challenges that come with diabetes is a common adversity in the African-American community. According to the American Diabetes Associat...

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Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Kate Winslet, Famous Birthdays, Bernie Mac, Celebrity Birthdays, Nicky Hilton, October 5th, Guy Pearce, October 5, Bernie Mac Death, Home News

In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, and ...

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WATCH: The Club That Launched Some Of Your Favorite Black Comedians

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Video, Chicago Comedy Club, Bernie Mac, Roger Ebert, Phunny Business, Jamie Foxx, Standup Comedy, Dave Chappelle, Phunny Business a Black Comedy, Bv-Video, Phunny Business Movie, Chicago Comedy, Comedy News

Before they were household names, where did Jamie Foxx, Bernie Mac & Dave Chappelle call home when they were in Chicago? A now non-existent club calle...

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An Inside Look At Popular Black Comedians

Posted 10.03.2011

Being funny comes as a natural gift for man – but only the really talented (and really daring) ones have answered the call to make the masses laugh ...

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Memorable Moments from the NAACP Image Awards

Vic Bulluck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Patti Labelle, Image Award, Cedric the Entertainer, Jamie Foxx, NAACP Image Awards, Bill Cosby, Hollywood, Barack Obama, Tyler Perry, Image Awards, Oprah Winfrey, Aaliyah, Jackson State University, Halle Berry, Bernie Mac, Julian Bond, Black Entertainment, Slidepollajax, Alicia Keys, Ray Charles, NAACP Image Award, Naacp, Quincy Jones, Entertainment News

The NAACP Image Awards is the nation's premier multi-cultural awards show celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color.

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Pneumonia's Final Verse

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carson Kressley, World Pneumonia Day, GAVI Alliance, Bruce Cockburn, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bernie Mac, Hugh Laurie, Pneumonia, Orin Levine, Patrick Swayze, James Brown, Madonna, Bono, World News

A quick Google News search this morning using the term "pneumonia" brought up a bunch of stories. Most of them were about Canadian folk singer Bruce C...

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Bernie Mac's Wife SUES Chicago Doctor

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wrongful Death Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac Lawsuit, Rhonda McCullough, Bernie Mac's Wife Sues, Rene M. Earles, Bernie Mac Pneumonia, Bernie Mac's Widow Sues, Chicago News

The wife of late comedian Bernie Mac filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against Mac's longtime Chicago doctor. The Chicago Sun-Times reports t...

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Jon Stewart's Funniest Guests: The Best Comic Moments From The "Daily Show" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: D.L. Hughley, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, Daily Show, Steve Carell, Tracey Ullman, Louis C.K., Joy Behar, Andy Richter, Eddie Izzard, Stephen Colbert, Norm McDonald, George Carlin, Bernie Mac, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Andy Samberg, Craig Ferguson, Denis Leary, Laura Kightlinger, Colin Quinn, Richard Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey, Brett Butler, David Cross, Comedy News

Andy Samberg, Joy Behar, Eddie Izzard, Denis Leary, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Craig Ferguson, Norm McDonald, Mike Myers, Laura Kightlinger, Dave Chapp...

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MSNBC Confuses Bernie Mac And Bernie Madoff (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernard Madoff, Msnbc, Video, News Bloopers, Bernie Mac, Bernie Madoff, Funny Videos, Bernie Mac Bernie Madoff, Bernie Mac Cnbc, Bernie Mac News Bernie Madoff, Madoff Video, Bernie Mac vs Bernie Madoff, Bernie Mack Madoff, Msnbc Bernie Mac, Msnbc Confuses Bernie Madoff With Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac Madoff, Comedy News

As it was announced today that prosecutors will be seeking $170 Billion from Bernie Madoff, who is expected to plead guilty to 11 criminal counts ...

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Dead Folks

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obituaries, Harold Pinter, Celebrity Deaths, Heath Ledger, Bettie Page, Bernie Mac, William F Buckely Jr, Year in Review, Entertainment News

It's time to say goodbye to my many fellow celebrities who have foolishly neglected to survive this past year.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stuart Bowden, Ted Stevens, Jesse Jackson Jr, Ron Paul, Guantanamo, Al Franken, Best Government Dollar Spent, 50 State Strategy, Mccain, Primary Schedule, Awards, China, Worst Political Theater, Drill Baby Drill, Sarah Palin, Most Overreported Story, Andrew Cuomo, First Cat, Howard Dean, Socks the Cat, 2008, Bailout, Sofa, Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Worst Political Scandal, John Edwards, Status of Forces, Sorry to See You Go, Health Care, Aids, Global Warming, Gravel, Election 2008 Coverage, Alaska, Bobby Jindal, Thomas Tamm, Reconstruction, Joe the Plumber, Tony Snow, Bernanke, Democrat, Letterman, Socks Clinton, Most Underrated, Democrats, Barack Obama, Best Idea, Predictions, George Carlin, 15 Minutes of Fame, Honorable Mention, Michigan, Hybrid, Wiretapping, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Executive Experience, Maliki, Caribou Barbie, Best Spin, Stuart Bowen, Destined for Political Oblivion, Kucinich, Jesse Helms, Private Jet, Beijing, Truth Commission, Going Green, Iraq, Most Overrated, Isaac Hayes, Spitzer, Caroline Kennedy, Bush, Wright, Blagojevich, Paulson, Bo Diddley, Mclaughlin, Unemployment, Inauguration, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Snl, Florida, Socks, Primary, Africa, Whistleblower, Best Political Theater, Most Underreported Story, Boldest Political Tactic, Castro, David Plouffe, Jeremiah Wright, Olympics, Harvey Korman, Beau Biden, Bernie Mac, Free Speech Zone, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Oil, Most Honest Person, Socialism, Michael Crichton, Arthur C. Clarke, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Worst Idea, David Letterman, Tamm, Wurzelbacher, Politics News

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.

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Thinking About the Mac Man

Mary Battiata | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Bernie Mac Show, Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac Obama Joke, Entertainment News

A week and a half after Bernie Mac's death, days after the world has moved on to the Olympics and South Ossetia, I'm still coming to grips with his loss.

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Thousands Pay Respects To Bernie Mac

AP | DANIEL J. YOVICH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac Memorial Service, Entertainment News

CHICAGO (AP) _ As Cedric the Entertainer scanned the crowd of more than 6,000 gathered on Chicago's South Side to remember Bernie Mac on Saturday, he ...

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Thousands Mourn Bernie Mac In Chicago Memorial Service

AP | DANIEL J. YOVICH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernie Mac Memorial Service, Bernie Mac Died, Bernie Mac Memorial, Bernie Mac Dead, Bernie Mac, Chicago News

CHICAGO — As Cedric the Entertainer scanned the crowd of more than 6,000 gathered on Chicago's South Side to remember Bernie Mac on Saturday, he...

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Bernie Mac's Teacher Remembers His Student

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernie Mac Memorial Service, House of Hope, Bernie Mac Chicago, Bernie Mac Chicago Service, Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac House of Hope, Bernie Mac High School, Bernie Mac's Teacher, David McGrath Bernie Mac, Chicago News

David McGrath, Bernie Mac's freshman English teacher at Vocational High School, remembered the "tall, skinny kid" then known as Bernard Jeffrey McCull...

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Bernie Mac Dies At 50

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac Dies, Bernie Mac Died, Bernie Mac Pneumonia, Bernie Mac Death, Entertainment News

Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday ...

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Bernie Mac Hospitalized With Pneumonia

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernie Mac, Pneumonia, Bernie Mac Pneumonia, Entertainment News

CHICAGO — Bernie Mac is in a Chicago hospital with pneumonia. His publicist, Danica Smith, says in a statement that the 50-year-old comedian is...

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Fed Regulators Explore New Territory

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama, Freddie Mac, Indymac, Bernie Mac, Economy, Politics News

IndyMac Bank's assets were seized by federal regulators on Friday after the mortgage lender succumbed to the pressure of tighter credit, tumbling home prices and rising foreclosures

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Bernie Mac Makes Off-Color Joke At Obama Event

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac Obama Event, Bernie Mac Joke, Bernie Mac Off-Color Joke, Bernie Mac Obama Joke, Entertainment News

CHICAGO (AP) _ Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democrati...

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A Joke About Menopause at a Barack Fundraiser? That'll Go Over Big With The Hillraisers

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Misogony, Hillary Clinton, Hillraisers, Bernie Mac, Pandora's Box, Menopause, Politics News

Bernie Mac called Obama "a man's man." When women hear that phrase they usually don't jump up and down with joy and approval. Obama seemed to rebuke the comedian, but not really.

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