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King of kings; Bernie Mac rules the roost.('The Bernie Mac Show')
In one of the offstage scenes in "The Original Kings of Comedy," the 2000 concert film directed by Spike Lee that showcases four black standup performers, Bernie Mac is hanging around a basketball court with his fellow-comedians when he says to the camera, as if he had a bone to pick with it, "Do I have a television show? No. . . . 'Cause you scared of me. Scared I'm gonna say something." Then he pulls back from his mockaggressive stance. "White folks, I don't mean it. I'm just playin', " he says plaintively. "If you give me a chance, I'll take WB, I'll take UPN, I'll take USA. Give me a chance to show you." He was acknowledging a couple of realities: that the four major ...
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...to struggle. Fox sparks controversy by moving "Bernie Mac" up one hour to compete against ABC's "My Wife...the-title show, following D.L. Hughley, Steve Harvey and Bernie Mac. He'll play a variety of flamboyant characters...
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...for comedy actor for "Bernie Mac," and the show's...paid their money to see Bernie Mac.... He gave them their money's worth," Steve Harvey, one of his co-stars...Moesha." Then came "Bernie Mac." When the show launched...
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...acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show." Though his comedy...paid their money to see Bernie Mac ... he gave them their money's worth," Steve Harvey, one of his co-stars...television series "The Bernie Mac Show," about a child...
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...DVD only, NR. Stars Bernie Mac. It was a joke, but...of it seemed to define Bernie Mac's rise to the top...up comedy film, with Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer...disc DVD set of "The Bernie Mac Show," which debuted...
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...zombies. Looking up. Bernie Mac, Fox's latest pluck...for black performers. Bernie Mac, still staring at that...joining D.L. Hughley, Steve Harvey and Jamie Foxx) from...to mid-30s) about Bernie Mac, they'd probably respond...