I woke up this morning happy and looking forward to watching the Olympics for the next two and a half weeks only to find out that actor and comedian Bernie Mac died at age 50. I remember the first time that I saw Bernie Mac on a Def Comedy Jam special and it was genius. The most memorable line and the foundation of the set was "You don’t understand, I ain’t scared of you motherfuckers!" By the third "You don’t understand" the audience was going crazy expecting the rest of the phrase. It was almost a comic Pavlovian response. He was crude, filthy, but his comedic timing and the cadence of his speech was unparalleled. And most importantly, he was really, really funny. A quick search on YouTube yielded the video of the Def Comedy performance (see below). Bernie Mac you will be missed! |
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