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  1. Kaiser says:

    Good lord this is sad. He’s younger than my mom…

    Thoughts and prayers to the family.

  2. daisy424 says:

    Condolences to his family during this unbearable time.

  3. Anni says:

    oh my word. that´s terribly sad. i am lost for words. my thoughts go out to his family and friends…

    godspeed bernie.

  4. RAN says:

    One of my favorite comedians — so sad.

  5. geronimo says:

    Absolutely shocked, I took the last post on him to indicate that he wasn’t even critical anymore and was recovering well. So unexpected. This is just awful. Very sad news.

  6. antony says:

    Damn. He was one of the good guys. His show was funny as hell, yet really sweet. I remember seeing him live, and i don’t think i’ve ever laugh so hard when he did the “milk n cookies” bit. Hilarious!!! I’ll miss him.

  7. lena says:

    very sad, rest in peace mr. mac, he always had me cracking up

  8. Tanille says:

    oh wow, thats really sad, i was quite shocked seeing that post when i logged on. His poor family, my heart goes out to them

  9. princess says:

    rest in peace

  10. texasmom says:

    Oh, man, and he was such a stand-up guy. The premise of his TV show was based on his own experience taking in his sister’s kids. What a sad loss.

  11. Anna says:

    May he rest in peace.

  12. yosafbridge says:

    I’m shocked and am not quite sure how to deal with this. He was so young (50 is young- younger than my Mother) and so talented. Thanks for making me laugh Bernie. You will be missed!

  13. Kevin says:

    Man Bernie, so sad to hear. I too thought you were on the upswing. Say hello to George Carlin for me. “So-long America.”

  14. xiaoecho says:

    He was so so young to die of pneumonia

  15. LINDA says:

    LOVE AND PRAYERS TO BERNIES FAMILY. I LOVED HIS SENSE OF HUMOR. SAD,SAD DAY.

  16. Leandra says:

    Oh no! I didn’t think he would die from pneumonia at age 50….He was such a nice guy. This goes to show we need better antiobiotics as there is a strain of pneumonia where the strongest drugs won’t work anymore. Maybe that’s the kind Bernie had.

  17. MISSY says:

    RIP Mr. Mac, Thanks for the laughs you gave us.

  18. Mr.Stinkyfishface says:

    Thats so terribly sad. RIP Bernie we all loved you <3

  19. Thais says:

    😥 RIP DUDE

  20. Alexis says:

    He will be greatly missed.

  21. KattyBitch says:

    Scary- I just spent two weeks in the hospital with pneumonia that collapsed one of my lungs. I almost didn’t make it myself. Makes you realize how quickly life can take a wrong turn.

  22. Gracie says:

    Prayers up for Mr. Mac and his family.

  23. A.J. says:

    So terribly sad and shocking; I thought just a few days ago they said he was going to be okay… truly a great loss. Rest In Peace, Bernie!

  24. aury says:

    i’m in shock. RIP, & my thoughts go out to his family. 🙁

  25. Fluckneesha says:

    Rest in peace. I always enjoyed your comedy and loved your show.

  26. I choose me says:

    My husband told me about this this morning and it took awhile to sink in. I never watched his show but I was a fan of his stand-up comedy routine. He seemed to be a good soul and I am sure his family and friends feel his loss keenly.

    Bonus dulcis vir, you will be missed.

  27. WTF?!?! says:

    Very sad. he seemed like a gentle man, and a class act.

    RIP, BM!!!

  28. Carena says:

    How ironic that Bernie passed on the day of the Bud Billiken parade. The parade is a tribute to those that help the Chicago youth and is held on the South Side. Bernie is a South Sider that helped Chicago youth. I’m glad they could dedicate this year’s parade to his memory. He will be missed.

  29. ::CriticXtreme:: says:

    Thanks Bernie Mac for making us laugh. You came along when people of color were getting no respect nor roles on TV. I also thank you for exposing this whack generation to music (on your TV show), that had hipness, style, awareness and most importantly, talent. If only for a moment, many would question me then Google to find out who the artists where. I thank you for that. It’s a sad day but I’m LMAO remembering the funny things you shared with us! 😥 R.I.P Bernie Mac!

  30. feather says:

    RIP

  31. ThatBKChick says:

    RIP Bernie….I am sure that Redd Foxx, Richard Pyor and Robin Harris are there to meet you….I am sure you all will have the big guy up there laughing hard as hell…LMAO! :mrgreen: 😳

  32. Mairead says:

    🙁 I actually do feel a bit upset now.

    My thoughts and condolences with his family and friends. 50 is still young and vibrant – it must be a shock to his wife and daughter.
    Was it vdantev who called it in the last thread? one of those times you really do wish somebody was wrong.

  33. lunachick says:

    Rest in peace Bernie.

    Be at peace knowing you devoted your life to helping those close to you, and entertaining millions.

    The world lost a good man today.

  34. All Adither says:

    I was never a big fan, but I’m really sad for his family. And that he missed out on so much life. Sucks!

  35. JoGirl says:

    RIP Bernie. He crammed a lot of life into those 50 years, but still this was way, way too early. He missed the whole third act.

  36. Snowblood says:

    What a horrible shock, NO!! This news shocks me into tears. I gasped & started crying, I can’t believe this! I had the great pleasure of meeting and spending time talking to Bernie mac, several times, when I did some acting/stand-in work for his show a couple years ago, and you guys would be blown away how sweet how on the real, how awesome he is, he always remembered me when I’d come back for more work on his show. One time we sat together during a lull in shooting and had a long conversation together about the importance of Truth in art. He was one of those rare individuals who emanates a beautiful, intense glow from within, warmth and intelligence and a powerfully genuine charisma. Oh, this is horribl;e horrible. 😥 😥 This is my birthday today! And Bernie Mac’s deathday, this is too sad for words for me. How could HE die?? He’s so strong and healthy! WTF???

  37. mollination says:

    So sad and unexpected. What a tremendous talent and loving man. My thoughts go out to his wife and daughter…try to know that he is in a safe place, and probably cracking up with George Carlin at this very moment. You will be united with him again some day.

  38. vdantev says:

    Wow, that was sudden. I had a bad feeling when they said pneumonia. It’s never just pneumonia. He had apparently been sick for a long time beforehand with a recurrent inflammatory lung condition. Good night, funny man. 😥

  39. Andrea says:

    I am truly sad. Chicago got a little darker today. It rained early today here in Chicago’s South Side. It is funny because the sun was shining and raindrops were falling pretty hard but then it stopped, and the sun was shining brightly. I guess Bernie Mac is already making them laugh up there! Rest In Peace Bernie Mac! And condolences go to the family! 😥

  40. Jenna says:

    Heaven just got a whole lot funnier.

    RIP

  41. Sandy says:

    A total shock.The last news I’d heard was that he was responding well to treatment. My heart goes out to his loved ones at a time when words seem insufficient. May you rest in peace.

  42. HS says:

    I’m totally sad. He was a funny, funny man.
    RIP Bernie.

  43. Lola says:

    I am in shock. I absolutely loved him. Even though I knew he was in hospital. I tookit for granted that he would make it. I am actually gutted and speechless. RIP.

  44. Kris says:

    I always favored him a little more than most people because he was a Chicagoan, just like me. Today is a sad day. :[

  45. enchantress says:

    What a sad and untimely death – only 50 years old. Loved his comic style, will miss him.

  46. daisy424 says:

    Andrea & Kris, if you don’t mind me asking, what part of Chicago are you from?

  47. K says:

    You will be missed! Thanks for the laughs!

  48. Victoria says:

    Bernie Mac your’e the Best… GOD SPEED.. Our sympathy and prayers to your beautiful family… You will never be forgotten.. Rest In Peace….. This is so sad.. I’m so sadden over this.. Hard to believe…

  49. Kris says:

    Daisy, I am from the North side, I guess. I was born in Evanston, and have lived in Chicago three different times in my childhood. I wasn’t from the South, like Bernie, but my best friend was. Right now I am in California though.

  50. Andrea says:

    Daisy,
    Are you planning to stalk me? Because if you are, my bedroom window is to the far right! LOL! J/k.. i need some humor..
    I am in the south suburbs..suburbs meaning, Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn, and Bridgeview.

  51. daisy424 says:

    Nice area Kris. California is beautiful, you’re lucky, great weather. 😉
    I’m from the south side, but spent my teenage years in Hinsdale.

  52. Susan de Freitas says:

    so sorry to see this news. Mr. Mac had moral compass and raw sense of humor. Rest with the angels and watch over the rest of us if you please…and thank you for entertaining us with that which brought us laughter and insight.

  53. my prayers are with his entire family.he is one of the great ones…..i’ll miss his wit and humor.god bless. kyle boisvert

  54. Amy says:

    I just read that he has been married to his wife for 31 years! Can you imagine being with someone for a majority of your life and then suddenly being alone?

    That poor woman. I can’t imagine the grief she and the rest of his family must be going through. He seemed like a big sweetie. 🙁

  55. Snowblood says:

    It’s so awful, Amy, he was the most sincerely and truly beautiful man you can imagine – a family man to the heart of him, as his longtime friend and fellow King of Comedy Steve Harvey was saying today in a brief CNN telephone interview. Bernie Mac was (I hate saying “was,” it still doesn’t sound at all right) a gentleman and an inconquerable soul, a brilliantly beautiful man who should have f**king lived longer. This is bullsHHt that he had to die. Alarming and infuriating. In 21st Century America, how can people die in hospitals with Pneumonia of all things?? I mean, this is unbearably unfair.

    I will never forget this wonderful person, and I feel extremely fortunate to have had the time with him that I’ve had. I always thought I’d see him again, talk to him again, I just took it for granted that I would. Now what? Gone. I hate death. F**k death.

  56. Anni says:

    “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” – norman cousins

    let´s honor bernie mac by living life. really living life.

  57. Christina X says:

    Poor guy.

    Fifty is a rather young age to die.

  58. Molly Ivnifer says:

    HIV is a horrible disease.

  59. vdantev says:

    Molly Ivnifer:HIV is a horrible disease.

    It wasn’t HIV, you insufferably stupid SHIT. Read the f*cking article.

  60. the world of comedy has lost a great guy. his rib cracking humor will be missed. rest in peace mac. may the lord god bless his family.

  61. Mme X says:

    May he rest in peace. God bless his family.

  62. JAY says:

    A TRUE GAINT
    Solid PERFORMER
    STAND UP GUY
    A TRUE FRIEND!!!!!! Bernie YOU WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED.

  63. TYANNA says:

    😥 OH MY GOD R.I.P TO BERINE MAC I WILL ALWAYS MISS HIM HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART NO MATTHER WHAT HAPPENS? THIS THING WAS HARD WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT BUT GIVE IT UP TO HIM FOR MAKIN EVERONE LAUGH SMILE AND CRY FOR HIS COMEDY/PROUDER/ACTOR/AND HIS SHOW LOVE YOU BERINE MAC WITH LOVE UR BIGGEST TYANNA MASON MATTHEWS ALL THE WAY CHI-TOWN EVERDAI I WAS BORN IN CHICAGO MOVED OUT WHEN I WAS 10 BUT GIVE THE LOVE AND SOUL TO BERINE MAC?!!!!

  64. TYANNA says:

    👿 I WILL MISS BERINE MAC WITH LOVE HIS BIGGEST TYANNA LOVE I WILL LAY MY LIFE ON THE LINE FOR HIM TO GO BAC TO CHI-TOWN Memorial Hospital AND JUSS SIT THERE!!!!!!!!LOVE YOU SOOOOOOSOOOOOS MU BERINE MAC OCTOBER 5,1957-AUG 9,2008

  65. I enjoyed his talents. He really liven my life. May god comfort the family and each day the hurt liten untell it gone. you’er fan barb decker,