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I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is

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ISBN13: 9780743428224
ISBN10: 0743428226
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Publisher Comments:

Bernie Mac — the star of Fox's The Bernie Mac Show, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award — is more popular than ever. The Chicago-bred performer and royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy has won over countless fans of cutting comedy and family humor with an edgy show that tells it like it is but never loses heart. No surprise, Mac has earned a reputation as perhaps the truest voice of modern humor. Here, in his debut book, Mac brilliantly captures the R-rated side of his comedic genius in print.

Touring through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie Mac presents a way of looking at the world guaranteed to make you laugh. Tackling superstar athletes, the movie business, his fellow comedians, his marriage, and, of course, his friends and family, Mac offers side-splitting riffs on sex, religion, hygiene, money, and more. Nobody is safe; nothing is sacred. Not even Bernie himself. Throughout I Ain't Scared of You, Mac turns his humor inward, firing off hilarious self-deprecating salvos about his golf game and his own hypocrisies.

Bernie Mac's hit show and his vital live performances have earned him critical acclaim and international popularity. Now, I Ain't Scared of You reveals his humor whole — unpretentious, unafraid, and unbelievably funny and raw.

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Publishers WeeklySkillfully captures the rhythm and color of street vernacular....Mac shows on more than one occasion that he can reach deep into the pockets of human distress and bring forth a smile.

Synopsis:

One of the "Kings of Comedy" and now a television phenomenon, Mac has brought his unique brand of trash-talking, politically incorrect humor to all parts of the country. And now he's tired of his family, his friends, and of everything. Now fans can read story after story of Mac's signature rant--the most entertaining in the business.

About the Author

Bernie Mac began his comedy career at age eight by hosting a weekly talent show on his front porch. He became a regular emcee at Chicago's legendary Cotton Club, and in 1990 won the prestigious Miller Lite Comedy Search. He took his act on the road and opened for the likes of the O'Jays, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and the Temptations. In 1995, he hosted Midnight Mac for HBO, a variety show that garnered him a nomination for a Cable ACE Award. Mac's film career includes roles in The Players Club, Life, Ocean's Eleven, and Spike Lee's The Original Kings of Comedy. His work in The Bernie Mac Show, a sitcom for the Fox Network, earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also nominated for the 2002 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

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ISBN:
9780743428224
Subtitle:
Bernie Mac on How Life Is
With:
Dawsey, Darrell
With:
Dawsey, Darrell
Author:
Mac, Bernie
Author:
Dawsey, Darrell
Publisher:
MTV Books
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Entertainment & Performing Arts
Subject:
American - African American & Black
Subject:
Form - Essays
Subject:
Comedians
Subject:
African American wit and humor
Subject:
Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Subject:
General Humor
Subject:
American - African American
Subject:
African American men
Subject:
Comedians -- United States.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
no. 331
Publication Date:
May 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
8.49x5.54x.49 in. .56 lbs.

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