Cedric the Entertainer at the funeral of Bernie Mac

The public memorial for comedian Bernie Mac was held on August 16, 2008 at Salem Baptist Church's The House of Hope in Chicago. Fellow King of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer, reflects on Mac.

[@auq21]

What is wrong with yall. Bernie Mac would not want people crying at his funeral at all. He would have wanted people to laugh and remember the good times. Cedric kept Mac's spirit alive during this,

[@donnybrennen9784]

auq21 1C

[@brooklynmarie4272]

auq21 preach

[@darleneboykin7833]

Donny Brennen l

[@iktheboy7594]

auq21 if he were 70 something, at 50 something a person would Cry

[@raineyj560]

Cedric wasn't funny here tho 🙁🙁

[@GotGood77]

This is how a funeral is supposed to be. We are supposed to laugh & remember the good times. It's ok to cry but a funeral is a going home celebration.

[@IceManLikeGervin]

+Ashley B King But Bernie didn't want no funeral if he died all of a sudden......it's was in his will as per Bernie Mac on video while riding in the limo with Steve, Ced & DL......they knew he didn't want no funeral but here they are doing their pr photo op.....don't forget Steve tried to snake Bernie for movie roles while he was alive.....

[@GotGood77]

+Skyhighblu ???

[@TheWEBSTER1966]

+Ashley B King AMEN SIS

[@mzmuzyk]

amen sista

[@anitatrotty1172]

I agree Ashley B King. Its how Bernie would have wanted it to be.

[@queenyqueen198]

I wore glasses to my brother's funeral, because i looked horrible from crying so much. He is wearing the glasses to hide his tears, nothing wrong with glasses at a funeral.

[@kimmy1984]

I wore them to my Father's funeral trust I understand.

[@eatwellnesshalalalternativ4602]

just because you cried does not mean he is cry or were crying . LMFAO. if you know D.L you know this fool always were shades ....

[@Pop3395]

kimmy1984 I just had to use shades. A cousins funeral. I was trying to stay poised for my family.. And not upset them more. So I understand.

[@Cinderella640]

I lost my dad since I was 7 from pneumonia like Bernie Mac

[@av6344]

its a funeral. Why are people worried so much about their appearance. Its not a fucking show, or a get together. Wearing all these flashy clothes and showing off is so disrespectful to the deceased because it takes away attention from the dead and draws attention to the wrong people. When will the west learn.

[@isaacalinda]

'if people don't like you for being yourself, FUCK EM' he will still be missed in 2016

[@eliciajones3254]

Isaac Alinda a man

[@eliciajones3254]

Isaac Alinda and 2017

[@mauricefredrick6491]

Elicia Jones on

[@debbiedelight7988]

Isaac Alinda and in 2017

[@yungsmoke12]

2018

[@sanacole1543]

Bernie" STILL the hottest ticket in town"..That was beautiful Ced🙏🏽

[@vgreen1106]

I know right!!!!

[@fybraines]

🖤🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@barbaraannhenderson9049]

Would have been real big.

[@saharadesert77]

Even at his funeral

[@ItsAllLuv]

Smh Not funny

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

It's been 13 years and Bernie Mac is STILL loved and missed. Thank you for all the years of superb comedy, Bernie. 🤗🙏🏽😇

[@LakeishaTYoung]

You couldn't have said it better.

[@sylviabranch4201]

Yes he is missed R.i.P Bernie 😪

[@doctorwilliams4life]

I agree 👍

[@ThisGuysAnimation]

He's not dead he's just extremely deep undercover and was asked to fake his death so he can help the government

[@pocahantasmillian]

Cedric did a good job composing himself...I thought he would of been crying

[@lennarthomas]

Aye girl wassup... 😏

[@jonduflee8920]

I'm sure he cried plenty

[@TheRozberry]

I think Cedric understood more than the other two that just because it's a homegoing/funeral you don't have to be "programmed" to cry. That's that "old-fashioned pre-conceived idea" about funerals. It's a celebration of life and if you don't do anything else, be encouraging to the family and those that have been left here on earth.

[@barringtonscott3329]

@@TheRozberry he's Bobby Proud

[@lolitabridges1974]

Me too. Cedric is good at making people laugh during times like this. I know Bernie appreciates it.

[@blackmagic486]

it still doesn't feel like he's gone though 😪 R.I.P Bernie Mac

[@TheAce617]

I agree

[@robthegod23]

Yea man, can't believe it. Like he was so great why him

[@wareproduction8779]

totally feel the same way

[@BinWylin]

I been saying this .. Facts

[@zahier_gaidien9259]

Black Magic that's cause you dont the fuck know him man, ofcourse you wouldn't miss him. LOL GTFOH.

[@xaviertyson7493]

I still watch the Bernie Mac Show just laughing. Will all miss u Bernie

[@caineo-dog3335]

On god

[@sharonsimmons7824]

Love Bernie mac man praying for your family love always. Beautiful spirit

[@kaniapeterson8517]

Fr

[@staysimpletj9244]

ONGGGG. Im watching it rn😭😭. He will be missed💔

[@readingiscool6865]

😔❤👍

[@mytruth6910]

Cedric did Bernie right!! Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying

[@lamadesurvivor5216]

Bernie Macs death hurt me personally just as bad as Michael Jacksons

[@3912James]

Lyndell Chambers Imagine him dying on your birthday. I wasn't so fortunate. Very subdued day it was. 😞

[@noassistance4318]

Lyndell Chambers damn it’s been 9 years fr?

[@idiotsandwich9326]

Lyndell Chambers honestly 💔

[@kel_lee]

bigpoppa 1967 2 days before mine😔😔😔

[@jermanefrazier7153]

Lyndell Chambers STFU bitch

[@PozestStar]

This is how I want my funeral! I don't want weeping and wailing! Celebrate my life! It's been a good life, a happy life, so laugh. Celebrate my love of humor, fun, and happiness. Don't be sad for a person who can no longer feel pain and sorrow. Celebrate them finding eternal peace and love.

[@jeremiahdavis868]

Soo truuu same here 💯💯💯💯👍

[@Lee-pc8ts]

PozestStar fucc that i want people to cry at my funeral i want to feel missed

[@Pedroxide]

Now who tf are you?

[@Pedroxide]

Now who tf are you??

[@corelltemple2939]

There it is. ❤️

[@PookieGibson]

DL is just look like hes fighting back tears.

[@IceManLikeGervin]

+Pookie Gibson Crocodile tears....

[@taneikaallison9899]

Pookie Gibson he was so hurt

[@JerkVegas86]

Steve Harvey Is The Phony!!

[@mahogany_chanel]

IceManLikeGervin him and Bernie were close Steve was the one Bernie had a problem with!

[@juantezlee2085]

Yes D L did hold back his tears of joy ain't wrong with it.

[@RavenNavera]

u hella right ..if it was bernie at sum1 else funeral he wud b makin jokes bought the dead person .but u can see that cedric n the rest of them really r grieving even tho they laffin n telling jokess

[@LadyRockville]

“Laughter thru tears is my favorite emotion “-Dolly Parton Steel Magnolias

[@4dyamondx745]

@@bishoppatricklwoodensr9167 WOW, i have seen this on someone else's comment.

[@Cyber_plays1810]

😂😂😂

[@cardluvme]

12 years late but Bernie wife wanted them to

[@jonitiafields2752]

@@LadyRockville Steel Magnolias🙌🏾 CLASSIC movie😉

[@peaceserenity8685]

2019 Y'all, and still missing Bernie Mac. Your Entertainment are still Appreciated and enjoyed in today's society. You are gone, but not forgotten. Continue to R.I.P. Mac. We miss you dearly.

[@vernamorales9816]

Amen to that !!

[@latashiacarswell1469]

Amen

[@michaelpena5206]

I feel the same way...

[@annettejenkins1397]

Going into 2020, Missing my Mom and Bernie!

[@user-pc1zi3os3q]

2023 Y'all we still missing Bernie Mac. Your tv shows, movies, are still appreciated and loved in all black communities. You will always be my Original King of Comedy. RIH BERNIE MAC ❤🙏🏾

[@chocolatewaistedfitnessllc2734]

13 years later and this is still a feel good moment. Cedric did what needed to be done. Bernie Mac is still missed.

[@modaddymo]

The day after Bernie died, Ced and DL called in to the Steve Harvey Morning radio show and said a few words. Contrary to what this video showed, Ced seemed to be the most 'tore up' about Bernie's death. He damn near cried the whole time he was on the phone with Steve. Steve and DL were upset as well, but more composed than Ced. Losing a close friend/family member is never easy, and I think Ced gave an appropriate eulogy under the circumstances.

[@marciasmart2431]

My King's of comedy. Till the end.😇

[@Lilcisco87]

That's the thing about funerals, you wanna laugh and cry and think of the good times you had with that person. Sometimes it's not all about feeling bad, you gotta make yourself feel good like that person never left you. R.I.P Bernie Mac 🙄😇

[@Black78Iron]

Smh wow

[@Black3y3dAng3L]

Really sad to see how hurt they were, man. They really did have that closeness and brotherhood. RIP Bernie ♡

[@flamingodauphin1062]

Black3y3dAng3L amen. U r so bluetiful

[@gloriousjohnson1807]

: Except for Steve. Damn hater!

[@yellabeezy96]

@@gloriousjohnson1807he definitely got his hands on Bernie’s death

[@916iraq7]

R.i.p uncle bernie and john pops Witherspoon 2 great black men gone that are irreplaceable

[@MsTee-ke1yr]

Yes

[@ehill1536]

Rip Bernie. Never got to attend his show, but hopefully, we'll meet in the upper room.

[@MatthewEcclesiastes]

It's good to see people laughing at a funeral because it's a home going God Bless

[@earnestwashingtonsr8884]

[@samknight5553]

LAUGHING AT THE DUMB MASSES THAT BELIEVE IN THIS FAKE MOCKERY FUNERAL

[@Smoketreez83]

Bernie top 5 comedians of all time.

[@kobe24goat83]

John Yi true

[@budthebudmancod6262]

Top 3

[@kylesidner6071]

@@kobe24goat83 facts

[@chrizzthebeast3821]

Yessirskii

[@brendafaulkner2632]

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[@QueenJooseLaMonica]

He did Bernie so proud.

[@simbaryan4144]

I want my funeral to be like this, laughes, emotion and great stories. But A LOT OF LAUGHS!!!

[@angeleyes79gs]

👏👏👏

[@H20fanatic20]

I got 21 seconds in and was blinking back tears. Those 4 will forever be the kings of comedy.

[@webdev5091]

But Dave is the GOAT

[@JRob594]

I remember when I first heard he passed away I was in total shock he was one of my favorite comedians, and when I seen his last movie (Soul Men) I broke down instantly He will forever be missed RIP Bernie

[@TheWEBSTER1966]

Wonderful ............this is the way that he wanted it he did not want people crying and sad ...............he wants you to be happy and laughing he is home now. God bless you bernie and thank you for all of the laughs .

[@cindycadet5911]

lseach funeral Dramas kiil wife and 5 kids

[@vernonstem6620]

michele B yep he can rest in peace with the Lord and celebrate

[@falcon0351]

Watched Transformers and when Bernie appears the whole cinema was laughing at his antics. He will be sorely missed.Bernie Mac is the man

[@xoprincesseboni]

Bernie loved this, he wouldn't want people to be sad.

[@ferjam7489]

Bernie Mac was an amazing man. Bernie Mac said several times in his act, "Don't you cry, celebrate!" A loss of family is a loss of family. Thank you B Mac for giving us so much joy on a level of yours! God bless you and your family, and friends that are family!

[@angelahamlett8249]

Watched Bernie's entire show this weekend for the first time since he passed. It was the show when he thought Wanda and the kids forgot his birthday. I still can't believe he's gone. R.I.P. Bernie ♡

[@annettejenkins1397]

Cedric did it right! I Love his speech! Three thousand, " Moma, you ain't got to work no more"😂😂😂! Celebrate the Life! He was gone but he's Still the "Hottest ticket in town"!😂 When someone influence your life and they're not around " Physically" anymore- that's the purpose of life - Spiritual- They will forever live. The Human body can only survive for so long but the " Spirit" last Forever. My Mom was the" Female" Bernie Mac😁"Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil"! was her slogan. We all carry their spirits in our hearts, like a torch, pass it on to the others and our next generation. I feel the same way about my Mother. STILL make jokes about her. Some would say" I wouldn't say that" but as for me and my sister we do. We would clown almost everyday. It's what keep us going. My Dad even laugh. They were married 50 years. So we all know each other inside and out! Have to say too, Cedric speech keeps me going . Much love to Ced😘. He's so Humble. Bernie, Comedy will never be the same. Many years have passed and Your abscence is still noticable. Miss You Bernie ( Big Mac)!

[@nirvarene25us]

That shit was hella funny

[@Applebaum]

i miss him, but he cant ever die as long as we all remember Love from UK RIP darlin

[@bebe553]

First time I am seeing this May, 2022 Love you, Bernie Mac. Rest in Peace

[@michelleferguson17]

I love the KINGS OF COMEDY..REST EASY MAC MAN😘😘🙏🙏💖💖

[@SoundFactoryHits]

I felt for my brothers then, and I still do to today....I know that when you have a brotherhood that is that tight, that it never can be the same....I still pray for these guys and the Mac family. We all still love you Bernie

[@proggressionpathsalone2737]

Comedy- Your funniest friend makes the rest of your friends break face. Take to his originality even in death you wont understand but Ced gets it.

[@westsideAUKILANI]

" the Lord is my shepherd, he know what I want"

[@lezoraarter9063]

Bernie Mac was such an amazing comedic giant that is sorely missed. I still watch his shows and I cry 😭 tears of joy. Rest In Peace ☮️ and 💥 power!

[@ilikefire0]

It is dishonorable to cry at a comedians funeral.

[@terryashmore3597]

Bernie Mac was the best COMEDIAN of all time. Missing him so much and We share the same birthday 10/5 RIP

[@dollfaceransom9679]

I'm watching his show right now I'm 45 n I remember all his career n love him n will miss him sp much my husband just passed last March from covid due to his sarcadosis

[@REREE90]

Loved ❤ me some Bernie Mac... can't believe it's been 13 years.. Here 4/12/22 ❤🥰

[@Mindfreakd]

He is the legend. Thank you Bernie for all the fun and laugh. you're my hero

[@cheermocha]

That's exactly how I want my funeral to be, I don't want a whole bunch of sad people, crying that I died, I want people to be joyous that I lived

[@t.g.4177]

as im watching this the Bernie Mack show is on Now!! back to back shows.. i luv luv bernie mack ..i miss him so much. i cried then.. im crying now.

[@bishoppatricklwoodensr9167]

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[@sheritaboyd1]

2022 Still Missing Bernie Mac. RIP

[@davidcisneros5190]

"Him upstairs...." in heaven

[@camariroberts53]

That's so sad that Bernie died I used to love and watch his shows 😥😥😥😥

[@user-md7sf6jr5v]

Cedric the Entertainer is so amazing such an amazing person and genuine heartfelt guy

[@dreambigreco8191]

Bernie Mac still missed 2022❤️🙏🏾

[@rhyaweeks]

Man this hurt me deep, Bernie was such a great man. Still can't believe he's been gone for so long.. love these men and their friendship

[@TheBatugan77]

I was shocked when Bernie and Isaac went 'back to back'. Then, at the end of Soul Men, when Isaac sang 'Never Can Say Goodbye'... bawled like a baby. Miss them both.

[@hijayter4565]

Yeah. I know Right! My how GOD picks em. How do you have 2 legends in Same movie paying homage to one another, PASS AWAY A WEEK OR so Apart? Spooky. Kinda 😎 too. R.I.P. TO BOTH ISAAC HAYES & BERNIE MAC.

[@bknott7783]

Here it is August 26, 2021 and this still makes laugh and I miss Bernie Mac and his comedy.

[@bresams2917]

Watching in 2020. Cedrick is such a Class Act🌷😁

[@badjinkz]

I watched "Kings Of Comedy" DVD and indeed they are THE KINGS OF COMEDY... From all the way from Indonesia Rest In Peace B-Mac! You are one of the original Kings Of Comedy. We're going to miss you...

[@raymoyasewell8636]

Bro check in you have the oldest comment

[@chrrylocks]

Bernie is has a smile on his face and a wink... He came and did his thang, then went back home... Knowing who was true or not... Much love to Bernie...

[@wenonaharding5992]

🥲❤️❤️💪🏽👏🏽tell this day I felt as he was my favorite uncle that everyone loves ❤️💪🏽👣he has left and I never meant him that’s powerful 🙏🏾

[@KidNapThaMoney]

Still here with the Max family. Love ya Uncle Bernie Rest In Paradise My Brother

[@TheCowboysfan2010]

When Bernie died I had just turned 10. Me & my mother used to watch his show every night and when she told me he passed it hurt like I lost a family member 💯

[@MYGIRL56able]

I love and miss Bernie Mac. I didn't know him personal but I know that he had a lot of friends and fans. R.I.P. Gone but not forgotten. Love you Bernie Mac.

[@ANGELSANCHEZ-mp6cc]

2022 ...... STILL MISSING EL SEÑOR BERNIE MAC

[@katelyn9308]

Love you. From Trinidad here 🇹🇹

[@MsKOmedian]

I was there ..and this is how WE comics deal with something like this...one of my BEST friends passed away this year, and his family ASKED for me to come and be a bit of comic relief...

[@flamingodauphin1062]

Comedienne Billie Jean Jackson hi

[@MsKOmedian]

@@flamingodauphin1062 hey

[@greetrigh28]

The disease that finally took his life he hid from the general public quite well. I had absolutely no idea he was suffering from a debilitating disease for almost his entire life. Pisses me off when people die sooner than they should. Particularly someone who brought so much entertainment into people's lives. Rest in peace my man.

[@rodrickwhitel9536]

2022 and I am up at 6 am looking at the bernie mac show now, Rip he will always live on and will be remember 🙏.

[@Deb.-on9ep]

September 19, 2012 and still missing you, B Mac!

[@ramivalencia]

When Cedric looks at Steve and apologies, "I'm sorry, Dawg." Funniest thing.

[@sagelinds]

Bernie would love people laughing not in there crying and stuff

[@c.a.7289]

Man he will be missed🥺🥺 I drive past his old high school a lot

[@shaundaflournoy9379]

Yessssss I still watch it today. Bernie mac we all miss you.🥀😔

[@marcusholmes8875]

I feel like If Bernie Was still alive , Steve Harvey wouldn’t be half of what he is now ..

[@angelicawhite4664]

Exactly 💯 and Steve knew it that’s why he did ( well you know) but anyways he was so damn jealous of BERNIE!!! Rip the real king of comedy

[@timothysprewell4920]

That asshole got Bernie killed...Bernie was going to reveal some heavy shit about cloning ,Illuminati, & things that went on in those eye's wide shut movie......

[@181kg6]

@@timothysprewell4920 dat shit aint real dude bernie had a seizure

[@timothysprewell4920]

@@181kg6 thats what they want you to believe...see how effective it is?? Oh they just trippin...wake up out of the spell

[@guymuhimbaze3703]

Timothy Sprewell man you trippin go outside man watching to many yt video’s

[@FurbyGender]

I think that all funerals should be talking about that person in a way that it's not sad memories of them and more than an obituary, fun stories if there are any and good, not sad music. People may still cry somewhat but, it shouldn't be too bad if it's a positive enough service. Steve really looked like he was struggling with Bernie's death.

[@consuelobrown3859]

2022, I am listen to the audiobook: Maybe You Never Cry Again by Bernie Mac I am crying and laughing all at the same time, still missing you RIP Bernie Mac, you were a great entertainer.

[@heymsbecky]

Touching sorry couldn't stop from emotions still to this day

[@whal8y]

After all these years, brings some tears but all is love.

[@TheKaydij]

DL almost made me lose it, I can tell he really had cried alot

[@stephaniejones6379]

RIP used to watch the kings of comedy over and over and watched the Bernie mac show. I like the way they all ,paid their respect. Peace and blessings to family Bernie was so funny all of them were funny. I know it's not easy.

[@josephberam117]

God bless you Bernie you made a lot of people laugh and touch the lives I'm so many I'm sure you're given the Lord a chuckle or two

[@marilynjones7705]

I love this man for ever . It broke my heart when I heard he passed... gone to soon...

[@GrimmRippers]

Is it me, or did that guy announced them like he's hosting for standup comedy?

[@damndragonflies]

Still Highly Missed… 🥺😢 yaheard… 2021

[@teenaphelps2187]

That's my longtime Pastor Dr. T.L. Barrett Jr. in the white clothing who introduced the Kings Of Comedy. 😊💞 Bernie Mac wife Rhonda is a longtime member of my church, so was her mother Minister Mary Simmons. Rest Easy Mac Man 👑😇💞

[@brosephstalin87]

You know happiness is a choice. Even at the funeral, his friends honored him with their gifts for bringing laughter. It's normal to feel down that someone is no longer here, but being able to smile and laugh even in spite of is what he would want. No one would want their loved ones to stop living life because they've died.

[@hersheychocolate2004]

r.I.p Bernie Mac there could never be another😄

[@topazmurphy129]

13 Yrs Ago; I didn't even hear or know! Let alone it was a surprise sudden untimed on TV! Hug to ya Bernie Mac and Fam! CM

[@brownhornetb]

Thank you to the Kings of Comedy for their contribution to all of us

[@jrgenois]

Its 2019 and I'm still crying

[@yaseenalibinomar]

MashAllah, comedians are a special people, We all pray Bernie is rewarded for the Jo and laughter he brought to people

[@MzVolcanicrox]

Here after listening to his daughter talking about Katt tribute

[@chandaalston8633]

I still missed Bernie mac until this day's.

[@lucyrussell831]

Dl looks like he's fighting back tears the entire time

[@BrownStreetFamily]

Nah they say him & Steve part of the reason he gone !!!

[@vontepaige7284]

lol... I like how D.L. Put his head down right before Ced told the joke “Being Bernie was darker than me though” as if he knew what it was coming.

[@miloduglas6584]

I'm 16 years old and still can't get enough of sir Mac I wish you we're still around 🤞🤞RIP 😔😔

[@shawnwilliams2148]

2021 still missing u og

[@eli51790]

Ced was a blessing!!!!🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@lornathompson7047]

Bernie was a sacrifice by these guys

[@Jaachi_Aaron-CJ041]

Now, It’s Cedric’s turn to make Bernie Mac’s funeral speech of his funeral!

[@LoganOliver1]

Crazy how long he's been gone for.... miss the legendary acting and comedy