Thousands Show Up to Honor Bernie Mac

Over 7,000 people showed up yesterday at the House of Hope church on the South Side for a memorial service for comedian Bernie Mac, who died last week while hospitalized for pneumonia. The crowd ranged from celebrities, friends, city politicians, and just plain fans. As befitting a celebration of Mac's life, several tried to keep the mood light such as opening speaker Cedric the Entertainer:

"This dude," said the comedian and actor, "is a very, very popular guy. You know y'all were like, 'Let me get four tickets to the funeral!' He's still the hottest ticket in town!"

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[1] | lundah

Was there any sign of Rev. Phelps and his WBC cast of buffoons? I heard they were going to be protesting at the service.

Reply | August 18, 2008 11:16 AM

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