A brand new docuseries about the influence of Black comedians is shedding gentle on the remaining years of Bernie Mac’s life.

“Black Comedy in America” is a 10-episode present premiering on VICE on Oct. 15. The sequence is hosted by Tiffany Haddish, veteran comedian and author Chris Spencer, and Ryan Davis, and can characteristic a quantity of distinguished comics.

Topics will vary from ’70s Black sitcoms, the style’s Chitlin’ Circuit basis, its trailblazers, and rather more. Mac is revered as being amongst the greats of comedy. He handed away at the age of 50 on Aug. 9, 2008.

Bernie Mac’s daughter reveals her father suffered throughout his remaining moments of life. (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis by way of Getty Images)

His demise was attributed to problems of pneumonia. He had been hospitalized for weeks when he died in his hometown of Chicago. But, as many followers realized when his transition was introduced, Mac lived with the inflammatory illness sarcoidosis.

The situation causes growths in organs. In the case of Mac, his lungs and immune system had been closely impacted.

In his absence, his daughter Je’Niece McCullough spoke with Haddish about her father’s legacy for “Black Comedy in America.” Part of their dialog was revealed in a promotional clip shared on social media days forward of the sequence’ premiere.

McCullough recalled, “His health was failing for years before he finally got sick, so those last four years of his life” Mac had been positioned on oxygen. During that point, he filmed some of his final initiatives, which included the remaining seasons of “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Soul Men” with Samuel L. Jackson, and “Ocean’s Thirteen.”

Mac’s look was additionally noticeably altered as he appeared puffy, a aspect impact of steroids used to deal with the situation.

McCullough additional defined, “It had gotten so bad that his doctor was like, ‘You don’t have to do it now, but we’re gonna have to consider a lung transplant’ because the sarcoidosis had ravaged his lungs so badly that he really was operating with the capacity of one lung.”

In his final moments, the “Friday” film star required a ventilator as he struggled to breathe. The transient clip resonated with followers on Instagram, particularly these dwelling with sarcoidosis.

“The day I heard that Bernie died from scarquitosis I cried all day. I know the suffering he was going through,” learn one remark. Countless others paid tribute to Mac’s comedic genius. “IN MY OPINION HE WAS AND STILL IS THE KING OF COMEDY…I LOVE LOVE ME SOME MAC,” wrote one other fan.

When Bernie Mac was casted for the Ocean’s Eleven, Steve Harvey went to the director and producer to attempt & steal the function, even telling them he would take much less cash. They mentioned no and informed Bernie about him. That’s why Bernie by no means needed to do one other Kings of Comedy tour.. pic.twitter.com/nkzlBPOqRf

— Neo Jane (@Neo_Jane8) August 9, 2024

A number of others expressed dissatisfaction with Haddish’s involvement. One critic wrote, “Gonna have to look out for this series. Not a Haddish fan but I’ll watch anyway.” While one other quipped, “Having Tiffany do this was definitely a choice.”

When the sequence premieres on Oct. 15, there’s certain to be much more commentary as “The Original Kings of Comedy,” Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, and D.L. Hughley, reunite to talk about their very own journeys in comedy and the legacy they created with Mac with their tour.

Harvey and the late comedian had been on the outs when he handed, and followers have by no means let Harvey stay down the accusations that he envied Mac’s profession.