“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.”

Bernie Mac died. Wow. That’s all I can say. This put a damper on my day.

Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper “Ocean’s Eleven” and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom “The Bernie Mac Show,” died Saturday at age 50.

I’m going to part with this gem…Bernie Mac’s “Kings of Comedy” performance in its entirety. Enjoy.