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Actor/comedian Mike Epps has been named host of the fourth annual BET Hip-Hop Awards slated to air Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.
The award show will be taped Oct. 10 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta.
In addition to his hosting duties on the Hip-Hop Awards, Epps will star in Showtime’s one-hour [...]

Funny lady Wanda Sykes might be a huge supporter of President Obama, but that hasn’t stopped her from rubbing elbows and teaming with Fox-TV, the family member of Fox News who doesn’t support the prez, for a late-night gig.
This fall, Sykes replaces Spike Feresten’s Saturday night time slot to host a show that will be [...]

For years, comedians have made Michael Jackson a punch line. In deference to the beloved pop star’s family and fans, though, many treated his death differently. For still others, it wasn’t “too soon.”
Universal Pictures’ “Bruno” screened in Los Angeles on Thursday night with a scene involving Jackson’s sister La Toya Jackson cut from the movie. [...]

“South Park” may have accomplished the impossible — getting Kanye West to check his ego.
The Comedy Central show skewered the famously self-important rapper on its show Wednesday night, painting him as a narcissistic figure so out of touch with reality he couldn’t even take a (very politically incorrect) joke.
West’s love of himself and his work [...]

NewLate comedian Bernie Mac’’s wife pleaded her dying husband not to go, but the entertainer signalled that he was too tired to survive, according to reports.
The comic, real name Bernard McCullough, died on Aug 9 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago , Illinois from complications from pneumonia.
Mary Ann Grossett, Macs sister in law, said that [...]

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

While Bernie Mac remains in the hospital under treament for pneumonia, his rep slammed widespread media reports that the comedian is in very critical condition.
“Bernie Mac is still alive and being treated in a Chicago hospital for pneumonia and is expected to make a full recovery,” his rep, Danica Smith, told People.com. “We once again [...]

Comedian Bernie Mac is reportedly in “very, very critical” condition after checking himself into a Chicago hospital with pneumonia.
The Chicago Sun-Times, citing an unidentified person with ties to Mac’s family, first reported on his dire condition today and said his wife, Rhonda McCullough, is at his side.
A spokeswoman for Mac did not directly address the [...]

Media grills couple at recent film premiere.

Tracey Edmonds and Eddie Murphy fielded multiple questions about their upcoming wedding Wednesday during the red carpet premiere of “Good Luck Chuck,” a new film produced by Edmonds’ entertainment company.
 
       “It’s getting closer and closer,” said Edmonds, 40. “We’ve got a lot of work to do yet.”
 
      It appears [...]