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ICings of Comedy are due for the mega star treatment

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dividual does has nothing to do with me. No matter what they say or how the audience applauds, I

l : Webster’s dictionary defines still have to go out there and do my •‘‘king” as: a male monarch of a thing. It does not matter. I’m a tmajor territorial unit. competitor in my own right though, i; DLHughley.Bemie Mac, Steve “I like the competition. The more ^Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer the better. I’m a comic’s comic. ?have been reigning supreme over Funny is funny to me. I don’t care •the comedy circuit for the last two wh cre it comes from. I know how

tyears and their legend is still grow 4ng. The Spike Lee directed, ;Latham Entertainment produced, jThe Original Kings of Comedy” •laugh-u-mentary, may mark the

hard it is to try to make somebody

laugh,” Mac said.

It would seem that Bemie is straddling the line with his answer. But, knowing how hard comedy is

^beginning of the Murphy, Martin, "lakes Mac appreciate anyone who •Wayans and Tucker-treatment for tries, even though he feels he’s the

$he aforementioned comedians. I The film was shot in Charlotte, Jn.C., when the “Kings of Com"edy” tour came rolling through. Groups of talented, creative individuals are, often times, competi

best.

DL Hughley looked at it from another perspective. “I don’t know that I’m competitive in the way that I look at it,” said Hughley. You’re not wanting someone else

tjive. But, the kings say it was all t0 do bad so you can do well. I love for them. don’t think you should look at it “It’snot a competitive thing with that ••• But, from my perspecme,” said Mac. “What another in- tive, when somebody does well.

you don’t wanna go out there and do bad. “These are cats I’ve genuinely loved and respected for a long time. You don’ t want to build your house on someone else’s bones. But if they’re out there burning a hole in the stage, you don’t want to go out their and fall in it either,” he said. Point well taken. Basically, what these brothers are saying is, you just go out there and do your best and whatever happens just happens. “I think the thing that has made this tour so successful is that night after night, we all went out and rooted for one another,” said Steve Harvey. “I think that’s how we put on great shows ... When we returned to Atlanta for a second time, we sold more tickets than we did the first time. “I think the respect and affection we have for one another caused us to always come out and pull for one another. We don’t wanna go

out there and have a bad night. This is our business.” Meanwhile, “The Original Kings of Comedy” film is playing at select theaters nationwide and is making a killin.’ We’ll hear from Cedric the Entertainer and Spike Lee in a future edition of the EUR. Newsbits OK, by a show of hands, how many COOLIO fans are out there reading this? Stop frontin.’You were feelin’ him when he was in the last Batman flick. The rapper’s first Tommy Boy-less release will be titled “Coolio.com” and is scheduled to drop sometime this year. “My enthusiasm is like that of a new artist,” Coolio told the LA Daily News. “I never lost my fire. But, the deal I was in was so bad, I thought about retiring if I had to stay in that deal. Ending it was like six tons of weight off my chest.” ***** Earlier this year, Mandalay

Sports Entertainment showed a growing commitment in developing and producing film and television projects aimed at the urban market. Part of this plan entailed the creation of Mandalay Proliance. The JEFF CLANAG AN led company will focus on projects of wide appeal to the urban community by cultivating relationships with writers, directors and performers for each project. Mandalay has also entered a deal with Trimark Pictures. The first Mandalay Proliance film under the agreement with Trim&rk, “Civil Brand” with LISARAYE, will begin production later this year. ***** Black-owned media company Song-Pro.com, formerly known as Songboy.com, recently announced that is has reached a settlement in its lawsuit with Nintendo of America Inc. Song-Pro has developed a digital music player module that can be used with the

Nintendo Game Boy video game. - systems. Nintendo sued Song-Pro:» for infringement of its intellectual. - property rights. Part of the settle^ > ment includes Songboy.corn’s . • name change to Song-Pro.com. ***** TLC’s TIONNE “T-BOZ”, WATKINS and MACK 10 (D’MON ROLISON) exchanged vows in a private ceremony. The ; 250 guests at the ceremony im . eluded TLC member Rozonda . “Chilli” Thomas and rapper-actor '; Ice Cube, according to the Atlanta •, Constitution. The couple met last , year during the shooting of the.*' video “Unpretty” from TLC’s , “Fanmail.” They’re expecting a r baby, to be named Chase — no.’, matter what the sex — in Novem-, ,

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