--- title: "19 Comedy Quotes By Bernie Mac" description: "19 Comedy quotes by Bernie Mac. Plus more from Bernie Mac and more Comedy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/bernie-mac-3867_clown_i-m-funny-i-m-a-comedian-i-m-not-a-clown_3112285.jpg" --- > [I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-m-funny-i-m-a-comedian-i-m-not-a-clown/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/bernie-mac-3867_clown_i-m-funny-i-m-a-comedian-i-m-not-a-clown_3112285.jpg) > [Comedy has been so good to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/comedy-has-been-so-good-to-me/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/bernie-mac-3867_been_comedy-has-been-so-good-to-me-1067135_1067135.jpg) > [Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/stand-up-is-what-i-am-stand-up-is-what-made-me/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/bernie-mac-3867_am_stand-up-is-what-i-am-stand-up-is-what-m_623581.jpg) > [I have so much respect for what's funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-have-so-much-respect-for-what-s-funny/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/bernie-mac-3867_funny_i-have-so-much-respect-for-what-s-funny_2003802.jpg) > [My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/my-humor-had-changed-from-foolishness-to-making-sense/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/bernie-mac-3867_changed_my-humor-had-changed-from-foolishness-to_2212638.jpg) > [The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/the-one-thing-about-comedy-making-it-become-a-part-of-you-the/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/bernie-mac-3867_about_the-one-thing-about-comedy-making-it-bec_2440683.jpg) > [My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/my-comedy-comes-from-pain-i-can-t-stand-to-see-someone-hurting/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/bernie-mac-3867_comedy_my-comedy-comes-from-pain-i-can-t-stand_2643489.jpg) > [I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-m-not-a-politician-i-m-a-comedian-i-know-my-limitations/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/bernie-mac-3867_comedian_i-m-not-a-politician-i-m-a-comedian-i-kn_2886779.jpg) > [I'm not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that's what makes my comedy different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-m-not-ashamed-to-tell-the-truth-about-what-happened-in-my-family-i/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/682/bernie-mac-3867_about_i-m-not-ashamed-to-tell-the-truth-about_3055359.jpg) > [I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-ve-introduced-myself-with-comedy-and-once-you-ve-introduced/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/bernie-mac-3867_comedy_i-ve-introduced-myself-with-comedy-and-o_1621587.jpg) > [Okay, first rule of this carpool. No breaking wind in my car. The only gas that Bernie Mac want to be smelling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/okay-first-rule-of-this-carpool-no-breaking-wind-in-my-car-the-only/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/bernie-mac-3867_car_okay-first-rule-of-this-carpool-no-break_1440594.jpg) > [I wasn't disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-wasn-t-disciplined-at-all-as-good-of-an-athlete-as-i-was-i-was-not/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/bernie-mac-3867_acting_i-wasn-t-disciplined-at-all-as-good-of-a_125359.jpg) > [I want to have fun. Life ain't no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I'm a comedian; I ain't no politician.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-want-to-have-fun-life-ain-t-no-dress-rehearsal-i-want-to-have-fun-i/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/bernie-mac-3867_comedian_i-want-to-have-fun-life-ain-t-no-dress-r_1637719.jpg) > [When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je'Niece, was born a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/when-i-hit-my-20s-i-struggled-to-make-it-i-got-married-at-19-and-my/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/bernie-mac-3867_blue_when-i-hit-my-20s-i-struggled-to-make-it_1891148.jpg) > [I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-hate-to-let-people-down-i-was-like-that-in-sports-and-i-was-like/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/bernie-mac-3867_comedy_i-hate-to-let-people-down-i-was-like-tha_292158.jpg) > [Making people laugh is what I've been doing since I was like four or five years old. I still have a lust,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/making-people-laugh-is-what-i-ve-been-doing-since-i-was-like-four-or/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/bernie-mac-3867_care_making-people-laugh-is-what-i-ve-been-do_1555536.jpg) > [The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/the-success-of-my-comedy-has-been-not-being-afraid-to-touch-on/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/bernie-mac-3867_being-afraid_the-success-of-my-comedy-has-been-not-be_2992206.jpg) > [I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-was-in-love-with-a-lot-of-people-because-i-was-a-student-of-the/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/bernie-mac-3867_because_i-was-in-love-with-a-lot-of-people-becau_3011640.jpg) > [I'm looking for laughs, you know? If it take me to flip over a table, if I have to go physical comedy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-m-looking-for-laughs-you-know-if-it-take-me-to-flip-over-a-table-if/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9b/bernie-mac-3867_comedy_i-m-looking-for-laughs-you-know-if-it-ta_2708709.jpg) ## Other authors on Comedy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-gaffigan-49756.jpg) Jim Gaffigan 93 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/jim-gaffigan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-rock-23583.jpg) Chris Rock 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/chris-rock/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bo-burnham-18480.jpg) Bo Burnham 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bo-burnham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-demetri-martin-28579.jpg) Demetri Martin 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/demetri-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-newhart-18652.jpg) Bob Newhart 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bob-newhart/) - [Mark Twain 51 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mike-birbiglia-67912.jpg) Mike Birbiglia 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/mike-birbiglia/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-hart-56813.jpg) Kevin Hart 48 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/kevin-hart/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tracy-morgan-92052.jpg) Tracy Morgan 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/tracy-morgan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-martin-87330.jpg) Steve Martin 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/steve-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-jeselnik-14109.jpg) Anthony Jeselnik 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/anthony-jeselnik/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-louis-c-k-1150.jpg) Louis C. K 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/louis-c-k/) ## More by Bernie Mac > [When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/when-i-get-a-chance-to-play-golf-or-go-on-a-boat-with-good-people/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [You've got guys in charge of shows who probably went to school for chemistry, and now they're executive producers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/you-ve-got-guys-in-charge-of-shows-who-probably-went-to-school-for/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/you-re-never-going-to-see-me-playing-a-buffoon/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [It's a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/it-s-a-pleasure-to-work-with-someone-who-is-just-as-strong-as-you-are/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I wasn't disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-wasn-t-disciplined-at-all-as-good-of-an-athlete-as-i-was-i-was-not/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/when-it-comes-to-raising-children-i-believe-in-give-and-take-i-give/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [Black audiences are hard. They always think they're better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/black-audiences-are-hard-they-always-think-they-re-better-than-you-so/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [My girlfriend Rhonda, who's now my wife, I graduated from high school, she got pregnant. My grandfather said, 'You've got to do the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/my-girlfriend-rhonda-who-s-now-my-wife-i-graduated-from-high-school/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/you-can-t-change-what-happened-just-like-you-can-t-change-the-future/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-learned-hard-lessons-in-life-i-had-to-because-i-had-so-much-happen/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [Bernie Mac is happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/bernie-mac-is-happy/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-hate-to-let-people-down-i-was-like-that-in-sports-and-i-was-like/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-want-to-speak-directly-to-the-audience-to-say-i-m-like-you-i-m/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-know-doing-movies-is-where-i-need-to-be-that-s-where-my-audience/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > ['The Bernie Mac Show' is my life. It's the truth, and I'm not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/the-bernie-mac-show-is-my-life-it-s-the-truth-and-i-m-not-ashamed-of/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/bernie-mac/#itemlist", "name": "19 Comedy Quotes By Bernie Mac", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm funny. I'm a comedian. 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