YouTube - Letterman - Bill Cosby on 2008 Elections - 11-14-2008
YouTube - David Letterman, Bill Cosby 1/3, 11/14/08
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Watching Letterman- Bill Cosby's monologue is actually really ...
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Sadly Bill lost his edge early on. I thought he was creative and insightful when he started out and did it without being crude or crass.
The final nail in his career I think was the huxtables. You'd have to go back to the 50's and early 60's to find something as bland.
But in the 50's and 60's, how many of those bland families were black?
The Huxtable family broke a lot of barriers by being an Ozzie and Harriet/Ma
It's pretty hard for a white kid from Iowa to grow up to be an angry racist if they watch Theo and Rudy every night and come to see them as just another family next door (however artificial).
I used to love the Cosby Show when I was little! Always loved Bill.
I used to like bill cosby a lot but in recent years he has turned more bitter than funny. and it is so rude that he will not take off those dark glasses no matter who is interviewing him. I think he is pretty full of himself and has not said anything funny in a long long time.
Did it occur to you that maybe something is going on with his eyes?
I can't believe he was so nonchalant about stealing someone else's material. lol
Cosby and Carlins are icons of comedy and men !
It is ashame they never did anything together..
What no hating on Mencia in this story? After all, according the Rogan, only Mencia steals jokes.
uh well he never said only Mencia steals jokes. though only Mencia is a fake mexican, that i know of, who steals jokes... For gods sake, his real name is Ned.
1. He is from Honduras and ALWAYS says this.
2. Mencia never claimed to be Mexican.
3. His production company is NEDLOS & he's never hidden from this.
If you're going to hate Mencia, get at least ONE valid point.
Dane Cook and Robin Williams steal jokes, too. And, apparently, Bill Cosby. That was disappointing, Bill.
As long as it wasn't "pound cake" that you stole, it's all good, huh Mr. Cosby?
Brilliant.
Our local theater has a program that allows students to buy tickets to any performance for $5.00... there are a limited (but generous) number of tickets but you get to buy the best available tickets. On Mr. Cosby's second last appearance in the theater, he noticed a young man sitting in the front row, surrounded by "old folk" and started talking to him. In the course of joking with him, he found out about the ticket price and the teen explained he couldn't even have afforded the cheap seats without the program because he'd been accepted to university and was saving every penny. Mr. Cosby invited him backstage and without any fanfare, gave him a number to call to arrange to have his education paid for. He also arranged for front row seats for the young man last year when he performed and after the perfomance, he glowed as he found out that not only did he finish his schooling, he graduated at the top of his class.
I have many friends who work at the theater and I hear horror stories about the talent but I've never heard anyone say a negative word about Mr. Cosby... that's rare!!
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Cosby has surely put his money where his mouth is.
So...the Cos is wearing protection?
Bill is funny and he is a smart and accurate social commentator and critic; in fact his humor is inextricably linked to a street smart awareness which makes some people uncomfortable and this is the same thing Carlin did.
If you don't think he is funny or you don't think Ossie Davis' character in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (his final performance) is accurate then you are really validating that the social criticism is bitingly accurate and it makes you uncomfortable. That is what humor has been about since Aristophanes. It is meant to move you to a more positive place.
Both of these gentlemen were chastised by their respective milieus and both turned out to be spot on in their comedically delivered social commentary. They gave/give us a mirror with which to see ourselves. I thank them for taking their work seriously.
What? Ossie Davis was in "do the Right Thing" in 1989. His final performance, according to IMBD, was in 2005, in "The L Word".
My goodness gee willikers beegeeus. I never saw that one. Gosh you are sharp! Thanks again. Brotherman. I am going to look that one right up. and it seems that you are so right! For me it was the most moving. I don't get cable TV so I miss a lot. Thanks again. So back to the original thread do you like Cosby? or hate him?
Ossie Davis's last role was not Do the Right Thing. You're on the internet, maybe you'd care to look up your "facts" before you post them.
Bubba Ho-Tep was made well after DTRT, as well...
Does it not count as a film 'cause Bruce Campbell is in it?
I think that's pretty spot on. Carlin and Cosby are some of my favorites, and I have a pretty wide-ranging sample to choose from.
I'd add Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle as two others who worked to produce something that could be a valuable social commentary.
Lenny Bruce was all commentary and no jokes. Richard Pryor was, to my ears, too personal to be in this category, although he was funny as hell. I'm also omitting some of my contemporary favorites (Louis C.K., Lewis Black, Daniel Tosh) because, while they are attempting it, I don't think their material will hold the same water Carlin's and Cosby's does in the future.
Mr. Cosby, you are an inspiration to all and a great person. To hear you pay respect to the late Mr. Carlin (genious that he was) is very nice indeed.
Now, where did I put my Jell-O Pudding Pops?
(sorry, couldn't help it)
Mr. Cosby introduced me to Jazz (via The Cosby Show) And as for Carlin, well, unfortunately the first time I became aware of him was through Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, whcih I find real sad.
But I saw old footage of his stand-up routines afterwards and my favorite was the HBO special hosted by Jon Stewart.
Funny as hell!
My first exposure to Bill Cosby was his routine on "Noah". That was brilliant! Ever since I have been a huge fan. Another big plus for me is that all his routines are clean.
I love Carlin as well. I agree with some other posts here and do think Carlin was more of a genius; but I think Cosby is a better performer.
That's my two cents.
Woo-bah, woo-bah.
:-)
In the words of Eddie Murphy's words of Richard Pryor:
"You tell that son of a b**ch to have a coke, a smile, and shut the f**k up!"
I loved that bit.
A veteran comedian, super successful. Happy, self actualized. Paying respect to a friend. This clip is wholly positive and uplifting. It's not a confession of wrong doing, he's just telling tales of the good old days.
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First Posted: 06- 1-09 08:30 PM | Updated: 06- 1-09 08:45 PM