Bill Cosby Performs Sit-Down Stand-Up (VIDEO)

Legendary comedian Bill Cosby was the guest last night on "The Tonight Show," and he gave the audience a taste of his stand-up routine (albeit sitting down). Cosby, now at age 72, dismissed the audience's applause saying, "You don't mean that," before launching into his material about growing old. If we learned anything from his routine, it's that growing older means having very complicated phone conversations with people just as old as you.


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[senorlou]

11:32 AM on 05/21/2010

I grew up watching Fat Albert every Saturday morning. I'll always love this guy.

[Rain Gerrick]

03:25 PM on 05/20/2010

The guy is a genius standup and he doesn't get the respect he deserves for his achievements. People take him for granted.

[EasyDoesi]

11:48 AM on 05/20/2010

Pudding pops still haven't been the same!

[senorlou]

11:32 AM on 05/21/2010

LOL!

[Cuthach]

11:29 AM on 05/20/2010

Doesn't seem 72, wow...

[MunyaBuddya]

04:32 AM on 05/20/2010

Okay I grew up with Cosby too. I was a fan of Fat Albert and The Cosby show. I listened to his records and dreamed of owning my very own Picture Pages pen. Love the Cos. True as that all is, I have to say that I found this routine to be really really not funny. Like kind of painfully unfunny. Glad I got that off my chest. I'm ready for you all to take me down. And...go!

[Tyler-Durden]

11:01 AM on 05/20/2010

aw man. it was just one joke. i laughed!

good to see him still working. (as opposed to suffering from some illness. 72 IS gettin' up there)

TAKE CARE, BILL!

[taddles]

04:30 AM on 05/20/2010

He's still the master of timing.

[KIVPossum]

03:07 AM on 05/20/2010

He's the master of comedy and has been for 50 years

[okila]

02:47 AM on 05/20/2010

Hilarity without vulgarity. Awesome guy.

[seanifer7]

05:06 AM on 05/20/2010

in his old comedy routines he used vulgarity, but just the same he is an amazing man. still funny for an old guy

[brooklyncitizen]

01:02 AM on 05/20/2010

I think Seinfeld studied Cosby's work...they have a similar conversational style and the material is made up of observations.The work is also very much about storytelling and builds up slowly. I miss that in comedy...makes me think of Richard Pryor too who also had a storytelling style...though of course egcier.

[TrueBud]

06:37 PM on 05/20/2010

Seinfeld has admitted as much in interviews. Also, check out his discussion of Cosby with Chris Rock in the documentary "Comedian"!

[TexasMike]

12:31 AM on 05/20/2010

The headline tries to make it seem novel, but this is the way Bill Cosby has been doing his act for more than 20 years now. A sit down stand up routine....and still funny after all these years.

[Tyrione]

11:59 PM on 05/19/2010

When it comes to comedy, Bill is immortal.

[Wombaticus]

11:21 PM on 05/19/2010

The Coz. Funny down to the DNA level.

[centsable]

04:36 PM on 05/19/2010

A very classy comedian, not an m f-word to be heard...and still funny.

[argentino]

03:07 PM on 05/19/2010

I think Cosby is very, very underrated...

Been a fan since he played Chet Kincaid, then I Spy...

[figure8]

02:08 PM on 05/19/2010

Womanizer -- look out ladies backstage to include the coffee/donut runner!