Wynton Marsalis Awarded French Legion of Honor in NYC
Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...
Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...
AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy
WASHINGTON — Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lin...
Alafair Burke | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media
Letterman, despite whatever idiotic (or worse?) things he may have done with women on his staff, was wise enough to realize that silence isn't permanent and peace of mind can't be bought.
Tiki Barber | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York
Cosby talked exuberantly about Harlem Village Academies as a model for the nation on MSNBC.
Rabbi Jennifer Krause | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
Oh, Ruth and Sunda. A lawsuit? Really? Mrs. Zafrin, Sunda is your son's wife and the mother of your grandchildren; a comedian in a long, long line of comedians who poke fun at their mothers-in-law.
AP | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy
WASHINGTON — The comedian who kept NBC viewers entertained on Thursday nights well after "The Cosby Show" was gone will salute Bill Cosby when h...
Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 08.22.2009 | Comedy
This year, Apatow is holding a red-carpet premiere of his new movie about comedians, Funny People, at the fest. Will it live up to its often-brilliant online promotional campaign?
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
Male influence in a child's life is invaluable, irreplaceable and necessary for most of us. There, I said it.
Posted 07.02.2009 | Comedy
Bill Cosby's latest appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" airs tonight, and in the segment he admits to stealing part of George Carlin's ...
Joel Brokaw | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
I told Mr.Cosby I needed to attend the Bar Mitzvah of my best friend's son. "That's quite fitting that you'll be doing that at the same time as I'm speaking," he told me with a heartfelt intensity. "Because I'm going to Cleveland for the very same purpose."
Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment
The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.
Pius Kamau | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living
Two taboo subjects exist for black Americans: male gay sex and mental illness. The refusal to discuss them has had devastating results.
Rob Morrison | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living
As I continue to face the realities of working vs. staying at home these days, one thing is for certain -- I never laughed as hard, or as often, at work as I do hanging out with kids.
Wyatt Closs | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment
When Barack was growing up, so too, was the recognition of images that would allow that age-old refrain "You could be President" to ring true. We now know it must be true. We saw it on television.
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — When Bill Cosby entered the polling booth in his neighborhood last week, he carried with him photographs of his late parents and J...
New York Times | Posted 12.09.2008 | Entertainment
Some theorists argue that political and social change is preceded by shifts in popular culture. So it's not surprising that the debate has heated up o...
AP | Posted 06.07.2008 | Entertainment
%meta(topic:01016000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:tv;%) LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Not everyone can be Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the quick-with-a-quip d...
AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 04.24.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Bill Cosby's path has taken him from pudding pops to hip hop. The 70-year-old has recorded a hip-hop album set for release next m...
AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 04.24.2008 | Entertainment
Bill Cosby raps: The tv dad and social critic has come out with a new album Cynthia Nixon revealed she has breast cancer, but her homelife is good. ...
Jim Luce | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York