Surprising (in a good way). Also surprising it's going to Comedy Central instead of HBO.

Is it just me or have they really been slacking off on comedy the last few years? Iirc Lewis Black and David Cross went to Epix for their recent specials andd Bill Maher did an internet concert on Yahoo.

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wasn't Bill Cosby: Himself released in theaters? also he doesn't really do 'stand up' as he always sits down in a chair to tell stories/do jokes

Well that would explain his "comedy" show I went to when he came to the Bay Area back in 2011. It was close to $100 a ticket and a complete waste of time. All he did was share anecdotes that weren't remotely funny and attempt a few jokes in between. I love Cosby, but I felt like I had flushed my money down the toilet.

I think he lost his magic in the 90s. Maybe he's also aiming towards a much older audience now, as I was easily the youngest in the crowd. Everyone else was eating it up.

I wouldn't think Comedy Central would be a place for this, even though he's a legend. It'll be the only TV-G rated special the network will ever air.

Yeah, I would have aimed this more for Nick at Night or TV Land or whatever these days. That said, it's not like HBO is a better home for G rated comedy than Comedy Central.

I loved Himself. It was the comedy routine back in the day that my parents approved of, but it was still funny. It wasn't until Dennis Miller's Off White Album that they approved again (mostly because it all went over their heads).

I saw him in the mid-90s and it was great. He had a mixture of old bits and new ones, and it was the classic Cosby-style event. I'd watch him again for sure.

There was another special he did after Himself, that was filmed just before he turned 50.

Huge fan of Cosby, I listened to all those great records a hundred times. Am really interested to seeing a new "show" by him. Will he be making social commentary? Just speaking on the aging process? Look forward to this.

But how funny would it be if he did a complete make over of his act, and started using the F and the N-word?

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Stop with the filth and flarn and the flarn and the filth.

Odd to go with cable at all. You would think one of the Big 4 would have been interested in this.

CBS maybe, but the Cosby brand has been tarnished with the sex scandal and also is a bit controversial given some of the statements he has made about members of his race and education.

had to (nsfw)
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This remains one of my favorite Cosby bits. Sadly, it's not on CD as far as I can tell.

Bumping to remind people this is on Sunday night.

Watched it, enjoyed it, the man hasn't lost a step.

I missed it last night but I have the DVR set for when it will be on again this evening.

This calls for chocolate cake!

Id prefer Jello pudding.

Ah fuck. I meant to record this. Hopefully they'll replay it soon, or put it On Demand.

Looks like they'll be airing it again on Thanksgiving Day, 4:20 p.m. according to my listings.

Thanks for telling us when it's set to re-air. Set my DVR already so I won't miss it...again.

Saw it and enjoyed it somewhat, but it's not something I ever care to see again.

the Sarah Silverman special on HBO the same night wasn't that good either

"Teff is great! Give us the chocolate cake!"

I love Bill Cosby, but when I watched it I kept thinking about Eddie Murphy's Raw and doing his impression, "I would like to talk to youuuuu!"

He forgot the grapefruit juice.

this is not your child!