On Oct. 26, living comedy legend Bill Cosby was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the highest honor a comedian could earn. Tomorrow, you’ll be able to see the entire 90-minute award show on PBS at 8pm. You should check your local listings here for more viewing info. Cosby joins the ranks of Richard Pryor, George Carlin and Steve Martin as the 12th recipient of the prize. To get you in the mood for the Cos, or “Mr. Cosby” as it seems everyone calls him, here’s a few clips from the award ceremony, the first of which gets you on the red carpet. Check it out.
In this clip, Malcolm Jamal-Warner — Theo, from The Cosby Show — tells the story about how he almost didn’t land his career-making role.
Finally, Cosby’s screen-wife Phylicia Rashad remembers how Cosby helped her make the transition from stage to sitcom.
Bill Cosby joined the ranks of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin Monday night at the Kennedy Center as he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Besides his iconic 80’s sitcom, The Cosby Show, he has released six platinum comedy albums, has graced the big screen, and authored a number of best-selling books. To this day, Cosby continues to tour the nation with his stand-up comedy.
“Cosby is a force of nature,” said Carl Reiner before the show. “He’s always had the ability to take a piece of paper off the ground and talk about it for ten minutes — open a refrigerator and talk about what’s in the refrigerator and make you laugh. I mean, he is just extraordinary.”
The event Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize, will air on PBS stations nationwide November 4, 2009.
We’ve been watching the Jay Leno Show (weeknights at 10 pm on NBC) with great interest since its debut, mainly because of Jay’s major emphasis on stand-up comedy. They’ve employed comedians – DL Hughley, Marina Franklin, Jim Norton, to name three – for recurring segments on the show. And there’s been a great push to get more stand-up segments on there as well.
And because we really don’t have a witty way to package the last few days of stand-up related segments, we’re simply going to roll out some of our favorites here to get you caught up. That’s it. Here goes.
If laughter is the best medicine, then perhaps funnymen (and women) of all stripes make the best healers. Such is certainly true in the case of Bill Cosby, who has pledged his support for helping to heal Detroit public schools of low-enrollment rates.
Cosby will lend his famous image (and perhaps equally as famous sweater) to the appearance of several commercials, promoting public school attendance in and around the city of Detroit. Budget cuts and low-enrollment rates have lead city school board authorities to consider filing for bankruptcy.
In an AP story, the 72-year-old comedian (he’s 72? Really?!) told reporters that, “All around the United States of America – in the cities and the counties – our public education is suffering and has been suffering. Cuts, cuts, cuts.”
Cosby has also recently canceled two recent stand-up appearances, due to, some speculate, a myriad of health problems. Let’s hope not!
During Bill Cosby’s latest appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, the legendary comedian admits to stealing a portion of fellow legend George Carlin’s routine and “racing him out of the theater at night in an ongoing fevered competition,” according to the Huffington Post. Check out the clip below.
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If laughter is the best medicine, then perhaps funnymen (and women) of all stripes make the best healers. Such is certainly true in the case of Bill Cosby, who has pledged his support for helping to heal Detroit public schools of low-enrollment rates.
