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Seinfeld, Romano, Silverman, Oswalt, Buress, and More Reminisce About 'Bill Cosby: Himself'

"Bill Cosby's like Dad and Richard Pryor's like your dirty old uncle. You know what I mean? Uncle Richard would, like, sneak you beers and give you firecrackers at Thanksgiving. Bill Cosby is like every comedian's father."

-Comedian Eric Andre reflecting on the concert film Bill Cosby: Himself in a 30th anniversary piece in GQ that also features Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, and Larry Wilmore sharing their thoughts on the wildly influential performance.

Bill Cosby Was Great Again on 'Jimmy Fallon' Last Night

Bill Cosby's appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon are always memorable, and last night's was no exception. Fallon needs to bring this guy back for a whole week, Timberlake style.

Hit the jump for the rest of Cosby's Late Night appearance, which includes plenty of dancing:

Kenan and Fallon Have a Cosby-Off

Ok, it was less a contest and more Fallon just taking over and doing his impression for 20% of Kenan's interview. That being said he does have a very good and thorough impression. But Kenan doesn't care; he's been on TV for 19 years, since he was a kid and Jimmy was a kid and everyone was a kid. Also, it seemed like he was just waiting for his chance to sing a Tom Jones song. Watch him singing and dancing below, as well as the aforementioned Chris Farley cake sketch from All That. Remember when people described things as "all that?" What a dumb thing to be nostalgic for [...]

Adam McKay Likely to Direct Will Smith and Denzel Washington in Uptown Saturday Night Remake; Jay Pharoah is Pumped

Can we talk a second about The Coz's beard in that trailer? Yowzers! That's all. Anyway, Adam McKay is signing on to direct a remake of the 1974 Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier classic, Uptown Saturday Night. Will Smith has owned the rights to the remake for nearly a decade and has been talking about Denzel as a co-star for years. McKay is a very gifted comedic director so anytime he signs onto a picture it's exciting, especially considering this will be his first film without Will Farrell. The film is set to shoot after Anchorman 2 does in early 2013 so it's hard to say for sure when it will [...]

Bill Cosby: Not a Donald Trump Fan

Say, I wonder how Bill Coby feels about the potential presidential run of Donald Trump! So…not into it, then?

It's That Episode: Natasha Rothwell Gets Family Friendly with 'The Cosby Show'

On "It's That Episode" Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They discuss the episode and other crap.

Natasha Rothwell (UCB's The Curfew) drops by to watch a feel good episode of The Cosby Show. Listen as Natasha and Craig discuss why the Huxtables should make big money decisions together, how you shouldn't be truthful if you hate a gift and the time an eight-year-old Natasha was humiliated while reading a poem about Martin Luther King Jr.

Download now (MP3), listen on iTunes here, stream the full episode below, or listen on Sirius/XM Radio, Channel [...]

Bill Cosby Went on 'Letterman' Last Night

Enjoy this 13-minute clip of Bill Cosby on Letterman, which includes a tight five minutes of sit-down stand-up and the legendary comedian proving he's still got his Cosby Show opening credits moves by dancing for half his allotted time to the Harlem Globetrotters theme.

Boy, Bill Cosby Was On Last Night

This is why it's great to have Jimmy as a late night host: his excitement for certain guests is infectious. Throughout the interview he would accidentally finish Cosby's sentences, he was so excited to just be there. He acted like a little kid trying to do dumb bits with one of his idols because he kind of was. He let Cosby be Cosby because Cosby being Cosby is pretty amazing. Are there people talking about a Cosby comeback? If not, here we are talking about. Make it so! Watch a few more clips from the "interview", below:

Memory Lane Is Lined With Pudding and Monopoly Money for Bill Cosby

Every day is Bill Cosby Day in spirit, but today is one of the few that we're treated to full articles about his best moments on TV. From his early comedy specials to appearances on Sesame Street to guest spots on Letterman just last year, this piece covers the full range of – wait, where is Kids Say the Darndest Things? Where is it?? I can only assuming the omission is a grave oversight and not the SLAP IN THE FACE it appears to be. Penning my reproachful letter to the editor now.

Bill Cosby Has A New App, Giant Fireplace

I'm not going to criticize Bill Cosby or the Bill Cosby iPhone app. The man is an institution, a legend, and as this video points out, a charming grandpa that I wish would hold court from my parents' living room each and every Thanksgiving. "I will tweet you better than anyone has every tweeted you," Cosby promises. Bill! That's the filth. I will however take umbrage with whoever filmed and produced this commercial. The man is crammed into the lower 1/8 of the shot! This is an ad for an app, not a heavy yet tasteful mahogany mantle piece. They were also using a mahogany microphone and mahogany sound [...]

It's That Episode: Jon Daly, Bill Cosby, John Daly and Ed Hardy Condoms

On "It's That Episode" Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They discuss the episode and other crap.

Jon Daly (Kroll Show, Betas) joins Craig for a special commercial episode of "It's That Episode." Bill Cosby gulps down New Coke, Golfer John Daly grips it and rips it, and Christian Audigier sells condoms. You'll learn about the time Jon filmed a sketch with Audigier and you'll hear a lot about Andre Agassi's wig filled tennis career.

Download now (MP3), listen on iTunes here, stream the full episode below, or listen on Sirius/XM Radio, Channel 406, [...]

Watch Bill Cosby Make Jimmy Fallon Really, Really Uncomfortable

TV legend Bill Cosby was a guest on Late Night Friday and took the opportunity to pick on Jimmy Fallon the entire time. He even ended up singing with the Roots. Cosby's old TV daughter Tempestt Bledsoe (who, full disclosure, acts on the Fallon-produced NBC sitcom Guys with Kids) was the second guest, and Cosby hung around to continue to bust Fallon's balls, hog the stage, and be really funny. Hit the jump for the rest of the episode.

Mustachioed Bill Cosby Talks about Bombing, on New Comedy YouTube Channel

Official Comedy is a new comedy YouTube channel that is part of YouTube's new programming iniative. It offers a mix of old clips – like this one of the Coz or the below clip of Woody Allen telling his famous ex-wife joke – and new comedy related programming like Jokes Through the Ages, which features comedians like Julie Klausner, Ilana Glazer, Dave Hill, and Max Silvestri. Below, watch them explain the history of "That's what she said." "This is funny." That's what you said.

Dildo Massages, Ballet & Satanic Taxi Drivers: Six Cinematic Misfires of Bill Cosby

William Henry Cosby is American comedy royalty, a man whose standup albums are still coveted amongst aspiring yukmeisters and whose assorted forays into sitcom television helped redefine the genre. Yet every heap of magic the Cos doled out via those mediums is matched by motion picture failure. Indeed, the man who birthed TV institutions Fat Albert and Cliff Huxtable could never really swing it in the movies no matter what other talents he was paired with.

Here now, a run down of six notable Cosby film flubs that, if you haven't already seen them, will leave you desperately reaching for a Jello Pudding Pop.

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