# Bill Cosby... far from finished **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656 "2013-11-24T02:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/1 "2013-11-24T02:39:13Z")
Damn the guy is still funny as hell. He has a new stand up show on Comedy Central. If you enjoyed him in the past you will love it… if you don’t know him, this is a great show to watch. It’s like seeing the Beatles put on a new show today. It was all new, and it was all great. I’m sure it will be re-shown. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/2 "2013-11-24T03:26:08Z")
Was he a cranky old bastard, or more mellow, like in “Himself?” ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/3 "2013-11-24T05:59:56Z")
Bill Cosby is amazing. I almost had the opportunity to see him live once, but I couldn’t get my hands on a ticket. If you’ve ever seen him on Jimmy Fallon, trolling the hell out of the Roots, his brilliance is 100% intact. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/4 "2013-11-24T10:27:07Z")
I heard he was laying on the floor last time, but I missed it. hey Hey HEY ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/5 "2013-11-24T15:17:12Z")
Most comics are in awe of this guy. He can walk out onto a stage cold and do an hour of new material. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/6 "2013-11-24T16:06:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Most comics are in awe of this guy. He can walk out onto a stage cold and do an hour of new material. If you listen to comics of a certain age all talk about listening to the albums of Carlin, Pryor and Cosby. They shaped modern comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/7 "2013-11-24T17:45:50Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Damn the guy is still funny as hell. > [@friedo](#): > > his brilliance is 100% intact. Good to hear. He was undoubtedly a master back in the day, but I was afraid he had peaked with “Himself.” ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/8 "2013-11-24T19:06:44Z")
The fact that Cosby was able to become “Bill Cosby” in the era that he did, in itself is amazing. The brilliance of his humor doubles it. The fact that he can be brilliantly hilarious without dipping into the “black people do this, white people do that” fount is just the cherry on top of the icing on top of the world’s supply of ice cream that is Bill Cosby. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/9 "2013-11-24T19:09:30Z")
Not ice cream—JELL-O. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/10 "2013-11-24T20:03:27Z")
Very funny. He still has it. It makes me regret he wasn’t doing these kind of specials over the last thirty years. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/11 "2013-11-24T20:51:53Z")
What’s the show? It’s him doing standup or hosting standup? Wait, now I’m confused. We bought tickets almost a year ago for his live show at NJPAC in March called ‘Far from Finished’. It’s on Comedy Central? It’s part of a series? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/12 "2013-11-24T20:56:35Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > The fact that Cosby was able to become “Bill Cosby” in the era that he did, in itself is amazing. The brilliance of his humor doubles it. The fact that he can be brilliantly hilarious without dipping into the “black people do this, white people do that” fount is just the cherry on top of the icing on top of the world’s supply of ice cream that is Bill Cosby. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a routine of his that used a curse word stronger than “asshole”, and that was when he was talking about cocaine use. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/13 "2013-11-24T21:01:51Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > What’s the show? It’s him doing standup or hosting standup? > > Wait, now I’m confused. We bought tickets almost a year ago for his live show at NJPAC in March called ‘Far from Finished’. It’s on Comedy Central? It’s part of a series? I got the impression that, by “show,” the OP meant a special rather than a series. It may well be a recording of the show you saw live; Comedy Central does produce and run those stand-up “concert” shows. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/14 "2013-11-24T22:01:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Most comics are in awe of this guy. He can walk out onto a stage cold and do an hour of new material. Well, 30 years \*should \*be enough to come up with an hour of original comedic material, yeah 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/15 "2013-11-24T22:04:45Z")
It is a special. 90 minutes of his current tour routine. He is actually sitting down most of the time but I think it still qualifies as stand up. Looks like it will be shown again tonight at 7pm EST. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/16 "2013-11-24T23:39:35Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Well, 30 years \*should \*be enough to come up with an hour of original comedic material, yeah 😃 No, I’m saying the man can walk on _cold_ and do an hour. The best comics working today can’t do ten minutes without significant prep time. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/17 "2013-11-24T23:50:56Z")
I can’t stand him. Not funny to me any more. Used to be. \ ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/18 "2013-11-24T23:51:11Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No, I’m saying the man can walk on _cold_ and do an hour. Oh, I doubt Bill Cosby ever walks on cold. He always wears one of his trademark hideous sweaters, you know :). ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/19 "2013-11-25T00:56:23Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Not ice cream—JELL-O. Lemme try: “JELL-O! We’re gonna eat JELL-O!” Nah, just doesn’t have the same ring. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656/20 "2013-11-25T01:13:53Z")
Well… who told you… that you was… the big… Jell-O Sheriff of the house?? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-far-from-finished/674656.md?page=2)