Cosby whirls through everyday subjects as family and children, and does so with little to no profanity and. Bill cosby bill cosby himself original motion picture. Bill cosby, one of the most popular and influential standup comics in history, takes center stage in the concert film bill cosby, himself. Many peoples primary impression of bill cosby was this ontarioshot concert film, which holds a camera on a mostlyseated cosby at all times disregarding the audience and has a strange backdrop that keeps changing color. This is such a refreshing change from so many of todays comedians who think that they must use the f word every other word in order to be funny. He is seated on the stage for most of his routine and speaks to the members of the audience as if he was sitting in their. Comedy concert movies are never as good to rewatch, when youve already heard the jokes. Spike lee has a bone to pick with bill cosby the oscarwinning film director in a tweet said the incarcerated comic jacked his idea for the film school daze for the popular tv series a.
Himself after i spy and before the cosby show, bill cosby left his own inimitable mark on the arena of standup comedy in this live concert showcasing his downtoearth observations on the rigors and joys of family life. A classic standup routine and possibly the best comedy concert film ever. After tenth grade, cosby joined the navy and completed high school through a correspondence course. Himself documentary 1983 self solid gold tv series 19801983 self 2 episodes. Cosby is the writer, director, and star comedian of the show. Himself is my alltime favorite comedy concert film. Performing a live routine at the hamilton place theatre in hamilton, ontario, cosby discusses life as a parent and. Unless you are a toothless test tube orphan virgin, you will find something to associate with during the film, and this is why bill cosby. Himself is a comedy film directed by and starring bill cosby. Bill cosby appears to be in his dotage these days, but 35 years ago he was a master at his craft. Himself is a polished, occasionally insightful, and frequently hilarious night of comedy from one of the longtime masters of the form. Bill cosby is not himself these days rat own rat own rat own. For most of the performance, cosby is seated at the centre of the stage, only.
Recorded in toronto in 1981, cosby stays seated while offering up hilarious commentary on everything from drugs to childbirth. Bill cosby himself, the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, features such classic cosby routines as the dentist, natural childbirth, and same thing happens every night. In 1983, cosby released the concert film bill cosby. A concert film in which bill cosby discusses weekends, raising children, dentists, and many other situations.
Cosby does not tell us how difficult it is to be rich, how tough kicking addictive narcotics is, or how to make up stupid nursery rhymes using profanity. Himself 1983 starring bill cosby on dvd and bluray. Bill cosby provides hilarious commentary on every day things that we all experience, and he does so without a single curse word during the entire routine. Before the sitcom king, there was the great standup comic. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Africanamerican entertainer bill cosby, in his own words, started out as a child, the son of an eightdollarsaday maid and an absentee father. Bill cosby himself is a live bill cosby standup comedy routine. Some sketches have been edited down and being audio only your not getting the mans famous facial expressions and physical quirks that are such a. On may 20, 1983, bill cosby delivered himself, and this film captures the excellent sitdown act well.
Filmed before a live audience at the firstontario concert hall, in hamilton, ontario, cosby gives the audience his views ranging from marriage to parenthood. The film also showcases cosbys trademark conversational style of stand up comedy. Fat albert and the cosby kids fat albert, james mushmouth mush, william bill cosby 6 episodes 20052017 for love of liberty. Bill cosby ist mir bekannt aus meiner kindheit, ganz besonders dieser film einer seiner standup routinen. He begins by discussing drug and alcohol abuse among his employees, and satirizes the effects of marijuana and cocaine, then questions the logic of equating drunkenness and its accompanying nausea as having a good time. Himself jul 24, 2011 a nonstop hillarious and spectacular comic event with bill cosby delivering huge laughes and entertainment in this comedic extravigent event. He earned his diploma via correspondence course, then earned a football scholarship to temple university. Spike lee says bill cosby jacked school daze for a. Featuring routines about parenthood, childhood, and dentists, the film debuts on dvd sporting both a widescreen transfer that preserves the original aspect ratio and a fullscreen version for those who wish to relive their experiences of watching the film on. The story of americas black patriots 7 episodes 20102017.
It took me over twenty years to learn how closely connected bill cosby himself was to the creation and duration of the cosby show especially the pilot episode. Marriage and parenthood, which would form the basis for his later. A product of grinding poverty, cosby escaped his rundown philadelphia neighborhood by dropping out of high school and joining the navy. Bill cosby celebrity profile check out the latest bill cosby photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Ok, a few things to remember regarding this release. Bill cosby biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Himself is a 1983 standup comedy film featuring bill cosby. I am not a huge fan of stand up comedy, there are several comedians i do think are great at. In this standup comedy film recorded at a performance in canada, bill cosby engages the audience with stories from his life. Comedian bill cosby performs an onstage monologue in may 1981 at the hamilton place theatre in hamilton, ontario, canada. Younger, wellestablished comics like jerry seinfeld have credited cosby as an innovator both as a practitioner of standup comedy, as well as a person who paved the way for comics to break into sitcom television. , emi music publishing, aresa, and 4 music rights societies. For me during the 80s, it only mattered that this special didnt include phylicia, sabrina, lisa, malcolm, tempestt or keshia. Containing the basis for the humor of his longrunning situation comedy, bill cosby.
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