my and my brother and grandfather would literally listen to cosby albums and i remember laughing but i was like 7 or some shit. Wild to think about now
Bill Cosby: Himself. Which, is a stand up show = A must see!!!! Show is long and the speed in which, he builds the humor is top notch. Along with, the humor and it's clean humor!!!!! Sinbad, is another Great one with clean humor. I could listen to those 2 all day long.
Any of the clips from that Chanel I'm not Norm are worth checking out .. There are sides of Norm you have yet to see but I think you got a taste here with the Hypocrisy joke
I think a work of art has it's own life once it is completed. We regularly enjoy movies and television shows with child actors who are now grown and in jail or on drugs. Same thing with musicians.
Bill Cosby was HUGE back in the '70s as a stand-up comic. He was even part of the Fat Albert Show in the '60s (I think) A lot of young black comedians grew up listening to his albums. One of the very few who never used foul language.
When I was a kid, my dad's record collection had a couple Bill Cosby albums from the '60s, so I listened to them a lot (along with Bob Newhart and the Smothers Brothers). His Noah's Ark bit was my favorite.
i grew up from the 1960's and there was a time you could buy cassettes of Bill Cosby of different comedy routines and other artists of course, like Cheech and Chong, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore etc... we didnt get TV back then so it was our entertainment, i was a huge fan and then i had access to Tv and watched his TV show, i remember one time watching an interview of the young girl who played his daughter in the show and she had financial problems at one stage and the interviewer asked her if she had ever thought to reach out to Bill Cosby and her response was an instant kneejerk reaction to his name, it was clear to me there was tension between them, at that stage it had not surfaced what he had gotten upto, when the revelations came out it took me all of 2 seconds to disown him so to speak, i do that with most people who lie to me and con me, its just one of my lifes rules
MacDonald is a natural storyteller. The intense amount of work that obviously went into his work is cleverly disguised by a conversational style that makes appear extemporaneous. As for Bill Cosby, like Joe Paterno and others, many people are a mixed bag, capable of doing great things and awful things at different times. At any rate, GREAT reaction video!
Bill Cosby was THE comedian in the 70's. His albums are available to listen to here on RUclips. 'Wonderfullness' 'Himself ' and 'To My Brother Russell, Whom I Slept With ' will leave you in stitches
Here's something Britt... All these clips you've been watching of Norm, he has cancer in almost all of them. He battled cancer for the last 10 years of his life. But he didn't want to be a burden or have anyone take pity on him, so he never told anyone. Even when they tried to cancel him he never used it as a defense or way to get sympathy. None of his showbusiness friends new he was sick until after he was gone.
I was too young to remember the albums, but my parents talked about listening to the Cosby albums with my brothers all the time. They all adored him. He asked my mom to play tennis once. My parents were most likely in La Jolla because they went there with a big group of friends all the time. Mom didn't take her racquet so she declined. I remember telling her she should have bought one. After the women all started accusing him, I told my mom I was glad she didn't buy the racquet. A joke, of course, as my dad and their friends probably would have gone to watch Mom play tennis with the great Bill Cosby.
Great Father's Day story! 😂 You need listen to the full Jerry Seinfeld Comedians in Cars. Norm softens that last comment: He'd place Hypocrisy below SA, the drugging, the scheming, etc. Plus Norm recites his favorite Kojak episode.
I have all of Bill Cosby's comedy albums. I got them all in the early 80's and for some reason I have never linked them to his behavior. I think because I already owned and had listened to them dozens of time before the bad stuff was exposed.
Norm’s rendition of the Cosby story on Letterman was the best and he actually does a spot on impression. Here he half assed the impression for whatever reason. lol
Bill Burr and Norm both discussed how much Bill Cosby meant to them as a comedian. I think it's important to remember that people can separate influence in the past and recent revelations. I am a classically trained musician. Let's say I learned someone who helped me tremendously turned out to be a horrible person. I completely cut off my coach but do I pretend I learned on my own? Two things can be true, our teachers and heroes can be disgusting individuals and have helped create positive changes in our lives. My former piano teacher had allegations towards the end of his life. He made me so much better. Imagine my conflict. Imagine my guilt thinking positively about him. Of course I think of his victims. I really think only someone with a mentor in a specialized field that requires a one on one mentor can understand this. This is very different between a teacher class and 1 on 1 relationship. I studied piano, lute and voice. That was all 1:1
How is he horrible? So many in those times, did that bk in the day. Then he stopped, those times were long gone and his right and wrong took over. Many decades later, he is coming out with a show and so happens, someone from so many decades ago goes against him? Powerful people used a woman to attack a Hero, and the public fell victim to it.
Please, please watch this story as he told it on Letterman’s show. The impression and humor is even better. It’s in a video called “Norm Macdonald Collection on Letterman: Part 3 of 5”. Something similar to that. Start at the 13:00 mark. Even if you don’t react to it, do it. :)
These clips were after the ugly truth about Bill Cosby came out. They weren’t praising him as a person, but rather his work as a comedian. I grew up listening to Cosby’s comedy albums and let me tell you, he was probably the funniest stand up comic ever. Legendary. That’s why finding out about his personal life was such a blow. I still haven’t listened to his albums since it all came out but he gave me years of laughter.
I have a nephew who is over 20 years older than me. When i was around 8 years old he regaled me with all of his comedy albums, including Bill Cosby, Lenny Bruce and George Carlin. And yes I can seperate the person from the art.
To answer your question about separating the artist from who they are personally, for me its a yes. Every single time. Art, comedy, music, sports etc are for our enjoyment. If i didn't allow myself to enjoy things for this reason, id be a much more miserable person myself because I'd be limiting so much that makes me happy in life. Im glad you mentioned Kanye because I love Kanye Wests music. And I always will, regardless of anything he says because i listen to his music, not his soundbites. I understand hes not popular for his public speaking, hes popular for his music. Its a really simple answer for me, but i think a lot of people base their opinions on how others will view them in regards to their opinions. I don't.
Bill Cosby was the first black man I saw on television. My dad had all of his comedy records and my brothers and I played them down. The Cosby Show was a part of our traditional TV programming. Great Show Of coarse it is sad to see behind his curtain, but we did not know. We saw his art.
Not sure about this but I *think* you still haven't done "The Moth Joke" that everyone's mentioning, and I'd also add "Dirty Johnny" joke, which is my personal fave.
0:17 Bob Hope was a great comedian. I just finished watching about 15 of his movies. The younger Bob Hope was the funnier the movie, but have come to appreciate the movies he made in the 60's. The "Road," movies with Bing Crosby are some of his best.
My parents would actually let me listen to Bill when I was a kid, and his comedy albums were absolute genius. Yes, the real man had issues, but I still have those great memories.
If you’re a fan of Norm’s please consider contacting the Mark Twain Award for comedy. This is the highest award that can be bestowed on a comedian. Winners include Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, George Carlson, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Richard Pryor, Whoopie Goldberg, Johnathan Winters etc,
Cosby produced at least 10 comedy albums in the 60s, when I was a kid. I saved my allowance to buy every single one. Later I bought the CD versions. Later still I bought the iTunes versions for my iPod. I still have all of them. I still love all of them. I am very sad about what Cosby was convicted of, but I do not hold his work guilty of the same actions. The set was the best education on comedy you could get. I still say it.
Bill Cosby's comedy was absolutely brilliant. Those records growing up were just all that. a lot of the cosby show was his comedy put into the series as well, so you would be familiar with some of it. All Cosby's issues doesnt change that. He may not be a good person or the man most of us thought he was, but that comedy he did doesnt change. The cosby show was still epic.
Britt, search for Norm coming on the Dennis Miller radio show. Norm would try out his new material there and Dennis Miller could barely talk. There’s a great compilation.
When you approve of the artist you're giving the person (who is the artist) agency. I believe your approval of the artist makes you complicit in a way.
It's a good question. If you didn't know about the artist's personal faults and possible illegal or morally questionable traits or actions, that's fine. If you do, your endorsement of the art is like telling the artist it's okay to harm other people. The art may still be good, but it's tainted by the artists' other actions. I don't watch or listen to Cosby anymore because the idea of Cosby disgusts me. It's a personal choice. It's like loving diamonds but not caring about the slavery that goes into mining them @@KitsyX
Norm is a nut! please check out more of his videos. Even interviews from people close to him are hilarious when they talk about "norm stories" . Artie Lang has some great stories. Adam Sandler...David Spade...
Dad is great! He makes us that Chocolate cake! I haven't thought about that line in 45 years, and now I sort of remember the recipe he gave. Powerful comedian. Too bad about the hypocrisy. ...............and the rapin'.........
I find it funny that before the accusations, the general consensus was that Bill Cosby was one of the all time great comedians, but now people say they never thought he was ever funny. It's just my little theory, but people can still be very good at their day job and still be horrible people, simply acknowledging that doesn't mean that you are condoning their problematic behavior.
This said, we probably shouldn't financially support them anymore if they can still earn money from their work... Although, on top of this, sometimes it's hard to know what is true or not... I expect Cosby did what he's accused of, but we've had a few people whose careers were ruined by allegations that ended up not being true...This makes these things more complicated too... And then there's sometimes the complication that some things were just rampant in the industry or whatever at the time... The phrase "sex and drugs and rock and roll" exist for a reason... Creative types often wish to push boundaries... It doesn't excuse their actions, yet at the same time it complicates things... Many of us would never be tempted on such levels because we would never be in close to the same environment... But if we were, it might be the same thing for us... Slavery was pretty accepted around the world for pretty much all of human history, until maybe a few hundred years ago, which is arguably relatively recently... Even some who disliked slavery still had slaves because that was just something you do at that time... And do you lessen your child's inheritance by freeing your slaves when you die? Hell, the slave might have nowhere to go if you freed them... Ethics can get so complicated...
Since your digging Norm you should do some of his weekend update from SNL because he is probably the best host of that segment ever mostly because he did not give a F about offending celebs, and he hosted it during the O.J trial and he went in hard on O.J. every week.
Bill Cosby is a talented comedian. I grew up listening to his Bill Cosby Himself album. Wore that record out. It's hilarious. I try to separate the man from his comedy. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't funny. Haven't listened to it for probably 30 years, but I guarantee I'd be able to quote it line for line. It's worth a listen if you want, probably privately as I'm certain the comments would be outrageous.
Bill Cosby himself special is one of the greats stand ups ever, his movies were amazing, with the exception of Leonard part 6, bills convictiom was over turned and he's out of prison i won't go into thst, but his comedy career is truely one the greatest ever
"11:55...jess, II campartmenntaleisz plenntillj vitth Jose "Jeff Epstoon Geldblvm" Menendez, Jose "Jeff Epstoon Garlin" Menendez, Jose "Jim Jefferies" Mennendez, Jose "Jim Florentine" Menendez."
I’ve decided I don’t even care which one you react to next - just keep doing Norm videos!!!
Agreed. There's too many that are worth reacting to. I've watched all of the reactions thus far and will continue to do so.
Please do the Courtney Thorne Smith Norm MacDonald interview and also the professor of logic joke. Seriously, those are his 2 best bits.
Yess
"Norm MacDonald's wife is a real battle axe" is also amazing
Norm and Courtney Thorne Smith, on Conan.....is one of the best moments in talk show history!!
Don't forget the moth joke
The bit with Courtney Thorne-Smith is my favorite. 🤣
Eventually, Norm' Moth Joke on Conan.
Arguably the best moth joke of all time.
@@Whitesquall123 Good one.
This joke lands like no other
@@blessjesus-o2b just like that one tragedy
"My knowledge of Bill Cosby is centered around the Cosby Show."
Same. I've been told I've met the man several times but I have no memory of that.
He probably roofied you.
Hahaha
Underrated comment!
my and my brother and grandfather would literally listen to cosby albums and i remember laughing but i was like 7 or some shit. Wild to think about now
😂
he was so much more iconic as a standup before the tv show...go back and listen to his stage work...awesome stories.
Watching Britt crack up and crying on finding out the father is dead was priceless. I was laughing harder at this.
Bill Cosby: Himself. Which, is a stand up show = A must see!!!!
Show is long and the speed in which, he builds the humor is top notch. Along with, the humor and it's clean humor!!!!!
Sinbad, is another Great one with clean humor.
I could listen to those 2 all day long.
“My mother picks up the yardstick and holds it like a samurai warrior!”
@@ryanhampson673
DANG RIGHT!!!!!
Don't worry Britt you're not the only one to cry laughing at Norm
also tears for the death of the father!
Norm’s Dirty Johnny Joke is one of my favorites. As is the moth joke
Hypocrisy, a man is committing hypocrisy !!!!
hypocrisy?!
the audacity!
Thanks Britt you made me laugh so heard and brought me to tears.
Yes, Bill Cosby had comedy albums and they were hilarious.
When Norm said 'I always loved Bill Cosby. I didn't like his comedy, I just like him as a man.'
That was a joke. Definitely after the accusations.
It was the rapin….. may be his best line ever.
Norms wife is a real battle-axe
This one ^
Thank you for hitting the Norm Macdonald gold mine. A lot still out there Britt! 😂
dont hide you laughter girl! :D
Love the stunned silence
Any of the clips from that Chanel I'm not Norm are worth checking out .. There are sides of Norm you have yet to see but I think you got a taste here with the Hypocrisy joke
Got it! Thank you!!!
I think a work of art has it's own life once it is completed. We regularly enjoy movies and television shows with child actors who are now grown and in jail or on drugs. Same thing with musicians.
Bill Cosby was HUGE back in the '70s as a stand-up comic.
He was even part of the Fat Albert Show in the '60s (I think)
A lot of young black comedians grew up listening to his albums.
One of the very few who never used foul language.
He wasn’t part of Fat Albert, he created Fat Albert.
I remember listening to a Bill Cosby record many years ago where he did a bit about “Spanish Fly”.
Too bad about all that hypocrisy.
When I was a kid, my dad's record collection had a couple Bill Cosby albums from the '60s, so I listened to them a lot (along with Bob Newhart and the Smothers Brothers). His Noah's Ark bit was my favorite.
I really love to see you laugh!!!
i grew up from the 1960's and there was a time you could buy cassettes of Bill Cosby of different comedy routines and other artists of course, like Cheech and Chong, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore etc... we didnt get TV back then so it was our entertainment, i was a huge fan and then i had access to Tv and watched his TV show, i remember one time watching an interview of the young girl who played his daughter in the show and she had financial problems at one stage and the interviewer asked her if she had ever thought to reach out to Bill Cosby and her response was an instant kneejerk reaction to his name, it was clear to me there was tension between them, at that stage it had not surfaced what he had gotten upto,
when the revelations came out it took me all of 2 seconds to disown him so to speak, i do that with most people who lie to me and con me, its just one of my lifes rules
seen it over and over. knew it was coming. and it was still just as funny when she found out. that's real comedic talent.
MacDonald is a natural storyteller. The intense amount of work that obviously went into his work is cleverly disguised by a conversational style that makes appear extemporaneous.
As for Bill Cosby, like Joe Paterno and others, many people are a mixed bag, capable of doing great things and awful things at different times.
At any rate, GREAT reaction video!
0:50 That's why it's so important to not pause Norm Macdonald mid sentence, cuz you literally just missed the entire joke.
Bill Cosby was the first stand up comedian I heard as a kid and still some of my favorite content
Wonderfulness. Great album.
I'm with you on picturing Norm. I can't help but picture him with his great grin.
You must do the Courtney Thorne-Smith interview on Conan with Norm. 🤣
I listen to some of Bill Cosby's albums back in the 70's he was hilarious
Bill Cosby was THE comedian in the 70's. His albums are available to listen to here on RUclips. 'Wonderfullness' 'Himself ' and 'To My Brother Russell, Whom I Slept With ' will leave you in stitches
Saw Bill Cosby in Vegas once. So funny I literally fell into the aisle laughing.
Here's something Britt... All these clips you've been watching of Norm, he has cancer in almost all of them. He battled cancer for the last 10 years of his life. But he didn't want to be a burden or have anyone take pity on him, so he never told anyone. Even when they tried to cancel him he never used it as a defense or way to get sympathy. None of his showbusiness friends new he was sick until after he was gone.
I was too young to remember the albums, but my parents talked about listening to the Cosby albums with my brothers all the time. They all adored him.
He asked my mom to play tennis once. My parents were most likely in La Jolla because they went there with a big group of friends all the time. Mom didn't take her racquet so she declined. I remember telling her she should have bought one. After the women all started accusing him, I told my mom I was glad she didn't buy the racquet. A joke, of course, as my dad and their friends probably would have gone to watch Mom play tennis with the great Bill Cosby.
That episode of "comedians in cars getting coffee" with Norm was pretty funny.
Great Father's Day story! 😂 You need listen to the full Jerry Seinfeld Comedians in Cars. Norm softens that last comment: He'd place Hypocrisy below SA, the drugging, the scheming, etc. Plus Norm recites his favorite Kojak episode.
You might also like his Harold Delaney story aka the Scrabble story.
I have all of Bill Cosby's comedy albums. I got them all in the early 80's and for some reason I have never linked them to his behavior. I think because I already owned and had listened to them dozens of time before the bad stuff was exposed.
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He clinched it in the end!
You do great reactions. Much appreciated. 🙃
7:45 that’s the only time I’ve heard him use a punchline 😂😂. It’s a good one
Norm’s rendition of the Cosby story on Letterman was the best and he actually does a spot on impression. Here he half assed the impression for whatever reason. lol
That last 20 seconds in the car was the crowning jewel, and you were unable to appreciate it.
Bill Burr and Norm both discussed how much Bill Cosby meant to them as a comedian. I think it's important to remember that people can separate influence in the past and recent revelations.
I am a classically trained musician. Let's say I learned someone who helped me tremendously turned out to be a horrible person. I completely cut off my coach but do I pretend I learned on my own?
Two things can be true, our teachers and heroes can be disgusting individuals and have helped create positive changes in our lives.
My former piano teacher had allegations towards the end of his life. He made me so much better. Imagine my conflict. Imagine my guilt thinking positively about him. Of course I think of his victims.
I really think only someone with a mentor in a specialized field that requires a one on one mentor can understand this. This is very different between a teacher class and 1 on 1 relationship. I studied piano, lute and voice. That was all 1:1
How is he horrible?
So many in those times, did that bk in the day. Then he stopped, those times were long gone and his right and wrong took over.
Many decades later, he is coming out with a show and so happens, someone from so many decades ago goes against him?
Powerful people used a woman to attack a Hero, and the public fell victim to it.
Exactly. I'm still listening to some of P. Diddy's music to this day, it's about separating art from artist.
Please, please watch this story as he told it on Letterman’s show. The impression and humor is even better. It’s in a video called “Norm Macdonald Collection on Letterman: Part 3 of 5”. Something similar to that. Start at the 13:00 mark. Even if you don’t react to it, do it. :)
These clips were after the ugly truth about Bill Cosby came out. They weren’t praising him as a person, but rather his work as a comedian. I grew up listening to Cosby’s comedy albums and let me tell you, he was probably the funniest stand up comic ever. Legendary. That’s why finding out about his personal life was such a blow. I still haven’t listened to his albums since it all came out but he gave me years of laughter.
I have a nephew who is over 20 years older than me. When i was around 8 years old he regaled me with all of his comedy albums, including Bill Cosby, Lenny Bruce and George Carlin. And yes I can seperate the person from the art.
THE DIRTY JOHNNY JOKE... Long and you will LOVE IT ! !
Ahren Belisle's first appearance on Kill Tony. A special Canadian comic grabbing the brass ring.
To answer your question about separating the artist from who they are personally, for me its a yes. Every single time. Art, comedy, music, sports etc are for our enjoyment. If i didn't allow myself to enjoy things for this reason, id be a much more miserable person myself because I'd be limiting so much that makes me happy in life. Im glad you mentioned Kanye because I love Kanye Wests music. And I always will, regardless of anything he says because i listen to his music, not his soundbites. I understand hes not popular for his public speaking, hes popular for his music. Its a really simple answer for me, but i think a lot of people base their opinions on how others will view them in regards to their opinions. I don't.
Should check out Norm's compilation on Denis miller's radio show, especially when he does the ventriloquist act.
The goat. RIP Norm
I just laughed a chili bean thru my nose.
I was expecting the Cosby bit from the Gotham comedy club
Same
*_"HE DID!?"_*
"Well, let's say he did."
I love your content and reactions
Thank you so much!!!
we both clapped at the same time when he was talking about Tulsa and doing the bit in reverse. cool
Bill Cosby was the first black man I saw on television.
My dad had all of his comedy records and my brothers and I played them down.
The Cosby Show was a part of our traditional TV programming. Great Show
Of coarse it is sad to see behind his curtain, but we did not know. We saw his art.
As a huge norm fan , I can tell you that he would absolutely love the fact that you are laughing about his father being dead
Not sure about this but I *think* you still haven't done "The Moth Joke" that everyone's mentioning, and I'd also add "Dirty Johnny" joke, which is my personal fave.
0:17 Bob Hope was a great comedian. I just finished watching about 15 of his movies. The younger Bob Hope was the funnier the movie, but have come to appreciate the movies he made in the 60's. The "Road," movies with Bing Crosby are some of his best.
Love your Norm reactions… Can you react to Norm destroys heckling teacher..
When Norm tells it on Letterman, the story is 10x funnier.
LOL...LOL....did you say fuuuu otta here!~~ Yes you DID!
My parents would actually let me listen to Bill when I was a kid, and his comedy albums were absolute genius. Yes, the real man had issues, but I still have those great memories.
If you’re a fan of Norm’s please consider contacting the Mark Twain Award for comedy. This is the highest award that can be bestowed on a comedian. Winners include Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle, George Carlson, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Richard Pryor, Whoopie Goldberg, Johnathan Winters etc,
Norm telling the story on Letterman is way better than the radio interview retelling.
Cosby produced at least 10 comedy albums in the 60s, when I was a kid. I saved my allowance to buy every single one. Later I bought the CD versions. Later still I bought the iTunes versions for my iPod. I still have all of them. I still love all of them. I am very sad about what Cosby was convicted of, but I do not hold his work guilty of the same actions. The set was the best education on comedy you could get. I still say it.
I find it hard to reconcile the fact that I don't really like Kanye's music, since I'm totally into his nazism
Bill Cosby's comedy was absolutely brilliant. Those records growing up were just all that. a lot of the cosby show was his comedy put into the series as well, so you would be familiar with some of it. All Cosby's issues doesnt change that. He may not be a good person or the man most of us thought he was, but that comedy he did doesnt change. The cosby show was still epic.
Norm loses his sponsors
Look up Norm's telling of the "Dirty Johnny" joke.
The Professor of Logic joke on Conan !!
Britt, search for Norm coming on the Dennis Miller radio show. Norm would try out his new material there and Dennis Miller could barely talk. There’s a great compilation.
….and she has a beautiful laugh as well.
Check out his Janice or Alcoholism bits. Please.
Norm called out Bill Cosby before anyone. He did that with several people we later learned the truth about.
I love how Norm could imitate the way Cosby talks but not try to sound like him.
Watch him do the cosby thing in his standup. So good.
"I'm pretty sure that most rapists are hypocrites." - Norm Macdonald
Comic genius!
He got me too! 🙂
Yeah, comedy used to come out on tape/CD before Netflix/RUclips and streaming.
Between those it came out on video and DVD too.
If there are two Cosby skits I would recommend they would be The Dentist and Noah and the Lord. Both are exceptional and I would recommend a look.
When you approve of the artist you're giving the person (who is the artist) agency. I believe your approval of the artist makes you complicit in a way.
But is enjoying their art the same as approving of them as a person?
It's a good question. If you didn't know about the artist's personal faults and possible illegal or morally questionable traits or actions, that's fine. If you do, your endorsement of the art is like telling the artist it's okay to harm other people. The art may still be good, but it's tainted by the artists' other actions. I don't watch or listen to Cosby anymore because the idea of Cosby disgusts me. It's a personal choice. It's like loving diamonds but not caring about the slavery that goes into mining them @@KitsyX
Norm is a nut! please check out more of his videos. Even interviews from people close to him are hilarious when they talk about "norm stories" . Artie Lang has some great stories. Adam Sandler...David Spade...
Lol. GTFOH. Hahaha. The fucking perfect reaction. WTF Norm.
Chocalate cake for breakfast is just one of Cosby's stories that is really funny
Dad is great! He makes us that Chocolate cake!
I haven't thought about that line in 45 years, and now I sort of remember the recipe he gave.
Powerful comedian. Too bad about the hypocrisy.
...............and the rapin'.........
He duped all of us he was a monster
I find it funny that before the accusations, the general consensus was that Bill Cosby was one of the all time great comedians, but now people say they never thought he was ever funny. It's just my little theory, but people can still be very good at their day job and still be horrible people, simply acknowledging that doesn't mean that you are condoning their problematic behavior.
This said, we probably shouldn't financially support them anymore if they can still earn money from their work... Although, on top of this, sometimes it's hard to know what is true or not... I expect Cosby did what he's accused of, but we've had a few people whose careers were ruined by allegations that ended up not being true...This makes these things more complicated too...
And then there's sometimes the complication that some things were just rampant in the industry or whatever at the time... The phrase "sex and drugs and rock and roll" exist for a reason... Creative types often wish to push boundaries... It doesn't excuse their actions, yet at the same time it complicates things... Many of us would never be tempted on such levels because we would never be in close to the same environment... But if we were, it might be the same thing for us...
Slavery was pretty accepted around the world for pretty much all of human history, until maybe a few hundred years ago, which is arguably relatively recently... Even some who disliked slavery still had slaves because that was just something you do at that time... And do you lessen your child's inheritance by freeing your slaves when you die? Hell, the slave might have nowhere to go if you freed them... Ethics can get so complicated...
Toby Keith "Don't Let the Old Man In" performed at the 2023 People's Choice Awards.
It would mean a lot.
Since your digging Norm you should do some of his weekend update from SNL because he is probably the best host of that segment ever mostly because he did not give a F about offending celebs, and he hosted it during the O.J trial and he went in hard on O.J. every week.
Bill Cosby is a talented comedian. I grew up listening to his Bill Cosby Himself album. Wore that record out. It's hilarious. I try to separate the man from his comedy. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't funny. Haven't listened to it for probably 30 years, but I guarantee I'd be able to quote it line for line. It's worth a listen if you want, probably privately as I'm certain the comments would be outrageous.
The moth joke is my favourite.
Bill Cosby himself special is one of the greats stand ups ever, his movies were amazing, with the exception of Leonard part 6, bills convictiom was over turned and he's out of prison i won't go into thst, but his comedy career is truely one the greatest ever
Moth joke and dirty Johnny joke on Howard Stern version
More Norm please 🙏
"11:55...jess, II campartmenntaleisz plenntillj vitth Jose "Jeff Epstoon Geldblvm" Menendez, Jose "Jeff Epstoon Garlin" Menendez, Jose "Jim Jefferies" Mennendez, Jose "Jim Florentine" Menendez."
Hello Britt Reacts, regardless, one should see " Uptown Saturday Nights (1974) & " A Piece of the Action (1977) ".