Review of Bill Cosby: Himself (1983) by Eric A — 20 Mar 2010
4 out of 5 - I have been going through a DVD-induced revival of The Cosby Show and loving it. This man is a genius, pulling off high calibre comedy without vulgarity. This stand-up concert film pretty much exposes where the basis for his sitcom came from, as he rants and raves about how difficut it is to raise 5 children for most of the duration of the performance. It's not always what Cosby says that is funny, but how he says it. His timing is impeccable, and his observations astute and easy to connect to. Expect to end up in stitches.
The film starts off with thematically unrelated bits on drug and alcohol abuse on weekends (funny drunk walks being worthy of note here) and a visit to the dentist (funny face paralysis speech bit).
This review of Bill Cosby: Himself (1983) was written by Eric A on 20 Mar 2010.
Bill Cosby: Himself has generally received very positive reviews.
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