| Bill Cosby: Himself | |
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| Directed by | Bill Cosby |
| Written by | Bill Cosby |
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| Starring | Bill Cosby |
| Cinematography | Joseph M. Wilcots[1] |
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Production companies | Jemmin, Inc. |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bill Cosby: Himself is a 1983 comedy film featuring American stand-up comedian Bill Cosby. Filmed before a live audience at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario in 1981, Cosby gives the audience his views ranging from marriage to parenthood. The film also showcases Cosby's conversational style of stand-up comedy. For most of the performance, Cosby is seated center-stage, only getting up to emphasize a joke.
Many of the comedic routines presented in the film were precursors to Cosby's most popular sitcom, The Cosby Show. An album of the same name was also released on Motown Records.[3] The film was well regarded by comedians and critics, with some calling it "the greatest stand up concert movie ever."[4]
- ^ a b "Bill Cosby... Himself (1983)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Bill Cosby -- "Himself"". AFI Catalog.
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