W. Kamau Bell
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Someday. Someday. I hope it's about nine hours.
I think it's on Paramount+. It was on Showtime, but I don't think Showtime exists, but it's on Paramount+, and you can buy it on all the things.
I think it's on Paramount+. It was on Showtime, but I don't think Showtime exists, but it's on Paramount+, and you can buy it on all the things.
So yeah, so it all started as like, I mean, for years, I'll say this, like, you know, like... come up with a generation where Bill Cosby's the guy, Cosby Show, I'm the same age as those kids. So I would sort of track all the parts of him and like, oh, what happened when he did the pound cake speech?
So yeah, so it all started as like, I mean, for years, I'll say this, like, you know, like... come up with a generation where Bill Cosby's the guy, Cosby Show, I'm the same age as those kids. So I would sort of track all the parts of him and like, oh, what happened when he did the pound cake speech?
So then after all the crimes came out, after I believed them and realized I did believe them, I don't know at what point I did, but at some point I was like, yeah, this should happen.
So then after all the crimes came out, after I believed them and realized I did believe them, I don't know at what point I did, but at some point I was like, yeah, this should happen.
It's hard to track. In the doc, I say that. I remember when I got into comedy, the two things I heard, the gossip was that Robin Williams steals material and Bill Cosby's a philanderer. Like that was the, that's what I heard. But I mean, I'm an open mic comedian. It's like, well, I guess now that I'm a comedian, I get to know the secrets.
It's hard to track. In the doc, I say that. I remember when I got into comedy, the two things I heard, the gossip was that Robin Williams steals material and Bill Cosby's a philanderer. Like that was the, that's what I heard. But I mean, I'm an open mic comedian. It's like, well, I guess now that I'm a comedian, I get to know the secrets.
And so you heard that, that Bill Cosby, and that was no big like.
And so you heard that, that Bill Cosby, and that was no big like.
Yeah, that was like, it was like, yes, I get the, but every, especially as a black person, every minister in every church, there's a kid who looks kind of like him, you know, that is not his wife's kid, you know, whatever. So yeah.
Yeah, that was like, it was like, yes, I get the, but every, especially as a black person, every minister in every church, there's a kid who looks kind of like him, you know, that is not his wife's kid, you know, whatever. So yeah.
They don't make kids that way. So it keeps less evidence. So yeah, so I get excited about the creative process. And then they kept being like, oh, I'm going to call all these comedians. And they're all going to show up and talk about Bill Cosby and what he meant to be. How'd that go? Yeah. Well, Godfrey showed up. I appreciate that. Chris Spencer showed up. I appreciate that.
They don't make kids that way. So it keeps less evidence. So yeah, so I get excited about the creative process. And then they kept being like, oh, I'm going to call all these comedians. And they're all going to show up and talk about Bill Cosby and what he meant to be. How'd that go? Yeah. Well, Godfrey showed up. I appreciate that. Chris Spencer showed up. I appreciate that.
And they were essential to the thing. And so very quickly, I realized, oh, well, I'm going to call the... Cosby was in jail at this point. Oh, I'm going to call the cast. I'm going to email the cast of The Cosby Show and send these letters and da-da-da-da-da. And I had a couple conversations with a couple of them that were great.