Another set recorded at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe, 200 M.P.H. is a bit more disjointed than previous efforts, a little bit more "groovy," and a little bit less heartwarming....
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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...
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Anyone who has the first six Cosby standup records will have all of this material already covered, but The Best of Bill Cosby is nonetheless a pretty good introduction. The...
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As far as Cosby compilations go, the thing Cosby and the Kids does very right is present the tracks unedited, important since the comedian's languid reflections on his...
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The early '70s saw comedian Bill Cosby branch out into the educational aspects of television. In 1969, he first starred as an original cast member of the Children's...
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A Redd Foxx adult comedy album, sure, but Bill Cosby? That's right. For Adults Only isn't at all a record of foul-mouthed comedy, darn it! It is "for adults only" because it...
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By sidestepping racial humor and the "sick" comedy of Lenny Bruce, Bill Cosby was able to reach a wide audience through keen and endearing portraits of his Philadelphia...
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By the time 1972 rolled around, Bill Cosby was big news; with an ultra-popular standup career, a few TV shows under his belt, and a couple more on the go, it seemed he could...
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Those who only know Bill Cosby as an '80s television star and product pitchman don't know how truly funny and edgy he used to be when he first started out. Bill Cosby Is a...
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It's a testament to the strength of Bill Cosby's early albums for Warner Bros. that one best-of album wasn't enough to cover all the high points -- thus, this second...
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Cosby's second jazz album with a group of top-notch handpicked musicians finds him fading into the background some, content only to contribute two "compositions" and devote...
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Bill Cosby released only a small number of albums on Capitol, starting with two musical parody albums; this one was his first standup album in at least four years (he had...
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By the time 1968 rolled around, Bill Cosby was popular enough to sell out over 10,000 seats at a Cleveland auditorium, and this album's bits were taken from that show. There...
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After signing with Uni Records in 1970 and issuing several albums' worth of material dealing in primarily adult themes, Bill Cosby triumphantly returns to weaving yarns...
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Bill Cosby, master comedian, actor, and would-be musician, managed to secure an agreement with Verve where, in the first of a series of jazz albums, he would "lead" a group...
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Though he started to explore themes that required a bit more development on the previous album, most of Cosby's recorded bits were still short and sweet. Wonderfulness...
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Hello, Friend: To Ennis With Love is a touching, moving tribute to Bill Cosby's murdered son that chooses to celebrate instead of mourn. Cosby produced the album, enlisting...
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Bill Cosby was a pretty busy fellow in the mid-'60s -- juggling college, marriage, fatherhood, and standup appearances that spawned several successful albums. Recorded live...
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More tales of revenge and mischief from Cosby's childhood are recounted here, from snowballs in the freezer to flushing coats down the toilet, and from smoking in the...
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Since most of MCA's 20th Century Masters: Millennium Edition has been devoted to musicians, it's a little strange to see it applied to a comedian, yet the same principle...
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Cosby's last album for Warner Bros. was recorded during a musician's strike in Lake Tahoe, a situation that opened up some extra stage time for Cosby to fill. Rather than...
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