History Creator / BillCosby

* ''The Bill Cosby Show'' (1969–1971)

** One routine has two of them. First, there's a story of why KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms after he ends up terrified by a wino at night and inadvertenly beats him up. After that, he tells a story of Fat Albert and playing buck-buck, then how Fat Albert made the other kids RageQuit. Finally, there's a routine about a Frankenstein's monster prank that not only ends with Bill getting run over by Fat Albert, but sent to the same hospital as the wino from the scary movie routine.

* {{Revenge}}: In his "Revenge" routine, Bill tells a story about how as a kid he sought revenge on Junior Barnes for hitting him with a slushball, crafting a snowball that he put in the freezer, intending to nail him with it in July where there wasn't a snowball in sight. Unfortunately, when the time came to take his vengeance, he found out that his mother had found the snowball and thrown it away, and he had to resort to spitting on him.

* {{Revenge}}: In his "Revenge" routine, Bill tells a story about how as a kid he sought revenge on Junior Barnes for hitting him with a slushball, crafting a snowball that he put in the freezer, intending to nail him with in July where there wasn't a snowball in sight. Unfortunately, when the time came to take his vengeance, he found out that his mother had found the snowball and thrown it away, and he had to resort to spitting on him.

Success in the clubs led to an impressive string of hit comedy and music albums, including the now-classic ''To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With'' and the, er, genesis of the similarly beloved "Noah" routine ("It's ''The Lord'', Noah." [[CassandraTruth "Riiiiight!"]]). Cosby's second album, ''AudioPlay/IStartedOutAsAChild'' (1964), was the first to feature stories about his childhood, which would eventually inspire the ''Fat Albert'' cartoon series in the 1970s. These stand-up albums were followed in 1965 by a groundbreaking role alongside Creator/RobertCulp in the SpyFiction {{dramedy}} ''Series/ISpy''. It was the first time a black actor had ever starred in a television drama, and it earned Cosby the first UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s (three total) a black actor had ever received.

Cosby's diverse range of material has netted him four Emmys and nine UsefulNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s for his many albums... and a Razzie, for ''Leonard Part 6''. He holds the record for most Grammy wins in the Best Comedy Album category with seven, six of which were consecutive (1965-1970). He has written best-selling books, hosted comedy festivals, and – most recently – campaigned publicly against what he perceives as a lack of ambition and drive within the African-American community. This last role has earned him considerable controversy, mitigated somewhat by sympathy after the murder of his only son, Ennis, in 1997.

His Website/{{Twitter}} account can be found [[https://twitter.com/billcosby here]].

His personal website can be found [[http://billcosby.com here]].