Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)

A concert film in which Bill Cosby discusses weekends, raising children, dentists, and many other situations.

Director:

Bill Cosby (as William H. Cosby Jr.)

Writer:

Bill Cosby (as William H. Cosby Jr.)

Star:

Bill Cosby

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bill Cosby	...	Self

Storyline

Comedian Bill Cosby brings down the house to an audience in Ontario, Canada in a two-hour show where he pontificates on several subjects, such as drugs, drunkeness, and the follies of dentists, before launching into his primary subject matter, the hilariously pernicious antics of his family, from childbirth to college football to enduring a noisy four-year-old on a transcontinental flight to his son's bizarre hairdos to his wife's marginally restrained reaction to a childrens' squabble over the right to shower to his own father's nicknames to himself and his brother Russell.

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Plot Keywords:

stand up | vomiting | dentist | weekend | audience | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Louie C. K. has said in interviews that this is his favorite stand up of all time. One of the reasons is because the camera never shows the audience.

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Goofs

When referring to his one kid who just takes whatever it is in the house she wants, and he makes the kid that it belongs to give it up for peace and quiet, he says she's three. However, he throughout the rest of the show says his youngest was four.

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Quotes

Bill Cosby: It was because of my father that from the ages of seven to fifteen, I thought that my name was Jesus Christ and my brother, Russell, thought that his name was Dammit. "Dammit, will you stop all that noise?" And, "Jesus Christ, sit down!" One day, I'm out playing in the rain, and my father yelled, "Dammit will you get back in here!" I said, "Dad, I'm Jesus Christ!"

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits show photos of his children. Initially done in silence, later releases of the movie included a song in the background; for VHS recordings was a song called "It Was a Good Idea at the Time", while DVD releases had a song sung by Cosby himself called "Just the Slew of Us"

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Alternate Versions

Some video versions of the movie begin and end with the song "It Was a Good Idea At the Time." The version generally shown on television does not. Other prints of the film, such as the one that is on the DVD, begin and end with Bill Cosby singing "Just the Slew of Us," a parody of Grover Washington Jr.'s "Just the Two of us."

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Connections

Referenced in The Freq Show: My Milkshake Duck Scares All the Women from the Yard (2017)

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Soundtracks

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Written by Bill Cosby
[theatrical and VHS releases only]

User Reviews

This video is REQUIRED viewing if you're a parent

No other movie, documentary or video showcased the "reality" that is raising children like this comedy routine.

Completely true-to-life-no matter what your age, you'll be able to completely relate to the situations depicted here. From hearing of "the informer" to "the dentist", to the "...you just had a lizard".... I guarantee you'll love it and remember it for years.

Watch, remember and enjoy!!!!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bill Cosby, Himself

Filming Locations:

Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill Cosby, Jemmin Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Medallion Film Lab)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1