Bill Cosby

Disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby has signalled he wants to return to the standup comedy circuit in 2023, despite several women coming forward in recent ...

“When I come out of this, I feel that I will be able to perform and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows me to be.” “The reality that my wife and family and friends respect me and respect what I have tried to do and will continue to do when we quote unquote ‘get out of this mess’. “The reality of my situation gets clearer and clearer,” Cosby told Spears in the 15-minute interview. Earlier this month, five women filed a lawsuit alleging that the Cosby Show star raped them or forced them into sexual acts in the 1980s and ’90s. In 2021, Mr Steele noted that a jury had found Cosby guilty, and the Supreme Court’s decision was not based on the facts of the case. When Spears asked Cosby whether 2023 would be the right time for him to return to performing, he responded: “Yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do.”

Bill Cosby, the 85-year-old comedian, actor, author, and producer, has maintained a low profile since he was released from prison in June 2021.

[Best Books](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2022/12/best-books-of-2022?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-122022)of 2022 [VF’s Most-Read Stories](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/most-read-vanity-fair-stories-2022?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-122022)This Year Cosby also agreed with Spears’s belief that “the cell phone, the internet, the text messaging” has caused a big change in education. [earlier this month](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bill-cosby-sexual-assault-lawsuit-new-york-1235451695/). “Yes, obviously,” he said. He continued, “yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do.

Bill Cosby, has announced that he would embark on a return comedy tour in 2023, more than a year after his sexual assault conviction was overturned.

[Playboy Manor](/topic/playboy-manor)in 1975 when she was 16 years old. The Carsey-Werner Organization, [Kaufman Astoria Studios](/topic/kaufman-astoria-studios), and [NBCUniversal Media](/topic/nbcuniversal-media), LLC are additional parties involved in the current lawsuit as plaintiffs. A California woman claimed in 2014 that Cosby had attacked her at the [Andrea Constand](/topic/andrea-constand), one of the five women, admitted that Cosby had assaulted and incapacitated her in 2004 at his Pennsylvania home. [Bill Cosby](/topic/bill-cosby)plans to start performing again in 2023. On the radio programme hosted by [Scott Spears](/topic/scott-spears), he said 'sure', when asked about performing again.

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is apparently plotting a return to comedy, despite an ongoing sexual assault lawsuit.

Said jurors found that Cosby reasonably believed Huth was under the age of 18, and that his behaviour was motivated by unnatural or abnormal sexual interest in a minor. [Cosby was convicted in Pennsylvania of a criminal sex assault charge](https://www.nme.com/news/bill-cosby-found-guilty-sexual-assault-2303923). A majority of jurors found that Cosby had intentionally caused harmful sexual conduct with Judy Huth, now aged 64, when the two met at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Years ago, maybe 10 years ago, I found out it was better to say it after I write it. Cosby replied: “The reality of my situation gets clearer and clearer. The suit was filed on December 5 by five women who had previously alleged that the disgraced actor and comedian had abused them.

Earlier this month, five women filed a new sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby under New York's Adult Survivors Act.

Minifield on The Cosby Show, said Cosby drugged and raped her on two occasions in 1990 and 1991. Two of the plaintiffs are actors who worked on The Cosby Show, Lili Bernard and Eden Tirl. Bernard, who played the role of Mrs. Cosby spoke publicly about his intention to return to the comedy circuit during a Dec. Spears asked the comedian if he intended to return to the stage in 2023, to which he responded “yes.” [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bill-cosby-comedy-tour-2023-1235475192/) and [ET](https://www.etonline.com/bill-cosby-planning-2023-tour-following-overturned-sexual-assault-conviction-196557) that the comedian is “looking at spring/summer to start touring.”

The news of his tour plans comes just weeks after five women filed another sexual assault lawsuit against the 85-year old comedian.

[found Cosby guilty](https://www.npr.org/2018/04/26/606005482/bill-cosby-convicted-on-3-counts-of-aggravated-indecent-assault) of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually violating a woman in his Cheltenham, Pa., home in 20o4. [creating a yearlong window for adult victims to sue their abusers for sexual assault, regardless of when the assault occurred. "I am proud to sign this legislation, which is part of our collective responsibility to protect one another and create an environment that makes survivors feel safe." "We have so many — I mean, hundreds of thousands of supporters just asking for him to do a show," Wyatt said. [following the #MeToo movement. ](https://www.npr.org/2018/10/06/654993350/after-one-year-of-headlines-metoo-is-everywhere)The national movement — which sought to hold abusers in the entertainment industry accountable for sexual harassment and assault — [led to a sexual assault trial against Cosby.](https://www.npr.org/2017/06/04/531485462/a-look-back-on-bill-cosbys-story-as-his-trial-begins)

Disgraced US comedian Bill Cosby has signalled he wants to return to the standup comedy circuit in 2023, despite several women coming forward in recent ...

“When I come out of this, I feel that I will be able to perform and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows me to be.” “The reality that my wife and family and friends respect me and respect what I have tried to do and will continue to do when we quote unquote ‘get out of this mess’. “The reality of my situation gets clearer and clearer,” Cosby told Spears in the 15-minute interview. Earlier this month, five women filed a lawsuit alleging that the Cosby Show star raped them or forced them into sexual acts in the 1980s and ’90s. In 2021, Mr Steele noted that a jury had found Cosby guilty, and the Supreme Court’s decision was not based on the facts of the case. When Spears asked Cosby whether 2023 would be the right time for him to return to performing, he responded: “Yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do.”

Cosby, of course, saw his 2018 rape conviction overturned on a legal technicality in 2021, getting out of prison not because the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ...

“When I come out of this,” he told Spears, “I feel that I will be able to perform and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows me to be.” Oblivious? Spears, for example, described Cosby as “iconic,” “legendary,” and also “one of the most prolific people in the history of this country and possibly, quite possibly, the world,” so there’s one fan accounted for. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bill-cosby-comedy-tour-2023-1235475192/) that they’re “looking at spring/summer to start touring.” He has also called the latest lawsuit “frivolous,” though multiple juries have now agreed the abuse allegations against Cosby — echoed by [dozens of women](https://www.thecut.com/2015/07/bill-cosbys-accusers-speak-out.html) who say he drugged, molested, and/or raped them — are not. Though the comedian has since been [found liable for sexually assaulting a minor](https://www.thecut.com/2022/06/bill-cosby-is-back-on-trial-for-judy-huths-sex-abuse-suit.html) and [still faces another lawsuit](https://www.thecut.com/2022/12/bill-cosby-sued-again-over-sexual-assault-allegations.html) from five women accusing him of sexual abuse, he says he wants to get back on the road in 2023. [WGH Talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUXkWkrRYxQ) host Scott Spears in a radio interview after Spears asked if the comedian was thinking about touring next year. [already put that idea on ice last year](https://www.thecut.com/2021/09/bill-cosby-cancels-comedy-tour-ahead-of-sexual-assault-suit.html), anticipating scathing media coverage.

The 85-year-old had been eyeing a return to comedy since the days leading up to his 2018 sexual assault trial.

“That was the accusation,” Spears responded. One caller who phoned in after the interview voiced displeasure with the show’s decision to host Cosby. After she told him she was on her period, he put her hand on his erect penis and used it to masturbate, she said. Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former university basketball official, at his mansion near Philadelphia in 2004. Since then, Cosby has continued to face additional sexual assault accusations from other women. Yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do.”

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is apparently plotting a return to comedy, despite an ongoing sexual assault lawsuit.

A majority of jurors found that Cosby had intentionally caused harmful sexual conduct with Judy Huth, now aged 64, when the two met at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. It is better to say it, and not try to write it the same way,” he added. Years ago, maybe 10 years ago, I found out it was better to say it after I write it. Cosby replied: “The reality of my situation gets clearer and clearer. Earlier this month, Cosby was served with a new lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. However he was released in 2021