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. On Wednesday, in a radio interview with WWGH, an FM signal out of Marion, Ohio, he announced that he intended to go out on the road next year.
Cosby has been accused by 60 women of acts including sexual assault, drugging, and rape, and served three years of a three-to-10-year prison sentence on charges of aggravated indecent assault against a woman in his home, before the sentence was overturned because of promises made by a previous prosecutor.
Radio host Scott Spears introduced Cosby, who had been teased as a “mystery guest,” as “one of the most prolific people in the history of this country, and possibly the world.” Spears asked if Cosby intends to make a “return to the stage” next year, to which the once-beloved television star said “yes.”
He continued, “yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do. And I—years ago, maybe 10 years ago, found out that it was better to say it after I write it, and it is better to say it, and not try to write it the same way [or] to be read by others.”
Elsewhere in the roughly 15-minute chat, Cosby said that his wife, Camille Cosby, has recently brought to his attention that prices at supermarkets are too high and “the markets don’t sell the kind of food that can be trusted.” He also added that, during the holidays, “she is a happy camper to have granddaughters and daughters in the kitchen, chipping in and baking and cooking, and [he’s] happy because she’s happy.”
Cosby also agreed with Spears’s belief that “the cell phone, the internet, the text messaging” has caused a big change in education. “Yes, obviously,” he said. Riveting stuff.
A representative for Cosby confirmed with Variety that he is, indeed, eying a return to the stage next year.
Five women filed a new sexual lawsuit suit against Cosby in New York earlier this month.
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