Bill Cosby: Himself

For the album, see Himself (Bill Cosby album).
Bill Cosby: Himself
North American home release poster
Directed byBill Cosby
Written byBill Cosby
Produced by
  • Bill Cosby
  • James B. Herring
StarringBill Cosby
CinematographyJoseph M. Wilcots[1]
Edited by
  • Ken Johnson
  • Steve Livingston[1]
Music by
Production
companies
Jemmin, Inc.
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 20, 1983 (1983-05-20)
Running time
105 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bill Cosby: Himself is a 1983 comedy film featuring American stand-up comedian Bill Cosby. Filmed before a live audience at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario in 1981, Cosby gives the audience his views ranging from marriage to parenthood. The film also showcases Cosby's conversational style of stand-up comedy. For most of the performance, Cosby is seated center-stage, only getting up to emphasize a joke.

Many of the comedic routines presented in the film were precursors to Cosby's most popular sitcom, The Cosby Show. An album of the same name was also released on Motown Records.[3] The film was well regarded by comedians and critics, with some calling it "the greatest stand up concert movie ever."[4]

  1. ^ a b "Bill Cosby... Himself (1983)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bill Cosby -- "Himself"". AFI Catalog.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference amg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Comedians Salute the Stand-Up Comedy Classic Bill Cosby: Himself". GQ. 22 May 2013.