Now that I have invited this man into my personal space, why does his name sound so familiar? In between the jokes with strong sexual overtones, I continued to ask myself the question, “is this the guy that started this entire Bill Cosby dust up?” When I first heard that it was a somewhat unknown comedian who incorporated Cosby slipping pills into womens’ drinks into his act I wondered who is this guy and why don’t I know him? I finally dozed off, but the next few days I could not get this Hannibal guy out of my head. I went to the holy grail of information, the Internet, and typed in his name. One of the first things that came up about this guy was who is Hannibal Buress and why did he call Bill Cosby a rapist? And then the story started off as follows:
Most comedy nerds can tell you that Hannibal Buress is one of the most respected young comics performing right now. He’s co-starred on Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show” and released two stand-up albums.
But those unfamiliar with the performer’s work now know him as the man who called Bill Cosby a rapist on stage. Am I too old to know who this guy is? As the audience was panned during his act, I could see it was a young mixed race crowd and they were cracking up. He was funny, but not Chris Rock funny. However I could see him being that funny in the future.
But let’s get back to the assault on Cosby. He says he had been doing the routine for about six months and then it was taped and went viral. He didn’t expect it to take off like it did. Buress claims to respect Cosby’s work according to an article in GQ Magazine. I read several of the reader comments and they either hated Buress for what he has been credited for starting or they are fine with him telling the truth. There is no in between. I just wish these women would have said something when it first happened. I still want my “Cosby Show” DVDs and Hannibal, I think you should help me find them.
(Email the columnist at debbienorrell@aol.com)
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