At his stand-up show in Philadelphia last week, comedian and Broad City star Hannibal Buress got super real about the fact that Bill Cosby has been accused of drugging and assaulting over a dozen women.
Calling out Cosby’s “fucking smuggest old black man public persona,” Buress says, “Yeah, but you raped women, Bill Cosby. So, brings you down a couple notches.” He suggests the audience go google ‘Bill Cosby rape’ after the set and concludes: “It’s not funny.” (Transcript here.)
In an interview today, Buress said he was surprised that the set–which he’s been performing on and off for several months–gained so much attention. After all, “it’s just information that is out there.” The real question, of course, is why we’ve collectively tried to ignore the fact that Cosby is a predator for decades.
Maya Dusenbery is an Executive Director of Feministing.
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