We Need to Talk About Cosby

Name: We Need to Talk About Cosby
Director: W. Kamau Bell
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: W. Kamau Bell, Doug E. Doug, Bill Cosby

During his nearly 50 years in show business, Bill Cosby became one of America's most recognizable black celebrities: his career was a model of excellence for millions of Americans, until the painful testimonies of dozens of women uncovered the sinister grimace behind the smile of the so-called America's dad.

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Created By

W. Kamau Bell

Status

Ended

Original Name

We Need to Talk About Cosby

First Air Date

January 30, 2022

Last Air Date

February 20, 2022

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English, French

Production Companies

Showtime Documentary Films Boardwalk Pictures

Networks

Showtime

S01E04

Part 4

After spending the early aughts perched on the high horse of respectability politics, Cosby falls down to Earth. Hannibal Buress tells a joke in Philadelphia, a chorus of survivors speak out, and a culture is ready to listen. There are two trials, a conviction, incarceration, appeal, and, in 2021, an overturned verdict. Now there is a debate to be had about what to do with the art that people loved and the larger systemic problems that the Cosby story lays bare.

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