Racial humor was about 35% of my act when I first started. But I realized that it was a crutch. What brought it home was when another comedian said to me, 'If you changed color tomorrow, you wouldn't have any material.' He meant it as a put-down, but I took it as a challenge.
Bill CosbyThe secret of success is to be like a duck, Smooth and unruffled on top, But paddling furiously underneath.
Bill CosbyMy children love my mother, and I tell my children, that is not the same woman I grew up with...That is an old woman trying to get into heaven now.
Bill CosbyNow, Richard Pryor was unique. Many misunderstood his humor. He lit up the hallway, but they didn't understand his use of profanity. He didn't use it just to be using it; he used it in the context of his satire.
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