Bill Cosby

It's been nearly 20 years since Ghost Dad--with Jell-O puddin' pops and rants on black materialism in the interim--but Bill Cosby retains that which launched him to icon status in the first place: He can still make people laugh. Now 45 years since his first LP and family-friendly sketches on Noah and Superman, Cosby has no qualms about counting his laurels, but his stand-up never leans on them. His stage props may have been reduced to a comfy chair and small coffee table, but Cosby's stage presence remains as strong as ever--he's still able to unblinkingly nail two-and-a-half hour sets twice a night and never let his comedic timing slip. Forget Kids Say the Darndest Things and his Oprah-sized status, this is the man we fell in love with.
Sat., Sept. 27, 4 & 8 p.m., 2008