sitcom

Early this year, Cosby had a sitcom in development for NBC and a stand-up special in development for Netflix.

I ended up doing a show in Los Angeles, and HBO said they liked it and asked if I could think about it as a sitcom.

Bill Cosby, it seems, can only be seen in two registers: sainted family man of a much-loved sitcom, or fallen, tarnished villain.

A stand-up comedian in a self-titled sitcom revolving around his musings about nothing?

“A regular TV sitcom, a Broadway show and a meaty movie role,” Rivers said.

They were looking at one another like a couple of googly-eyed kids at the end of a date in a sitcom.