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And Now The Bill Cosby-Erin Andrews Comedy Minute

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:40:22 EDT

This is what happens when you try to put on 15 hours of continuous live coverage of an inherently boring event. Like there weren't already enough senile old men rambling at NFL Live desk.

In a moment of late-round brevity that Erin Andrews will almost certainly regret, she tried to simultaneously interview Texas wideout Quan Cosby and former pudding aficionado Bill Cosby during Day 2 of the NFL Draft. Bill invited Quan to hang out with him on draft day because ... they have the same last name. That's it. They aren't related at all and they went to two different schools, but don't try to make sense of it.

Do you think Bill Cosby is putting on his loony old man persona as an act or is he really just losing his mind? If you knew he was doing it on purpose in an effort to get laughs, would that make it sadder?

By the way, Quan did not even get drafted, reminding us once again that the struggle of life—much like live seventh-round coverage—is futile.

Inside The Cosby Draft Room [ESPN]
Cosby will sign with Bengals [Bevo Beat]

The Mind Of Menstealia: Football Edition

rickchand — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:00:19 EDT

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In the standup comedy world, Carlos Mencia has quite a reputation with his peers for stealing material (Joe Rogan famously called him out for it on stage at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles not too long ago). Until now however it's pretty much been petty theft ... can anyone even name a Joe Rogan routine? But now Mencia has graduated to stealing from the classics, which kind of pisses us off. Witness above, as Mensia appears to have lifted Bill Cosby's great "Hi, Mom" football routine almost word-for-word. Lousy bastard.

By the way, it's true, you know: No matter how many endless hours of catch you play with your kid, if he ever grows up to be a professional athlete, the first thing he's going to do when he gets his moment in the national spotlight is to give all credit to mom. That's just the way it is, and we wouldn't change it.

We bring this up, in part, because SI just pulled this on With Leather.

Comedian Carlos Mencia Joke 'Stolen' From Bill Cosby? [You Gotta See This Video]
Joe Rogan vs. Carlos Mencia [YouTube]

And To Think That In Some Countries, These Dogs Are Eaten

mjdeadspin — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:01:55 EST

The Temple Owls aren't having much of a year, so Bill Cosby's got some time on his hands. And what better way to fill that time than becoming a dog show person? The Cos has an entry in the upcoming Westminster Dog Show ... not just any entry, but a favorite to win. Bill Cosby is the anti-Ron Artest.

"The dog breeders and owners are like parents who have kids in soccer games, swim meets, ice skating, etc.," [Cosby] said. "Only the breeders are better behaved. They are proud of their 'kids' and want to see them do well. The breeders arrange the marriages that produce the pups and raise them. The owners pay for the uniforms, the referees, the coaches and the tournament fees."

I love Bill Cosby... but I'm sorry, that's just weird. I guess old age does funny things to people... one day, he's molding Theo and Cockroach into men, the next, he's one of these dog show people. I'd have expected that out of Sandra and Elvin, maybe... but not Bill.

And this may seem a little bit off the beaten path, but take a guess at how much I can bench press. Come on, take a guess. Take a guess. Three-hundred and fifteen pounds, maxing out at 400.

Cosby's terrier could become America's top dog [MSNBC]