Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand Ups (Part 1)

The following is British TV Channel 4's list of 100 Greatest Stand Up Comedians released in 2007. Do bear in mind that these are normally public polls, voted for by visitors of the Channel 4 website.

100 - Tim Vine
99 - Patrick Kielty
98 - Alan Carr
97 - Jim Bowen
96 - Bill Cosby
95 - Lee Mack

Bill Cosby - Himself

Bill Cosby: Himself is a 1983 stand-up comedy film starring Bill Cosby. In this performance, Cosby gives audiences his comedic views ranging from marriage and parenthood. Unlike the stand-up comedians of today, Cosby showcases his trademark conversational style of stand-up comedy, whereby he is seated at the center of the stage, only getting up to emphasize a joke.

Bill Cosby Stand Up

Bill Cosby is one of America's most popular comedian, actor, author, television producer, musician and activist. He is also a veteran stand-up performer, getting his start at various clubs before starring in his own TV series, The Bill Cosby Show in 1969. He also created the humorous educational cartoon series, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city.

In this 1983 funny and satirical performance, "Himself", Cosby relates his hilarious encounter with a dentist's drill and needle.