Comedic Icon Bill Cosby Is Just Getting Started with New Stand-up Special, BILL COSBY: FAR FROM FINISHED, Premiering Nov. 30 on

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TORONTO (November 7, 2013) – In a Canadian exclusive television event, legendary comedian Bill Cosby debuts his much-anticipated stand-up special BILL COSBY: FAR FROM FINISHED, Saturday, Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. ET on Comedy. After more than 30 years, Cosby returns to his comedic roots on stage performing all-new material in his beloved and inimitable style. Shot this past summer at the Cerriots Performing Arts Centre in Los Angeles, the 90-minute stand-up event features Cosby’s unique story-telling and renowned sense of humour, covering familiar ground of relationships, marriage, and children.

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One of America’s most beloved comedians of all time, Bill Cosby has captivated generations of fans with his comedy routines, iconic albums, and best-selling books including Fatherhood.  Transcending ages, genders, and cultures with his comedy, Cosby overcame television’s racial obstacles by becoming the first African-American to co-star on a drama series with the three-time Emmy^® Award-winning I SPY. Later, Cosby created and produced the Emmy^® Award-winning cartoon series FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS, which began airing in the 1970s, and then produced into a film in 2004. The series was based on Cosby’s childhood in Philadelphia, designed to educate and entertain. Perhaps Cosby’s greatest contribution to American entertainment and culture is THE COSBY SHOW. Following a close-knit, upper middle income family, the ground-breaking and beloved series ran from 1984-1992. Cosby has received the Kennedy Center Honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom (America’s highest civilian honour), the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour, and the Marian Anderson Award.

Darryl M. Bell, Judi Marmel, Robert Hartmann, and Stu Schreiberg are Executive Producers of BILL COSBY: FAR FROM FINISHED, a production of Levity Productions.

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