Bell, W. Kamau

February 14, 2022

52:30

Cosby's legacy is a third rail conversation we need to have. W. Kamau Bell is ready

Comic W. Kamau Bell takes Bill Cosby's fall from "America's dad" to sexual predator personally. In the four-part Showtime documentary series, We Need to Talk About Cosby, Bell grapples with Cosby's tainted legacy and his larger betrayal of the Black community.

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June 27, 2018

41:53

Comic W. Kamau Bell On The 'Shades Of America' And Not Feeling 'Black Enough'

Comic W. Kamau Bell talks about his new comedy special, searching his ancestry, and raising his bi-racial daughters in the Trump era.

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May 1, 2017

50:30

W. Kamau Bell's 'Awkward Thoughts' On Racism And Black Comedy

Comic W. Kamau Bell has spent much of his life feeling awkward. A self-described "tall, rangy black dude," Bell was often mistaken for a basketball player growing up — except that serious asthma and allergies meant he spent the bulk of his childhood indoors watching TV.

Comedian W. Kamau Bell laughs on stage against a black backdrop

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Cosby's legacy is a third rail conversation we need to have. W. Kamau Bell is ready

Comic W. Kamau Bell On The 'Shades Of America' And Not Feeling 'Black Enough'

W. Kamau Bell's 'Awkward Thoughts' On Racism And Black Comedy

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