how do i say bill cosby but not say bill cosby.his was an effort to try to address how do we deal with the legacy of his career. unlike a lot of men in the entertainment industry they were not heroes. they were not cultural figures. they were not international icons. to cosby, that's what we talk about in the series. this was good work he did but he also did all of this. >> it is disappointing. when what we see as a shining exemplar of our color skin. i'm a minority, you may have noticed. so are you. i think we are a little bit public facing. you much more than me but we still sort of experience that. i'm curious about how much you úfeel that way to being a good role model, of being that model minority. >> a good role model, i don't know if i feel that way becaus i think everybody defines role model differently. i think that i do feel the weight to use the platform that i have been given to do good with. i think that no matter what your role is in show business as a black person, and this applies to more than just black people. i t

he has been nominated for four emmy awards about the docuseries about bill cosby and is out with a new book. it is called do the work. joining us today is kamal bell. how are you doing? >> thank you so much for having me. it is my garage, we turned it into an office. we need to talk about osby. four me nominations. thank you. it was definitely of -- a process. i never thought i would make a documentary about bill cosby. docuseries is my wrestling with that. kristen: you have accolades. congrats. i am not sure if you have a chance in the best narrator category. >> they are all formidable. kareem abdul-jabbar. sir david attenborough who is the voice of narration. and a guy named barry obama. he used to be the president. kristen: that guy. i am rooting for you. your new book, do the work, it just came back. it is an activity book for adults. >> features someone you know. kristen: we will save that for next segment. what is this about? >> right around the time we first met, it was 2020 and we were watching the covid cases, then george floyd was murdered in minneapolis. i, like a lot of peo

the creators of cosby going "this is america's dad. tricked us. >> greg: [laughs] >> jim: even if they added black characters, i wouldn't have watched one episode. it doesn't matter. >> greg: you are more of a seinfeld guy? >> jim: neither. friends, whatever haircut they had. they went out and got it, everyone went out and got it. it was awful. >> greg: i forgot. whenever jennifer aniston got a haircut, everybody did. >> jim: even the guys. i am like chandler. who this be 24 is chandler? i don't want to hang out with the guy who thinks he is like chandler. >> greg: i am like looking behind the scenes and seeing everything on the shelves. used to believe that they were real and they were really your friends, kat, right? [laughter] >> kat: not entirely. comments like this, it so easy to just make them because you feel like -- of course i feel bad. but nobody follows up. okay. so which character would you have replaced with a black person? which of these people that you hired are you going to throw under the bus and say no, that would be

. ♪ >> 1984 "the cosby show" comes on. bill cosby is not new to tv. he's had other tv shows.stands apart from everything else he's done. >> i wanted my eggs scrambled. >> coming right up. >> they talked about parenting. previous to that, on television the kids were cool and the parents were idiots. then "cosby" says, the parents are in charge, and that was something new. >> instead of acting disappointed because i'm not like you, maybe you can just accept who i am and love me anyway because i'm your son. >> that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard in my life! >> it helps the casting a lot in television. the kids were just great. >> if you were the last person on this earth, i still wouldn't tell you. >> you have to tell me what you did. just tell me what's they're going to do to you. >> unlike every other show on tv, it's showing an upper middle class black family. this wasn't "all in the family." they weren't tackling deep issues. but that was okay. the mere fact that they existed was a deep issue. >> the decade was waiting for something real. in other words, unless it's rea

see a long time ago, bill cosby would do this thing -- no, no. [ laughter ] >> seth: now, do you take you're doing a little bit of press for the show, but it's done. you got months off for "snl. are you gonna take a break, or are you one of those workaholics who's gonna start doing stand-up again right away >> i'm gonna do stand-up probably next week, so yeah, i just like, it's -- >> seth: yeah. [ cheers and applause i think everybody's happy to hear that. >> it's always crazy, because it's like my hobbies is my job >> seth: yeah. >> so like, any time i have free time, i'm taking a break from stand-up, that's it, and then i'll go somewhere, and i'm like, "oh, i wonder what a show would be like in here," you know what i mean and then i end up doing this bar show in london or something or whatever but it's like usually trying to take a break, the first thing i think to relax is doing stand-up, so it sucks. >> seth: you seem -- but, like, that makes sense, because you have a very relaxed persona on stage, but do you get nervous when you go do stand-up? like, if you're in london, you're l

from the creators of cosby going,e hey, listen, this is america's dad. hi >> you tricked us . yeah, even if i added some black characters, i still would have never watched one episode enough. so doesn't matter. >> i wasn't going to tune in because of it. d i felt neither. >>>> no, yeah, yeah, yeah. i just. you do have friends, y whatever haircut they had that everyone when i got it.ey i mean what is that . >> yes exactly. yeah. itas was awful but i forgot abot whenever jennifer aniston got a haircut that everybody got everybody got even the guys to you know. >> yeah. t, ethat was like i'm like chandler. i'm like who the hell is chandler? yeah,, i don't want to hang out with that guy who thinks he's like chandler. i just like looking behind the scenes and seeing everything on their shelves when i used to watch fred. o son you just kind of believeus that they were real and that they were really r your friends cat right. >> not entirely. >> i just with comments like to justt's so easy make them because you feel like you're supposed to like, yeah, of course.

bush but we did not know who cosby was at the time. bill belichick turned one down. vice president biden was awarded one from president obama. mr. biden did not know what the time when he was called into the east room of the white house what would happen. they caught him offguard and it took a minute for him to get his composure. president obama often said that picking joe biden as his running mate was one of the smartest things he had ever done. president biden will award the medal to simone biles, and the ceremony slated for later this morning at the white house. >>> a shock on tuesday with the former white house chief counsel pat cipollone saying he would testify before the house select committee and do so under oath. he had talked with the committee informally in april. he was there with president trump plotting to overturn the election, trying to stay in power. according to eyewitnesses he warned trump that laws would be broken. >> mr. simple lone said something to the effect of please don't make or make sure we go to the capitol we are going to get charges of e

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he's a master mine and please, i am asking you been a civil community born cosby? grandmother, he's got be got 3 learn read on come in response to prime minister declared a state of emergency saying he was now the acting president. security forces in front of his office fire tear gas at testers. dotson were injured. this teacher needed treatment after being hit on the hat. he travelled 150 kilometers to joined the demonstrations saying the government has ruined the education system by mistake, very cunning books. he's the re in my country. we want, when we want to be out numbered security forces fail to disperse the crowd. a couple of members of the security for it was like the riot police are now being chased away from the prime minister's office. this is our rule attacked by no change. the way by the crowd there, leaping, protested, managed to break through the gates of the prime minister's office and to go for the building. this celebration did not last long. they went to the residence of the parliamentary speaker to make sure the prime minister would step down.

. >> we were able to spoof fatherhood which at the time and i stress, at the time was bill cosby as thehining example. ♪ >> stuff that got away with because it is a cartoon. >>> the father strangling the child. >> we are going to keep on trying to strengthen the american family, make american families a lot more like the waldens and a lot less like the sim simpsons. >> we go to the bizarre period of time when the sitting president is raging against sitcoms. >> they dealt with issues of racism and sexism. >> don't ask me, i am just a girl. >> it is not funny, bart. >> they have found a way to talk about everything that's going on in our lives through the show. >> they want all the benefits to live if springfield but they did not bother to learn the language. >> one of the governing things that's happening with the simpsons is a distrust. anyone tells us we should trust them but we did not earn that trust. >> sold. >> when they make fun of how fox works. >> you are watching fox. >> we are watching fox. they're telling you don't trust us either. >> eat my shorts. >> eat your shorts? >> the

kamal bell, who is the host of the series, and we have to talk about cosby and the work is getting betterthe book "do the worx" and we know that the fire situation is getting worse and worse around the world, but help us to dive deeper, and we heard the guests talking about more fuel to burn out there, and it is so much dryd dr drier, and what is contributing to the global problem? >> a lot of it is about the land maintenance, and as much as each in california is maintaining the area that they have, federal government owns 45% of the land out here, and if we don't respect all of the native wisdom out here, and maintain the land whether it is cultural burning and making sure that there is a lot of fuel for the fires, the fires are going to spread quicker. >> you had powerful conversations with the firefighters and the wildfire victims, and what do they tell you about the impact that the fires are making about their communities and their own livelihoods? >> well, we forget that firefighters in california are often fighting, are often fighting fires in their own community, and we talk to the

kamau bell and director of the emmy nominated series we need to talk about cosby and do the work. join the show to talk about next episode. let's talk about this. the issue came to a head with elite athletes stepping aside to prioritize the mental health. why is it so controversial for athletes to say they need a break? >> the moment the money went up in sports you feel like you own the athlete but you do not. it's more complicated when the athlete is black and the crowd is white. no one wants to understand if mental injuries are injuries, too. >> you talk to fans and athletes. what do they tell you about the role of mental health in sports? >> i think that we forget that these are people and it's hard and complicated. in bill russell's day people couldn't tweet to him. but now they are under more pressure with more contact with the fans. >> it is so true. can be so toxic, right, to be exposed to that day in and day out and you point out sometimes the harshest criticism is from the biggest supporters. why do they act like they are owed a championship? >> i think we have taken spor

he is the director of the emmy nominated series, we need to talk about cosby . and, the new new york times best-selling co- author of "do the work!" good evening, sir. welcome to the club. >> happy to be part of the club. >> hey, listen -- you know i love your show. i love you. this climate crisis is a huge thing. we did a report in the 10:00 hour on cattle farmers and what they are facing, when it comes to the clinic crisis. this issue, california is one of the places experiencing the worst of it. what made you want to take on this issue on your show? >> this was a home game. i live in northern california. luckily, my family has never been threatened by the wildfire. we are threatened by the toxic air coming off of the wildfire. i was here in the september 2020 red sky day that only people in northern california can understand how crazy it was. it felt like a way to learn more about my state, and where i live, and how we continue to live here, under the circumstances. >> we know that climate change is a factor in making wildfires worth worse. what else is contr

kamau bell, he's also the director of the emmy nominated series, we need to talk about cosby.ing coauthor, of: do the work, an anti racist activity book! available now. good evening sir. welcome to the club by the way. >> yeah, happy to be part of the best seller. >> new york times, the best selling club. listen, you know i love your show, i love you. this climate clairesa's a huge thing. we did a report, on the 10:00 hour here eastern on cattle farmers and what they are facing as it comes to the climate crisis. this issue right now on the crisis, california is one of the places that's experiencing the worst of it. what made you want to take on this issue on your show? >> i mean, this was a home game, i live in northern california, even though, luckily my home and my family have never been threatened by wildfires. we've been threatened by the toxic air that comes off it. i was here in september 2020, the red sky day, that only people in northern california can understand how crazy that was. it felt like a way to learn more about my state, and where i live, and how we continue

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. >> at this point, bill cosby is a more credible tv doctor. >> i know you know how much power you have. you are very powerful. >> if you are really great and powerful, you would keep your promises. >> physicians say dr. oz is a quack. >> the only thing people like dr. oz care about is themselves. >> you're a very bad man. >> pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. >> boy, that is something. you know, jonathan lemire, i'll admit, i did not follow dr. oz's career closely. but all of these things, these magic little beans that he's had, and these magic extract, it really is -- you line it up one after another, what an unbelievable scam artist and a scam artist putting people's health at risk, doing anything to make money. >> taking advantage of vulnerable people. >> taking advantage of vulnerable people. and you know, this is a guy, in the ad he said i'm all peninsula. i voted twice pennsylvania. he voted in turkey in 2018. spg that causes concern. and people were saying this in the republican primary, caused concern for national security analysts. that you would vote and be activ

kamau bell, the director of the emmy-nominated series "we need to talk about cosby," which is excellent best-seller "do the work: an anti-racist activity book." what did you think about what he said? >> mostly i'm just all tingly you dropped the "s" bomb twice on television. >> i know. tingly. >> i will say this about chris, i appreciate the fact he has not turned this into a whole tour or whole thing with everything going on in the world, a lot of people would have turned that into four more comedy specials about it. but chris rock is going on tour doing the job and we'll hear about it in his netflix special. he keeps it moving on. i appreciate it. >> i want to talk about your show "united shades of america." kamau, you're off prescient with what you look into. in this episode, you talk about devastating wildfires in northern california. i want to show a clip of that. >> i think the campfire is really a story of stories, and so there is two words interchangeable a lot, that's bravery and heroism, but they're different. in bravery, in our job, is an expectation, right. but you're lookin

the chair of the ucsf medicine department, cosby , a five another covid curveball that could lead tok mandates , he says vaccinations and boosters reduce the risk of hospitalizations and deaths. but the shots are no longer as effective in preventing transmission. dr anthony fauci says these variants or why he believes it's unlikely that we as a nation will ever achieve classic herd immunity against the covid virus. herd immunity refers to when a large segment of the population becomes immune to the disease party says her immunity is achieved through two main factors. a virus doesn't change much. and the immunity as long lasting while these qualities may apply to the measles, smallpox and polio, the covid virus keeps mutating. graduating college is a milestone for so many next on the nine we need to issue to a college in the south bay is designed to give a collegiate education for adults with big tobacco's cigarette butts filter practically nothing and are made of microplastic fibers that are toxic and cunning. they may seep into water and food, and air, too. and the smaller microplas

. >> -- which at the time, and i stress at the time, was bill cosby as the shining example. ♪ did youow that you're my hero ♪ >> the stuff they got away with because it's a cartoon. the father strangling the child. >> why you little -- >> we are going to keep on trying to strengthen the american family to make american families a lot more like the waltons and a lot less like the simpsons. >> we go to a completely bizarre period of time in 1992 when a sitting president is raging against a sitcom. >> they have dealt with politics. they have dealt with popular culture. they've dealt with all kinds of issues of racism, of sexism. >> don't ask me, i'm just a girl. >> right on, say it, sister. >> it's not funny, bart. millions of girls will grow up thinking this is the right way to act. >> they have found a way to talk about everything that's going on in our lives through the filter of "the simpsons." >> them immigrants. they want all the benefits to living in springfield, but they ain't even bothered to learn themselves the language. >> yeah, those are exactly my sentimonies. >> i think on

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certain it will become the dominant strain in the nation, the chair of the ucsf medicine department, cosbyuld lead to mask mandates again, he says vaccinations and boosters reduce the risk of hospitalizations. and deaths, but the shots are no longer effective in preventing transmission. medical researchers have found that certain viruses can make humans more attractive to mosquitos. a team from the university of connecticut discovered viruses such as zika and dengue can change how a person smells, and that sent makes them more likely to get bitten by a mosquito. the same study found that vitamin a supplements can change the smell and reduce the threat of mosquito bites. a drone light show replaced the traditional fireworks displayed when los angeles neighborhood, a city council member in northern san fernando valley, found a way to provide a safer display, saying fireworks are dangerous both to people and property. instead 400 drones were used to put on the slide show. this is a community that has endured a great deal of environmental impacts over the course of decades and so shifting it e

and then, when the passages begin from one person to another of the virus weakening russians cosby monkeyscross-immunity until the eighties, newborns were vaccinated without fail against osb and this is one group of dna viruses. the director of the scientific center. today they are already working with an improved vaccine and it follows how it works specifically against smallpox, monkeys, it has already been improved in the vector, there is a new generation vaccine. it differs from the one that was previously registered, which burst vaccination before the eightieth year. we are very likely to believe that vaccination against natural with you, it will be effective against the virus of a special monkey. but however, this still requires additional research, which is currently underway . but to talk about a mass company, while it’s definitely too early , then such a disease, cocosmine, appears in the amount of one case, then this is not yet a signal for infection to be vaccinated. it may disperse here in russia, but it will give 10 cases. well, uh, well, even if she will give 100 cases, this i