At His Best [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Bill Cosby | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: MCA Special Products
• ASIN: B000002QII
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,115 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Classic Comedy

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cosby's Vegas shows are highlighted here, May 11, 1998

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This review is from: At His Best (Audio CD)

Since many of his Warner Brothers albums have been reissued, it would seem easy to neglect his later material. This CD, a compilation of skits taken from his UNI records from 1969-72, is Bill Cosby doing some excellent stand-up comedy. For some inexplicable reason, there is also a music track, the ho-hum "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten". Just forget about that track and laugh with a comedy genius!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Package, August 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: At His Best (Audio CD)

This is not a good collection of Bill Cosby's best. Such a compilation is pointless for a standup comedian anyway, especially one who's original albums were so fluent & consistant. Here, you get only fractions of the classic bits, and out of context they loose much of their charm.

His classic albums are a MUCH better idea. This is a disjointed listen with no flow to it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can I watch Froofie the Dog?, November 13, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At His Best (Audio CD)

I wouldn't say this is Bill Cosby "at his best". It's more like a collection of random routines from the early '70s. Which is not to say it isn't funny. The material here is indeed funny, if not necessarily his "best". "Froofie the Dog" and "Track and Field High Jump" are probably the best routines here. It should also be mentioned that "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" is not a comedy routine. It is a serious spoken word piece set to music, told from the point of view of a lonely soldier with no family. It was released as a single, but it only reached #70 on the pop charts. Fans of Cos should enjoy this CD.