Bill Cosby's Far From Finished to Air on Comedy Central

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You thought Bill Cosby was out of the limelight for good, but for some stars, retirement just isn’t an option—and it looks like it’ll be that way for this legend.

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It’s been 30 years since his last concert special, but now he’s back with Bill Cosby: Far From Finished, a 90-minute stand-up show that will air on Comedy Central on Nov. 23, the Associated Press reports.

Why now?

“There’s a gap,” Cosby said during an interview this week, “between people knowing what I do and really believing that I still do that—and wondering what it is I really do.”

At 76, the veteran entertainer’s career includes records, books, films and social advocacy, but he would rather be onstage, it would seem.

“I take a bow. I grab the mic, and I begin to put it on. And we’re in show business! It is wonderful, and I just enjoy it!” he said.

Still, Cosby insists he doesn’t tell jokes, but stories.

“Because I believe you can do things that joke tellers can’t do, and that is, bring your audience along,” he explained.

Read more at NewsOne.

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