Bill Cosby Plans to Tour in 2023 - Variety

Bill Cosby is eyeing a instrumentality to touring successful 2023. The arguable comedian said arsenic overmuch during a astonishment Dec. 28 vigor interrogation connected “WGH Talk” with big Scott Spears. Cosby answered “yes” erstwhile asked if 2023 is the twelvemonth helium yet mightiness beryllium capable to circuit again.

Cosby, present 85, was convicted successful Pennsylvania successful April 2018 of a transgression enactment battle charge. He was released successful 2021 pursuing astir 3 years successful situation aft the condemnation was overturned by the authorities Supreme Court.

“When I travel retired of this, I consciousness that I volition beryllium capable to execute and beryllium the Bill Cosby that my assemblage knows maine to be,” Cosby told Spears.

Responding to Spears’ question astir whether 2023 mightiness beryllium a touring year, Cosby responded, “Yes. Yes, due to the fact that there’s truthful overmuch amusive to beryllium had successful this storytelling that I do. Years ago, possibly 10 years ago, I recovered it was amended to accidental it aft I constitute it.”

Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, confirmed to Variety that the comedian is “looking astatine spring/summer to commencement touring.”

Earlier this month, 5 women filed a caller intersexual battle lawsuit against NBC and Bill Cosby under a New York authorities instrumentality that temporarily suspends the statute of limitations for older intersexual battle claims. The women allege that Cosby either raped them oregon forced them into intersexual acts. Four of the allegations day from the precocious 1980s oregon 1990, erstwhile the histrion was astatine the tallness of his fame arsenic the prima of “The Cosby Show” connected NBC. The 5th allegation involves Cindra Ladd, a erstwhile Hollywood enforcement who has accused Cosby of raping her successful 1969.

Wyatt called the suit “frivolous” and said the 5 women were portion of a “parade of accusers” who had travel guardant betwixt 2014 and 2016.