Comedy Central To Air Bill Cosby Comedy Concert

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Comedy Central will air a November concert special featuring iconic comedian Bill Cosby, the network announced Friday.

The concert special, Far From Finished, will be directed by Robert Townsend and will debut on Comedy Central Nov. 24, said network officials. The concert, compiled from material that Cosby performed at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center earlier this summer, will mark Cosby's first televised special in more than 30 years.

Darryl M. Bell, Judi Marmel, Robert Hartmann and Stu Schreiberg will serve as exxecutive producers of the concert event, a production of Levity Productions, said the network.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.