Comedian Amy Schumer tackled the Bill Cosby scandal during Tuesday night’s episode of “Inside Amy Schumer,” playing the role of his lawyer in a fictional trial about the multiple accusations of sexual assault made against the comic legend. As you might expect, Schumer was not your typical defense attorney, doing a Cosby-style dance and trying to muddle the line between the lovable characters he has portrayed and the serious accusations against him. “If convicted, the next time you put on a rerun of ‘The Cosby Show,’ you may wince a little, might feel a little pang,” she said. “We don’t deserve to feel that pang. We deserve to dance like no one’s …
Comedian Amy Schumer tackled the Bill Cosby scandal during Tuesday night’s episode of “Inside Amy Schumer,” playing the role of his lawyer in a fictional trial about the multiple accusations of sexual assault made against the comic legend.
As you might expect, Schumer was not your typical defense attorney, doing a Cosby-style dance and trying to muddle the line between the lovable characters he has portrayed and the serious accusations against him.
“If convicted, the next time you put on a rerun of ‘The Cosby Show,’ you may wince a little, might feel a little pang,” she said. “We don’t deserve to feel that pang. We deserve to dance like no one’s watching, and watch like no one’s raping.”
Check it out in the clip above.
Schumer said earlier this year that she was working on a Cosby segment, which led to some debates among the show’s writers.
“I think we probably talked about this scene more than any other scene we’ve done,” Schumer said during a panel discussion about the show.
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Amy Schumer Takes On The Bill Cosby Sex Scandal On ‘Inside Amy Schumer’
