Bill Cosby is arguably the greatest stand-up ever. I use the world "arguably," because Pryor and Carlin fanatics love to argue with Cosby fanatics. It's basically like the Middle East (no, it's not). I think we can all agree with Sinbad (this sentence is going great so far) that Bill Cosby is an amazing stand-up.

Oh, Sinbad and his tennis jokes!

There's a lot more clips from the event. PBS is surprisingly on top of this YouTube thing. I guess their old-timey typewriters somehow receive an internet signal.

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Click after the jump to catch more of the fast-paced action from The Mark Twain Prize For American Humor Awards Ceremony.

Here's Theo (a.k.a Malcolm Jamal-Warner) talking about The Cosby Show. Let's roll it, roller coasters.

Bill Cosby will stare at a thirteen year old kid directly in the eye and tell him to act like a human. Cosby don't care.

Here's Clair Huxtable (a.k.a Phylicia Rashad) talking about The Cosby Show.

Bill Cosby will look stare at a theater-trained actress directly in the eye and tell her to act like a human. Cosby don't care.

Here's a clip of Rita Moreno serenading Bill Cosby with crazy gibberish.

Rita Moreno will stand in front of a groundbreaking comedian and act completely not like a human. Moreno don't care.

Seriously, I was on board for all the other clips, but I have no idea what was going on in that last one, but I know it is very PBS-y. My favorite thing about the Rita Moreno clip is this comment left on it…

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LOL! "I wasn't convinced when I heard Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld, two of the most respected comedy icons, will be honoring Bill Cosby, the most respected living stand-up, but then I saw that clip of Rita Moreno panting rhythmically and I was sold. I have to cancel my elderly yoga classes now!"

I'm not making fun of Rita Moreno (well, I am). She is talented and successful and I assume Cosby is a fan of her. She's already accomplished way more than I ever could! But I am young, and I am supposed to make fun of old people music. It is my job.

Here is some old people music from the event I did genuinely enjoy.

Also, check out this clip from the red carpet.

Awesome! Making a note now to be paying attention November 4 on PBS. This is a must see.

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