Bill Cosby’s first TV stand-up comedy special in 30 years will air on American Forces Network on Friday, and viewers will be able to chat live with the man who, nearly 60 years ago, served as a Navy corpsman. “Far From Finished” debuted on Comedy Central on Nov. 23. Reviews ranged from “predictably safe” to “comedy of the highest form”; Scoop Deck caught the show on a re-air and can say, without fear of contradiction, that it’s somewhere in the middle. Cosby served from 1956 to 1961 before heading to Temple University and then to superstardom that crosses generations and…
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Grandparents may remember Bill Cosby as the racial-barrier-breaking co-star of the ’60s action series “I Spy,” or as a voice coming from a record player, talking about his brother, Russell, or re-enacting one of history’s first major naval construction requests. For parents, he’s likely part television icon, part advice-giver, part guy with the crazy marker. For kids, he’s mostly the stuff of legend and re-runs. But at 75, he’s still touring, and he still thanks his time in the Navy for helping shape his success. Cosby enlisted in 1956 and served as a hospital corpsman until 1961, leaving as an…
