The Comedy Central host shows where he stands in this controversy, quipping, 'We'll ask the question did he do it? The answer will be yes.'
- Jan 21, 2015
AceShowbiz - Larry Wilmore weighed in on another serious issue in the second episode of his "The Nightly Show" airing Tuesday, January 20. The Comedy Central host took a jab at Bill Cosby who has been accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women, giving his own verdict on the scandal.
"We'll ask the question did he do it?" Wilmore said. "The answer will be yes." He wondered why some people still refused to believe what those women said. "Is it just because they're women?" he asked. "Because I would say enough have come forward. The current tally stands at 35 women. How many more do we need? That's like if Bill Cosby drug and raped every U.S. President from George Washington to John. F Kennedy."
The late-night show host gave Cosby the benefit of the doubt, but only for a short time. "Let's consider for a second that Cosby didn't do it ... OK, we're done!" he quipped.
When debuting "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" on Monday, Wilmore addressed race issue. He took a jab at the recently announced Oscar nominations which have been criticized for lacking diversity, but then asked, "Are we protesting too many things here?" He then mentioned some protests launched over various issues, from the Ferguson protest to the protest regarding "Harry Potter" chocolate.
