Bill Cosby is hoping to make a return to the comedy scene following sexual assault allegations.
Cosby commented on beginning a comedy tour during an appearance on Ohio’s WGH Talk radio station Wednesday.
“When I come out of this, I feel that I will be able to perform and be the Bill Cosby that my audience knows me to be,” Cosby said.
He added, “There’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do.”
Listen to Cosby’s remarks below:
Cosby publicist Andrew Wyatt confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter the comedian is looking to make his way back to the stage.
“We’re looking at getting back out here around Spring/Summer of 2023,” Wyatt said.
In June 2021, Cosby was released from prison after his 2018 conviction for sexual assault was overturned.
He served three years of his sentence at a prison outside Philadelphia.
Cosby tweeted a photo of himself at the time with the caption, “I have never changed my stance nor my story. I have always maintained my innocence.”
He added, “Thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal. Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for upholding the rule of law.”
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The Montgomery County district attorney, Kevin R. Steele, issued a statement at the time expressing his hope that the ruling would would not “dampen the reporting of sexual assaults by victims.”
The statement continues, “He was found guilty by a jury and now goes free on a procedural issue that is irrelevant to the facts of the crime.”
Steele commended Cosby’s “victim Andrea Constand for her bravery in coming forward and remaining steadfast throughout this long ordeal, as well as all of the other women who have shared similar experiences.”
Scott Berkowitz, the president of RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, said at the time, “We are deeply disappointed in today’s ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and by the message this decision sends to the brave survivors who came forward to seek justice for what Bill Cosby did to them. This is not justice.”