'I USED TO BE A COMEDIAN'
Bill Cosby performs first show since 2015 as he faces retrial for sex assault
Entertainer cracked jokes and played drums with a band at a Philadelphia jazz club
BILL Cosby took to the stage to perform for the first time since 2015 as he faces sa retrial over sex attack allegations.
The comic cracked jokes to a sympathetic audience last night, for the first time in three years, after he was accused of date raping dozens of women.
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Cosby, 80, faces an April 2 retrial, accused on a sex attack on Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.
He is accused of incapacitating the Temple University employee with blue pills, and then molesting her while she drifted in and out of consciousness.
The entertainer denies the accusation despite a number of complaints against him.
On Monday night he went on stage at LaRose Jazz Club in Phildelphia.
He told the crowd: "I used to be a comedian."
Cosby won laughs and applause as he made fun of being short-sighted.
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He said: "You laugh when blind people walk into things?
"And guess what. Blind people laugh when sighted people fall down."
He wore a grey hoodie with the slogan "Hello Friend" on the front, and posed for photos during an hour-long appearance.
Later Cosby joined the jazz band by performing on the drums.
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He refused to comment the scandal or the looming trial, which could see him face ten years in jail if found guilty.
His previous comedy tour was cancelled amid angry protests following sex assault claims against him.
After the show he told reporters the gig was "a lot of fun."
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Asked if he was worried how he will be received he said: "Life changes. It's not to be feared, going out."
Following the show, lawyers for his accusor Ms Constand told NBC: "The arrogance of this man leaves every decent person speechless."
The first trial, in June last year, ended in a mistrial and a hung jury.
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