Bill Cosby
By Jessica Floyd and Susan Tart

Memorial hall was the place to be on Saturday. People handed over their tickets to see the funniest man in America.

Janice Henry said she came to the show with her sister, “just to laugh, because that’s what Bill Cosby is known for most.”

The house filled up quickly as fans streamed in the building. The countdown to the show’s start gave people time to reminisce on some of their favorite Cosby moments, and many people even did Cosby impersonations.

Jennie Hendrix, a 2005 Carolina graduate, said she used to watch the show when she was little.

“I remember him and Rudy and that was always so funny to me because it was kind of like me and my Dad,” Hendrix said.

About 1,400 people came to see Cosby’s performance. Most of the audience members left happy, including the honoree, retired journalism Professor Chuck Stone.

“I’m just so honored that he would talk about our friendship so fondly,” Stone said.