In this new Bill Cosby vlog, the Cos talks about meeting Bob Dylan for the first time in 1963, and as you can see, he was thoroughly not impressed with the guy.

The first thing that came to mind after watching this video was Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,”  a play which revolves around the meeting of two legends (Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso) and their discussions regarding the value of genius.

I’d like to take a moment to re-write the play using the Cosby and Dylan as the lead characters, and the dialogue from the vlog you just watched as the dialogue in the play.

I give you: “Bill Cosby at the Lapin Agile”.

1963. A smokey night club. Greenwhich Village.

A Beatnik sits at the bar. The Cos is sitting next to him.

Beatnik: Hey, Man, I want you to meet somebody.

The Cos: Okay.

Beatnik: This cat is one of the greatest writers in the world, Man.

Cosby: This is 1963. I’m Miles Davis, I’m John Coltrane, I’m Eric Dolphy,  I’m “Philly” Joe Jones, I’m Ahmad Jamal, I’m Oscar Peterson. I’m Jazz. I’m Thelonious Monk. I’m Ben Riley. I’m Jazz.

Beatnik: ?

The two walk over to Bob Dylan’s table. Dylan is sitting cross-legged and fiddling with his hair, discreetly swigging on wine.

Beatnik: Hey, Man, this is Bob Dylan.

Cosby: (unimpressed) How are you?

Dylan: Umyay maya micky mutumbo blargh blargh blargh.

Cosby exits the bar. Plays basketball.

The End

I think it’s a shame that the meeting of these two geniuses was so fruitless. How great would it have been if they had hit it off and starting working together? They could have easily been the greatest buddy cop duo in movie history! Leonard part Highway 61 Revisited! * Are you kidding me?

*A free Rooftop Tshirt to the first person that photoshops this.

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