cosby was mostly out of the entertainment spotlight but the accolades continued. >> bill cosby couldn't go off into the sunset unless there was something to happen to trigger a change. >> that trigger would be an up and coming comedian named hannibl burris. >> pull your pants up, black people. i was on tv in the '80s. >> last october, he called out cosby in a standup routine. >> i can talk down about you with a successful sitcom. great, bill cosby. but you rape women, turn the crazy down a couple notches. >> he accuses bill cosby directly of being a rapist, and that changed everything. >> it changed everything because on that evening, a reporter from "philadelphia" magazine was in the audience, recording this video with his phone.