Following his release from prison in 2021, Bill Cosby intends to resume touring, according to his agent Andrew Wyatt, who spoke with Fox News Digital.

When asked if he felt it was time, the comic responded that he wanted to return to stand-up comedy over the course of the upcoming year during a surprise appearance on “WGH Talk” on Wednesday.

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Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to over three years in prison before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2021.

He had already postponed a tour in 2021 due to legal concerns. 2018 saw Cosby’s last performance before being found guilty.

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During a surprise radio appearance with host Scott Spears on “WGH Talk” on December 28. When asked if 2023 is the year he finally might be able to tour once more, Cosby responded “yes.” The announcement was met with severe criticism and reactions over Twitter.

“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 told Spears.

Cosby said, “Yes,” in response to Spears’ query on if 2023 may be a touring year, “Yes, because there’s so much fun to be had in this storytelling that I do. Years ago, maybe 10 years ago, I found it was better to say it after I write it,” he added.

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Some more reactions on Twitter following the announcement:

Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, confirmed to Variety that the comedian is “looking at spring/summer to start touring.”

Five women filed a lawsuit against NBC and Bill Cosby for sexual assault earlier this month. The action was made possible by a New York state statute that temporarily suspends the statute of limitations for prior sexual assault claims. The women claim that Cosby either sexually assaulted them or coerced them into having sex. When the actor was at the height of his career as the star of “The Cosby Show” on NBC, four of the allegations are from the late 1980s or early 1990s. Cindra Ladd, as person in the fifth allegation, a former Hollywood executive, has accused Cosby of sexually assaulting her in 1969.

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“The reality of my situation gets clearer and clearer,” Cosby told Spears on Wednesday. “The reality that my wife and family and friends respect me and respect what I have tried to do and will continue to do when we quote unquote ‘get out of this mess.’ I know who my enemies happen to be and I know why they are my enemies, and I think all told up, as you would say, where we are, where we’re going, I respect people like [Spears] and others who have had a clear viewpoint of what has happened to me.”