Dan Mcquade Bill Cosby, Dec 7, 2014 · Philly Mag’s Dan McQuade happened to be in the audience that night, and he shot video of Buress; the Cosby bit went viral fast, and we know what happened next: More women began talking publicly . He is best known for recording and reporting on a 2014 comedy performance by Hannibal Buress that referenced longstanding sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, a video that circulated widely online. Before becoming widely known for charting Rocky’s absurdly long training montage run, posting a video that helped lead to Bill Cosby’s downfall, and poignantly documenting his fight against a rare cancer, McQuade — a 2004 College graduate — spent his formative Jan 29, 2026 · A year later, in October 2014, Dan happened to be at the Trocadero for a Hannibal Buress comedy set when he recorded Buress’s bit about Bill Cosby’s then-all-but-forgotten sexual assault Feb 2, 2026 · Dan mcquade, a philadelphia journalist whose video of a standup comedian in 2014 calling Bill cosby a rapist became an online sensation and spurred intense media and legal scrutiny of that powerful entertainer over allegations of sex crimes, died Wednesday in Bensalem, pa. Feb 1, 2026 · Dan McQuade, a Philadelphia journalist whose video of a standup comedian in 2014 calling Bill Cosby a rapist became an online sensation and spurred intense media and legal scrutiny of that powerful entertainer over allegations of sex crimes, died Wednesday in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. 16 Trocadero show. Dan McQuade, a Catalyst in Cosby’s Downfall, Dies at 43 His viral video of the comedian Hannibal Buress calling Bill Cosby a rapist helped spur broader coverage of sexual-assault accusations Jan 29, 2026 · If you’ve ever owned a Kelly green item of clothing, you knew that Dan invented the Rocky Run, broke the Bill Cosby story wide open, and was simply the only person you could trust to write about T-shirts on the Wildwood boardwalk; that’s a tiny sampling of McQuade’s hits, which defined both the blog era and Philly journalism. ’” Cellphone video of the moment taken by then-Philadelphia Magazine reporter Dan McQuade went viral, and so did the allegations. Dan McQuade (January 27, 1983 – January 28, 2026) was an American journalist and Philadelphia-based writer and community figure. He was instrumental in reporting on Bill Cosby. [26] He booked dates in cities such as Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Washington, D. Jan 29, 2026 · Dan McQuade was a real blogger and journalist in the best meanings of both terms, with an eye for the uncanny and a strident curiosity that all his peers and readers admired. When you leave here, Google ‘Bill Cosby rape. C. On July 28, 1964, he received national exposure on NBC 's The Tonight Show. Jan 29, 2026 · It was “classic” McQuade. Dec 8, 2014 · Dan McQuade, whose YouTube video of comedian Hannibal Buress at the Trocadero Theater led to the international firestorm of Bill Cosby, chills at his local watering hole, Locust Rendezvous Bar & Grill in downtown Philadelphia. buc0d, 34a, iqr, eap0, ecd, nkozilt, syo18, js, jglb, 1qby45p3,