Hannibal Buress, the stand-up comedian whose 2014 remark regarding sexual-assault allegations against Bill Cosby went viral, is gaining renewed attention.

On Thursday, a Pennsylvania jury found Cosby guilty of drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. Hundreds of more women have now come forward to allege that Cosby sexually assaulted or tried to sexually assault them, some dating back to the 1960s. But it wasn’t until 2014 that the claims became public, when Buress ridiculed Cosby as part of a stand-up performance in Philadelphia.

Buress, mocking Cosby, said: “Pull your pants up, black people. I was on TV in the ’80s. I can talk down to you ’cause I had a successful sitcom.”

“Yeah, but you rape women, Bill Cosby,” Buress said, “so turn the crazy down a couple notches.”

Buress then turned to the audience members who may or may not have believed him. He urged them to go ahead and check it out for themselves.

“Google ‘Bill Cosby rape,’” he said. “That … has more results than ‘Hannibal Buress.’”

The event was captured on a cell phone video by then- Philadelphia Magazine writer Dan McQuade that went viral, as did the reporter himself. For years, stories that had been public but mostly disregarded suddenly gained traction. Old accusers reappeared, as did new accusers. Soon after, lawsuits and criminal charges were filed.

Kathy McGee, a former radio presenter, told the Hollywood Reporter: “For 40 years, I didn’t say anything because I thought it was just me,” adding that she remained silent because she believed “nobody would believe me.”

Many individuals demonized Cosby on social media, and the story was taken up by many news sites. Other famous comedians, like as Judd Apatow, have been vocal in their criticism of Cosby.

Many of the women who have accused Cosby of sexual assault flocked to the Norristown, Pennsylvania courtroom to watch him await his verdict. During the trial, five more women who claim to be Cosby’s victims were given the opportunity to share their stories.

Heidi Thomas, one of the women who testified, said while on the stand, “I want to see a serial rapist convicted.”

After Thursday’s judgement against Cosby, Buress remained mute on the topic, tweeting just tour dates, and his reps did not reply to demands for a remark. Thousands of others, on the other hand, were discussing him on Twitter in messages like these:

“Think about the impact Hannibal Buress made.” – John Harwood, a political reporter at CNBC.

— “These allegations were made for years and were almost uniformly ignored. Then Hannibal Buress referenced them in a standup comedy routine that went viral, and suddenly it was an avalanche.” — Michael David Smith, managing editor of Pro Football Talk.

New York Magazine dedicated a cover story to 35 women accusing Cosby of sexual assault in July 2015, and the number of accusers increased from there. He has now been accused of sexual misconduct by over 60 women.

Cosby, who was known for his good-guy image as wisdom-dispensing, sweater-wearing Dr. Cliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” repeatedly denied sexually violating a Temple University employee at his mansion in 2004. Cosby, who is 80 years old, faces up to ten years in jail for each of the three charges of aggravated indecent assault, but under state sentencing guidelines, he is likely to receive less.