Newly-minted Comedy Central host Larry Wilmore blasted Bill Cosby Tuesday night for the "hurricane of horrors" that have now become synonmous with the legendary performer.

On just his second night on the job after replacing Stephen Colbert and just hours after imploring guests during his opening night monologue to "keep it 100" on his show, Wilmore emphatically answered "yes" to his own question, "did he do it?" People reports.

In recent weeks, the 77-year-old Cosby has been hit by a flood of sexual assault allegations that have included what seems like a countless cascade of women all telling similar stories of allegedlly being drugged then assaulted.

"The current tally stands at 35 women," Wilmore said. "That's like if Bill Cosby drugged and raped every single president from George Washington to John F. Kennedy."

Wilmore then dedicated much of the remainder of the show to discussing the issue and allegations with a panel that included fellow comedians Kathleen Madigan and Keith Robinson, writer Baratunde Thurston and Ebony editor Jamilah Lemieux.

"We're going too hard on Cosby," Robinson countered at one point. "We're already acting like we know he did it."

Still, not even that reminder was enough to sway Wilmore's opinion.

"I understand that people are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law," he said. "However this is the court of public opinion and this is my show. And that [expletive] did it. The proof is common sense for Christ's sake. We don't have to turn our brains because 'the law' says we're not supposed to make assumptions."

Known as "America's Dad" for a fair amount of his career largely stemming from his longtime role as the patriarch on the "Cosby Show," through his attorneys the veteran actor has categorically denied all the allegations.

Among Cosby's most famous accusers are world-famous models Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson.

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