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When it comes to the single greatest comedy album of all time, Williams couldn’t see past Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, ...
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., is hosting its free Memory Café on Labor Day. It’s designed for individuals ...
Six of Richard Pryor ’s comedy albums from 1974 to 1983 have been compiled into a 7xLP box set titled I Hope I’m Funny: The Warner Albums. The expansive reissue arrives tomorrow, April 18th ...
LOS ANGELES -- Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of a heart attack ...
By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer “This is a perfect time for Richard Pryor,” says Jennifer Lee Pryor, the late comedian’s widow. “I’m just very excited and happy that we’re getting this out there.” ...
Murphy recalled approaching Pryor with a copy of his first comedy album and asking him to listen. He described how he could hear Pryor laughing from a few seats away, which filled him with ...
Comedian-actor Richard Pryor is shown as he performs in 1977. (Associated Press) Stand-up legend Richard Pryor will always be considered a 1-of-1 talent in the world of comedy.
Richard Pryor is one of the most important stand-up comedians of all time, and he also had an extremely successful stint as a ...
While some have eulogized Pryor as foul-mouthed and confrontational, others recognize him a pioneer and preacher of truth. "Richard Pryor was the Rosa Parks of comedy," comedian Chris Rock said in ...
Coneheads, Rush Hour, The Blues Brothers, Blades of Glory, and more make up our list of comedy movies that deserve to be ...
Comedian Richard Pryor lived in the home in the 1970s and ’80s, selling it in 1989 for $940,000. Bettmann Archive ...
Richard Pryor, the caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off, has died, his ex-wife said Saturday. He was 65.