Richard Pryor’s humor was clearly ahead of his time. In 1978, the legendary comedian addressed police using chokeholds onstage in Long Beach, California, during a bit for his first length ...

THE FUNNIEST CONCERT: It wasn’t music but Richard Pryor’s show at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach on Dec. 28, 1978, that truly rocked the sold-out hall with a fast-paced barrage of ...

A new CD and DVD box set, No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert, showcases the searing, profane and moving performances of comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor's widow, Jennifer, says his genius lay in his ...

Richard Pryor forged in his soul the uncreated comic conscience of his race — and proceeded to rock, rumble and pratfall all over it. He was a performing genius. A virtuoso of profanity, he f… ...

Shot in Long Beach, Calif., this 80-minute stand-up performance — the best of his concert films — covers subjects as diverse as heart attacks and sex-crazed monkeys. What unites them is Pryor ...