The stand-ups of today are still feeling the shockwaves of Richard Pryor’s impact on the artform ... That’s why an early album like Craps (After Hours) can feature tracks like “President ...

Each of these releases earned Pryor a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album, and he took home awards for all but Wanted/Richard Pryor Live in Concert. Notably, Here and Now was recorded when the ...

Listen up and you’ll hear why and how.” Pryor said the cover art for the five-time Grammy Award winner’s first album (“Richard Pryor”) serves as a “huge statement about his work.” ...

Wanted/Richard Pryor Live in Concert, Live on the Sunset Strip and Here and Now. Several took Grammy Awards for comedy album of the year. A fearless and searingly funny supernova of comedy ...

He continued to read aloud the dedications written on the back of the album, which included messages of thanks to Michael Jackson, Prince, and Pryor. “To Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have ...

Big new for fans of good things: Three previously unheard Richard Pryor stand-up albums ... will play a different Pryor album every day at 9 AM ET starting on Monday, May 21; every one of his ...

A newly resurfaced video featured Eddie Murphy reminiscing about his first encounter with the Richard ... Pryor knew of him, his fame was not yet substantial. Murphy, holding his debut comedy ...

Simply because it's hip to have your names on my album," it stated. "And to Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have a $100,000 bet. No motherf---er, I didn't forget." "He bet me $100,000 that I ...

Host Jimmy Kimmel noted that for Murphy's 1985 album How Could It Be, one of the liner notes reads, "To Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have a $100,000 bet. No motherf-----, I didn’t forget." ...

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 th ...