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3. Silver Streak (1976) Image Credit: 20th Century Fox. Pryor first partnered with Gene Wilder in the comedy Silver Streak, introducing one of the funniest duos since Laurel and Hardy.
Earlier this summer, comedian Joe List opted to try something new, going straight to theaters nationwide for one night only with a new special, Small Ball. Implementing a distribution strategy ...
Stand-up legend Richard Pryor will always be considered a 1-of-1 talent in the world of comedy. As brilliant as he was blunt, his immortal jokes live on in an archive of comedy albums throughout ...
Richard Pryor’s Essential Albums Released as Box Set The LPs, reissued by Rhino, span 1974 to 1983 and include some of the late comic's most iconic routines.
The Nov. 19, 2024, episode of Vice’s Black Comedy in America — a 10-part docuseries that examines the history of Black comedians in film, TV and stand-up — will examine the complex highs and ...
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 ...
Rhino’s new box set of the seven comedy albums Richard Pryor made between 1974 and 1983—released by several record companies, but now referred to collectively as The Warner Bros. Albums ...
Dec. 12, 2005 — -- Richard Pryor was a loving father who, despite his shortcomings, was "magical" to be around, one of his seven children said today. "When he was a dad, he was a magnificent ...
The Criterion Collection’s edition of “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling,” a 1986 autobiographical film by Richard Pryor. Cover illustration is by Matt Small. (Criterion) ...
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.