He also corrected the old rumors about his relationship with fellow comedian Richard Pryor, stating that despite what some say, Pryor never gave him a “hard time.” It was Cosby that did.

There are a lot of landmark anniversaries this year. “Jaws” turns 50. As does Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” “Saturday Night Live” will formally mark a half-century next month.

CHICAGO — There are a lot of landmark anniversaries this year. “Jaws” turns 50. As does Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” “Saturday Night Live” will formally mark a half-century next month.

He would one day be Richard Pryor’s tour manager, work Joe Frazier’s corner for the Fight of the Century, and sit in the passenger seat of Wilt Chamberlain’s purple Cadillac convertible.

R hino’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 as The Warner Bros. Albums—includes an ...

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. By Seth Abramovitch ...

When Muhammad Ali knocked down Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965, a 22-year-old photographer named Neil Leifer was ringside. Decades later, the image he captured still has our attention.

Though Murphy said Pryor was never a mentor, “he was my idol. I idolized him. My idols are Richard Pryor, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, and Elvis Presley. ...

Richard Pryor’s legendary run is chronicled in the new box set I Hope I’m Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983), out now via Rhino. Scott Saul, an English professor at the University of ...

He was in Frazier’s locker room in 1971 before the Fight of the Century against Muhammad Ali. He watched Frazier get his hands wrapped, inspected his gloves, and kept gawkers out. “That was ...