The stand-ups of today are still feeling the shockwaves of Richard Pryor’s impact on the artform ... a key figure in moving the medium beyond the setup/punchline delivery into more freeform ...

For comedy fans of a certain age, watching VHS copies of the 1982 concert film "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip" until the tape fell off of the spools was a rite of passage. Until Eddie ...

Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' is the first stand-up act of Richard Pryor to be filmed out of the four that were released in total. This film was filmed in 1971 but not released until 1985, on VHS.

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 ...

Comedy fans who grew up on blurry VHS copies of the stand ... captured the greatness of Pryor’s performance but didn’t really capture the greatness of “Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset ...