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.

Now it wasn’t just African-Americans like LeRoi Jones and Muhammad Ali who flocked to his performances; college students and hip whites showed up, too. Verboten 4-, 6-, and 12-letter words dominated ...

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.

There had to be a better way to make money, Tom Hoover thought as he loaded boxes of toilet paper onto boxcars in the middle of the night. He would one day be Richard Pryor’s tour manager, work ...

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. ...

PHILADELPHIA — There had to be a better way to make money, Tom Hoover thought as he loaded boxes of toilet paper onto boxcars in the middle of the night.