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Richard Pryor's old California home where he infamously set himself on fire is back on the market. The home has over 9,000 square feet of living space and is listed at $4.236 million.
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 ...
L.A. Estate Where Richard Pryor Set Himself on Fire Hits the Market for $4.236M. The estate in L.A.'s Northridge neighborhood is currently owned by former NFL player-turned writer Rashard Mendenhall.
The new Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 4K release from Sony gives fans a chance to see one of the comedian’s best comedy sets in pristine quality. Originally released in 1982, it was a ...
The problem was Pryor became a star after those roles, and when the fire slowed him down, he retreated into toothless, ill-suited, well-paying roles, starring in a series of terrible but popular ...
Enjoy one of our favorites from the Paste Vault, originally published 7/19/2017. The stand-ups of today are still feeling the shockwaves of Richard Pryor’s impact on the artform.
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 via ...
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 ...
Groundbreaking black US comedian Richard Pryor has died after almost 20 years with multiple sclerosis. He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack at Encino hospital near Los Angeles, his wife Jennifer ...