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Set to air March 15 on the Paramount Network after its SXSW world premiere, “I Am Richard Pryor” is a largely satisfying if thoroughly conventional portrait of the immensely gifted and deeply ...
Keith Sloan has struggled with addiction much of his life. But then, he started painting. “I think I’ve always been an artist at heart,” he said. “I just couldn’t do it because I was ...
Richard Pryor was one of the greatest ... As Saul writes, Pryor gave “an unvarnished portrait of the black community’s chippies, hustlers, jackleg preachers, and winos. He took his audience ...
OPINION: Part two of our series on the history of Black comedy examines how Richard Pryor became the greatest comedian of all time by bringing Black comedy to the masses. Wherefore I say unto you ...
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 ...
The stand-ups of today are still feeling the shockwaves of Richard Pryor’s impact on the artform. The late comedian, writer and actor was, like his contemporaries Lily Tomlin and George Carlin ...
Richard Pryor fans are in for a treat as three of his albums — “Live At The Comedy Store, 1973,” is now available on vinyl, and his first two LPs, “Richard Pryor” and “ ‘Craps ...
Comedy fans who grew up on blurry VHS copies of the stand-up classic will be awed by a new release that showcases the nuances of Pryor's delivery as well as Wexler's dynamic camerawork. The ...