The Richard Pryor Show wound up ranking 86th (out of 104 shows) in the 1977-78 network TV season, an unsurprising fate considering both the content and NBC’s unwillingness to go to bat for Pryor ...

NBC stations had the option of rerunning recent episodes of “The Tonight Show” to predictably tepid ratings, which did not please either the affiliates or Johnny Carson.

The show that Richard delivered did shake up Saturday Night, though not in the way NBC execs had feared. (Richard said “ass” twice, but stayed clear of four-letter territory.) With his demands ...

In 1977 NBC aired "The Richard Pryor Show," the last episode of which was a roast of Pryor. It's amazing. Please Enjoy This Unedited, Never-Broadcast 1977 Richard Pryor Roast ...

Richard Pryor, whose blunt, blue ... went on the air that “SNL” instituted a five-second delay to ensure that Pryor did not ruffle the NBC censors. ... look at ‘The Richard Pryor Show ...

Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was ...

In 1975, a new sketch comedy show was reaching the midway point of its first season on NBC. “Saturday Night,” as it was then known, had premiered with George Carlin as its inaugural host ...

Paul Mooney, who wrote for Richard Pryor and appeared on ‘Chappelle’s Show,’ dies at 79 May 19, 2021 More than 4 years ago Comedian Paul Mooney, left, and filmmaker Spike Lee, who directed ...

In order to make things work," Richard Pryor said during a 1977 interview with journalist Bill Boggs. ... The Richard Pryor Show, was canceled on NBC.

In his lifetime, Richard Pryor was a comedy legend. Though his groundbreaking eponymous sketch show only lasted for four episodes in the 1970s, it went on to pave the way for such future sketch ...