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 ...

Scott Saul, who authored the 2014 book “Becoming Richard Pryor,” wrote the liner notes of the box set. Winning five Grammys and an Emmy during his lifetime as a comedian and actor, Pryor’s ...

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.

Stand-up legend Richard Pryor will always be considered a 1-of-1 talent in the world of comedy. As brilliant as he was blunt, his immortal jokes live on in an archive of comedy albums throughout ...

J. Bennett Johnston, who represented Louisiana in the Senate for 24 years, has died.

Out of many stars who headlined blaxploitation genre movies in the ‘70s, Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor were just a few enduring talents who managed to crossover into mainstream cinema.

Richard Pryor is arguably on the Mount Rushmore of American comedy. The Peoria native's comedic tendrils are deep in the history of standup, weaved into the fabric of Hollywood and also are an ...

Specifically the cut signatures included will be of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Norm MacDonald and the great Robin Williams. One thing to note about the card is that the Richard Prior and George ...

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 ...

Tina Fey, Bill Hader, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Chevy Chase candidly discuss the five-decade reign of Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live.” Susan Morrison reports.

Richard Pryor: Stand-Up Philosopher. The great American comic satirized white racism, his fellow blacks, and ... and Bob Dylan. He came on like Mr. Cool, a pose that fooled quite a few people, but not ...