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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 ...
The Criterion Collection’s edition of “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling,” a 1986 autobiographical film by Richard Pryor. Cover illustration is by Matt Small. (Criterion) ...
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.
Pryor sadly passed away in 2005 but left a legacy of classic Richard Pryor movies… and some forgettable ones. Find both here and explore a once-in-a-generation talent. 1.
Richard Pryor’s legendary run is chronicled in the new box set I Hope I’m Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983), out now via Rhino. Scott Saul, an English professor at the University of ...
A feature-length documentary about the life of the late, great comedian Richard Pryor. At 83 minutes, it's a little slim but it's a good "Pryor 101" for anyone not already well-acquainted with his ...
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 ...
Though he suffered in his later years from multiple sclerosis, Pryor died in 2005 at 65 from a heart attack. Jennifer jokes that her late husband would be "rolling over in his ashes" if he were ...
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 ...