The stand-ups of today are still ... his compare/contrast comedy rang consistently true. 7. “Africa” (from Richard Pryor: Live at the Sunset Strip) His trip back to the Motherland was an ...

Charles Case invented what you know as stand-up comedy. But everyone you consider great at telling jokes into a microphone is doing comedy like Richard Pryor. At the beginning of his comedy career ...

Joe Rogan has revealed the comedian that sparked his interest in comedy, crediting Richard Pryor's movie he watched as a ...

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 ...

Rhino’s new box set of the seven comedy albums Richard Pryor made between 1974 ... autopsy on Black and white America disguised as stand-up comedy, finding humor in the nuances, in how we ...

TV and stand-up — will examine the complex highs and lows of comedy legend Richard Pryor‘s career and life, including the horrifying 1980 incident when Pryor set himself on fire. Marlon Wayans ...

Unreleased comedy sets by stand-up legends like Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, David Letterman, Bob Saget and many more — all recorded at Los Angeles’ famed the Comedy Store venue — will ...

Hilarious, smart, and wildly influential, is not just essential Richard Pryor, but an essential piece of comedy history, a breakthrough that paved the way for hundreds of stand-up specials that ...

“To fully appreciate the power of Richard Pryor as a stand-up comedian,” said David Letterman, “you had to follow him at the Comedy Store. I did once, and I’m lucky to be alive.” Composer Quincy Jones ...

By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer “This is a perfect time for Richard Pryor,” says ... searingly funny supernova of comedy, Pryor changed the face of stand-up by infusing social commentary ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...