Greased Lightning stars Richard Pryor and chronicles the life and career of the first Black NASCAR race winner ever, Wendell ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Richard Pryor fans are in for a treat as three of his albums — “Live At The Comedy Store ... on vinyl with bonus material. We caught up with Jennifer to discuss the pioneering writer ...