Richard Pryor is on top of everybody's list as the best stand-up comic of all time. I remember seeing Richard Pryor: Live on The Sunset Strip in the movies, and it was hysterical. As funny as that was ...

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On the eve of the Academy Awards and on the heels of the utterly disappointing announcement that Marlon Wayans will play Richard Pryor in an upcoming biopic, I am here to make the case that Richard ...

. That’s a tough task, but the film does a decent job of presenting a “Pryor 101.” For today’s younger comedy fans, it’s sad to acknowledge that Richard Pryor may be nothing more than a name they’ve ...

“There are two names in comedy that stand out for the second half of the 20th century: Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor. Period.” That’s a Joan Rivers quote, and she’s dead on. Challenging convention, ...

A new ABC News special titled The Last Days of Richard Pryor, pairs archival clips of comedian Richard Pryor talking to Barbara Walters, and features new interviews with his widow and peers. In EW’s ...

There are a lot of landmark anniversaries this year. “Jaws” turns 50. As does Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” “Saturday Night Live” will formally mark a half-century next month. The New Yorker will reach ...