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17 de dic. de 2020 · In Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences, the legendary comedian recounted his unbelievable story—from growing up in his mother’s brothels to setting himself on fire in a drug-fueled mania.
25 de ago. de 2020 · Pryor would later admit in his autobiography that he was already abusing cocaine during this period and described himself as having a “walking nervous breakdown,” as he struggled to perform...
26 de abr. de 2024 · Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor, who was one of the leading comics of the 1970s and ’80s. His comedy routines drew on a variety of downtrodden urban characters, rendered with brutal emotional honesty. Learn more about Pryor’s life and career.
11 de ago. de 2021 · Richard Pryor revolutionized stand-up comedy with his sharp wit and deeply personal monologues. He also held up a mirror to US society, revealing its brutal realities of inequality and racism. Jacobin Logo
3 de ene. de 2014 · Jan. 3, 2014. The brothers David Henry and Joe Henry (the former a screenwriter and the latter a songwriter and singer) open this unorthodox paean to the legendary comedian Richard Pryor with a...
8 de jun. de 2013 · In this 1982 performance, comedian Richard Pryor makes fun of his well-known difficulties with cocaine. The Kobal Collection. Richard Pryor occupies his own special category in comedy....
16 de ene. de 2020 · Pryor had admired the honesty of how Malcolm X addressed what it felt like to be black in America. Now, he wanted to do the same. By 1974, Pryor’s vulnerable, candid and explicit approach to comedy had become a signature brand of activism. When Pryor spoke, America laughed.
