He changed the game. He picked up where Redd Foxx and Lenny Bruce left off, he was brutally profane but did it in a way that made the mainstream take notice and embrace. If it wasn't for him there would be no Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock or Kings of Comedy. The last time I saw him he was at the Comedy Store wheelchair bound and went on a 10 minute rant about slobber, and how his it was affecting his life. There will never be another. Rest well Daddy Rich...
Well damn.. The BEST overall comedian I have EVER heard hands down.. Sad day for the world of comedy.. I'm gonna watch See No Evil Hear No Evil tonight..
yeah, brutally profane comedians are about the only ones I respect although prior was even that much compared to rock lol both own though.
Anybody that has Winamp can listen to The Tribute to Richard Pryor on the Social Crime Radio channel. http://www.shoutcast.com/directory/index.phtml?sgenre=Comedy It's the 3rd channel on this list.
I really hope this doesn't come off the wrong way, but the world of comedy has been missing him for about ten years already. At least he's in a better place now. RIP
R.I.P. The funniest mother***** of all time. Is there anyone out there who he didn't influence or inspire? I remember being 5 years old watching him on SNL doing the Exorcist skit, funny as hell. THE BED IS ON MY FOOT!!!
R.I.P. Gus Gorman. Just kidding. Although that is the first thing I ever saw him in as a kid, his standup was incredible. The best comedian of all-time hands down.
I mean this honestly. Pryor was my idol prior to private sessions telling me what to do. Richard Pryor was the instigator to every good comedian that there is today. I would not be as big of an a**hole if it weren't for Richard Pryor. To those of you who haven't seen the master? For shame. By far and away, the best comic I ever watched.