The Last Days of Richard Pryor l PART 1
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://bit.ly/3agDVqd Richard Pryor is raised in a brothel where his grandmother is the madam The legendary comedian grew up in Peoria, Illinois, in the 1940s. His…
The Last Days of Richard Pryor l PART 2
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://bit.ly/3agDVqd Richard Pryor’s interest in comedy grows, he begins to explore his voice Richard Pryor began stand-up comedy at a time when Bill Cosby was the…
The Last Days of Richard Pryor l PART 3
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://bit.ly/3agDVqd Richard Pryor walks off stage in Vegas, films first stand-up comedy concert Realizing he couldn’t be genuine performing in Las Vegas, Richard Pryor walked off…
The Last Days of Richard Pryor l PART 4
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://bit.ly/3agDVqd Richard Pryor turns childhood into comedy gold; his cocaine habit forms Patricia VonHeitman, a longtime girlfriend, said his habit “was maybe 20 grand a month.”…
The Last Days of Richard Pryor l PART 5
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://bit.ly/3agDVqd Wife, ex say relationships with Richard Pryor riddled with violence Over 45 years, Richard Pryor was married seven times to five women. “The closer they…
How Black comics have turned hardships into laughter through sketch comedy
From “The Richard Pryor Show” to “Key and Peele” and beyond, sketch comedy has long been a beacon of light while at times also defining Black culture and pushing racial…