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Richard Pryor is considered one of the most influential comedians of the last 100 years. He said what he wanted, when he wanted and he didn’t give a… You get the idea. We’d say more about Richard, but we don’t think we could say it as eloquently as it should be said, so we’re going to post a few of our favorite clips and have you tell us what your favorite thing about Richard is.
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I miss the days comedians were actually funny… especially here in the Netherlands the ‘new generation’ consists out of one trick ponies.
Remember when Eddy Murphy use to be funny?
Yea, I remember when he made good movies too. Like Coming to America, Beverly hills cop, and 48 hours. Those days are over.
Pryor gets props, but Carlin was an overrated hack and will not be missed. All he did was say crap in a “funny” voice while making “funny” faces. My four year old repeating “poop” over and over is funnier than he was.
Ah but the beauty of Carlin, like Pryor, to really get him, you have to think! But he keeps the potty humor to entertain those who do not.
Carlin was a genius. Delivery is 90% of comedy. The fact that you find a 4 year old repeating the word “poop” to be funny is evidence enough of why you’ll never be intelligent enough to understand a cerebral (that means “with brains”… sorry, didn’t mean to strain your limited vocabulary, there) comic. Go read some fart jokes and let the rest of us enjoy real comedy.
If you think that was all that Carlin did, you really missed his social commentary which were both funny and hit the spot.
Carlin made you think, made you critizise what you thought were facts written in stone.
And to top it off he really had a way with words mixed with topical everyday events which you didn’t think of before he pointed them out.
Seems to me like you haven’t seen enough Carlin if you think he is only poop jokes and funny faces.
I love Richard Pryor! What is brown and has a fire on top? Richard Pryor running down the street!!
On one of hios first appearances after the freebase incident, Pryor shared this story with Johnny Carson…
Richard’s angel flew back to heaven to talk to God. God asked what the problem was.
“Lord, Richard’s on fire.”
“Well, put him out.”
“We can’t catch him.”
“When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up *quick*! I saw something, I went, “Well, that’s a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like *fire*!” Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.”
And you know something I noticed? When you run down the street on fire, people will move out of your way. They don’t f – around. Except for one old drunk who’s sitting there going, “Hey, buddy, can I get a light? Come on, pal. A little off the sleeve?”
Richard was from my hometown….and so was Sam Kinnison. The local comedy club does a tribute to them before each show….even tho they never played there.
Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks….. All The Comedians Who Want To Change The World Are Gone
The SNL word association test with Chevy Chase will always be one of my favorites! “DEAD Honky!”
One of my favorite Richard Pryor bits if from Saturday Night Live. Pryor and John Belushi (another lost genious) do the Samuri hotel and it has Belushi and Pryor arguing over who is the bellboy. John Belushi finally cuts and paper latern and says to Richard Pryor…
“Yo Mamasan!”
Pryor does a slow burn and chops the counter in half with his sword. Belushi drops charactor completely and says…
“I can see where your coming from.”
One word… Mudbone.
Two more words… Little feets!
Classic punch line: “Dang, this water’s cold.” “Yeah, and it’s deep too!”
And Ian… check out his “Rumplestiltskin” monologue. Five minute dramatization of a grade-school play. He does about seven different characters, each with a distinctive voice, and all without a single curse word. Brilliant comedy.
richard pryor is a very funny man. I enjoy thinking comedy but I think that if you can’t enjoy comedy that’s simple, that you’re missing out
He was the best. I miss him too…
Richard Pryor was actually from my home town, Peoria, IL, and Sam Kinnison was actually from Pekin, IL about 20 miles south of Peoria… (not a big deal but if you mention he was from Peoria to a Pekinite, they get mad!!! lol)
Richard Pryor told this story:
After his fire he was asked if he thought God was trying to punish him for his drug use by setting him on fire.
Pryor said, “Lady, if God meant to punish me He’d have burnt off my dick!”