The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & ...

American comedian Richard Pryor (1940 – 2005) during a stage show, circa 1977. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images) We caught up with Jennifer to discuss the pioneering writer-actor-comedian ...

Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.

During his lifetime, Richard Pryor never shied away from finding belly laughs in hard truths. The stand-up legend used the comedy stage as a pulpit to comment not only his own troubles, but the larger ...

Comedian Richard Pryor, who died Saturday at 65, was one of the most influential and popular performers in recent American history. He was known for his ability to find humor in taboo subjects. LOS ...

LOS ANGELES – Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, died of a heart attack ...

When Richard Pryor died in 2005, the world lost a comedic icon who was a trailblazer in Hollywood. Known for his acerbic wit and his willingness to confront difficult topics, such as racism and ...

During his lifetime, Richard Pryor never shied away from finding belly laughs in hard truths. The stand-up legend used the comedy stage as a pulpit to comment not only his own troubles, but the larger ...