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[…] sing “Pure Imagination” I find myself fighting back tears. I envision him in heaven, side-by-side with his greatest co-star. I’m not talking about late stand-up comedy standard-bearer, Richard Pryor. Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor As I scrolled through Facebook following the announcement of Wilder’s passing, I noticed numerous posts celebrating his relationship with Pryor. The […]

[…] off coke and I’m crying and I hate myself,” said Epps. Elsewhere in the interview, Epps claims he was passed over for the role of late comedian Richard Pryor because he refused to sleep with his widow Jennifer Lee Pryor. “I was gonna play Richard Pryor man, and then his wife—I didn’t screw his wife, […]

*If your daddy is Richard Pryor, the greatest comedic talent that ever lived, sooner or later you’re going to have to come to terms with that. Every time you write or say your full name, people are going to ask if you are related to Richard Pryor. So you can imagine what someone who looks just like him must […]

[…] to a small booth in the back of the comedy club and said he first tried coke in that very sport “at the behest of the late Richard Pryor,” the outlet writes. Hall told the crowd that Stevie Wonder was playing the piano nearby and didn’t notice when Pryor handed Hall a “rock” and a […]

[…] titles in the Registry to 475. Also making the cut in 2017 are works from Wilson Pickett, Big Mama Thornton, Scott Joplin, Wes Montgomery and Sonny Rollins, comedy from Richard Pryor, the original cast album of Broadway’s “The Wiz” and black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Below, more details with descriptions supplied by the Library […]

[…] speak. And talk about giving up the hot tea! Check this out.  Jones says Michael Jackson was a song thief, Marlon Brando had sex with James Baldwin, Richard Pryor and Marvin Gaye, The Beatles were terrible musicians, the mob killed Kennedy, and Ivanka Trump has great legs. So have a seat try staying calm as […]

[…] on the new Starz series “Survivor’s Remorse, appearing on “Being Mary Jane” and the upcoming Bessie Smith biopic “Bessie” for HBO. He’s also finally going to play Richard Pryor in the biopic helmed by Lee Daniels. But it was his comment on the Rock film that made headlines. “I haven’t seen it. I don’t know […]

[…] afraid of any further backlash that will most likely come her way for saying what she believes is the truth and she’s channeling comedy god, the late  Richard Pryor to make her point. Mo’Nique and her husband, Sidney Hicks, spoke with TMZ and they believe Oprah and Tyler Perry were participants in Lee Daniel’s campaign […]

[…] to address the controversial comments that Quincy Jones made in a recent interview in which he said Marlon Brando had sex with the late singer and comedian Richard Pryor. In his wide-ranging interview for Vulture, the legendary music producer shared stories on everyone from Ivanka Trump to allegations about Brando’s dating habits “back in the […]

[…] correct) RIP pic.twitter.com/5sSgfoMhCH — Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) May 19, 2021 As we previously reported, Mooney was the writer behind some of Pryor’s greatest comedy hits like “ Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip” and “The Richard Pryor Show.” His friendship and collaboration with Pryor began in 1968 and lasted until Pryor’s death in 2005. […]

[…] incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up. Mooney was the writer behind some of Pryor’s greatest comedy hits like “ Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip” and “The Richard Pryor Show.” His friendship and collaboration with Pryor began in 1968 and lasted until Pryor’s death in 2005. […]

[…] Premiere at Time Warner Center on October 26, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images) Q: YOU’VE HAD SOME FAMOUS LOVES KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR, RICHARD PRYOR, FREDDIE PRINZE.  WERE ANY OF THEM THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE?  Nothing lasts forever. Today my dates are like seasonal dates. 90 days and then the […]

[…] Quincy Jones. The legendary producer has apologized for his recent “wordvomit” interviews (his word) in which he revealed a whole bunch of dirt on deceased celebs like Richard Pryor, Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor. But guess what? Mr. Jones says he isn’t taking any of it back. On Thursday Jones said his six daughters pulled […]

[…] ago. But not anymore. Hutchins, an ex-convict, has been painting a long time. In his youth he was commissioned to create art for stars like Muhammad Ali,  Richard Pryor and Marvin Gaye. But the good old days bled out – into a busted old sad tale. Where Hutchins remembers spending 23 hours a day in […]

[…] word. I say if we’re going to use the word, let’s use it. Or more aptly … let’s not. Ever. In any form. I remember when only Richard Pryor could get away with regularly using the word “nigger.” He even named one of his standup albums Supernigger and sold millions of albums in the process. […]