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The Richard Pryor Special?: Directed by John Moffitt. With Richard Pryor, Maya Angelou, Shirley Hemphill, LaWanda Page. Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics.
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- John Moffitt
- 1977-05-05
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There's a famous story about The Richard Pryor Show -- as Richard Pryor's star was rising in Hollywood in the 1970s, NBC commissioned the man to make a 10-episode sketch program to be broadcast in ...
The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety show starring and created by Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977, at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977.
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Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio and encounters a nutty religious woman, a pushy fan from a tour group, a street peddler, a shoeshine man, two young boys who know their Black history, and a group of radical staff writers. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White wants his viewers' money in order to relieve them of all that paper.
Apr 5, 2024 · The Richard Pryor Special? U.S., 5/5/1977. For Richard Pryor, television in the 1970s had the potential to be a public forum for critiquing economic and racial injustice in America. During this period, Pryor moved between live stand-up, comedy albums, television appearances and what would begin a star turn in major motion pictures, including ...
An hour of comedy with Richard Pryor in his first TV special. Cast & Crew. Read More. John Moffitt Director. Richard Pryor ...
