DVDs
Live from the Laugh
Factory, Vol. 1 - Bob
Marley, Freddie Soto,
Ruben Paul and Butch
Bradley
The Aristocrats
Greg Behrendt - Greg
Behrendt is Uncool
Laughing Out Loud 2 -
More of America's
Funniest Comedians
Tom Green - Inside &
Outside
Gilbert Gottfried - Dirty
Jokes
Platinum Comedy
Edition - Sheryl
Underwood: Too Much
Information
P. Diddy Presents The
Bad Boys of Comedy -
Season One
CDs
Eugene Mirman, Bobby
Tisdale & More - Invite
Them Up Compilation
Harland Williams -
Har-larious
Michael Somerville -
Welcome to Somerville
Mitch Fatel - Super
Retardo
Tina Kim - Single Asian
Female
Rick Younger - Come
On N'ah
Steven Lynch - The
Craig Machine
Books
Larry the Cable Guy -
Git-R-Done
Judy Brown - The
Comedy Thesaurus
Billy Crystal - 700
Sundays
Tom Green and Allen
Rucker - Hollywood
Causes Cancer: The
Tom Green Story
Margaret Cho - I Have
Chosen to Stay and
Fight
Penn Jillette and
Mickey D. Lynn - How
to Cheat Your Friends
at Poker: The Widom
of Dickie Richard
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Dec. 16
Big Momma's House 2 -
Martin Lawrence returns
as an FBI agent who
goes undercover as Big
Momma.
Dec. 23
Fun with Dick and Jane -
Jim Carrey with Tea
Leoni in the remake of
the 1977 comedy.
Dec. 25
Casanova - Omid Djalili
(HBO's One Night
Stand) co-stars with
Heath Ledger and
Jeremy Irons.
Hoodwinked - Andy Dick
lends his voice in the
animated feature
about the classic story
of Little Red Riding
Hood.
Jan. 6
Grandma's Boy - Kevin
Nealon, David Spade
and Nick Swardson add
laughs in the comedy
about a 35 year-old
man who moves in with
his grandmother and
her elderly roommates.
The movie was
produced by Adam
Sandler. Swardson
co-wrote the script.
Jan. 20
Match Point - Woody
Allen writes and directs
this Golden Globe
nominated drama
starring Scarlett
Johansson and
Jonathan Rhys-Meyer.
Feb. 3
Something New - Mike
Epps co-stars with
Sanaa Lathan in a
romantic comedy
directed by Sanaa
Hamri.
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George Carlin
Richard Pryor
Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
Larry the Cable Guy
Dane Cook
Bernie Mac
Jay Mohr
David Cross
Sarah Silverman
Wanda Sykes
Barry Crimmins
Neil Lieberman
Lamont Ferguson
Brendan McKown
New York Comedy
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We Remember the Greatest:
RICHARD PRYOR, 1940-2005
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Name
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III
Birthdate
December 1, 1940, Peoria, IL
Date of Death
December 10, 2005, Encino, CA
The Man
Pioneering Comedian, Actor, Writer, Animal Rights
Activist, Husband, Father and Grandfather
Spouses
Jennifer Lee - divorced and remarried June 2001
Flynn Belaine - married and divorced twice, 1986-1990
Deborah McGuire - married and divorced, 1977-1979
Shelley R. Bonus -married and divorced, 1967-1969
Patricia Price - married and divorced, 1960
Family
Seven children and three grandchildren
Achievements
-One of the most influential comedians of the 20th
Century.
-First honoree to receive Kennedy Center Mark Twain
Prize for American Humor.
-Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
-NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award
-American Comedy Award for Lifetime Achievement
-CableACE Award for Best Entertainment/Cultural
Documentary for Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America
-Five Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Recording
-Emmy Award for Best Writing Comedy Variety for Lily
[Tomlin]
-Writer's Guild Award for Best Comedy Written for the
Screen for Blazing Saddles
-Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
-South Sheridan Road renamed Pryor Lane in Peoria, Il
Highest paid comedian-actor in 1970s.
-Highest paid black actor in Hollywood in 1983 after
landing a whopping $4 million to star in Superman III.
-Starred in nearly 40 films.
"I believe in the institution of
marriage, and I intend to keep trying
'til I get it right."
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"I live in racist America and I'm
uneducated, yet a lot of people love
me and like what I do, and I can make
a living from it. You can't do much
better than that."
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Discography
Richard Pryor (1968)
Craps (After Hours) (1971)
That Nigger's Crazy (1974)
...Is It Something I Said? (1975)
Bicentennial Nigger (1976)
L.A. Jail, (1977)
Are You Serious??? (1977)
Who Me? I'm Not Him (1977)
Black Ben The Blacksmith (1978)
The Wizard Of Comedy (1978)
Wanted/Richard Pryor - Live In Concert (1978)
Outrageous (1979)
Insane (1980)
Holy Smoke! (1980)
Rev. Du Rite (1981)
Live On The Sunset Strip (1982)
Richard Pryor Live! (1982)
Supernigger (1983)
Here And Now (1983)
Selected Filmography
The Busy Body (1967)
Wild in the Streets (1968)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
The Mack (1973)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Silver Streak (1976)
Car Wash (1976)
Greased Lightening (1977)
Which Way is Up? (1977)
The Wiz (1978)
Blue Collar (1978)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
Stir Crazy (1980)
In God We Trust (1980)
Bustin' Loose (1980)
The Toy (1982)
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
Superman III (1983)
Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Jo Jo Dancer, You're Life is Calling (1986)
Critical Condition (1986)
Moving (1988)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Another You (1991)
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Lost Highway (1997)
Comedian Tributes
Dick Gregory: "He told jokes but it came out of the Black experience. Even if he
told about the White House, about the President, it would come out the way a
black person talking in the tavern or in the bar. He did not try to relate to white
folks from a white vernacular... He brought something to that venue. From
his childhood. From growing up. It could have been from experiences of
marriage. And he was frightened. He was so bashful and timid -- until that
light came on. But you watched him develop and develop from just a comic to a
good comic and then that genius just exploded." - BET Pryor Tribute Special
Bill Cosby: "I wish that every new and young comedian would understand what
Richard was about and not confuse his genius with his language usage."
Damon Wayans: "There are many different kinds of comedians - the
observational humorist, the impressionist, the character creator, the physical
comedian, the self-deprecator, and the dirty-joke teller. What made Richard Pryor
so brilliant is he was able to incorporate all these styles at once."
Richard Belzer: Richard Pryor is the greatest stand-up comic who ever lived or who
ever will live. He's like Michelangelo or da Vinci. He defined the art form in a way
that's beyond anybody's talent.
And, and also on a personal note, when I first started the business, I was very
political and very — what we would say, "dirty" — not dirty, but you know what I
mean. And so I was, I was not a favorite of people wanting me to be on
television. And I was going to audition for the "Tonight Show." Finally someone —
they convinced me, "You got to audition." And I went up, and I cleaned up my
act. And I did this routine, and I came offstage. And Richard was in the audience.
And he said, "Who was that?" And he got really angry at me because he found
out I was auditioning for the "Tonight Show" and that I diluted who I was and I
cleaned it up. And, and I’ve known him for many, many years. And that to me
was just one moment where I realized that — "Just be, you know, who you are...
And he's just an artistic beacon beyond measure. - Speaking Freely Show
Chris Rock: ''Richard Pryor was the Rosa Parks of comedy. He took risks and
chances that made it possible for a whole generation of comics to exist.''
Chris Tucker: "Richard Pryor was a big part of my life. He influenced me in a lot
ofways. Growing up and watching him on TV as a little kid and then in the
movies, he inspired me to do standup comedy and eventually do movies. I
remember watching him in 'Stir Crazy.' And I couldn't wait to see him on the
screen. When he was walking down in the prison scene saying "we bad," I used
to go crazy. I said 'when I do movies,' I want to come on screen like that. I
want to make sure the audience can't wait until I'm on screen." - BET Pryor
Tribute Special
Neil Lieberman: It was a Saturday night in mid January, sometime in the early
80's at The Universal Amphitheater and Richard was stalking the stage, holding
the audience in the palm of his hand...and he stopped. He had noticed Eddie
Murphy sitting fifth row center. He introduced Eddie to the crowd. Eddie stood,
turned, waved and was about to sit when Richard stopped him.
What happened for the next ten to fifteen minutes was astounding. He proceeded
to lecture Eddie on the use of language. Dirty words, shock value words to be
more precise. Richard seemed unhappy about Eddie's use these words (you know
which one's) as a means to get a laugh. He felt that these words were meant to
be used as part of a story or as part of a character, but not as the punchline.
Eddie accepted the criticism well and the show continued as if nothing at all had
happened. I learned a lot from Richard that night, as I do every time I hear one
of his records or watch him perform.
Dave Chappelle: "The
hardest thing to do is to
stand up and talk in front of
people. People equate that
to death. It might be
second only to death as far
as fears of people. But he
did it in a way that was so
courageous and left himself
so vulnerable that you
couldn't not like a person
like this." - BET Pryor
Tribute Special
Sean Stryker: "Richard Pryor was
always #1 for me simply because
my dad said so. And you know how
little boys want to be like their dad.
My Dad's opinion was so important,
but more importantly comedy was
always one of the few things we
bonded over. Later in life after I
formed my own opinions, I would
watch all the legions of comedians
come and go, and to this day I still
think Richard Pryor is #1. There will
never be another. People don't
realize how profound an impact he
had."
Manny Oliveira: "Richard Pryor was by far the greatest comedian of our time. He
transcended the standards of comedy and created the quintessential comedic
style. He blended acting and comedy as no one has ever done.
I remember as a young boy sneaking into my friend's basement to hear his
albums. From that moment on I was hooked. He brought life to every character
and object. The pictures he painted with his words left little to the imagination.
You were brought to the moment as you are in a perfectly constructed novel,
engrossed in his thoughts and a companion on his journey. He was as much a
part of my life as any family member. I will always be grateful for having met him
in 1982 and will forever be marked by his indelible influence. The world is
somehow diminished by his passing and enriched by his art. Thank you, Richard."
Pat Alder: "Richard Pryor was one of my influences. I am a clean comedian, so I
don't do the language as Pryor did, but the subjects he tackled, his life, his good
and bad points I do use in my set. He taught me that everything is material -
good and bad."
"I never met anybody who
said when they were a kid, "I
wanna grow up and be a
critic."
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"I had some great things
and I had some bad
things. The best and the
worst... In other words,
I had a life."
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