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Fake Dog Loves #5: Richard Pryor
Written by Paul • October 14 2008 • 9 comments
I am enjoying the discussion of Stand Up Comedy currently on the Boards of Rage, Stand Up is one of my favourite mediums. It’s always good to throw on a Stand Up DVD if you’re down, a great way to cheer yourself up.
One comedian who hasn’t been mentioned on the thread is Richard Pryor. Gun to my head, he’s probably the comedian I’d pick as my favourite. He’s very funny. Before I discovered his Stand Up Comedy, I would have grown up seeing him in movies like Superman III and films with Gene Wilder (another comedy gem) like See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Stir Crazy.
He had an amazing stage presence, and seemed to be instantly likeable. Although he started out as a comparatively middlebrow comic, it was only in the late Sixties that he developed his ‘fearless’ brand of comedy. He took subjects like racism, drug abuse and sex and made them incredibly funny. No subject seemed to be off limits, talking about getting arrested for shooting at his wifes car and setting himself on fire.
He definitely didn’t have an exemplary lifestyle, he married 7 times and had a long battle with drink and drugs. In fact, I must admit when he died in late 2005, I was surprised, I thought he had already died. A documentary on his life entiltled Richard Pryor: I Ain’t Dead Yet, Motherfucker! was made in 2003.
He is often cited as the major influence on Black Comedians in America such as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, but you can see his influence on any comedian who takes on touchy subjects and endeavors to make them funny, from Bill Hicks to Tommy Tiernan.
— Paul
“Shit, he broke!”
Nice. I want to watch Stir Crazy again now.
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