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Mudbone is a recurring character in Richard Pryor's stand-up shows. Debuting on the 1975 album ...Is It Something I Said?, Mudbone is easily Pryor's most famous creation. [1] A wino philosopher born in Tupelo, Mississippi, [1] his character was an alter-ego for Pryor. [2]
Richard Pryor: Here and Now is a 1983 American stand-up comedy concert film starring, written and directed by Richard Pryor. The film was released in the United States on October 28, 1983. The film was released in the United States on October 28, 1983.
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
It was produced and distributed independently, and was the first full-length feature movie consisting of only stand-up comedy. [4] The double album Wanted: Live in Concert was recorded at other dates during the same tour, and features much of the same material included in the film.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is a 1982 American stand-up comedy film directed by Joe Layton. It stars and was produced by Richard Pryor, who also wrote the screenplay with Paul Mooney. The film was released alongside his album of the same name in 1982, and the most financially lucrative of the comedian's concert films.
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Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' is a 1971 American stand-up comedy concert film directed by Michael Blum, who also served as cinematographer and producer. The film stars Richard Pryor, who also wrote. [1] Filmed in New York City in early January 1971, it is the earliest Pryor stand-up comedy act to be filmed of the four that were released.
Jennifer Lee Pryor grapples with boundary-pushing comic's legacy in the age of cancel culture; says he would have continued to "rage against" mistreatment of Black Americans.