Aug 10
This clip from the early 1980′s shows Richard Pryor in his prime. A few members of the audience are heckling him, and one line in this video from Sir Richard is worth the price of admission. “This ain’t Johnny Carson, mutha…” Well, just watch the video. Richard Pryor was a brilliant comedian in the same [...]
This is a scene from the movie Stir Crazy starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, two of my favorite comedians. Wilder and Pryor are the comedic ancestors of comedians like Chris Rock, Lewis Black, Jack Black, and Jon Stewart. In the 1970′s, Wilder began working on a script he called Young Frankenstein. After he wrote [...]
Jul 4
Bill Cosby has always amazed me. When I was but a young lad I listened to his album – the one with the story about listening to a scary radio broadcast of a horror story – the one that culminates in Cosby setting the couch on fire…I still chuckle thinking about the Cos’ father insisting [...]
