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To me that's a 21st-century comedic world. That's not something Richard Pryor or Moms Mabley was dealing with.
I wouldn’t be doing comedy if it wasn’t for Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy
All the comics I've ever admired, whether it be Kinison, Lenny Bruce, Buddy Hackett or Richard Pryor, all share a commonality ... They're a tour de force. When they speak, there's no room for rebuttal. They've thought it all out. Even the pros and cons of their argument, they raise openly and debate in the midst of their conversation and it's a beautiful thing to watch.More quotes »
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Mission Vegan: Hammerin’ Cha-Ya
Eye on the ball Chris Rock once opined that Richard Pryor was like the Willie Mays of comedy (flashy, fun to watch), while Bill Cosby was more like Hank Aaron (consistent performance). Foraying this analogy into vegan restaurants, then, we have a bunch o from Mission Mission Read more »
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Eddie Griffin backs up raw comedy with courage
Guts and depth. Funny, too … very. That Eddie Griffin, who commenced a Rio residency in April, is Vegas’ most un-PC comic isn’t news. Bracingly raw, he’d turn mea culpas to special-interest groups into a cottage industry if his verbal grenades were tosse from Weekly Seven Read more »
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Ellen DeGeneres Named as the 15th Recipient of the Mark Twain Prize
In its 15-year history, the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has been awarded to such comedy giants as Richard Pryor (1998), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Bill Cosby (2009), Tina Fey (2010), and Will Ferrell (2011). In a from The Washingtonian Read more »
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Marlon Wayans on #SwayInTheMorning
The Kevin Hart twitter beef wasn’t real, but the Joe Budden was — but they’re cool now. He also talks about being casted as Richard Pryor in an upcoming movie. Marlon Wayans talks having passion with his Comedy craft and continues to joke with everyone i from SOHOOD Read more »
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Stand-Up! America’s Dissenting Tradition Part 2: Transformers George Carlin & Richard Pryor (Column)
It was a night in November 1962, at the Gate of Horn nightclub in Chicago, when the baton of stand-up dissent was (symbolically) passed between generations and epochs. Lenny Bruce had been performing his usual cocktail of incendiary material, delivering from PopMatters Read more »
