Six of Richard Pryor ’s comedy albums from 1974 to 1983 have been compiled into a 7xLP box set titled I Hope I’m Funny: The Warner Albums. The expansive reissue arrives tomorrow, April 18th ...

Richard Pryor movies were exceptionally popular in the 1970s and 1980s, but that was a problem for TV networks — the comedian’s foul-mouthed jokes were hilarious in theaters but could cause a ...

Richard Pryor’s legendary run is chronicled in the new box set I Hope I’m Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983), out now via Rhino. Scott Saul, an English professor at the University of ...

A fearless and searingly funny supernova of comedy ... a professor of English at UC Berkeley and the author of Becoming Richard Pryor (Harper Perennial), considered the definitive Pryor biography.

Richard Pryor was his own Nero. He fiddled while he burned. That is to say, he made virtuoso comedy out of his own misery, sadness and, yes, his own burning. On June 9, 1980, when freebasing ...

"I Hope I'm Funny: The Warner Albums (1974-1983)," is a 7-LP set showcasing Pryor's unparalleled genius, released Thursday on Rhino Records.

By John Ydstie Published January 7, 2007 at 8:00 AM EST Listen • 0:00 Rain Pryor writes about her famous comedian father, Richard Pryor, in the book Jokes My Father Never Taught Me.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Richard and Jennifer’s recently established animal charity Pryor’s Planet, C/O Edward D. Astrin, CPA, 16633 Ventura Blvd. #1450, Encino, CA 91436.

A Norma Shearer silent, film noir from Argentina and a classic Richard Pryor comedy TV special are among the rarities at this year's Festival of Preservation.

Comedian Richard Pryor (1940 – 2005) performing on stage at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois, July 28, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Again, all comedy is Black.

Richard gave me the ultimate power. Richard said, "The talent we need, Paul works with 'em all at The Comedy Store. If Paul says they can do it, they can do it. Don't audition them." ...