--Opening sketch with John Belushi (takes place on a ship). Pryor learns that he has been selected to do a special for NBC. --Backstage: A religious woman (LaWanda Page) tells Pryor that he needs to ...

The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & ...

Pryor drew in fans with stand-up comedy that was raw, honest and hilarious. Richard Pryor drew in fans with stand-up comedy that was raw, honest and hilarious, but the women close to him said things ...

The audience was left staring at an empty stage. He didn’t tone things down after he became famous. In his 1977 NBC television series “The Richard Pryor Show,” he threatened to cancel his contract ...