Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'

TV Special
1971
R
48m

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Dark Comedy Parody Satire Stand-Up Comedy

Richard Pryor delivering his one-of-a-kind routine. One of his earliest live performances in 1971 at the Improvisation in New York.Richard Pryor delivering his one-of-a-kind routine. One of his earliest live performances in 1971 at the Improvisation in New York.Richard Pryor delivering his one-of-a-kind routine. One of his earliest live performances in 1971 at the Improvisation in New York.

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- Michael Blum
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- Richard Pryor
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Trivia
Noted as one of Pryor's most raw and iconic routines ever, this one features some of his most beloved and classic routines which include "Willie the Junkie", and Wino Preacher" among others...

Quotes
Richard Pryor: Always wanted to be something. I never wanted to be white. I'm glad I'm black cause I'd hate to be white. Cause you all got to go to the moon.

Crazy credits
After the credits, Pryor tells a joke that gets minimal laughter. Pryor then says "This ain't as funny as we thought it was gonna be. Motherfuck showbiz."

Connections
Edited into Heroes of Black Comedy (2002)

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6/10

still, it's not quite his best

While I like pretty much all of Richard Pryor's work, I suspect that "Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin'" probably embarrassed him a little bit. The humor is very dated, and Pryor looks somewhat uncomfortable here.

But even so, he certainly tells some funny stuff. I think that my favorite of his material here is the stuff about the Nixons (this was filmed in 1971); I get the feeling that Pryor's assertion about their sex life was an accurate one.

So anyway, hard-core Pryor fans won't want to miss this one, but others might not feel so enthused. OK in a pinch.