the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest black stars, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 65.*
However the rollercoast of his life and the ebb and flow of his career, Pryor was rock-solid funny, something a lot of flash-in-the-pan “comedians” put second to shock.
IIRC the first time I saw him was as a guest on The Glen Campbell show back about 1969 or 70. He was one of my faves of the show, along with another little known (at the time) comedian, George “Wonderful World of WINO” Carlin.
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He proved profanity can be very funny. Those that followed have proven that profanity isn’t enough, there is a certain amount of talent required as well.
tommy, i disagree, WADR.
I think what he proved, if anything, is that Richard Pryor was funny. He happened to be profane.
of course there ARE those who are immature enough to giggle anytime someone says ‘cunt’ or something. But a “cpomedian” who caters to that audience alone will find only a restricted career.
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