Richard Pryor RIP
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Dave Chappelle is ten times funnier than Pryor ever was.
http://www.wtflmao.com/media344.htm?sessionid=f919a7985357b340267ed90c99f6938e
He goes against all the 'PC du jour' bullshit.
Comic genius in the making IMHO
http://www.wtflmao.com/media344.htm?sessionid=f919a7985357b340267ed90c99f6938e
He goes against all the 'PC du jour' bullshit.
Comic genius in the making IMHO
If you compare Chappelle to the Richard Pryor who jumped the shark with his Gene wilder movies then perhaps I'd agree but Pryor during his stand up period was easily the equal to, and IMHO, superior than Chappelle. You owe it yourself to see his early stand up performances -- I know they were available of Video and I'm sure they've also been released on DVD.
As for "PC" - well Richard was never that until he started making "family friendly" comedies which seems to be the fate of all edgy personalities. One year Ice Cube is saying "fuck the police" ten years later he's driving cross country with a couple of adorable moppets.
It's interesting in that Chappelle is coming to some of the same conclusions Pryor did twenty five years ago when he denouced using the word nigger in his routines. Chappelle is now thinking the same thing (he feels people are laughing at his "ironic" material without really getting the irony in it).
Both are funny guys and it'll be interesting seeing when Chappelle goes down the same road as Pryor, Murphy and Rock and picks a cutsey pie big budget flick to cash out on.
As for "PC" - well Richard was never that until he started making "family friendly" comedies which seems to be the fate of all edgy personalities. One year Ice Cube is saying "fuck the police" ten years later he's driving cross country with a couple of adorable moppets.
It's interesting in that Chappelle is coming to some of the same conclusions Pryor did twenty five years ago when he denouced using the word nigger in his routines. Chappelle is now thinking the same thing (he feels people are laughing at his "ironic" material without really getting the irony in it).
Both are funny guys and it'll be interesting seeing when Chappelle goes down the same road as Pryor, Murphy and Rock and picks a cutsey pie big budget flick to cash out on.
Chapelle rocks, so does Chris. So did Eddie Murphy.
One big HOWEVER needs to be said.
If you actually pay attention to Richard Prior stand up and then come back and watch all the stand up from these new comedians, then you will see how much shit they ripped from Richard.
Eddie even does an impersonation of Richard as an ode to his idol.
NOBODY WILL EVER BE AS FUNNY OR RICH IN CHARACTER AS RICHARD PRIOR. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOBODY.
P.S - Have a coke and smile and shut the fuck up.
One big HOWEVER needs to be said.
If you actually pay attention to Richard Prior stand up and then come back and watch all the stand up from these new comedians, then you will see how much shit they ripped from Richard.
Eddie even does an impersonation of Richard as an ode to his idol.
NOBODY WILL EVER BE AS FUNNY OR RICH IN CHARACTER AS RICHARD PRIOR. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOBODY.
P.S - Have a coke and smile and shut the fuck up.
ruck said:
Why does everybody compare Richard Pryor to other Black Stand up comedians?
White comedians such as, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Belzer, George Carlin, David Letterman and David Brenner have all admited to using Richard Pryors material at one time or another.
Richard was a true King of Comedy.Comparing Richard Pryor to Dave Chappelle is like compairing Led Zeppelin to Pearl Jam.
Ruck,
PPS. What part of Pryor paved the road didn't you understand?
Judas H,
You are of course correct but the comparison was being drawn to recent black comedians not old white comedians.
I'll try to be more clear.
Richard Pryor, RIP, led the charge, paved the road, planted the seed, set the table and cooked the meal that many comedians dine out on today and have dined out on the past few decades.
Comedy is a tough business and Pryor as a leader and innovator changed the craft for everyone.
PPS. What part of Pryor paved the road didn't you understand?
Judas H,
You are of course correct but the comparison was being drawn to recent black comedians not old white comedians.
I'll try to be more clear.
Richard Pryor, RIP, led the charge, paved the road, planted the seed, set the table and cooked the meal that many comedians dine out on today and have dined out on the past few decades.
Comedy is a tough business and Pryor as a leader and innovator changed the craft for everyone.
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I am sad to see him go, but as a comedian he was obscene and vulgar, not my cup of tea at all...sorry.
His best role was in Superman with Christopher Reed
His best role was in Superman with Christopher Reed
I didn't compare, but what I did do was say that He was superior to the new comedians. YES he did PAVE the road to comedy. 
Cheers.
Cheers.
Judas H said:
There were a couple of years when I couldn't go more than 2 months without popping the Stir Crazy tape into my VCR! The trio of Pryor & Wilder movies made me laugh as hard as I've ever laughed. But they were more than just funny guys, they could bring vulnerability and hit various emotions very effectively. In the movies, only Sellers compares in terms of being multi-dimensional.
The stage and stand up stuff is simply in a class by itself.
langeweile said:
another reason surfaces why you should not be admitted to the country...you do not understand the culture.
Try Lenny, and then re-submit.
btw..there will be a Q & A following, so memorize...
Mcluhan said:
Pryor was funny. But he was never everyones favorite. Many here mistakenly see him as carring the torch. But that honnor goes to RED FOXX.
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