The Richard Pryor Show

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Controversy and censorship forced Richard Pryor's variety show to be canceled after four episodes.

Controversy and censorship forced Richard Pryor's variety show to be canceled after four episodes.less «

• Sam El just doesn't get it....

  Like most of in the Black community we enjoyed this show and were saddened by its quick demise. The show never got a chance...more »

  Like most of in the Black community we enjoyed this show and were saddened by its quick demise. The show never got a chance to evolve, Richard appearing in a see through lamé body suit to begin the 4th and final show was the last show for the NBC censors. The show like Richard Pryor's humor was directed towards Black audiences, Too Black, Too Strong, most mainstream and white audiences didn't understand this show. Pryor conducting a press conference with reporters and Black militants is one of the funniest skits on TV, way too profound for most viewers plus Pryor had several interracial moments with white women which was still taboo in 1977. Like the short-lived Redd Foxx Comedy Hour which also was provocative and knee deep in Black culture and adult references, these show were doomed I am not stating that this show was superb, but it was worthy of airing for an entire season to develop and still ranks way above the 1.0 Sam El rates this series less «

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  1 Abysmal

  This website says this show was cancelled due to controversy and censorship. I can't speak for those, but I can really understand an uncited reason why it may have been cancelled--the show is phenomenally bad. hide « show »

  This may be the most fantastically unfunny variety show I have ever seen. Even during the portions where I do find myself chuckle, I find that the jokes don't hold up under scrutiny. I pause and think, "wait, that wasn't funny; why did I laugh?" Also, bits that actually are humorous are overly long for the eventual punch line. Take, for example, the Clint Eastwood parody. After several minutes of admittedly dead-on Eastwood caricature, we get a joke about his gun getting stuck in the holster?! I mean, come on! And don't think this is some Richard Pryor bashing. I like Richard Pryor as much as the next person and I hate to speak ill of the deceased, but this show is just plain bad.

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  sam_el Added Jan 4, 2007 All my reviews