Richard Pryor — Stand-Up Comedian

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Richard Pryor's Live on the Sunset Strip: Turning Trauma Into the Confessional Comedy SpecialFourteen months after nearly killing himself freebasing cocaine, Richard Pryor put the whole incident on stage as a stand-up bit — and made personal catastrophe, rather than observation, the material a comedy special could be built on.

Influences

Influenced by: Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Charlie Chaplin, Dean Martin, Dick Gregory and Jack Benny and 6 more.

Influenced: Bill Burr, Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Colin Quinn, Dave Attell and Dave Chappelle and 40 more.

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